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| − | + | {{confuse|bonuses that have variable part values, but still have a consistent total value (see [[FTSNOP]] or [[Bonuses#Defunct styles of bonuses|Defunct styles of bonuses]])}} | |
| + | In a format with '''variable-value bonuses (VVBs)''', each bonus question would be assigned an arbitrary total point value of 20, 25, 30, or 35 points. VVBs were popular in the 1990s. | ||
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| + | In a format with VVBs, it was mathematically possible for a team to lose despite answering more tossups and converting a higher percentage of the bonus points available, if a disproportionate number of the higher or lower valued bonuses went to one or the other side. Such a game was known as the "[[Colvin Unfair Result]]," after [[Matt Colvin]], who was noted for his criticism of the VVB's [[fair]]ness as a format. In response to Colvin and other critics, the variable value bonus has been abandoned in legitimate [[circuit]] quizbowl; its last appearance was at [[Penn Bowl VIII]] in 1999. The last refuge of the variable value bonus was [[College Bowl]], which retained this unfair format for unknown reasons. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:45, 2 May 2021
- Not to be confused with bonuses that have variable part values, but still have a consistent total value (see FTSNOP or Defunct styles of bonuses).
In a format with variable-value bonuses (VVBs), each bonus question would be assigned an arbitrary total point value of 20, 25, 30, or 35 points. VVBs were popular in the 1990s.
In a format with VVBs, it was mathematically possible for a team to lose despite answering more tossups and converting a higher percentage of the bonus points available, if a disproportionate number of the higher or lower valued bonuses went to one or the other side. Such a game was known as the "Colvin Unfair Result," after Matt Colvin, who was noted for his criticism of the VVB's fairness as a format. In response to Colvin and other critics, the variable value bonus has been abandoned in legitimate circuit quizbowl; its last appearance was at Penn Bowl VIII in 1999. The last refuge of the variable value bonus was College Bowl, which retained this unfair format for unknown reasons.