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The '''Beta Club''' is an honor/service organization for American primary and secondary school students, which is primarily active in the greater Southeast, though it has state chapters as far north as Illinois and as far west as Texas. It is roughly analogous to the more universal '''National Honor Society'''. Since approximately 1995, the Beta Club has sponsored high school and "junior division" quizbowl championships at its annual national conventions. Prior to the rise of [[good quizbowl]], some prominent teams such as [[Dorman]] and [[Brookwood]] often made sure that all of their players were Beta Club members and made a concerted effort to win this tournament, especially if they had become disenchanted with the [[NAC]] and wanted a less ethically fraught opportunity to play terrible questions. Ever since the availability of [[NSC|superior]] [[HSNCT|alternatives]], this has become less common, though nationally prominent quizbowl team [[Dunbar]] still participates, as do many other active quizbowl teams from Kentucky.
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The '''Beta Club''' is an honor/service organization for American primary and secondary school students, which is primarily active in the greater Southeast, though it has state chapters as far north as Illinois and as far west as Texas. It is roughly analogous to the more universal '''National Honor Society'''. Since approximately 1995, the Beta Club has sponsored high school and "junior division" quizbowl championships at its annual national conventions. Prior to the rise of [[good quizbowl]], some prominent teams such as [[Dorman]] often made sure that all of their players were Beta Club members and made a concerted effort to win this tournament, especially if they had become disenchanted with the [[NAC]] and wanted a less ethically fraught opportunity to play terrible questions. Ever since the availability of [[NSC|superior]] [[HSNCT|alternatives]], this has become less common, though nationally prominent quizbowl team [[Dunbar]] still participates.
  
 
[[File:Beta.jpg|thumb|Oh no! Beta!]]
 
[[File:Beta.jpg|thumb|Oh no! Beta!]]
  
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The questions are currently written by [[Avery Enterprises|Bryce Avery]]. There is no apparent central repository of information on who won the tournament prior to 2009, who the previous question supplier was, or even exactly when the event started; results from 2009 on (in the form of a list of the top 4-5 teams only) are maintained at the Beta website.
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The questions are currently written by [[Avery Enterprises|Bryce Avery]]. There is no apparent central repository of information on who won the tournament prior to 2009, who the previous question supplier was, or even exactly when the event started.
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Results from 2009 on (in the form of a list of the top 4-5 teams only) are maintained at the Beta website. Prior results going back to 1996 can be found elsewhere for most years elsewhere. The senior competition was already in existence in 1996. The junior competition was first held in 1999.
  
 
The junior division includes both middle school students and 9th graders (including from districts where high school begins at 9th grade), so teams entirely representing the 9th grade of a high school sometimes compete alongside middle school teams.
 
The junior division includes both middle school students and 9th graders (including from districts where high school begins at 9th grade), so teams entirely representing the 9th grade of a high school sometimes compete alongside middle school teams.
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The 2014 Beta convention, including the quizbowl tournament, is scheduled for the week of June 21-28 in Richmond, Virginia.
 
  
 
Known info (high school):
 
Known info (high school):
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! Location
 
! Location
 
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| [[1996 Beta|1996]]
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| [[1996 Russell (KY)|Russell]]
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| [[1996 Gadsden|Gadsden]]
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| [[1996 Dorman|Dorman]]
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| [[1996 Richmond Senior (NC)|Richmond Senior]]
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| St. Louis, MO
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|-
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| [[1997 Beta|1997]]
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| [[1997 Dorman|Dorman]]
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| [[1997 Richmond Senior (NC)(|Richmond Senior]]
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| [[1997 Miller|Miller]]
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| [[1997 Byng|Byng]]
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| New Orleans, LA
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|-
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| [[1998 Beta|1998]]
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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| [[1999 Beta|1999]]
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| [[1999 duPont Manual|duPont Manual]]
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| [[1999 Ezell-Harding|Ezell-Harding]]
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| [[1999 Parkview (GA)|Parkview]]
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| [[1999 Newton|Newton]]
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| Myrtle Beach, SC
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|-
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| [[2000 Beta|2000]]
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| [[2000 Southside (SC)|Southside]]
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| [[2000 Richmond Senior (NC)|Richmond Senior]]
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| [[2000 Baton Rouge Magnet|Baton Rouge Magnet]]
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| [[2000 Pendleton Heights|Pendleton Heights]]
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| Dallas, TX
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|-
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| [[2001 Beta|2001]]
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| [[2001 Dunbar|Dunbar]]
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| [[2001 Richmond Senior (NC)|Richmond Senior]]
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| [[2001 Conway|Conway]]
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| [[2001 Greenwood|Greenwood]]
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| Cincinnati, OH
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|-
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| [[2002 Beta|2002]]
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| [[2002 Russell (KY)|Russell]]
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| [[2002 Ezell-Harding|Ezell-Harding]]
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| [[2002 Dorman|Dorman]]
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| [[2002 Pioneer|Pioneer]]
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| Kissimmee, FL
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|-
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| [[2003 Beta|2003]]
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| [[2003 Dunbar|Dunbar]]
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| [[2003 Dorman|Dorman]]
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| [[2003 Parkview (GA)|Parkview]]
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| [[2003 Morristown West|Morristown West]]
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| Nashville, TN
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|-
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| [[2004 Beta|2004]]
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| [[2004 Dunbar|Dunbar]]
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| [[2004 Cutter Morning Star|Cutter Morning Star]]
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| [[2004 Johnson Central|Johnson Central]]
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| [[2004 Richmond Senior (NC)|Richmond Senior]]
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| Atlanta, GA
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|-
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| [[2005 Beta|2005]]
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| [[2005 Dunbar|Dunbar]]
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| [[2005 Dorman|Dorman]]
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| [[2005 Russell (KY)|Russell]]
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| [[2005 Newberry|Newberry]]
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| New Orleans, LA
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|-
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| [[2006 Beta|2006]]
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| [[2006 Russell (KY)|Russell]]
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| [[2006 Warner Robins|Warner Robins]]
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| [[2006 Ezell-Harding|Ezell-Harding]]
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| [[2006 South Lamar|South Lamar]]
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| Greensboro, NC
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|-
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| [[2007 Beta|2007]]
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| [[2007 Dorman|Dorman]]
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| [[2007 Parkview (AR)|Parkview (AR)]]
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| [[2007 Parkview (GA)|Parkview (GA)]]
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| [[2007 Russell (KY)|Russell (KY)]]
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| Nashville, TN
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|-
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| [[2008 Beta|2008]]
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| Myrtle Beach, SC
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|-
 
| [[2009 Beta|2009]]
 
| [[2009 Beta|2009]]
 
| [[2009 Dorman|Dorman]]
 
| [[2009 Dorman|Dorman]]
 
| [[2009 Dunbar|Dunbar]]
 
| [[2009 Dunbar|Dunbar]]
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| [[2009 Arab|Arab]]
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| [[2009 Arab|Arab (9th grade)]]
 
| [[2009 Nettleton|Nettleton]]
 
| [[2009 Nettleton|Nettleton]]
 
| Orlando, FL
 
| Orlando, FL
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! Third
 
! Third
 
! Fourth
 
! Fourth
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| [[1999 Beta|1999]]
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| [[1999 Arab Junior High|Arab Junior High]]
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| [[1999 Moultrie|Moultrie]]
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| [[1999 Webb Bridge|Webb Bridge]]
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| [[1999 Jackson Heights|Jackson Heights]]
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|-
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| [[2000 Beta|2000]]
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| [[2000 Webb Bridge|Webb Bridge]]
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| [[2000 Arab Junior High|Arab Junior High]]
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| [[2000 Moultrie|Moultrie]]
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| [[2000 Gladden|Gladden]]
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|-
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| [[2001 Beta|2001]]
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| [[2001 Sacred Heart (TX)|Sacred Heart]]
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| [[2001 Rosa Scott|Rosa Scott]]
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| [[2001 Union Grove|Union Grove]]
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| [[2001 E.O. Coffman|E.O. Coffman]]
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|-
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| [[2002 Beta|2002]]
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| [[2002 Rosa Scott|Rosa Scott]]
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| [[2002 Indian Trails|Indian Trails]]
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| [[2002 Sacred Heart (TX)|Sacred Heart]]
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| [[2002 Caldwell|Caldwell]]
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|-
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| [[2003 Beta|2003]]
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| [[2003 Haynes Bridge|Haynes Bridge]]
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| [[2003 Cullman|Cullman]]
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| [[2003 Sacred Heart (TX)|Sacred Heart]]
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| [[2003 Northside (GA)|Northside]]
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|-
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| [[2004 Beta|2004]]
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| [[2004 Haynes Bridge|Haynes Bridge]]
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| [[2004 Drakes Creek|Drakes Creek]]
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| [[2004 Lone Oak|Lone Oak]]
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| [[2004 Arnall|Arnall]]
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|-
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| [[2005 Beta|2005]]
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| [[2005 Haynes Bridge|Haynes Bridge]]
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| [[2005 Webb Bridge|Webb Bridge]]
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| [[2005 Greenwood|Greenwood]]
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| [[2005 Hart County|Hart County]]
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|-
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| [[2006 Beta|2006]]
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| [[2006 Webb Bridge|Webb Bridge]]
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| [[2006 Haynes Bridge|Haynes Bridge]]
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| [[2006 Greenwood|Greenwood]]
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| [[2006 River Trail|River Trail]]
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|-
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| [[2007 Beta|2007]]
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| [[2007 Webb Bridge|Webb Bridge]]
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| [[2007 E.O. Coffman|E.O. Coffman]]
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| [[2007 F.T. Burns|F.T. Burns]]
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| [[2007 Destin|Destin]]
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|-
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| [[2008 Beta|2008]]
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| [[2009 Beta|2009]]
 
| [[2009 Beta|2009]]

Revision as of 12:47, 7 July 2014

The Beta Club is an honor/service organization for American primary and secondary school students, which is primarily active in the greater Southeast, though it has state chapters as far north as Illinois and as far west as Texas. It is roughly analogous to the more universal National Honor Society. Since approximately 1995, the Beta Club has sponsored high school and "junior division" quizbowl championships at its annual national conventions. Prior to the rise of good quizbowl, some prominent teams such as Dorman often made sure that all of their players were Beta Club members and made a concerted effort to win this tournament, especially if they had become disenchanted with the NAC and wanted a less ethically fraught opportunity to play terrible questions. Ever since the availability of superior alternatives, this has become less common, though nationally prominent quizbowl team Dunbar still participates.

Oh no! Beta!

The questions are currently written by Bryce Avery. There is no apparent central repository of information on who won the tournament prior to 2009, who the previous question supplier was, or even exactly when the event started.

Results from 2009 on (in the form of a list of the top 4-5 teams only) are maintained at the Beta website. Prior results going back to 1996 can be found elsewhere for most years elsewhere. The senior competition was already in existence in 1996. The junior competition was first held in 1999.

The junior division includes both middle school students and 9th graders (including from districts where high school begins at 9th grade), so teams entirely representing the 9th grade of a high school sometimes compete alongside middle school teams.

Known info (high school):

Year Champion Second Third Fourth Location
1996 Russell Gadsden Dorman Richmond Senior St. Louis, MO
1997 Dorman Richmond Senior Miller Byng New Orleans, LA
1998
1999 duPont Manual Ezell-Harding Parkview Newton Myrtle Beach, SC
2000 Southside Richmond Senior Baton Rouge Magnet Pendleton Heights Dallas, TX
2001 Dunbar Richmond Senior Conway Greenwood Cincinnati, OH
2002 Russell Ezell-Harding Dorman Pioneer Kissimmee, FL
2003 Dunbar Dorman Parkview Morristown West Nashville, TN
2004 Dunbar Cutter Morning Star Johnson Central Richmond Senior Atlanta, GA
2005 Dunbar Dorman Russell Newberry New Orleans, LA
2006 Russell Warner Robins Ezell-Harding South Lamar Greensboro, NC
2007 Dorman Parkview (AR) Parkview (GA) Russell (KY) Nashville, TN
2008 Myrtle Beach, SC
2009 Dorman Dunbar Arab (9th grade) Nettleton Orlando, FL
2010 Dunbar Morrilton Arab Highland Tech Louisville, KY
2011 Dunbar DeBakey Ezell-Harding St. Thomas More Nashville, TN
2012 Dunbar Watson Chapel Arab New Kent Greensboro, NC
2013 Dunbar Ezell-Harding Northshore Chisum Mobile, AL
2014 Dunbar Twin Rivers Watson Chapel Plainview Richmond, VA

Known info (middle school):

Year Champion Second Third Fourth
1999 Arab Junior High Moultrie Webb Bridge Jackson Heights
2000 Webb Bridge Arab Junior High Moultrie Gladden
2001 Sacred Heart Rosa Scott Union Grove E.O. Coffman
2002 Rosa Scott Indian Trails Sacred Heart Caldwell
2003 Haynes Bridge Cullman Sacred Heart Northside
2004 Haynes Bridge Drakes Creek Lone Oak Arnall
2005 Haynes Bridge Webb Bridge Greenwood Hart County
2006 Webb Bridge Haynes Bridge Greenwood River Trail
2007 Webb Bridge E.O. Coffman F.T. Burns Destin
2008
2009 Destin Muhlenberg North Arab (presumed 9th grade team from high school) Arab Junior High
2010 Meyzeek Wren Glasgow Muhlenberg North
2011 Meyzeek River Trail Arab Junior High North Oldham
2012 Nandua Glasgow Sacred Heart Royal Spring
2013 River Trail Paul Breaux Lee Nash Central
2014 River Trail North Buncombe Central Magnet Sterling

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