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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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'''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 twice).  
  
 
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.  
 
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.  

Revision as of 01:54, 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 twice).

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).

Editing

Notable Tournaments

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