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I wrote a few questions for the quiz bowl tournament and have access to all the questions compiled by category (there is a note that includes which round and number in the round they were used for). I have permission to share them if anyone wants them.

This was a great board to end the season, but man did it get the better of me. Props to all three contestants for handling it beautifully! As much as I disagree with her politics and usually dislike entire categories with a famous person reading clues, I really enjoyed Nancy Pelosi's appearance. Pro...

I have to admit that I only vaguely remember hearing of Billy Graham's passing, so I had no idea on FJ.

Congrats to Rick on the win!

I got FJ only because I knew where the Yalu River is. The TOM never would have helped me.

It stinks to see Dave go, but congrats to him on the run!

Tara needed to go for it on the DD in the geography category. Alex even encouraged her to...and then she went for the nice round number. I was surprised that Colombia was a TS, though I have to wonder if the contestants misinterpreted the clue as not asking for a modern day country. It was so awesom...

Despite the runaway I thought that this was a great game with three very good players. I joined Dave on the Trenton neg to open the game. I would have also joined Dave on not knowing the turtle DD. The FJ category was one where I probably wouldn't wager to cover from first place in a non-crush game....

Congrats to Dave! It's awesome to see a regular TCONA goer do well on the show. And congrats to Ryan on the run! The music of 20 years ago category was an easy run for me, and I am actually going to the 20th anniversary show for the Lauryn Hill album in a few weeks. It's so hard to believe that the ...

I got FJ, but possibly too late and I almost certainly wouldn't have gotten it while under pressure. I couldn't remember who Reagan ran against in 1984, but I knew that 1980 fit.

Instant get FJ. Funny that one of the contestants had the same last name as another noteworthy explorer.

I got FJ in about 10 seconds, probably thanks to Eric Cartman.

I only got Nas.

This board was not kind to me at all, though I did have the same reaction as xxaaaxx to the Pangea DD. In Johanna's position on the last DD I would have gone big...and been burned badly. Grey Gardens does not ring a bell. FJ was an instant get, though I have to say that I was feeling so good about m...

I had no clue on FJ. I figured that the best bet on a TOM was to look at Cerasus from the etymological angle, but I got nowhere. I guessed pomegranates.

Poland
Alcott
Dollar Tree

I really enjoyed this board. I got the Lach trash on Joe Louis and Jim Brown and was happy to see two clues on pugilists. And Henry Kissinger was an educated guess. Vive la France was the only one that I got in that category, and that seemed like such a roundabout way to ask for a familiar phrase. B...

TCONA quiz bowl is described in a past year's writeup as "a mix of NAQT and TRASH distribution, with some ACF difficulty thrown in." I believe it's a good description as I pick up my fair share of sports and pop culture stuff but I was never a quiz bowl player in HS or college so I am for the most ...

Congrats to Vermonter and teapot on 2 well earned championship berths!

I am taking next season off because I will be traveling outside of the country, but happy offseason to everyone!

I lost out on a coin flip between Stowe and Alcott on FJ. What a dumb clue.

This was a fantastic game! I really enjoyed watching all three players in this one, even with the one bad FJ wager. The clues that were in the July 4 category in the J! Round struck me as being vague and trivial. There were a few other clues in this game that seemed not so great. I precallled "The F...

The $200 clue seemed like the hardest one in the Coffee category.

I said Poland on FJ. It seemed too obvious but I had no other guesses.