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− | <onlyinclude>In [[quiz bowl]], a '''grail''' is a term used to refer to the rare feat where one team correctly answers all tossups heard in a game. Generally, this implies a team answering 20 correct tossups, though in a [[timed games|timed match]] this can vary. The team does not need to answer all of the bonus parts correctly to achieve a grail. Grails almost always occur in situations where the teams playing are heavily mismatched. This may be due to one team missing its best players/being shorthanded, being a novice team, or playing a tournament where the questions being read are too difficult for them, even if they are not novices (e.g. [[ACF Nationals]]-level questions). As such, getting a grail is both dependent on chance -- that is, getting a match scheduled against a far weaker opponent -- and skill.</onlyinclude> | + | <onlyinclude>In [[quiz bowl]], a '''grail''' is a term used to refer to the rare feat where one [[team]] [[conversion|correctly answers]] all [[tossups]] heard in a [[game]]. Generally, this implies a team answering 20 correct tossups, though in a [[timed games|timed match]] this can vary. The team does not need to answer all of the bonus parts correctly to achieve a grail - achieving 30 [[points per bonus]] over a non-trivial number of questions is called an [[Andrew Hart Grail]] and is much rarer.</onlyinclude> |
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− | ==Incomplete List of Teams That Have Achieved a Grail==
| + | Grails necessarily occur in situations where the teams playing are heavily mismatched - this may be due to one team being shorthanded, but the most common reason is an established team playing a newer one. Even for strong teams, grails almost always happen on easier questions and are limited by chance. |
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| + | ==Grails of note== |
| + | This page will attempt to focus on the memorable games where a team faced another team of non-negligible skill on non-trivial questions, for which converting every tossup first was truly an achievement. |
| + | <!-- INSTRUCTIONS TO EDITORS: |
| + | To avoid this page from being saturated with established teams being cruel to newer teams, please attempt to only add entries which adhere to the following criteria: |
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| + | 1. Both teams should be of reasonably similar skills - this isn't something that can necessarily be assessed accurately post facto, but at minimum this should exclude top 10 teams beating a local C team. |
| + | 2. The tournament should be of a non-trivial difficulty - it is simply not of much note that a strong team could get every tossup of a novice set. |
| + | 3. Particularly interesting grails can loosely violate the previous rules |
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| + | The goal is to preserve grails which are truly impressive while removing the borderline-insulting fluff. |
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| ===Open=== | | ===Open=== |
− | *[[Jonathan Magin]] and [[Rom Masrour]] at the 2008 Illinois Open Literature
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− | *A [[Jerry Vinokurov]]-led open team (consisting of [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Andrew Hart]], and [[Dennis Jang]]) at [[Cardinal Classic]] 2008, against [[Berkeley]].
| + | ! Grailer |
− | *"Cherchez La Femme Nikita Khrushchev" (featuring [[Jake Sundberg]], Mark Morris, Dargan Ware, and Megan Patterson) at the 2011 [[HSNCT]] Mirror in Chattanooga (defeating [[Chuck Pearson]] and Eli Miles of Shorter, playing as Chuck Pearson Farewell Tour) (655-(-15))
| + | ! Score |
| + | ! Grailee |
| + | ! Tournament |
| + | |- |
| + | | [[Jonathan Magin]] and [[Rom Masrour]] |
| + | | ? - ? |
| + | | ??? |
| + | | [[2008 Illinois Open Literature]] |
| + | |- |
| + | | [[Jerry Vinokurov]], [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Andrew Hart]], and [[Dennis Jang]] |
| + | | ? - ? |
| + | | [[Berkeley]] |
| + | | [[Cardinal Classic]] 2008 |
| + | |} |
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| ===College=== | | ===College=== |
− | *[[Virginia|Virginia A]] at the [[2011 SCT]] East Carolina site, defeating [[Virginia Tech]] 680--5 (23 toss-ups heard)
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− | *[[Penn]] ([[Dallas Simons]], [[Patrick Liao]], [[Saajid Moyen]], and Eric Mukherjee) at the mid-Atlantic mirror of [[QUARK]] (defeating [[Johns Hopkins]] B)
| + | Please read the guidelines under the "Grails of note" header |
− | *Virginia A at [[Michigan Fall Tournament]] against [[Liberty University|Liberty A]] (820-0)
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− | *[[Stanford|Stanford A]] at [[2013 ACF Fall]] against Berkeley D (690 to -10)
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− | *[[Chicago|Chicago A]] at [[DRAGOON]] against Notre Dame B (730-0)
| + | ! Grailer |
− | *[[Illinois|Illinois B]] at 2014 [[SCT]], defeating [[Northern Illinois]] 860-0 (24 toss-ups heard).
| + | ! Score |
− | *Virginia A at [[2014 ACF Nationals]] against Stanford (660 to -5)
| + | ! Grailee |
− | *Stanford B at [[2015 SCT|2015 DII Berkeley SCT]] against UC Davis (720-(-5))
| + | ! Tournament |
− | *[[Oklahoma]] at [[2015 ACF Regionals]] against [[Kansas State]] (580 to -25)
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− | *Stanford A at [[2016 SCT|2016 DI Berkeley SCT]] against Berkeley C (705-0)
| + | | [[Virginia|Virginia A]] |
− | *Chicago A at the [[EFT|2017 EFT]] Michigan site against [[Michigan|Michigan C]] [https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5168/stats/prelims/teamdetail/#t8 (640-(-10))]
| + | | 680 - -5<br/>(23 toss-ups heard) |
− | *[[Princeton]] at [[Penn Bowl|2017 Penn Bowl]] against [[NYU|NYU B]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4683/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t14 (560-0)]
| + | | [[Virginia Tech]] |
− | *[[Penn State|Penn State A]] at [[2017 ACF Fall]] against Rochester B (630-0)
| + | | [[2011 SCT]] East Carolina site |
− | *[[Minnesota|Minnesota B]] at [[2017 ACF Fall]] against Drake B (740-(-5)).[http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4536/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t12]
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− | *Minnesota A at 2018 [[SCT]] (combined field) against [[Grinnell]] (845-(-30)) (22 toss-ups heard)
| + | | [[Virginia]] A |
− | *Chicago B at 2019 [[Terrapin Invitational Tournament|Terrapin]] against [[Missouri|Mizzou B]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5655/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t4 (585-(-10))]
| + | | 660 - -5 |
− | *Chicago A at [[2020 ACF Regionals]] against [[DePaul]] (710-(-10))
| + | | [[Stanford]] |
− | *[[Columbia]] A- at Southeast-Midwest Housewrite @ Mid-Atlantic against [[Rutgers]] A (725-(-20))
| + | | [[2014 ACF Nationals]] |
| + | |- |
| + | | [[Stanford]] B |
| + | | 720 - -5 |
| + | | [[UC Davis]] |
| + | | [[2015 SCT|2015 DII Berkeley SCT]] |
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| + | | [[Minnesota]] A |
| + | | 845 - -30<br/>(22 toss-ups heard) |
| + | | [[Grinnell]] |
| + | | [[2018 SCT]]<br/>(combined DI/DII field) |
| + | |} |
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| ===High School=== | | ===High School=== |
− | *[[Eden Prairie]] A at [[SOCIAL]] III in 2006 against [[North Saint Paul]] B (730–0)
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− | *[[St. Anselm's]] at the [[2010 NSC]] against [[Seven Lakes]] B (810–0)
| + | Please read the guidelines under the "Grails of note" header |
− | *[[Auburn (Rockford, Illinois high school)|Auburn]] at the 2009 [[Loyburn]] against[[St. Viator]] (725–0)
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− | *[[St. Joseph (NJ)]] at the 2010 [[Caesar Rodney]] [[Rider Bowl]] against [[Delcastle]] B (715–0)
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− | *[[Maggie Walker]] twice at the 2009 [[Weekend of Quizbowl]] in consecutive rounds against [[St. Catherine's]] (780–0) and [[St. Anselm's]] (565–(–5))
| + | ! Grailer |
− | *[[Torrey Pines]] at the 2009 [[UCSD]] mirror of [[HFT]] against [[Canyon Crest]] (630–(–5))
| + | ! Score |
− | *[[Hunter]] in the finals of the 2010 [[Princeton High School Tournament]] against [[Bergen County Academies]] (765-0)
| + | ! Grailee |
− | *[[Copley]] at the 2010 FKT at Olmstead Falls against Southeast B (640-0)
| + | ! Tournament |
− | *[[Liberty (MO)|Liberty]] at the 2012 [[North Kansas City]] Varsity Invitational Tournament against [[Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO)|Lafayette]] (565-0)
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− | *[[Ladue]] twice at the 2012 [[Mort Walker Invitational]] against [[Smith-Cotton]] and [[Rock Bridge]] B 750-0, both times, once at the 2012 [[Tiger Bowl]] against [[Oakville]] B (930-10), and once at the 2013 Mort Walker Invitational against [[Tuscumbia]] (730-(-5))
| + | | [[St. Anselm's]] |
− | *[[Warren G. Harding]] at [[Ohio State|Ohio State's]] 2012 Buckeye Spring Tournament against [[Coshocton]] (740-0)
| + | | 810 – 0 |
− | *[[Rock Bridge]] at LIST II against Parkway South in 2012, (700-0)
| + | | [[Seven Lakes]] B |
− | *[[Christiansburg]] at the 2012 Virginia Tech Spring Invitational against Honaker (710-(-10))
| + | | [[2010 NSC]] |
− | *[[Early College at Guilford]] at the 2012 [[Tar Heel Cup]] against an exhibition team.
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− | *[[Raleigh Charter]] at the 2012 [[GSAC]] XX against Dinwiddie B and at the 2014 Millbrook Fall Tournament against Cleveland B
| + | | [[Torrey Pines]] |
− | *[[High Tech]] at the 2012 [[FAcT]] (IS-121A) against Suffield B (775-0) and at the 2013 [[Princeton High School Tournament]] against Phoenixville B (755-0)
| + | | 630 – –5 |
− | *[[Kellenberg|Kellenberg A]] at the 2013 [[Princeton High School Tournament]] against Mountain Lakes C (630-(-5))
| + | | [[Canyon Crest]] |
− | *[[Macomb|Macomb A]] at the 2013 Springfield Invitational against Bloomington B (655-0)
| + | | [[UCSD]] mirror of 2009 [[HFT]] |
− | *[[Cistercian|Cistercian A]] at the 2013 [[St. Mark's]] Invitational against [[Parish Episcopal]] (710-(-5))
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− | *[[Hickman]] at the 2013 [[Hallsville]] Invitational against Helias C (705-0)
| + | | [[Hunter]] |
− | *[[Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central A]] twice at the 2013 [[University of Kentucky Spring Championship]], against Shelby Valley C (805-(-10)) and Mercy Academy (735-(-5)) and again at WUHSAC against Oakville B (700-10).
| + | | 765 - 0 |
− | *[[Wayzata|Wayzata A]] at the 2013 [[SOCIAL]] against [[Mounds Park|Mounds Park B]] (865-0).
| + | | [[Bergen County Academies]] |
− | *[[Colonel By|Colonel By A]] at [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1719/stats/all_games/teamdetail/ Lisgar's JAMES Mirror] against [[Lisgar]] D (710 to 0)
| + | | finals of 2010 [[Princeton High School Tournament]] |
− | *[[Colonel By|Colonel By A]] at the 2013 Ottawa Quiz Bowl tournament IX against Colonel By D (790-0)
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− | *[[South Range]] at 2014 Mahoning County League against [[Poland Seminary]] (805-0)
| + | | [[Hallsville]] |
− | *[[Saratoga]] at the 2014 BELLOCO tournament against [[Mills]] (640-(-30))
| + | | 695 - 0<br/>(22 tossups heard) |
− | *[[Glasgow]] at 2014 [[NAQT Kentucky Championship]] against [[Ballard|Ballard B]] (560 (-20))
| + | | [[Miami Community Charter]] |
− | *[[Enloe]] at 2014 [[Bacon Bowl]] at [[Millbrook]] against [[Smithfield-Selma]] B (770-0)
| + | | [[2014 SSNCT]] |
− | *[[Hallsville]] at 2014 [[SSNCT]] against Miami Community Charter (695-0) (22 toss-ups heard)
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− | *[[Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central B]] at 2014 Ohio Fall Kickoff Tournament at [[Sidney]] against Urbana B (730-0)
| + | | [[Souderton]] |
− | *[[Richard Montgomery]] at 2014 [[VCU]] Winter VII against "Homeschool Out of the Box" B (795-0)
| + | | 690 - -5 |
− | *[[Maggie Walker|Maggie Walker A]] at 2014 [[VCU]] Winter VII against Mount Vernon B (745-0)
| + | | [[Renaissance Academy]] |
− | *[[Northmont|Northmont A]] at 2014 Rowdy Raider Invitational against Culver B (740-(-5))
| + | | [[Great Valley]]'s 2015 winter tournament<br/>(their first pyramidal tournament ever) |
− | *[[Bellarmine|Bellarmine A]] at 2015 Wildcat Classic against [[Dougherty Valley|Dougherty Valley C]] (725-(-5))
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− | *[[Arcadia|Arcadia C]] at 2015 SAT against [[Bishop's School|Bishops B]] (795-0)
| + | | [[Glasgow]] |
− | *[[La Jolla|La Jolla A]] at 2015 ATLAS II against [[Santa Monica|Santa Monica C]] (730-(-5))
| + | | 765 - -5<br/>(23 tossups heard) |
− | *[[La Jolla|La Jolla A]] at [[Triton Winter|Triton Winter V]] against Scripps Ranch (750-0)
| + | | [[Woodland]] |
− | *[[Arcadia|Arcadia A]] at 2015 PI against Irvine (745-(-5))
| + | | [[2015 SSNCT]] |
− | *[[Souderton]], in their first pyramidal tournament ever, against Renaissance Academy at [[Great Valley]]'s 2015 winter tournament (690-(-5))
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− | *[[Northmont|Northmont A]] at 2015 Quizbowl Invitational for Northwest Ohio Academics against Mohawk A (815-0) and Lincolnview B (720-0)
| + | | [[Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central A]] |
− | *[[Glasgow]] at 2015 [[SSNCT]] against Woodland (765-(-10)) (23 toss-ups heard)
| + | | 660 - 30 |
− | *[[Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central A]] at [[2015 PACE NSC]] against Del Norte (660-30)
| + | | [[Del Norte]] |
− | *[[Dorman|Dorman A]] at 2015 Glasgow Scottie Invitational against Merrol Hyde B (705-0)
| + | | [[2015 PACE NSC]] |
− | *[[Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central B]] at 2015 TEAMS against Hinsdale Central B (610-0)
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− | *[[Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central A]] at 2015 TEAMS against Pine Garden Stream Woods (730-0)
| + | | [[Miami Valley School|Miami Valley A]] |
− | *[[West Point|West Point A]] at the 2016 [[West Point Rainwater Invitational]] against Sylacauga B (475-0)
| + | | 870 - -5<br/>(24 tossups heard) |
− | *[[Miami Valley School|Miami Valley A]] at 2017 [[SSNCT]] against [[Doral Red Rock|Doral Red Rock B]] (870-(-5)) (24 toss-ups heard)
| + | | [[Doral Red Rock|Doral Red Rock B]] |
− | *[[High Tech|High Tech A]] at 2018 [[Scarlet Knight Winter]] against Middlesex County Academy B (725-0)
| + | | [[2017 SSNCT]] |
− | *[[Copley|Copley A]] at 2018 [[Battle Buzz]] against Keystone B (635-0)
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− | *[[Jesuit|Jesuit A]] at the 2018 [[LQBA]] Louisiana State Championship against Woodlawn (690-(-10))
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− | *[[Ottawa Hills]] at the 2018 [[Beavercreek Fall Invitational]] against Clermont Northeastern B (730-(-5))
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− | *[[Copley|Copley A]] at the 2018 [[Hicksville Invitational]] against Hillsdale B (705-0)
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− | *[[Allderdice|Allderdice A]] at the 2018 [[SAGACITY]] against John Marshall B (690-0)
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− | *Troy (NY) at the 2018 Tri-State Tussle IV against Ithaca B (750-0).
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− | *[[Manheim Township|Manheim Township A]] at the 2018 [[Henderson Invitational]] against Smithtown East A (670-(-5)) This occured on the same day as the Allderdice grail, so there were two grails in the same state at different tournaments on November 17th, 2018
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− | *[[Oak Park-River Forest]] against [[Morton West]] (860-20) in the IHSA West Suburban Conference on November 28th, 2018
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− | *[[Copley|Copley A]] against Barberton (770-5) during the 2019 [[Summit County Academic Challenge League]] regular season
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− | *[[High Tech|High Tech A]] at 2019's [[PHSAT]] XXVII against Moravian Academy B ([https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/game.jsp?game_id=942069 765-(-10)])
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− | *[[Wayzata|Wayzata A]] against [[Eden Prairie|Eden Prairie F]] in round 7 of the 2019-20 [[Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League]]
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− | *[[Hallsville]] at the 2021 Tri-County Conference Tournament against Osage (690-30) (with [[bouncebacks]])
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− | *[[Eden Prairie|Eden Prairie A]] against [[Chaska|Chaska C]] at the 2021 [[Run for the Roses]]
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− | *[[Burnsville|Burnsville A]] against Tanglin Trust at the 2021 Run for the Roses
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| ===Middle School=== | | ===Middle School=== |
− | *[[Middlesex Middle|Middlesex Middle A]] at 2015 [[Manheim Township]] Middle School Academic Challenge against Landisville Middle A (785-(-5))
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− | *[[Miami Valley School (middle school)|Miami Valley School A]] four times: once against Willis at Olentangy Liberty's AQUILA I (645-(-10)), once at the 2015 Ohio Middle School State Championship against St. Mary B (700-0), once at the 2016 Harvest Prep Fall Challenge against Delaware Dempsey (760-0), and once at the 3rd Annual Copley Middle School Invitational against St. Hilary A (765-(-10)).
| + | Please read the guidelines under the "Grails of note" header |
− | *[[Barrington Station]] twice: at 2017 SMV Fall Gladiator Open against [[St. Mary's Visitation|St. Mary's Visitation B]] [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/game.jsp?game_id=776358 715–0] on November 4, 2017; and at 2018 Northwestern University Jr. Wildcat against [[St. Giles|St. Giles A]] [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/game.jsp?game_id=821933 710-(-10)] on March 10, 2018
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− | *[[Hunter|Hunter A]] at 2018 Bergen Winter Classic against [[Middlesex Middle|Middlesex Middle G]] 745-(-10)
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− | *[[JP Stevens|John Adams]] at 2021 New Jersey Middle State Championships against [[Morristown-Beard]] 690-(-5)
| + | ! Grailer |
− | | + | ! Score |
− | | + | ! Grailee |
− | ==Incomplete List of Solo Teams That Have Achieved an Individual Grail or Near-Grail==
| + | ! Tournament |
− | | + | |- |
− | Even rarer, an individual grail occurs when a single individual, playing solo or with teammates, answers every tossup in a regulation match.
| + | | [[Miami Valley School (middle school)|Miami Valley School A]] |
− | | + | | 700 - 0 |
− | ===College/Open===
| + | | [[St. Mary]] B |
− | *[[Chipola College|Chipola's]] [[Dallin Kelson]] at the Valencia site of the 2010 Delta Burke (defeating Mercer B in the first round of the playoffs 620-0)
| + | | 2015 Ohio Middle School State Championship |
− | *[[Tristan Willey]] (then of [[Macomb]], but playing independently at the collegiate level) grailed against [[Central Michigan|Central Michigan A]] at [[2011 ACF Fall]] at [[NIU]]. [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/143/stats/combined/playerdetail/#p1_27].
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− | *[[Seth Kendall]] of [[Kentucky]] grailed against UTK B at the [[2005 ACF Fall]].[http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2181&p=27529]
| + | | [[JP Stevens|John Adams]] |
− | *[[R. Hentzel]] legendarily had an attempt at an individual grail foiled when he failed to identify an "Easy-Bake Oven."
| + | | 690 - -5 |
| + | | [[Morristown-Beard]] |
| + | | 2021 New Jersey Middle State Championships |
| + | |} |
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− | ===High School=== | + | ==Individual Grails of Note== |
− | *[[Eric Xu]] of [[Western Albemarle]] grailed against [[Mount Vernon]] B at [[RAYNOR]] (run by [[Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson]]).
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− | *[[Alex Schmidt]] of [[Lehigh Valley]] grailed against [[Smithtown West]] A at [[Harvard Fall Tournament]] XII.
| + | Please read the guidelines under the "Grails of note" header |
− | *[[Kuo-Kai Chin]] of [[Walter Johnson]] grailed against [[Centennial]] C at [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/605/stats/playoffs/playerdetail/#p1_21 PSAT/NMSQT]
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− | *[[John John Groger]] of [[Miami Valley School]] grailed against [[Auburn]] at the high-school only UChicago mirror of [[ACF Fall|2019 ACF Fall]]
| + | An individual grail occurs when a single individual, playing solo or with teammates, answers every tossup in a regulation match. |
− | *[[Steven Botos]] of [[Dublin Scioto]] grailed against [[Interlochen]] at [[DART Mainsite]]
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− | ===Middle School===
| + | [[R. Hentzel]] legendarily had an attempt at an individual grail foiled when he failed to identify an "Easy-Bake Oven." |
− | *[[William Groger]] of [[Miami Valley School (middle school)| Miami Valley]] A grailed against St. Hilary A at the 3rd Annual Copley Middle School Invitational.
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− | *[[Robert Muñiz]] of [[Midtown Classical|Midtown Classical A]] grailed against Montford A at the Fourth Annual Fairview Egghead Invitational Tournament.
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− | ==See Also==
| + | [[John John Groger]] of [[Miami Valley School]] grailed [[Auburn]] by himself at the highschool-only UChicago mirror of [[ACF Fall|2019 ACF Fall]]. |
− | *[[Andrew Hart Grail]]
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