2022 (High School) Delta Burke Invitational (2/12)

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Northfield Quizbowl is pleased to announce that we will be hosting an online, nationwide high school mirror of Delta Burke, a regular high school difficulty set, on Saturday, February 12, 2022. There will be an opening meeting at 8:45 AM Central, and games will begin at 9 AM Central.

The tournament will take place online over Zoom and Buzzin.live. Depending on field size, all teams will be guaranteed from seven to nine games.

A small number of games will be recorded at this tournament and released once the set clears later this year. All teams will be asked to fill out a waiver form indicating that we can record some of their games. This is optional. If a team does not wish to be recorded, that will not prohibit them from playing the tournament—we just won’t record any of their games.

It is unlikely that any team will play in more than one or two recorded games. Not all teams will play in recorded games.

Registration
To register to play this tournament, teams should fill out this form. Staffers should register by filling out this form. The field cap will initially be set at 24 teams, but will expand if we have enough staffers.

The deadline to register to play this tournament is Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Teams who drop from the field after 8 PM Central on Wednesday, February 9 will be required to pay the full fee. Please drop before the registration deadline if you need to drop.

Staffer pay - moderators will be paid $50. Scorekeepers will be paid $30. Staffers who alternate between the two will be paid $40.

Fees
Base fee per team: $75
Staffer discount: -$40
New-to-quizbowl discount: -$55 for one team

The new-to-quizbowl discount is for schools who have not sent a team to a regular, academic quizbowl tournament since January 1, 2016. Knowledge Bowl and History Bowl do not count.

Cheating
To prevent cheating, all players will be required to have both of their hands and their screen in view of a camera. This may be easily accomplished with a second camera angle, or by buzzing on a phone. For this reason, unfortunately we will not be able to permit any camera exemptions. Those who have issues with Internet who wish to play this tournament might inquire as to whether their team can meet in-person in one location, such as a school classroom.

We have heard zero cheating accusations at all tournaments we have run, and we are eager to keep that streak intact.

Payment
Teams must email me their plan for payment at the latest by 10:00 PM central on Friday, February 11. I prefer PayPal, Venmo, or a check, but please reach out if you prefer a different payment method. My email is oriley1201 AT icloud DOT com.

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Field so far:
Kinkaid (TX) (1)
Strake Jesuit (TX) (1)
Detroit Catholic Central (MI) (4)
White Station (TN) (1)
“3,4,4,5-tetramethylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone” (IL) (1)
Beavercreek (OH) (1)
Richard Montgomery (MD) (2)
Wayzata (MN) (1)
Stanton College Prep (FL) (2)
Carmel (IN) (2)
Hunter (NY) (1)
“Phospholipids” (FL) (1)
University Lab (IL) (1)
“MB” (MD) (2)
Singapore American (SG) (1)
“ISMA” (IL) (1)
Lambert (GA) (1)
East Chapel Hill (NC) (1)
TJHSST (VA) (2)
Ransom Everglades (FL) (2)
Bronx Science (NY) (1)
Bloomington (IL) (1)
Detroit Country Day (MI) (1)
Total: 32/32

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The field has been expanded to 32; it will probably not expand further.

Registered teams will be emailed the optional waiver form for recording within the next couple of days.

It’s looking like we will be able to guarantee 9 games to all teams, though this is not final.

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Apologies for the typos re: the registration and drop deadlines. Those have been corrected.

The deadline to register to play this tournament is Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Teams who drop from the field after 8 PM Central on Wednesday, February 9 will be required to pay the full fee. Please drop before the registration deadline if you need to drop.