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A '''side event''' is a small tournament ran in conjunction with a quiz bowl tournament, usually after that "main" tournament is completed. Typically, a "side event" is partnered with an academic tournament so that it can draw in more players.
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:''See also: [[List of side events]]''
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A '''side event''' is a small tournament usually run in conjunction with a quizbowl tournament (the "main event"). Typically, a "side event" is partnered with an academic tournament so that it can draw in more players.
  
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[[Subject tournaments]] are an example of a side event.
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Side events usually cover a niche selection of subjects, while "main events" usually cover a standard distribution of all subjects (sometimes called "all-subject quizbowl"). [[Subject tournaments]] are common examples of side events. Colloquially, "side event" can also refer to a niche tournament or question set in itself (such as a [[vanity tournament]]), regardless of whether it is actually paired with a "main event."</onlyinclude>
  
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[[Trash]] tournaments sometimes have certain attributes of side events (running in the evening or on Sunday after a larger academic tournament, providing 10 or fewer rounds, being unabashedly reflective of the authors' vanity interests) but are rarely categorized as "side events" unless they are further specialized to some subdistribution of trash. Similarly, official [[History Bowl]] events are not considered "side events."
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[[:Category:Trash tournaments|Trash tournaments]] sometimes have certain attributes of side events (running in the evening or on Sunday after a larger academic tournament, providing 10 or fewer rounds, being unabashedly reflective of the authors' vanity interests) but are rarely categorized as "side events" unless they are further specialized to some subdistribution of trash. Similarly, official [[History Bowl]] events are not considered "side events."
  
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The phenomenon of side events being announced without any real plan to actually write or hold them was satirized by the holding of [[Tricontakaipentagon]] in 2013.
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The phenomenon of side events being announced without any real plan to actually write or hold them was satirized by [[Triacontakaipentagon]] in 2013.
  
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===Side event weekends===
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==Side event weekends==
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The difficulty of attaching side events to any given tournament has spawned '''side event weekends''', in which primarily side events are played. Side event weekends are held routinely in the Midwest, and the NorCal Weekend of Quizbowl has been held since 2016.
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The difficulty of attaching side events to any given tournament has spawned '''side event weekends''', in which primarily side events are played.
  
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==List of side events by year==
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Side event weekends are held routinely in the Midwest, and the NorCal Weekend of Quizbowl has been held since 2016.
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''Excluding regular trash tournaments.''
 
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| [[Lederberg Memorial Science|Lederberg Memorial Science II]]
 
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| Science
 
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| [[Eric Mukherjee]]
 
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===2013===
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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| Chicago History Doubles
 
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| Triacontakaipentagon
 
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| Collin Parks's Byzantine History Tournament
 
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| Byzantine History
 
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| [[Collin Park]]
 
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| [[Eyes That Do Not See|Eyes That Do Not See V]]
 
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| Visual Art
 
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| [[Mike Bentley]]
 
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===2012===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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| Mike Cheyne's Disney Packet
 
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| Disney
 
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| [[Mike Cheyne]]
 
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|-
 
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| Drew Scheeler's Community Packet
 
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| Community
 
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| [[Drew Scheeler]]
 
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| Chicago History Doubles
 
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| Dragonball Z Tournament
 
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| HUSKY
 
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| Visual Trash
 
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|-
 
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| Ike Jose "ANFORTAS" Myth Tournament
 
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|-
 
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| Mike Cheyne Film Tournament
 
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| [[Mike Cheyne]]
 
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| WELD
 
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| Literature Doubles
 
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| [[Will Nediger]]
 
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|-
 
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| YMIR
 
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| Myth
 
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|-
 
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| [[Eyes That Do Not See|Eyes That Do Not See IV]]
 
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| Visual Art
 
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| [[Mike Bentley]]
 
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===2011===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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|-
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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|-
 
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| Chicago History Doubles
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| [[Geography Monstrosity|Geography Monstrosity III]]
 
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| Geography
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| [[GUERILLA|GUERILLA II]]
 
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| [[Eyes That Do Not See|Eyes That Do Not See III]]
 
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| Visual Art
 
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| [[Mike Bentley]]
 
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===2010===
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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! Notes
 
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| [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10313 Bruce Arthur's Wild Kingdom]
 
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| Animals
 
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| [[Bruce Arthur]]
 
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9200 Spring Offensive]
 
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| History
 
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| [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Donald Taylor]], [[Shantanu Jha]], [[Ahmad Ragab]], [[Andrew Chrzanowski]], [[Sandy Huang]]
 
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|-
 
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=9943 BELFAST]
 
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| Fine Arts
 
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| [[Tanay Kothari]]
 
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| [[Eyes That Do Not See|Eyes That Do Not See II]]
 
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| Visual Art
 
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| [[Mike Bentley]]
 
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|-
 
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10411 VAIN (Videogames are Extremely Niche)]
 
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| Video Games
 
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| [[Mike Bentley]]
 
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| [[Eyes That Do Not See|Eyes That Do Not See I]]
 
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| Visual Art
 
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| [[Mike Bentley]]
 
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|-
 
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| [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=9569 Jean-Baptiste Lully Memorial]
 
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| Fine Arts
 
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| [[Abid Haseeb]], [[Lloyd Sy]], [[Shantanu Jha]]
 
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| [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9757 Chicago Open Literature Doubles 2010: SuperJha Saves Tournaments]
 
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| Lit
 
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| [[Ike Jose]], [[Shantanu Jha]]
 
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9210 TIDUS (Tournament Involving Digital UniverseS)]
 
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| Video Games
 
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| [[Jeremy Eaton]]
 
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| [[Geography Monstrosity|Geography Monstrosity II]]
 
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| Geography
 
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| [[Jeff Hoppes]]
 
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| packet submission edited by Jeff
 
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| [[GUERILLA]] I
 
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| Guerilla All-Subject
 
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10714 Harry Potter Tournament (Name/Date TBA)]
 
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| Harry Potter
 
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| [[Saul Hankin]]
 
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10307 Bill Cullen Memorial Open]
 
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| Game Shows
 
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| [[Nathaniel Kane]]
 
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| [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10920 PERV (Popular Entertainment Represented Visually)]
 
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| Visual Trash
 
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| [[Logan Anbinder]], [[Paul Marchsteiner]]
 
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10718 Minnesota RPG Tournament]
 
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| Video Games
 
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| guerilla event held during [[Minnesota Open|Minnesota Open 2011]], with themed packet submissions by [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Mike Cheyne]], [[Mike Bentley]], [[Matt Lafer]], [[Dwight Wynne]], [[Ryan Westbrook]], and [[Ike Jose]]
 
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| [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=8703 MELD (Mildly Experimental Literature Doubles)]
 
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| Literature Doubles
 
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| [[Will Nediger]]
 
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10308 Julius Civilis Classics Tournament]
 
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| Classics Speedcheck
 
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| [[Dallas Simons]]
 
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| intended to be played by attendants of the National Junior Classical League convention
 
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| [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=9089 Unnamed Chipola Lit/Fine Art Singles Tournament]
 
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| Literature, Fine Arts
 
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| Chipola College
 
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| [[The Experiment]] II
 
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| Bruce Arthur Eurofest
 
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| [[Bruce Arthur]]
 
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| [[RMPFest]] II
 
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| Cheyne-Berry Comics Tournament
 
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| Tommy Casalaspi Lit Tournament
 
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| [[Tommy Casalaspi]]
 
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| Mike Cheyne Fake Lit Tournament
 
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| [[Mike Cheyne]]
 
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| Chicago Literature Doubles
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| [[Geography Monstrosity]] I
 
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|-
 
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| Ike Jose Lit Singles
 
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|-
 
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| [[Gaddis]] II
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| Minnesota Guerilla Sports Tournament
 
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| KLEE
 
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| Arts
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| [[Lederberg Memorial Science]]
 
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| Science
 
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| [[Eric Mukherjee]]
 
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|-
 
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| Science Nonstrosity
 
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| Science
 
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| Dream Tournament
 
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===2008===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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|-
 
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| Gumpei Yokoi Memorial Tournament
 
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|
 
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| [[Mike Bentley]]
 
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|-
 
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| [[RMPFest]] I
 
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|-
 
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| Chicago History Doubles
 
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|-
 
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| Chicago Literature Doubles
 
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|-
 
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| Chicago Movies Tournament
 
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|-
 
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| [[Gaddis]] I
 
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|-
 
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| Minnesota Impossible Speedcheck
 
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| Minnesota Literature Doubles
 
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===2007===
 
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! Writers
 
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| [[The Experiment]] I
 
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|
 
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| Bruce Arthur History Doubles
 
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| [[Bruce Arthur]]
 
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|}
 
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===2006===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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|-
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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|-
 
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| Seth Teitler Myth Tournament
 
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|
 
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| [[Seth Teitler]]
 
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|-
 
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| Berkeley Science Monstrosity
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| Chris Frankel History Doubles
 
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|
 
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| [[Chris Frankel]]
 
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|}
 
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===2005===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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|-
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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|-
 
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| Jacopo Pontormo
 
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| Art
 
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|
 
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===2004===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! Writers
 
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| Berkeley Movies Tournament
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| Berkeley Science Monstrosity
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| Folly and Glory
 
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| Lit Singles
 
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|
 
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|}
 
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===2003===
 
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===2002===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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|-
 
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| Berkeley Science Masters
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| Anthony de Jesus Singles
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| "S.O.B." Singles
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|}
 
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===2001===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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|-
 
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| Herbert Spencer Singles
 
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|-
 
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| Mark Discordia Singles
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| "Fleetwood" Mac Singles
 
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|-
 
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| Andy Goss Trash Singles
 
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===2000===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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| Chicago Open Singles
 
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===1999===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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| Chicago Open Singles
 
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|-
 
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| Case Western Trash Singles
 
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===1998===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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|-
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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|-
 
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| Chicago Open Singles
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|}
 
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===???===
 
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{|-
 
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|
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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|-
 
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! Season
 
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! Tournament Name
 
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! Tournament Subject or Gimmick
 
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! Writers
 
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! Site(s) held
 
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! Winner(s)
 
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! Stats
 
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|-
 
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| 2010?
 
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| Doug Graebner's Painting Tournament
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| 2010?
 
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| Dan Passner's Judaica Bowl
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| 2010?
 
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| Gautam Kandlikar's India Tournament
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| 2009?
 
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| Zach Foster's Military History Tournament
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| 2011?
 
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| High Schooler Produced Japanese/Asian Lit Thing
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| 2012?
 
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| Fred Morlan's Music Tournament
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| 2011?
 
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| Matt Duchan's Sports Tournament
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| 2013?
 
−
| Nolan Esser's Rock Music Tournament
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
−
|-
 
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| 2010?
 
−
| Nathan James's "Chad C. Mulligan Open" Mini-ACF Tournament
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| 2011?
 
−
| "Krik? Krak! Moo: Electric Blankets are Optional" Short Literature Tournament
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
−
| 2008
 
−
| Andy Watkins's "20th Century Side Event"
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| 2011?
 
−
| Bruce Arthur's "Amazing Planet" Animal Tournament
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| 2011?
 
−
| Shan Kothari's Music Tournament
 
−
|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
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| 2011?
 
−
| Andrew Hart's Arrested Development Tournament
 
−
|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
−
|-
 
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| 2011?
 
−
| Joe Brosch's Anime Tournament
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 2013 Summer
 
−
| Aidan Mehigan's Architecture Tournament
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
−
|-
 
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| 2011?
 
−
| Michael Hausinger's Engineering Tournament
 
−
|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
−
|-
 
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| 2010?
 
−
| Andy Watkins's "Science, Dismal and Gay" Tournament of Science, Economics, and Poetry
 
−
|
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
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| 2012?
 
−
| Isaac Hirsch's Hats Tournament
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 2009
 
−
| Matt Weiner's "Henry Darger Tournament of the Unreal"
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
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|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 2007?
 
−
| Andrew Ullsperger's Science Tournament
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 2008?
 
−
| Ryan Westbrook's "Varying Difficulty" Tournament
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 2008?
 
−
| Rom Masrour's Movie Tournament
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 2010?
 
−
| Andy Watkins and Hannah Kirsch's "Uwe Boll" Common Links Tournament
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 2011?
 
−
| "The Eric and Ben Myth Tournament"
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 2025
 
−
| Ted Gioia's "Secret Literature Tournament for Andrew Yaphe"
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| 2011?
 
−
| Jeff Geringer's "Trastastrophe III"
 
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Latest revision as of 09:49, 27 October 2021

See also: List of side events

A side event is a small tournament usually run in conjunction with a quizbowl tournament (the "main event"). Typically, a "side event" is partnered with an academic tournament so that it can draw in more players.

Side events usually cover a niche selection of subjects, while "main events" usually cover a standard distribution of all subjects (sometimes called "all-subject quizbowl"). Subject tournaments are common examples of side events. Colloquially, "side event" can also refer to a niche tournament or question set in itself (such as a vanity tournament), regardless of whether it is actually paired with a "main event."

Trash tournaments sometimes have certain attributes of side events (running in the evening or on Sunday after a larger academic tournament, providing 10 or fewer rounds, being unabashedly reflective of the authors' vanity interests) but are rarely categorized as "side events" unless they are further specialized to some subdistribution of trash. Similarly, official History Bowl events are not considered "side events."

The phenomenon of side events being announced without any real plan to actually write or hold them was satirized by Triacontakaipentagon in 2013.

Side event weekends

The difficulty of attaching side events to any given tournament has spawned side event weekends, in which primarily side events are played.

Side event weekends are held routinely in the Midwest, and the NorCal Weekend of Quizbowl has been held since 2016.

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