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| [[Jonathan Magin]] and [[Rom Masrour]] | | [[Jonathan Magin]] and [[Rom Masrour]] | ||
| − | | ? | + | | ? – ? |
| ??? | | ??? | ||
| [[2008 Illinois Open Literature]] | | [[2008 Illinois Open Literature]] | ||
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| [[Jerry Vinokurov]], [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Andrew Hart]], and [[Dennis Jang]] | | [[Jerry Vinokurov]], [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Andrew Hart]], and [[Dennis Jang]] | ||
| − | | ? | + | | ? – ? |
| [[Berkeley]] | | [[Berkeley]] | ||
| [[Cardinal Classic]] 2008 | | [[Cardinal Classic]] 2008 | ||
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| [[Virginia|Virginia A]] | | [[Virginia|Virginia A]] | ||
| − | | 680 | + | | 680 – -5<br/>(23 toss-ups heard) |
| [[Virginia Tech]] | | [[Virginia Tech]] | ||
| [[2011 SCT]] East Carolina site | | [[2011 SCT]] East Carolina site | ||
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| [[Virginia]] A | | [[Virginia]] A | ||
| − | | 660 | + | | 660 – -5 |
| [[Stanford]] | | [[Stanford]] | ||
| [[2014 ACF Nationals]] | | [[2014 ACF Nationals]] | ||
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| [[Stanford]] B | | [[Stanford]] B | ||
| − | | 720 | + | | 720 – -5 |
| [[UC Davis]] | | [[UC Davis]] | ||
| [[2015 SCT|2015 DII Berkeley SCT]] | | [[2015 SCT|2015 DII Berkeley SCT]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Minnesota]] A | | [[Minnesota]] A | ||
| − | | 845 | + | | 845 – -30<br/>(22 toss-ups heard) |
| [[Grinnell]] | | [[Grinnell]] | ||
| [[2018 SCT]]<br/>(combined DI/DII field) | | [[2018 SCT]]<br/>(combined DI/DII field) | ||
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| [[Torrey Pines]] | | [[Torrey Pines]] | ||
| − | | 630 – | + | | 630 – -5 |
| [[Canyon Crest]] | | [[Canyon Crest]] | ||
| [[UCSD]] mirror of 2009 [[HFT]] | | [[UCSD]] mirror of 2009 [[HFT]] | ||
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| [[Hunter]] | | [[Hunter]] | ||
| − | | 765 | + | | 765 – 0 |
| [[Bergen County Academies]] | | [[Bergen County Academies]] | ||
| finals of 2010 [[Princeton High School Tournament]] | | finals of 2010 [[Princeton High School Tournament]] | ||
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| [[Hallsville]] | | [[Hallsville]] | ||
| − | | 695 | + | | 695 – 0<br/>(22 tossups heard) |
| [[Miami Community Charter]] | | [[Miami Community Charter]] | ||
| [[2014 SSNCT]] | | [[2014 SSNCT]] | ||
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| [[Souderton]] | | [[Souderton]] | ||
| − | | 690 | + | | 690 – -5 |
| [[Renaissance Academy]] | | [[Renaissance Academy]] | ||
| [[Great Valley]]'s 2015 winter tournament<br/>(their first pyramidal tournament ever) | | [[Great Valley]]'s 2015 winter tournament<br/>(their first pyramidal tournament ever) | ||
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| [[Glasgow]] | | [[Glasgow]] | ||
| − | | 765 | + | | 765 – -5<br/>(23 tossups heard) |
| [[Woodland]] | | [[Woodland]] | ||
| [[2015 SSNCT]] | | [[2015 SSNCT]] | ||
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| [[Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central A]] | | [[Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central A]] | ||
| − | | 660 | + | | 660 – 30 |
| [[Del Norte]] | | [[Del Norte]] | ||
| [[2015 PACE NSC]] | | [[2015 PACE NSC]] | ||
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| [[Miami Valley School|Miami Valley A]] | | [[Miami Valley School|Miami Valley A]] | ||
| − | | 870 | + | | 870 – -5<br/>(24 tossups heard) |
| [[Doral Red Rock|Doral Red Rock B]] | | [[Doral Red Rock|Doral Red Rock B]] | ||
| [[2017 SSNCT]] | | [[2017 SSNCT]] | ||
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| [[Miami Valley School (middle school)|Miami Valley School A]] | | [[Miami Valley School (middle school)|Miami Valley School A]] | ||
| − | | 700 | + | | 700 – 0 |
| [[St. Mary]] B | | [[St. Mary]] B | ||
| 2015 Ohio Middle School State Championship | | 2015 Ohio Middle School State Championship | ||
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| [[JP Stevens|John Adams]] | | [[JP Stevens|John Adams]] | ||
| − | | 690 | + | | 690 – -5 |
| [[Morristown-Beard]] | | [[Morristown-Beard]] | ||
| 2021 New Jersey Middle State Championships | | 2021 New Jersey Middle State Championships | ||
Revision as of 21:23, 28 October 2021
In quiz bowl, a grail is a term used to refer to the rare feat where one team correctly answers all tossups heard in a game. Generally, this implies a team answering 20 correct tossups, though in a timed match this can vary. The team does not need to answer all of the bonus parts correctly to achieve a grail - achieving 30 points per bonus over a non-trivial number of questions is called an Andrew Hart Grail and is much rarer.
Grails necessarily occur in situations where the teams playing are heavily mismatched - this may be due to one team being shorthanded, but the most common reason is an established team playing a newer one. Even for strong teams, grails almost always happen on easier questions and are limited by chance.
Grails of note
This page will attempt to focus on the memorable games where a team faced another team of non-negligible skill on non-trivial questions, for which converting every tossup first was truly an achievement.
Open
| Grailer | Score | Grailee | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Magin and Rom Masrour | ? – ? | ??? | 2008 Illinois Open Literature |
| Jerry Vinokurov, Eric Mukherjee, Andrew Hart, and Dennis Jang | ? – ? | Berkeley | Cardinal Classic 2008 |
College
| Grailer | Score | Grailee | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia A | 680 – -5 (23 toss-ups heard) |
Virginia Tech | 2011 SCT East Carolina site |
| Virginia A | 660 – -5 | Stanford | 2014 ACF Nationals |
| Stanford B | 720 – -5 | UC Davis | 2015 DII Berkeley SCT |
| Minnesota A | 845 – -30 (22 toss-ups heard) |
Grinnell | 2018 SCT (combined DI/DII field) |
High School
| Grailer | Score | Grailee | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anselm's | 810 – 0 | Seven Lakes B | 2010 NSC |
| Torrey Pines | 630 – -5 | Canyon Crest | UCSD mirror of 2009 HFT |
| Hunter | 765 – 0 | Bergen County Academies | finals of 2010 Princeton High School Tournament |
| Hallsville | 695 – 0 (22 tossups heard) |
Miami Community Charter | 2014 SSNCT |
| Souderton | 690 – -5 | Renaissance Academy | Great Valley's 2015 winter tournament (their first pyramidal tournament ever) |
| Glasgow | 765 – -5 (23 tossups heard) |
Woodland | 2015 SSNCT |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | 660 – 30 | Del Norte | 2015 PACE NSC |
| Miami Valley A | 870 – -5 (24 tossups heard) |
Doral Red Rock B | 2017 SSNCT |
Middle School
| Grailer | Score | Grailee | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Valley School A | 700 – 0 | St. Mary B | 2015 Ohio Middle School State Championship |
| John Adams | 690 – -5 | Morristown-Beard | 2021 New Jersey Middle State Championships |
Individual Grails of Note
An individual grail occurs when a single individual, playing solo or with teammates, answers every tossup in a regulation match.
R. Hentzel legendarily had an attempt at an individual grail foiled when he failed to identify an "Easy-Bake Oven."
John John Groger of Miami Valley School grailed Auburn by himself at the highschool-only UChicago mirror of 2019 ACF Fall.