10/26/19 - Johns Hopkins Fall Tournament

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Johns Hopkins University is pleased to announce the Johns Hopkins Fall Quizbowl Tournament, which will take place on October 26th, 2019.

Location:
The tournament will take place at Johns Hopkins University, located at 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Room locations will be in Gilman Hall. A map of campus can be found here: http://cis.jhu.edu/images/campus_map_0907.pdf. Parking is available at the South Garage, at a flat rate of $9 for the day.

Entry Fees and Discounts:
Base Fee: $70 per team
Buzzers: -$5 per each working buzzer system
Staffing: -$10 per competent staffer (limit one per team)

Payment must be made on the day of the tournament either by cash or check only. Please make checks out to "Johns Hopkins University."

Format:
This tournament will follow official NAQT rules (which can be viewed at http://www.naqt.com/rules.html) with slight modifications on timing.

Question Set:
We will be using NAQT IS-188, which is a regular High School difficulty set.

Food:
Pizza will be sold near lunch time, and various restaurants may be found in the vicinity of campus. To see a full list, please visit http://web.jhu.edu/cogsci/visitors/restaurants.html.

Team and Roster Size:
There is a maximum of 6 players on a team; up to four members may play at once. We recommend no more than four members on a team, so that students may play the maximum number of rounds.

Team Limit:
Until one week prior to the registration deadline (October 12), only three teams from a school may register. Subsequent teams (up to an additional two, for five total) from the same school will be placed on the wait list. Following October 12, two additional teams from that school on the wait list will be moved off of the wait list and registered (assuming that there are spots still open).

Registration:
To register, please fill out the following form (https://forms.gle/2bWBZStEepEpSsDe8) by October 6. The field will initially be capped at 18 teams.

Registered Teams (16/18):
School (Number of teams/Buzzers/Staffers)
Centennial (5/5/0)
Quince Orchard (1/1/0)
Baltimore City College (2/0/0)
Richard Montgomery (3/2/0)
"Monticello" (4/2/0)
McDonough (1/0/0)

Timeline:
Here are some important dates:
October 12, 2019: Multiple team deadline (see above)
October 19, 2019: Registration deadline
October 24, 2019: Roster deadline
October 26, 2019: Tournament day

Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

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Congratulations to Richard Montgomery B for winning the tournament in a final over Richard Montgomery A with a score of 290-280 and an overall record of 10-1. A big thank you to all teams for coming out Saturday!

Stats can be found here: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5970/

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NAQT is still waiting to receive official results and team contact information from this tournament; we've sent several e-mails to many people associated with the Johns Hopkins team but haven't gotten a response. Please send the required information to [email protected] as soon as possible. Thanks!