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DumbJaques wrote:I buzzed once on a bounceback with my head during a playoff consolation game and later saw my team beaten to a buzz by an opposing player's forehead (we were all buzzing the "normal" way).

The ever battle-ready opposing team

Congratulations to Sam Lederer (TJ), who won the second annual Summer Singles tournament by defeating Chris Ray (RM). In the consolation finals, Humza Kazmi (RM) took third and Michael Braun took fourth. Much thanks to everyone who showed up to play, from near and far; and a more specific thank you ...

No cost to attend--due to the generosity of college quiz bowl teams' assistance, you don't have to pay, just like last year. I was reluctant to post a field because I'm waiting for a word from five or six more people who have expressed interest. For now, here's a list of registered players. Evan Sil...

Just to clarify, the date is set at Saturday, August 6. People who had confirmed the tournament for the other date: you must send another email (contrasedative at gmail) unless your name is Evan Silberman, Dan Wright, Michael Braun, Daniel Rowlands, or Chris Ray. Though this tournament was originall...

Word on the street is that August 6 is the preferred date— i.e. , I am told that more people will be away for other weekends in August than the first one. Please register now (email me) so that we can get a sense of how many people to expect. Everyone who indicated interest before should also have...

Richard Montgomery returns Chris Ray, which is reason enough to worry, but they've had nothing but solid performance from their non-A teams the past two years, so I'm sure they can ably replace any lost seniors (I know that Humza and at least one of the girls on B team were seniors, but are there o...

Due to sufficient interest but insufficient attendance / registration, the tournament will be postponed but not canceled. Prospective dates include the weekend of August 13/14 (either Saturday or Sunday, not both). My reasoning is that I think that is one of the last weekends before people leave for...

ATTENTION: Date: Friday, June 24, 2005 Time: Let's start at 8:45 a.m. Location: University of Maryland at College Park (rooms and buildings TBA; I will email you with the necessary information before the tournament) Registration: Email me right now , but no later than Wednesday, June 22, with your ...

Kenny G for Bruce Springsteen.

Wasn't this cancelled?

DC area quiz bowlers: If there is enough interest, the second annual DC area summer tournament will either be held at the University of Maryland at College Park sometime soon. Invitation uses the same criteria as last year: Anyone who played high school quiz bowl on a local A team—or powerhouse B ...

WJ - 595; RM - 475; Blake - 455.

Finals are a repeat of last year's semis between WJ, Blake, and RM.

The games will air May 28, June 4, and June 11, right?

Full stats are available.

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Congratulations to Thomas Jefferson for an A/B finals finish by 4:30 p.m. Playoff brackets and any other available stats will be posted shortly—this stat delay can be half-explained by some unusual circumstances (college visits, anyone?). Thanks to all the parents, players, and student volunteers ...

What are you asking? Dress code? Costume suggestions? I believe nudity is illegal in Maryland, if that's what you mean.

whats a power bracket? The top 2 teams from each bracket advance to the playoffs along with 4 wildcards (16 total). Rather than play single-elimination, teams will be placed in 4 groups of 4 for a 3 game round-robin. The top team from each playoff bracket will then advance to a 4 team single-elimin...

Actually, National Cathedral will be at this non-televised tournament.

Is RM being represented if we're hosting it? It's not like you will be playing against us.

Are tournaments called "It's Academic" in other parts of the country like our local TV show?

Edited to note playoffs format. We currently have 30 teams registered. Teams that still wish to register are encouraged to send in an email (Daniel_McKenna@fc.mcps.k12.md.us), but we wish to work with field sizes of even numbers, preferably in multiples of 5 or 6. The tournament will include five p...

This is what the field looks like so far: Blake* Blair* (2 or 3?) Centennial (3) Eleanor Roosevelt* Georgetown Day School Gonzaga* Hammond (2) Hayfield Paint Branch Quince Orchard Reservoir Spotswood (2) Thomas Jefferson* (4) Walt Whitman (2) Walter Johnson (2) * Teams that have given informal indic...

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Enemy of the People for The Prophet (after a distinctly un-Norwegian name)

Quiz bowl serves as an extra motivator for classes you don't really want to take. Subjects that don't immediately seem useful are more exciting when you can show off what you've learned afterschool. Besides, if you're good enough, you can get away with not studying for quizzes. (Assuming, of course,...

I'm looking forward to babysitting duty. We probably won't be coaching so much as feeding them facts before a tough round or otherwise bossing them around. I want to see RM A, but the teams have remarkably similar schedules, so I'd probably end up watching the same opponent twice. I'd take a strong ...

These types of questions are great for teaching thinking skills. While knowledge is a significant part of the game, the game wouldn't be nearly the same without the buzzer. Being able to reason through a question or see where it's going faster than the next player is an unmistakable part of the gam...

What about States?

Within the top eight, RM B beat Blake, who beat ER, who beat RM A, who beat Gonzaga, who beat RM B. RM C beat WJ A, who beat Blair A, who beat ER, who beat RM C.

I thought IS-51 was kind of strange, but it's still a pretty competitive region.

I can probably convince my team to be interested in two or three sets. And forget tournaments; think of the fashion statement you can make at school. Make those math geeks in your class jealous. Will the wristbands have "HSQB" or any other such phrases in addition to "BUZZSTRONG"...

Mark your calendars or memorize this date! Richard Montgomery High School will be hosting our second annual Rumble on the Pike on April 23, 2005. We would like a more geographically diverse field this year, so if any far-flung teams would like to test themselves against the best of the Mid-Atlantic ...

What's the highest score in Beltway history?

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The field filled up a few days ago:

Whitman
Howard
QO
Blake
WJ (2)
Northwest
Paint Branch
Magruder
Sherwood
ER
Wootton (2)
Rockville
BCC
Wilson

Rules meeting at 3:15; first round at 3:30.

Because of the way prelims are done, it's better to have a field size that's a multiple of four. Twelve seemed a likely number, but if there's a lot more interest, we do have the resources to increase it to sixteen or twenty.

Oh, and it'll start around 3:30, not 3:00 (as originally stated).

Richard Montgomery High School will host its first afterschool tournament, RichMo Stakes, on November 9. 2004. We welcome any teams able to make it to the school by 3:30 pm. Format: double round robin. Everyone will be placed in brackets of four teams each, where you will play three preliminary game...

TJ tournaments are my favorites because they're so efficient. I can't think of another such complicated tournament that ended early or on time. I did take issue with some questions, but I know you guys didn't write them, so it's not like it's your fault or anything. (We're not supposed to talk about...

Richard Montgomery High School is planning to hold the second annual Rumble on the Pike that day.