Chris Ray

Chris Ray
Noted subjects	General, History, Science theft
Current college	Ohio State (2016-Present)
Past colleges	Maryland (2007-2014); Chicago (2014-2016)
High school	Richard Montgomery (2004-2006)
Stats	HDWhite • NAQT

Chris Ray plays for Ohio State. Chris is a graduate of Richard Montgomery High School and a former member of the quizbowl teams at Maryland Academic Quiz Team and Chicago. Chris is one of the best active generalists in the game, finishing third in the 2012 Player Poll, and being a major scorer on the teams that won the 2008 and 2016 ICTs, as well as the 2012 Chicago Open. He was the chief editor of the acclaimed 2010 NSC as well as the 2013 ACF Regionals.

High School

In 2006, he led the Richard Montgomery team to an HSNCT championship.

College

Chris was part of a strong 2008 Maryland A team that won 2008 ICT and 3rd place at 2008 ACF Nationals, and subsequently emerged as a leader in his own right, leading Maryland A to a 4th place finish at 2010 ACF Nationals and 4th at 2012 ICT.

Playing Style

Chris possessed a notoriously unpredictable playing style (Eric Mukherjee once compared it to drunken boxing). In high school, he gained infamy for priming the buzzer beyond reasonable limits, a practice he continues to this day even on ACF Nationals questions. Recently, he's succeeded in controlling his negging (achieving a 3:1 ratio at 2012 ACF Nationals), though his ability to upset statistically better teams remains.

Editing

In recent times, Chris has been universally acknowledged as an excellent editor who produces very enjoyable, controlled, and well-written tournaments across all categories (tendency towards offhand commentary aside). He was also a co-founder of the now-defunct Dynasty Academic Competition Questions.

• BARGE
• 2010 ACF Regionals
• TIT - Spring and Fall 2009, 2011
• PACE NSC - 2008-2010
• DACQ
• Rumble on the Pike - 2005 and 2006

Tournament Results

• 2012 ACF Nationals - 10th place (with Arun Chonai, SteveJon Guth, and Dan Puma)
• 2012 ICT - 4th place (with Arun Chonai, SteveJon Guth, and Dan Puma)
• 2012 SCT Mid-Atlantic - 1st place (with Arun Chonai, SteveJon Guth, and Dan Puma)
• 2012 ACF Regionals Mid-Atlantic - 1st place (with Arun Chonai, SteveJon Guth, and Dan Puma)
• 2011 MAGNI - 2nd place (with Arun Chonai, SteveJon Guth, and Dan Puma)
• 2011 MOO - 1st place (with Arun Chonai, SteveJon Guth, and Dan Puma)
• 2011 VCU Open - 1st place (with Eric Mukherjee, Ted Gioia, and Ike Jose)
• 2011 ACF Nationals - 10th place (with SteveJon Guth, Isaac Hirsch, and Ozzie Fallick)
• 2010 ACF Nationals - 4th place (with Phil Durkos, Jeremy Eaton, and SteveJon Guth)
• 2010 HI - 2nd place (with Eric Mukherjee, Hannah Kirsch, and Andrew Lim)
• 2010 SCT at Maryland - 1st place (with Phil Durkos, Jeremy Eaton, and SteveJon Guth)
• 2010 T Party at VCU - 1st place (with Phil Durkos and SteveJon Guth)
• 2010 ACF Winter - 2nd place (with Phil Durkos, Jeremy Eaton, and SteveJon Guth)
• 2010 Penn Bowl - top bracket (with Phil Durkos, Jeremy Eaton, and SteveJon Guth)
• 2009 THUNDER - 1st place (with Jeremy Eaton and SteveJon Guth)
• 2009 VCU Open - 2nd place (with Eric Mukherjee, Ike Jose, and sometimes Evan Adams
• 2009 Missouri Open at Maryland - 2nd place (with Jerry Vinokurov, Aaron Rosenberg, and SteveJon Guth)
• 2009 FICHTE - 1st place (with SteveJon Guth, Phil Durkos, and Rob ?)
• 2009 MUT at Maryland - 1st place (with SteveJon Guth)
• 2009 ACF Regionals - 1st place (with Jeremy Eaton, Jeff Amoros, and Phil Durkos)
• 2009 Penn Bowl - 4th place (with Jeremy Eaton, SteveJon Guth, and Phil Durkos)
• 2009 ACF Winter - 1st place (with Jeremy Eaton and Phil Durkos)
• 2008 Illinois Open at Maryland - 1st place (with Jerry Vinokurov, Ted Gioia, and Andrew Lim)
• 2008 EFT at Wake Forest - 1st place (with Phil Durkos)
• 2008 ACF Nationals - 3rd place (with Charles Meigs, Jonathan Magin, and Dan Suzman)
• 2008 ICT - 1st place (with Charles Meigs, Jonathan Magin, and Jeremy Eaton)
• 2008 SCT Mideast - 1st place (with Mike Bentley, Jeremy Eaton, and Brittany Clark)
• 2008 Cardinal Classic - 1st place (with Charles Meigs, Jonathan Magin, and Mike Bentley)
• 2008 PARFAIT - 1st place (with Charles Meigs, Jonathan Magin, and Jeremy Eaton)
• 2008 Penn Bowl - 1st place (with Charles Meigs, Jonathan Magin, and Jeremy Eaton)
• 2007 ICT DII - 1st place
• 2006 HSNCT - 1st place

ICT DI Leading Scorer
Preceded by	Year	Succeeded by
Evan Adams	2011	Trevor Davis

NSC Leading Scorer
Preceded by	Year	Succeeded by
Noah Rahman	2006	Kurtis Droge