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'''Dan "Dan-Don" Donohue''' is a freshman at [[Northwestern]], and formerly attended [[Saint Viator]] High School in Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago. For much of his senior year, he was unaffiliated with the team there, yet played many tournaments in Illinois solo as a "hobo". He also holds the distinction of being the youngest-ever [[IHSSBCA]] performance certified moderator. On the [[hsquizbowl.org forums]] (and in the quizbowl community at large), Dan goes by "Dan-Don," a nickname given to him by [[Zahed Haseeb]]. He writes for [[NAQT]] and [[HSAPQ]].  
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'''Dan "Dan-Don" Donohue''' is a sophomore at [[Northwestern]], and formerly attended [[Saint Viator]] High School in Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago.  
  
=Player=
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For much of his senior year, he was unaffiliated with the team there, yet played many tournaments in Illinois solo as a [[rogue]] team, an action which [[David Riley]] said "inadvertently opened the door for others to do likewise." [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=9692&p=180888&hilit=fond+farewell#p180858]
==Middle School==
 
From 2004 to 2006, Dan captained St. James Jr. High of Arlington Heights to a few top-three finishes at [[Saint Viator]]'s biannual middle school tournaments. The questions were [[bad quizbowl]], but he was always the team's top scorer.
 
  
==High School==
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He writes for [[NAQT]] and currently serves as the head editor for [[HSAPQ]]'s [[VHSL]] sets.
===2006-2008===
 
Dan played only [[bad quizbowl]] during his freshman and sophomore years. During this time, he led the Viator frosh/soph team to a couple [[North Metropolitan Scholastic Bowl League|NMSBL]] titles and was named to the All-Tournament Teams at the 2007 [[Carmel]] Frosh/Soph and the 2008 Kaneland Frosh/Soph. But those weren't good tournaments so they don't really matter.
 
 
 
===2008-2009===
 
In the 2008-2009 season, Dan experienced [[good quizbowl]] for the first time, even traveling to the [[2009 NSC]] and [[2009 HSNCT]]. At both tournaments he put up less-than-impressive individual stats, wore flashy sunglasses, and placed a talking Montgomery "Scotty" Scott action figure on his desk before each match. The [[IHSSBCA]] named Dan to the All-Sectional team in the [[Stevenson]] Sectional as part of their [[IHSSBCA All State Program|All-Sectional/All-State Program]].
 
 
 
{| border="2" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"
 
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
 
!width="175"|Tournament||width="150"|Individual Placing||width="100"|Team Placing||width="400"|Notes
 
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|2009 [[Huskie Bowl]]||23rd/109, 25.00 PPG [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=NIU&id=3&page=individuals]||5th/20 [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=NIU&id=3&page=standings]||HSAPQ ACF-Style #3
 
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|Loyburn Classic I||22nd/67, 22.50 PPG [http://www.ihssbca.org/statistics/2009_Loyburn/loyburn_individuals.php]||8th/12 [http://www.ihssbca.org/statistics/2009_Loyburn/loyburn_standings.php]||HSAPQ NSC-Style #2
 
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|2009 [[NAQT Illinois State Tournament]]||18th/76, 23.93 PPG [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-individuals.jsp?tournament_id=2754]||5th/16 [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2754&playoffs=1]||
 
|-
 
|2009 [[Illinois|UIUC]] Solo||N/A||12th/24 [http://www.illinoisabt.org/results/2009hs_solo/2009hs_solo_overall_standings.html]||[[BATE]] mirror.
 
|-
 
|[[2009 NSC]]||25.00 PPG [http://www.taftqb.com/t/pacensc09/players/standings]||47th/64 [http://www.taftqb.com/t/pacensc09/teams/standings/]||
 
|-
 
|[[2009 HSNCT]]||198th/1000 [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-individuals.jsp?tournament_id=2750]||T-58th/192 [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2750&playoffs=1]||
 
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|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
 
|}
 
 
 
===2009-2010===
 
 
 
At 2009 [[ACE Camp]], he was a Wildman finalist and Literature finalist at SEMO. In October 2009, a series of disagreements with [[Saint Viator]]'s head coach and administration left Dan teamless. As a result, he chose to play as a Hobo, sometimes with his former teammates, which culminated in a 39th place solo finish at the [[2010 NSC|2010 PACE NSC]]. In March 2010, the [[IHSSBCA]] voted him to the Second Class AA All-State Team [http://www.ihssbca.org/awards/2010aa_allstate.php] as part of their [[IHSSBCA All State Program]].
 
 
 
{| border="2" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"
 
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
 
!width="175"|Tournament||width="150"|Individual Placing||width="100"|Team Placing||width="400"|Notes
 
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|2009 [[Illinois|UIUC]] Earlybird [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7997]||1st/65, 110.00 PPG [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/dtaylor4/2009%20Earlybird/Prelims/2009%20Earlybird_individuals.html]||6th/14 [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/dtaylor4/2009%20Earlybird/Playoffs/2009%20Earlybird%20Playoffs_standings.html]||Played solo as Hobo from Hobo. [[HSAPQ]] ACF-Style #8.
 
|-
 
|2009 [[THUNDER]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=8611&start=0]||26th/36, 9.55 PPG [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=NIU&id=4&page=individuals]||7th/12 [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=NIU&id=4&page=standings]||Played as Maureen from Arlington Heights Home for Academics (AHHA) with [[Andrew Deveau]] (Tom), [[Nolan Winkler]] (Matt), and [[Marcel Youkhna]] (David).
 
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|2009 [[ACF Fall]] Midwest [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=8413]||6th/89, 61.82 PPG [http://bowl.uchicago.edu/acf2009/acf%20fall%20prelims_individuals.html]||12th/24 [http://bowl.uchicago.edu/acf2009/acf%20fall%20prelims_standings.html]||Played as Scarecrow from Federal Union of Catholic Kids (FUCK) with former teammates Ryan Gilmore (Lion), Jack Nuelle (Tinman), and Eddie Zahrebelski (Dorothy).
 
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|2010 [[Huskie Bowl]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8962]||1st/51, 75.45 PPG[http://www.ihssbca.org/statistics/2010_HuskieBowl/upperdiv_individuals.php]||7th/12 [http://www.ihssbca.org/statistics/2010_HuskieBowl/upperdiv_standings.php]||Played solo as Hobo from Hobo. Mirror of 2010 [[Prison Bowl (set)|Prison Bowl]].
 
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|[[Northwestern|Wildcat]] XII [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8835]||6th/57, 80.00 PPG [http://www.ihssbca.org/statistics/2010_Wildcat/2010Wildcat_individuals.php]||6th/14 [http://www.ihssbca.org/statistics/2010_Wildcat/2010Wildcat_standings.php]||Played as Father from Hobo with former teammates Ryan Gilmore (Son) and Jack Nuelle (Holy Spirit). HSAPQ ACF-Style #11.
 
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|2010 [[Illinois|UIUC]] Solo [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9209]||N/A||8th/24 [http://www.ihssbca.org/statistics/2010_Singles/2010_Singles_Playoffs_standings.php]||Mirror of 2010 [[NAREN]].
 
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|2010 [[Matt_Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament|MCMNT]][http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9253]||14th/33, 34.17 PPG [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/martin65/www/MCMNT%20Prelims_individuals.html]||3rd/14 [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/martin65/www/MCMNT%20Overall_standings.html]||Played as Valencia from the Charles Hang School for College Players Who Club Baby Seals with [[Loyola Academy]]'s [[Nolan Winkler]] and [[OPRF]]'s [[Ben Carbery]].
 
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|2010 [[ATROPHY]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9598]||6th/45, 52.73 [http://www.ihssbca.org/statistics/2010_ATROPHY/2010_ATROPHY_individuals.php]||8th/12 [http://www.ihssbca.org/statistics/2010_ATROPHY/2010_ATROPHY_standings.php]||Played on Hobo with former teammates Ryan Gilmore, Jack Nuelle, and Richard Hutyra. Mirror of 2010 [[GSAC]].
 
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|2010 [[QUALM-FREE]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9744]||1st/39, 120.00 PPG [http://www.ihssbca.org/statistics/2010_QUALM-FREE/2010_QUALM-FREE_individuals.php]||4th/11 [http://www.ihssbca.org/statistics/2010_QUALM-FREE/2010_QUALM-FREE_standings.php]||Played solo as Hobo from Hobo. Some question as to whether he came in third or fourth [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9744#p185890]. Mirror of 2010 [[Ben Cooper Memorial]].
 
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|2010 Midwest Championship [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8979]||2nd/45, 57.69 PP20TH [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-individuals.jsp?tournament_id=2998]||9th/11 [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2998&playoffs=1]||Mirror of 2010 [[NAQT]] DII SCT set.
 
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|[[2010 NSC]]||7th/264, 110.00 PPG [http://pace-nsc.org/2010stats/2010_PACE_NSC_Phase_One_individuals.html]||39th/64 [http://pace-nsc.org/2010stats/2010_PACE_NSC_Aggregate_standings.html]||Played solo.
 
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
 
|}
 
 
 
==College==
 
===2010-2011===
 
{| border="2" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"
 
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
 
!width="50"|Date||width="175"|Tournament||width="150"|Question Set||width="150|Individual Placing||width="100"|Team Placing||width="400"|Notes
 
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|7/17/10||[[St. Charles Community College|St. Charles]] Open [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=10164]||2010 Solon Spring||2/24, 94.29 PPG [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=StCharlesCC&id=2&page=individuals]||4/8 [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=StCharlesCC&id=1&page=standings]||Played solo on Team Hobo.
 
|-
 
|8/7/10||[[VCU]] Open: [[Michigan]] Location [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=9993&start=0]||2010 VCU Open||18/24, 8.50 PPG [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=UMich&id=5&page=individuals]||3/6 [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=UMich&id=5&page=standings]||Played on Poodle-Dee, Poodle Dan-Don with Ike Jose, Kevin Malis, and Bernadette Spencer.
 
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|8/8/10||[[VCU]] Sunday: [[Michigan]] Location [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=9993&start=0]||2010 VCU Sunday||16/36, 27.22 PPG [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=UMich&id=8&page=individuals]||4/10 [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=UMich&id=8&page=standings]||Played on Malis at the Palace with Kevin Malis.
 
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|10/3/10||[[EFT]] at [[Illinois|UIUC]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10368#p193862]||2010 [[EFT]]/[[MCMNT]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10233&start=0]||10/107, 60.00 PPG [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/dtaylor4/EFT%202010%20Stats/EFT_2010_individuals.html]||12/32 [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/dtaylor4/EFT%202010%20Combined/EFT_2010_Combined_standings.html]||
 
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|11/6/10||[[ACF Fall]] Great Lakes [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10587&start=0]||2010 ACF Fall [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10109]||2/102, 73.75 PPG [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=OSUAT&id=18&page=individuals]||T-7/26 [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=OSUAT&id=18&page=standings]||
 
|-
 
|11/13/10||[[GIT]] XV [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10580&start=0]||2010 Valencia Delta Burke [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9773]||1/22, 96.00 PPG [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=Charbroil&id=20&page=individuals]||1/8 [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=Charbroil&id=20&page=standings]||
 
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|12/4/10||[[THUNDER]] II at [[Illinois|UIUC]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10646]||2010 [[THUNDER]] II [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10337]||15/52, 32.31 PPG [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=uiucacademicbuzzerteam&id=4&page=individuals]||11/14 [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=uiucacademicbuzzerteam&id=4&page=standings]||
 
|-
 
|2/4/11||Region 8 [[SCT]] at UW-Green Bay [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11085]||SCT-11DII [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10369]||2/27, 104.70 PP20TUH [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-individuals.jsp?tournament_id=3519]||4/9 [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3519&playoffs=1]||Played solo on Northwestern B. DII Champion
 
|-
 
|2/26/11||ACF Regionals at [[WUSTL]] [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10987]||2011 ACF Regionals [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10480]||4/61, 51.88 PPG [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=Charbroil&id=22&page=individuals]||5/18 [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=Charbroil&id=21&page=standings]||
 
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|4/2/11||[[MUT]]||2011 MUT [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10918&start=0]||3/62, 65.00 PPG [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=UMN&id=10&page=individuals]||1/18 [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=UMN&id=11&page=standings]||
 
|-
 
|4/9/11||[[2011 ICT|2011]] [[ICT]] (DII)||[http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10331 ICT-11DII]||7/129, 79.39 PPG [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-individuals.jsp?tournament_id=3492]||14/32 [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3492&playoffs=1]||
 
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
 
|}
 
 
 
=Writer and Editor=
 
==Middle School==
 
Dan used to do the bulk of the writing and all of the editing for Viator's biannual Junior High Tournament, which used to be [[IHSA]]-format but, thanks to Dan, is now [[mACF]].
 
 
 
==High School==
 
He wrote Literature, Fine Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Miscellaneous questions for the 2009 Varsity tournament at [[Richland (Missouri High School)|Richland]]. He also wrote and edited U.S. Literature, World Literature, U.S. History, and Social Science for ANTACID, the 2009 incarnation of [[New Trier Varsity]]. He is also employed as a writer by [[NAQT]].
 
 
 
==Side Events==
 
With [[Jeff Geringer]], he cowrote, coedited, and codirected [[Trashtastrophe]], an all-Trash doubles tournament (the first of its kind in Illnois) that was hosted by [[Loyola Academy]] on October 17th, 2009 following the conclusion of their [[Ultima]] tournament. Dan also contributed to Trashtwostrophe, a similar event played following the conclusion of [[NIU]]'s 2010 Huskie Bowl.
 
 
 
Dan cowrote and served as head editor for [[VIOLATEDD]] (Very Intellectual Open Lit Affair Totally Edited by Dan-Don), an all-literature singles set (also the first of its kind in Illinois) that was played after the conclusion of the 2009 [[New Trier Varsity]] and was mirrored at [[Clemson]]'s 2010 Weekend of Quizbowl, among other places.
 
 
 
=TD and Moderator=
 
On September 26th, 2009, Dan earned praise for directing The Septemberist, Saint Viator's junior varsity tournament and mirror of the [[Fall Novice Set]].
 
 
 
Dan's situation in high school meant that he often could make it to tournaments only as a moderator. Dan, the youngest-ever [[IHSSBCA]] performance-certified moderator, can still be seen around Illinois moderating tournaments on a near-weekendly basis.  
 
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 23:50, 8 August 2011

Dan "Dan-Don" Donohue
Quiz bowl wiki GOOD.jpg
Noted subjects Literature, Social Studies, Broadway, Harry Potter
Current college Northwestern (2010- )
Past colleges None
High school Saint Viator (2006-2009)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Dan "Dan-Don" Donohue is a sophomore at Northwestern, and formerly attended Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago.

For much of his senior year, he was unaffiliated with the team there, yet played many tournaments in Illinois solo as a rogue team, an action which David Riley said "inadvertently opened the door for others to do likewise." [1]

He writes for NAQT and currently serves as the head editor for HSAPQ's VHSL sets.