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This is a mind-blowing distribution and I am very excited to play this.

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Seeing as Kinkaid has the best player in the country (IPNCT Champion) in Ali Hamzeh, it makes sense that they're involved Not all of the best players in the country were at IPNCT. From perusing stats on HSQB, it's hard not to come away thinking the best player in the world is Buffalo Grove's Rohan ...

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I think the consensus top 3 teams are Barrington (IL), Buffalo Grove (IL), and Kinkaid (TX) in some order. HSNCT's knockout format makes it likely that these teams don't finish top 3, but I think they're the most likely candidates.

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Congrats to Teddy Berente of St. Joseph, Will Griffin of Guerin, Evan Ting of Sycamore, Zane Vatter of Huntington North, and Sameer Zaidi of Park Tudor for being accepted onto Team Indiana for NASAT!

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Potentially lower stakes, but Madison Consolidated placed 5th/6th at this year's Indiana State Championship after entering as the 18th seed out of 18. They defeated 3 teams seeded higher than them in the prelims (including Fishers and North Central teams that looked like championship contenders at t...

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Sorry to press on this, but is Richmond the favored site? I'm sure a lot of interested potential players/coaches (such as me) would like to start thinking about transportation.

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As someone who regularly runs tournaments with carryover games (and got burned by them last weekend), this YellowFruit update sounds very promising. proprietary formats Sorry, I'm so distracted by this. Are you trying to claim you or the LIQBA have private ownership of certain tournament formats?

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I think we can agree that this past Saturday was one of the most exciting, contentious state championships in recent memory. Congratulations to Carmel for extending their championship streak with a perfect 11-0 record! Considering everyone but Karthik will be back next year, it's scary to think of w...

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Oof, winter season has been hitting me hard. There's a ton to go over, so I'll just cover the stuff that I feel is the most remarkable. Duneland Academic Conference Chesterton were the champs this year, and it wasn't really all that close! They won every game by at least 95 points, so very little qu...

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This is the date for 2024 NASAT, right?

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I'm wondering if a tournament like this could work that puts less emphasis on "geekdom" popular culture--obviously, sci-fi/fantasy type things seem very much the best place to mine clues from, but I might try doing something else in this vein yet focusing on different genres (I feel like ...

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"Memes," "Video Games," and "Music" are, respectively, my three wheelhouses in trash quiz bowl. I would be interested in seeing these questions.

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Surprise! There was quite a bit more than I expected leading into the end of the fall semester, so we get one last post to acknowledge it. 1. The Quad County Conference Tournament In an unexpected turn of events, the Quad County Conference, a historic Questions Unlimited circuit between Muncie and F...

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I had a great time visiting Indiana for the Achaean Invitational! Herron put together a great event, and it's sure to be an annual hit. Central Indiana seemed, by and large, ready for the challenge, and that seems a testament to the way the state has rebounded since lockdowns kneecapped a lot of the...

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This update comes a bit earlier than expected, since we had a lot of teams compete on IS-224 sets this past couple weeks, and I want to acknowledge their achievements! On November 11th, three schools from Indiana played at the Holland Fall Invitational. This tournament was played with timed rounds a...

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Reminder that only one week remains to sign up for IASP quiz bowl! Make sure you sign up so you can compete for the new 18-team state championship!

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A couple items: First, John Adams sent three teams to the Jan Rademacher Memorial Tournament in White Cloud, MI, and all three were very successful and very impressive. Statistically, Adams A and B both belonged among the top Indiana Kickoff teams. Michael Camilleri, in particular, looked like one o...

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Big news: we have two all-new tournaments being hosted within Indiana! On October 21st, St. Joseph and Notre Dame are co-hosting PANDA on the high school regular difficulty set Planetfall. I think this is roughly the difficulty that will be played at State Finals. On December 2nd, Herron is hosting ...

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With the Indiana Kickoff only a couple weeks away, I decided to finally sit down and give my preseason thoughts on some notable teams this year! Teams are ranked based on the level of competitiveness I think they can achieve. Carmel A Probable Players: Anna Liao, Anthony Pho, Brian Pho Last year, I ...

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Hello, all. Here's the thread for Indiana QB discussion this year. I'm gonna be living in Ohio this year, and helping Ohio State's QB team as a volunteer staffer, so I stand to be less involved in INQB this year. I am, however, still overly interested in the QB scene in Indiana, so I'll be watching ...

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Very excited to play this. Is there any plan for an open online mirror?

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With less than a week before this is run, it currently looks as though we are going to have 11 teams playing. This number sucks! If you know anyone who may be interested in playing, having a twelfth team makes this tournament so much easier to set up. If push comes to shove, we may have to ask about...

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As of a couple minutes ago, and barring any unforeseen complications, it appears I am going to be moving in with some friends who live a couple blocks away from Ohio State's campus. I definitely plan to volunteer at tournaments they host or attend.

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Hello again! Here's the update I promised. This tournament set is roughly 75% complete, with virtually all tossups planned out, and I believe we are still on schedule to run on August 19th. We had been writing largely based on our interests and perceptions of what would play well, but the questions ...

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Hello! Patrick has designated me as interim head editor while he goes on vacation. We are a month out from this tournament's planned running date, and we would love to get more staffers to ensure there are enough readers to support the field (currently there technically are, but it's always good to ...

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The post-season poll has been completed! 13 ballots have been accepted (after throwing out the ones that were obvious trolling). Below is a write-up of the results, including a summary of notable commentary each team received: TEAMS 1. Carmel A , 130 points, avg. ranking of 1, ranked in 100% of ball...

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Hello again! PACE NSC just ended, and we have no NASAT team, so I'm pretty sure the Indiana Quiz Bowl season is officially finished. Below are all Indiana teams' finishes at each national championship: MSNCT Sycamore B: T-8th Sycamore A: T-13th Players receiving scoring awards: Evan Ting, Sameer Zai...

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I will gladly attend online open mirrors, especially if they happen to be three dots or easier.

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What successful outreach have you directed in the past?

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The Big Ten Invitational proceeded with 4 teams today, and Purdue A ran the table, clearing the field by 5 games. Congrats to the winning players: Nolan Jones, Stan Melkumian, Matt Schiavone, and Pranav Veluri. Additionally, congratulations to the tournament's overall top scorer, Roan Dowling of Iow...

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Now that we have all of the tournament results from the regular season, I'm thinking of a little pre-nats breakdown. But first... Prologue: The Carmel Greyhound Invitational Carmel ran two excellent tournaments this month, and the Carmel Greyhound Invitational provided us with a ton of previously-mi...

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L.H.O.O.Q. wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:07 pm Bumping this thread for the second and final time

We do a little lying. There are precious few days left to sign up! I would love to net a 6th team!

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It's time for the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP POSTMORTEM . Lots to go over here! 1. Individual Stats Purdue Quiz Bowl managed to procure 16 staffers, meaning that we were able to roll with individual statkeeping for all games at State even while using the IASP scoresheets that make it difficult. I consider t...

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Bumping this thread for the second and final time now that ACF Regionals and SCT have passed. There are still no signups as of February 7th.

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Oh, right, Area happened, lol. Here's my thoughts: Saint Joseph 1. Culver 2. St. Joseph A This area was REALLY competitive this year. No team came out unscathed, but Culver was the best in most statistical categories. St. Joseph A surprised me with their quick rise, but maybe they shouldn't have - a...

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In partnership with the Indiana Association of School Principals, I am happy to announce the Indiana Individual Championship, to be held at Purdue University on Saturday, February 18th, after the conclusion of State Finals. This event will determine the best individual players in the state, and the ...

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Congratulations to Carmel A for winning the Buzzathon! You had a monstrous showing, and it's well-deserved. The Buzzathon passing means that I now have all the data I'm going to get about the upcoming Area Championship tournaments, so I thought I'd take some shots in the dark at predicting how they'...

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If this is not the appropriate spot for this post, please move it accordingly. The Indiana Association of School Principals is going to host their Area Championship tournaments on January 21st, 2023. This event consists of a number of simultaneous tournaments across the state hosted on IS-218A. On t...

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Bumping this thread now that the spring semester is actually starting up. No signups yet, as of a couple days ago.

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As we look forward to the spring semester, here's what's coming up in the state: January 14: the Buzzathon. 24 teams from 12 schools are signed up, including every known major state championship contender. This is going to be the biggest fully-in-state tournament Indiana has seen since the pre-COVID...

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The IASP have finally updated their confirmation list, and so we now know that 45 teams are expected to compete across the state in area competitions on January 14th. Plenty of fresh faces this year: welcome Adams Central, Alexandria, East Chicago Central, Eastern Greene, Huntington North, Jasper, N...

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This post will be periodically updated with field and staff information.

Field (teams/staffers)
Indiana (1/0)
Iowa (1/0)
Rutgers (1/0)
Purdue (2/2)

Independent Staffers: 4

Current field size: 5
Current staff count: 7
Current field capacity: 15

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I am pleased to announce the Big Ten Invitational , an online tournament on March 25, 2023, specifically and exclusively for teams within the Big Ten collegiate sports conference. The tournament will be directed and hosted independently by me, Sarah Benner. The question set will be MRNA II, a 2-dot ...

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The Purdue University Quiz Bowl Team is hosting the Boilermaker Buzzathon on January 14th. This tournament, one week before Area, marks the only non-conference invitational in the state this year. We've had a couple Indiana teams show up at out-of-state tournaments, and still more expected later th...

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L.H.O.O.Q. wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 7:09 pm Okay, here's an actual interest form where y'all can indicate your interest.

Please respond to this if your club hasn't already! I have six responses so far, and I will be using it to select a date. I'd hate to hold the tournament on a date some teams couldn't make it.

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Okay, here's an actual interest form where y'all can indicate your interest.

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Chicago was in the Big 10 until the 40s. Our athletic teams have been having an off year for a while now so we're not technically current members, but my understanding is that we're welcome back in as soon as we get our football team back in shape. I'll have to research it more, but what I've found...

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Feedback's clear - this would be restricted to Big 10 schools only. That makes sense to me. Like if you claim to be an exclusive conference and just like let schools out in California or New Jersey or Maryland play, does that make any sense? oh god if this becomes a recurring thing i'm going to hav...

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Feedback's clear - this would be restricted to Big 10 schools only.

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This is a cute idea but I have a sneaking suspicion that the BHSU writing team would not really approve use of the set for this given that the main site (midwest) ((est. 2/25/23, come play)) would presumably be aiming to get teams in this hypothetical field Great point. The other big non-official s...

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