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Matt Jackson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A "real '''cheesemelter'''" is a quizbowl match, typically still in progress, in which (a) the teams' scores are rather close, and/or (b) neither team has an especially high s...") |
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| − | A "real ''' | + | A "real '''cheese-melter'''" is an in-progress quizbowl game with a close score. |
| − | The term was popularized by [[Chad Kubicek]] [https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~quizbowl/lexicon.html], who has occasionally deemed games to be | + | The term was popularized by [[Chad Kubicek]] [https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~quizbowl/lexicon.html], who has occasionally deemed games to be cheese-melters while moderating at [[NAQT]] national championships. |
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| + | Kubicek credits the term to [[Chicago]] player [[Sendhil Revuluri]], who was keeping [[board score]] at some national championship. The game was a blowout even at halftime, and Revuluri remarked that it was a cheese-melter. Kubicek credits himself for inverting the meaning. | ||
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Revision as of 08:58, 24 February 2024
A "real cheese-melter" is an in-progress quizbowl game with a close score.
The term was popularized by Chad Kubicek [1], who has occasionally deemed games to be cheese-melters while moderating at NAQT national championships.
Kubicek credits the term to Chicago player Sendhil Revuluri, who was keeping board score at some national championship. The game was a blowout even at halftime, and Revuluri remarked that it was a cheese-melter. Kubicek credits himself for inverting the meaning.