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John Augustyn

Noted subjects	History, Geography, Current Events
High school	Stanford Online
Middle school	Notre Dame Catholic
Stats	HDWhite • NAQT Profile

John Augustyn is a quiz bowl player who currently plays at Notre Dame Catholic School in Illinois.

History

John Augustyn got his start in quiz bowl in the 5th grade when he, against all odds, won the 2018 Chicago Regional Championship for the National History Bee. He became so involved and passionate about the academic sport that he continued to play in various quiz bowl tournaments both regionally and nationally after the 2018 National History Bee.

In May 2020, the wildly popular quiz bowl Podcast show "For 10 Points" debuted their Episode #12 about the "Rise of the Terminators". Hosts Ken Romeo and Andrew Turriago discussed terminators as being individual players who dominate a tournament. John Augustyn was named in this Podcast as a lone wolf Terminator. As a solo player, he has successfully gone up against teams of 4-6 players across the country.

In September of 2019, John Augustyn joined the quiz bowl team of Stanford Online High School. John's first appearance at the Northern California Quiz Bowl Tournament occurred in December of 2020, alongside his teammates and famed players Arin Parsa, Karan Gurazada, and Andrew Chang in December of 2020.

He is known for not liking quiz bowl questions on Alexander Hamilton.

Career Accomplishments

History Bee:

3 time Chicagoland Regional Champion (2018-2020)

2020 National History Bee Regional Champion (2020) - Midwest/East Coast Division

2018 National History Bee Quarterfinalist

2019 National History Bee - 2nd Place

2020 National History Bee - 7th Place

History Bowl:

2019 National History Bowl - 2nd Place

2020 National History Bowl - 6th Place

International Geography Bee:

2018 International Geography Bee - 1st Place

2019 International Geography Bee - Finalist

2020 International Geography Bee - 3rd Place

NAQT Tournaments:

2020 Auburn High School Knights Challenge - Top Individual Scorer & Top Team in Middle School, Black Division
Northwestern University’s 11th Annual Jr. Wildcat Tournament - #4 out of 130 players; Top 7th grader
2021 Thomas Jefferson Middle School Tournament - #1 scorer out of 88 players; Win-Loss record of 9-1

Other Awards:

National Historical Geography Exam - National Champion

United States Geography Championships - 7th Place

Made it onto NAQT's All Time Lists of "Best Performance in a Single Game" (#31) and "Best Performance Across An Entire Tournament" (#42) ^[1]

2020 US History Bee Finalist

2020 US Academic Bee Finalist

2020 US Academic Bee Regional Champion (2020) - Midwest/East Coast Division

↑ Data accurate as of Feburary 10th, 2021. See results here and here

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-'''John Augustyn''' is a quiz bowl player currently playing at [[Notre Dame Catholic]] School in Illinois.
+'''John Augustyn''' is a quiz bowl player who currently plays at [[Notre Dame Catholic]] School in Illinois.
 ==History==
-John Augustyn got his start in quiz bowl in the 5th grade, when he against all odds won the 2018 Chicago Regional Championship for the National History Bee. He became so involved and passionate about the academic sport that he continued to play in various quiz bowl tournaments both regionally and nationally after the 2018 National History Bee. John is most notable for often being a solo player for his current school of Notre Dame.
+John Augustyn got his start in quiz bowl in the 5th grade when he, against all odds, won the 2018 Chicago Regional Championship for the National History Bee. He became so involved and passionate about the academic sport that he continued to play in various quiz bowl tournaments both regionally and nationally after the 2018 National History Bee.
+In May 2020, the wildly popular quiz bowl Podcast show "[[For 10 Points]]" debuted their Episode #12 about the "Rise of the Terminators". Hosts Ken Romeo and Andrew Turriago discussed terminators as being individual players who dominate a tournament. John Augustyn was named in this Podcast as a lone wolf Terminator. As a solo player, he has successfully gone up against teams of 4-6 players across the country.
+In September of 2019, John Augustyn joined the quiz bowl team of [[Stanford Online]] High School. John's first appearance at the Northern California Quiz Bowl Tournament occurred in December of 2020, alongside his teammates and famed players [[Arin Parsa]], [[Karan Gurazada]], and [https://hdwhite.org/qb/stats/player/Andrew+Chang/Stanford+Online Andrew Chang] in December of 2020.
-In September of 2019, John Augustyn also joined the quiz bowl team of [[Stanford Online]] High School, and he played in his first tournament with the school alongside famed players [[Arin Parsa]], [[Karan Gurazada]], and Andrew Chang in December of 2020.
 He is known for not liking quiz bowl questions on Alexander Hamilton.