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'''Morgan Venkus''' is a former player for [[Loyola Academy]] who briefly played for [[Chicago]]. During the 2012-2013 school year, he "transformed from a really good Quizbowl player to one of the best in the nation" according to Harry White [http://hsnct.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/regional-previews-the-midwest/]. At the [[2013 HSNCT]], he played solo during the prelims, was the #3 overall prelim scorer, and qualified his team for the playoffs (his teammates joined him on Sunday, leading to their team placing third and becoming the best 6-4 team in HSNCT history and the highest placing Illinois team to date). He is notable for making a large leap in ability due to his near-unhealthy amounts of spite and for being late to things.
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'''Morgan Venkus''' is a former player for [[Loyola Academy]] and the [[University of Chicago]]. During the 2012-2013 school year, he "transformed from a really good Quizbowl player to one of the best in the nation" according to Harry White [http://hsnct.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/regional-previews-the-midwest/]. At the [[2013 HSNCT]], he played solo during the prelims, was the #3 overall prelim scorer, and qualified his team for the playoffs, finishing in 3rd place after his teammates rejoined him for Sunday. He led the Chicago team that took 2nd place at [[2014 Oxford Open]] and was the lead scorer at the tournament, much to the displeasure of various vocal members of the British quizzing community, who took to Facebook to complain about being walloped by an 18-year-old.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:14, 7 November 2022

Morgan Venkus is a former player for Loyola Academy and the University of Chicago. During the 2012-2013 school year, he "transformed from a really good Quizbowl player to one of the best in the nation" according to Harry White [1]. At the 2013 HSNCT, he played solo during the prelims, was the #3 overall prelim scorer, and qualified his team for the playoffs, finishing in 3rd place after his teammates rejoined him for Sunday. He led the Chicago team that took 2nd place at 2014 Oxford Open and was the lead scorer at the tournament, much to the displeasure of various vocal members of the British quizzing community, who took to Facebook to complain about being walloped by an 18-year-old.