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The Southeastern Invitational has been held annually since 1970, usually at [[Berry College|Berry]] but sometimes at other schools in the greater Atlanta area. This tournament essentially created the independent quizbowl circuit following the demise of the [[College Bowl]] TV show. Such programs as [[Emory]] and [[Georgia Tech]], which were the trendsetters of the independent circuit for over twenty years, were formed in order to compete in this tournament. Personalities such as [[Gordon Carper]], [[Carol Guthrie]], [[Robert Meredith]], and [[Don Windham]], who were the most important individuals in the formation of quizbowl over that time period, all became involved through organizing or competing in this tournament.
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The Southeastern Invitational was held annually since 1970 until 2011, usually at [[Berry College|Berry]] but sometimes at other schools in the greater Atlanta area. This tournament essentially created the independent quizbowl circuit following the demise of the [[College Bowl]] TV show. Such programs as [[Emory]] and [[Georgia Tech]], which were the trendsetters of the independent circuit for over twenty years, were formed in order to compete in this tournament. Personalities such as [[Gordon Carper]], [[Carol Guthrie]], [[Robert Meredith]], and [[Don Windham]], who were the most important individuals in the formation of quizbowl over that time period, all became involved through organizing or competing in this tournament.
  
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In recent years, the tournament has become something of a "secret" event, often announced only to a quaintly selected list of participants via private e-mail, and never releasing its questions or statistics to the outside world. Despite this recent decline in prominence, its role in the early formation of quizbowl cannot be overstated.
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In later years, the tournament became something of a "secret" event, often announced only to a quaintly selected list of participants via private e-mail, and never releasing its questions or statistics to the outside world. The last public information about the event suggest that its final version took place in 2011. Despite this recent decline in prominence, its role in the early formation of quizbowl cannot be overstated.
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For an example of the kinds of questions asked at the Southeastern, see [https://collegiate.quizbowlpackets.com/822/1989%20Southeastern%20Invitational%20-%20Auburn.txt this] packet from the 1989 edition.  
  
 
The following list of early tournament winners was posted in 1989:
 
The following list of early tournament winners was posted in 1989:

Revision as of 19:12, 6 January 2021

The Southeastern Invitational was held annually since 1970 until 2011, usually at Berry but sometimes at other schools in the greater Atlanta area. This tournament essentially created the independent quizbowl circuit following the demise of the College Bowl TV show. Such programs as Emory and Georgia Tech, which were the trendsetters of the independent circuit for over twenty years, were formed in order to compete in this tournament. Personalities such as Gordon Carper, Carol Guthrie, Robert Meredith, and Don Windham, who were the most important individuals in the formation of quizbowl over that time period, all became involved through organizing or competing in this tournament.

In later years, the tournament became something of a "secret" event, often announced only to a quaintly selected list of participants via private e-mail, and never releasing its questions or statistics to the outside world. The last public information about the event suggest that its final version took place in 2011. Despite this recent decline in prominence, its role in the early formation of quizbowl cannot be overstated.

For an example of the kinds of questions asked at the Southeastern, see this packet from the 1989 edition.

The following list of early tournament winners was posted in 1989:

More recent results:

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