UK Fall 2021 Announcement (9/25/21)

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UK Fall 2021 Announcement (9/25/21)

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The University of Kentucky Quiz Bowl Team is pleased to announce the ninth annual University of Kentucky Fall Championship, a high school quiz bowl tournament taking place on UK’s campus in Lexington, Kentucky on Saturday, September 25th, 2021. The tournament will begin by 9:00 a.m. EST in the White Hall Classroom Building. Registration will be from 8:00–8:45 a.m., and we will have a general meeting at 8:30 a.m.

We will be using the DART TWO set by the Detroit Country Day and Troy High School (MI) quiz bowl teams. Click here for more information about the set and its distribution.

The tournament will consist of preliminary round robins between small groups of teams, which will then be re-bracketed into groups of similar performance in the preliminary rounds. Depending on interest, the field may be split into two divisions to ensure that every team has an enjoyable and competitive experience. The exact structure will be determined once we have a better idea of how many teams we will have, but we hope to provide each team with at least nine games regardless of tournament size.

Each match will be untimed and consist of 20 tossups and 20 bonuses. Teams may consist of up to six players. Four players may play at a time for a team, and teams with less than four players are allowed. Once players are assigned to a team’s roster at the start of the tournament, those players cannot be moved between teams. We will be using both powers and negs, and bonuses will not bounce back.

We will be seeking PACE certification, and in the past our tournaments have received platinum certification, meaning that the top 25% of the field qualified for NSC. We will also award trophies to the top four teams and recognize the highest scoring individual players.

We are initially limiting the field to 24 teams to ensure that we have enough staff. As our staff expands we will raise the cap on the field, but until then we will have a waitlist. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis.

As of 9/18, we have 13 teams signed up:
Detroit Catholic Central A
Detroit Catholic Central B
Rockcastle County A
Rockcastle County B
Woodford
Henderson
Dunbar A
Dunbar B
Daviess County
Northmont
Grayson County
Owensboro
Fleming County

Entry fees:
· The base fee is $80 for the first team from a school and $70 for all additional teams from that school.
· The minimum fee is $50 per team.
· There is a $5 discount for each fully functioning buzzer system you can bring.
· There is a $10 discount for traveling over 200 miles (one way).
· There is a $15 discount for each experienced moderator you can provide. Before claiming this discount, please contact us.
· If your team has not played an independent pyramidal tournament between August 1, 2018, and August 1, 2021, you automatically qualify for the minimum entry fee of $50 per team.
If you have any questions or would like to register for the tournament, please email us at [email protected].

Thank you for your time. We hope to see you at UK on September 25!
Emily Girard
Vice President of UKY Quiz Bowl
University of Kentucky ‘23
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