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'''Theodore Jasper "Ted" Gioia''' is a quizbowler at [[Harvard]]. With the graduation of [[Andrew Yaphe]] and [[Jerry Vinokurov]], he is generally considered one of the best active literature players in the game.
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'''Theodore Jasper "Ted" Gioia''' is a quizbowler at [[Harvard]]. With the graduation of [[Andrew Yaphe]] and [[Jerry Vinokurov]], he is generally considered the best active literature player in the game [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=11055] (though not by Matt Bollinger who has seen him play once).  
  
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Ted was the head editor for [[KLEE]], both incarnations of [[Harvard International]], and the [[2008 T-Party]]. He also was an editor for [[2008 ACF Fall]], [[2009 ACF Regionals]], and [[2010 ACF Regionals]]. He is also known for his hatred of common link literature tossups and for his overzealous promotion of questions on "important" subjects in the academic canon.
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Ted was the head editor for [[KLEE]], both incarnations of [[Harvard International]], and the [[2008 T-Party]]. He also was an editor for [[2008 ACF Fall]], [[2009 ACF Regionals]], and [[2010 ACF Regionals]]. He is also known for his hatred of common link literature tossups and for his overzealous promotion of questions on canonical books that people read rather than historical oddities.  
  
 
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His time at [[Harvard]] has seen some notable victories, including several wins at sub-national events and high finishes at [[ACF Nationals 2009]] and [[2009 ICT|ICT 2009]].
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His time at [[Harvard]] has seen some notable victories, including several wins at sub-national events and high finishes at [[ACF Nationals 2009]] and winning the undergraduate championship and placing 3rd overall at the [[2009 ICT|ICT 2009]] playing on a team with [[Dallas Simons]], [[Andy Watkins]], and [[Kyle Haddad-Fonda]]. He was part of the second place team at the [[2009 Chicago Open]] with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Jerry Vinokurov]], and [[Dallas Simons]]. Ted also placed third at the 2009 [[Chicago Open Literature Tournament]] finishing with the second most powers in the field while playing on a balanced team with [[Jerry Vinokurov]] (scoring 80 ppg to Jerry's 65 ppg).
  
 
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*[[Penn Bowl|2010 Penn Bowl]] - 1st place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Andy Watkins]])
 
*[[Penn Bowl|2010 Penn Bowl]] - 1st place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Andy Watkins]])
 
*[[2009 FIST]] - 2nd place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Eric Mukherjee]])
 
*[[2009 FIST]] - 2nd place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Eric Mukherjee]])
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* 2009 [[Chicago Open Literature Tournament]] - 3rd place (with [[Jerry Vinokurov]])
 
*[[Chicago Open|2009 Chicago Open]] - 2nd place (with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Jerry Vinokurov]], and [[Dallas Simons]])
 
*[[Chicago Open|2009 Chicago Open]] - 2nd place (with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Jerry Vinokurov]], and [[Dallas Simons]])
 
*[[2009 Missouri Open]] at Maryland - 1st place (with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Dan Puma]])
 
*[[2009 Missouri Open]] at Maryland - 1st place (with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Dan Puma]])
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*[[2009 ACF Regionals]] - 1st place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Andy Watkins]])
 
*[[2009 ACF Regionals]] - 1st place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Andy Watkins]])
 
*[[2009 Penn Bowl]] - 3rd place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Andy Watkins]]))
 
*[[2009 Penn Bowl]] - 3rd place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Andy Watkins]]))
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*[[2008 VCU Open]] - 1st place (with [[Jerry Vinokurov]] and [[Henry Gorman]])
 
*[[2008 ACF Nationals]] - Middle Bracket (with [[Rom Masrour]], [[Bruce Arthur]], and [[Ylaine Gerardin]])
 
*[[2008 ACF Nationals]] - Middle Bracket (with [[Rom Masrour]], [[Bruce Arthur]], and [[Ylaine Gerardin]])
 
*[[2008 FICHTE]] at Maryland - 2nd place (with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Shantanu Jha]], and [[Adam Marshall]])
 
*[[2008 FICHTE]] at Maryland - 2nd place (with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Shantanu Jha]], and [[Adam Marshall]])

Revision as of 01:18, 16 March 2011

Ted Gioia
Noted subjects Literature, Arts, Opera, 20th century Drama, Social Science, and Evelyn Waugh
Current college Harvard (2008-)
Past colleges None
High school Gonzaga (2005-2007)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Theodore Jasper "Ted" Gioia is a quizbowler at Harvard. With the graduation of Andrew Yaphe and Jerry Vinokurov, he is generally considered the best active literature player in the game [1] (though not by Matt Bollinger who has seen him play once).

Ted was the head editor for KLEE, both incarnations of Harvard International, and the 2008 T-Party. He also was an editor for 2008 ACF Fall, 2009 ACF Regionals, and 2010 ACF Regionals. He is also known for his hatred of common link literature tossups and for his overzealous promotion of questions on canonical books that people read rather than historical oddities.

High School

Ted lead a high-level Gonzaga team, which, among other notable results, won 5th place at 2007 PACE NSC. He was also a two-time PACE all-star.

College

His time at Harvard has seen some notable victories, including several wins at sub-national events and high finishes at ACF Nationals 2009 and winning the undergraduate championship and placing 3rd overall at the ICT 2009 playing on a team with Dallas Simons, Andy Watkins, and Kyle Haddad-Fonda. He was part of the second place team at the 2009 Chicago Open with Eric Mukherjee, Jerry Vinokurov, and Dallas Simons. Ted also placed third at the 2009 Chicago Open Literature Tournament finishing with the second most powers in the field while playing on a balanced team with Jerry Vinokurov (scoring 80 ppg to Jerry's 65 ppg).

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Notable Tournaments

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