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{{Infobox|Name = Chris Chiego
 
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|Subjects = History, Geography, the US Civil War, Earth Science
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|schoolpast = [[UCSD]] (2009-2013) [[Georgia]] (2005-2009) [[Category: Players active in 2006]] [[Category: Players active in 2007]] [[Category: Players active in 2008]] [[Category: Players active in 2009]][[Category: Players active in 2010]]
 
|schoolpast = [[UCSD]] (2009-2013) [[Georgia]] (2005-2009) [[Category: Players active in 2006]] [[Category: Players active in 2007]] [[Category: Players active in 2008]] [[Category: Players active in 2009]][[Category: Players active in 2010]]
 
|highschool = [[White Station]] High (Memphis, TN)
 
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'''Chris Chiego''' is a notable player and former team president and treasurer at [[Georgia]], and former player/organizer at [[UCSD]]. He currently teaches at [[Germantown]] High in West Tennessee and coaches their developing quiz bowl team. While at [[Georgia]], he helped lead a rise in Georgia's quizbowl fortunes, culminating in the highest-ever finishes for a UGA team at a nationals (9th in DII at 2005 ICT, 15th overall at the 2009 ICT) as well as the most number of teams fielded (six at the 2007 ACF Fall Southeast mirror). He will be missed by the southeast community for both his playing skills and talent for running efficient tournaments.
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'''Chris Chiego''' is a notable player and former team president and treasurer at [[Georgia]], former player/tournament director at [[UCSD]], and coach of [[Germantown]] High in West Tennessee.
  
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===High School Experience===
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==High School Experience==
 
Chris excelled at the 3 local pyramidal tournaments he played in high school, but his school chose to concentrate on the local TV tournament, [http://doc-ent.com/qbwiki/index.php?title=Knowledge_Bowl#Knowledge_Bowl_in_Tennessee], which once negged him for saying "centrifuges" instead of "devices for making nuclear material."  
 
Chris excelled at the 3 local pyramidal tournaments he played in high school, but his school chose to concentrate on the local TV tournament, [http://doc-ent.com/qbwiki/index.php?title=Knowledge_Bowl#Knowledge_Bowl_in_Tennessee], which once negged him for saying "centrifuges" instead of "devices for making nuclear material."  
  
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===Tournament Directing Experience===
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==College Experience==
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Helped establish and direct the first [[Classic City Classic]] as well as the UGA Late Fall tournament. Directed mirrors of [[TIT]] 2008 as well as [[ACF Winter]] 2009 and the 2009 NAQT SCT Southeast.  
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===Georgia===
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While at [[Georgia]], he helped lead a rise in Georgia's quizbowl fortunes, culminating in the highest-ever finishes for a UGA team at a nationals (9th in DII at 2005 ICT, 15th overall at the 2009 ICT) as well as the most number of teams fielded (six at the 2007 ACF Fall Southeast mirror). He will be missed by the southeast community for both his playing skills and talent for running efficient tournaments.
  
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At UCSD, Chris has perfected the art of directing tournaments with ruthless efficiency. He will also serve as TD for the 2012 West Coast Invitational.  
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===UCSD===
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At [[UCSD]], Chris teamed with [[Auroni Gupta]] and other UCSDers to help lead UCSD's 9th-place nationals finish at the [[2010 ACF Nationals]] and [[2012 ICT]].  
  
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===Writing Experience===
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==Tournament Directing Experience==
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Chris has collaborated on a number of [[novelty tournaments]] with [[Bruce Arthur]], including [[Chicago Open History Tournament|July Crisis]] and [[RMPFest]]. Solo-author of a packet for [[Zot Bowl]] as well as several editions of [[Geography Monstrosity]]. Question contributor to [[Gaddis|GADDIS]] II and a few other collegiate tournaments. Also helped write several UGA high school tournaments in mACF style in an effort to expand good quizbowl in the Southeast.  
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Has directed approximately 20 tournaments from Georgia to San Diego to Germantown. Author of the [http://www.socalquizbowl.org/comprehensive-tournament-hosting-guide/ Tournament Hosting Guide] on SoCalQuizbowl.org.  
  
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===Other===
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Chris has collaborated on a number of [[novelty tournaments]] with [[Bruce Arthur]], including [[Chicago Open History Tournament|July Crisis]] and [[RMPFest]]. Solo-author of a packet for [[Zot Bowl]] as well as several editions of [[Geography Monstrosity]]. Helped with [[MAGNI]] including last-minute overnight packet assembly. Also helped write several UGA high school tournaments in mACF style in an effort to expand good quizbowl in the Southeast.
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==Other==
 
*Co-Founder of [[SoCalQuizbowl]], an organization dedicated to improving quizbowl in California and all along the West Coast.  
 
*Co-Founder of [[SoCalQuizbowl]], an organization dedicated to improving quizbowl in California and all along the West Coast.  
 
*Liveblogged the [[2009 HSNCT]], which ended up getting a mention on Deadspin [http://deadspin.com/5273512/for-those-curious-about-the-high-school-quiz-bowl-championships], as well as the [[2010 HSNCT]]. See [http://hsnct.wordpress.com this site] for links to the liveblog.  
 
*Liveblogged the [[2009 HSNCT]], which ended up getting a mention on Deadspin [http://deadspin.com/5273512/for-those-curious-about-the-high-school-quiz-bowl-championships], as well as the [[2010 HSNCT]]. See [http://hsnct.wordpress.com this site] for links to the liveblog.  

Revision as of 22:23, 9 June 2014

Chris Chiego
Noted subjects History, Geography, the US Civil War
Current college Penn
Past colleges UCSD (2009-2013) Georgia (2005-2009)
High school White Station High (Memphis, TN)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Chris Chiego is a notable player and former team president and treasurer at Georgia, former player/tournament director at UCSD, and coach of Germantown High in West Tennessee.

High School Experience

Chris excelled at the 3 local pyramidal tournaments he played in high school, but his school chose to concentrate on the local TV tournament, [1], which once negged him for saying "centrifuges" instead of "devices for making nuclear material."

College Experience

Georgia

While at Georgia, he helped lead a rise in Georgia's quizbowl fortunes, culminating in the highest-ever finishes for a UGA team at a nationals (9th in DII at 2005 ICT, 15th overall at the 2009 ICT) as well as the most number of teams fielded (six at the 2007 ACF Fall Southeast mirror). He will be missed by the southeast community for both his playing skills and talent for running efficient tournaments.

UCSD

At UCSD, Chris teamed with Auroni Gupta and other UCSDers to help lead UCSD's 9th-place nationals finish at the 2010 ACF Nationals and 2012 ICT.

Tournament Directing Experience

Has directed approximately 20 tournaments from Georgia to San Diego to Germantown. Author of the Tournament Hosting Guide on SoCalQuizbowl.org.

Writing Experience

Chris has collaborated on a number of novelty tournaments with Bruce Arthur, including July Crisis and RMPFest. Solo-author of a packet for Zot Bowl as well as several editions of Geography Monstrosity. Helped with MAGNI including last-minute overnight packet assembly. Also helped write several UGA high school tournaments in mACF style in an effort to expand good quizbowl in the Southeast.

Other

  • Co-Founder of SoCalQuizbowl, an organization dedicated to improving quizbowl in California and all along the West Coast.
  • Liveblogged the 2009 HSNCT, which ended up getting a mention on Deadspin [2], as well as the 2010 HSNCT. See this site for links to the liveblog.
  • Was famously asked in an interview, "So what is this...quizbowl thing?"
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