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|Subjects = Japan, candy, Science theft
 
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===High School===
 
===High School===
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Chris's career at Richard Montgomery was marked by a truly disastrous 1-4 record as a member of Richard Montgomery's first ever D team, as well as numerous other humiliating defeats in 2004 and 2005.  In 2006, he led the Richard Montgomery team to an [[HSNCT]] championship.
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Chris's career at Richard Montgomery was marked by a truly disastrous 1-4 record as a member of Richard Montgomery's first ever D team, as well as numerous other humiliating defeats in 2004 and 2005.  However, in 2006, he led the Richard Montgomery team to an [[HSNCT]] championship.
  
 
===College===
 
===College===
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Chris's misguided attempt to start a team at Arizona State University resulted in a disastrous trip to attend WIT at Berkeley, in which he convinced three 30somethings to accompany him to Los Angeles, despite the fact that the tournament was in Berkeley (about 7 hours north of Los Angeles), and also on a different weekend.  He would soon leave Arizona State.
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Chris's misguided attempt to start a team at Arizona State University resulted in a disastrous trip to attend WIT at Berkeley, in which he convinced three 30somethings to accompany him to Los Angeles, despite the fact that the tournament was in Berkeley (about 7 hours north of Los Angeles), and also on a different weekend.  Also while at Arizona State he suffered a rather heartbreaking (and scholarship-denying) loss to the esteemed Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering in a game of Intramural CBI. The game was inexplicably filmed and can be seen [http://www.azpbs.org/asuacademicbowl/ here] under Round 1.
  
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While at Arizona State he suffered a rather heartbreaking (and scholarship-denying) loss to the esteemed Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering in a game of Intramural CBI. The game was inexplicably filmed and can be seen [http://www.azpbs.org/asuacademicbowl/ here] under Round 1.
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He would soon leave Arizona State for the University of Maryland, where his results would be much less tragic. Chris was part of a strong 2008 Maryland A team that won [[2008 ICT]] and 3rd place at [[2008 ACF Nationals]], and also lead Maryland A to a 4th place finish at [[2010 ACF Nationals]].  
  
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===Tournaments===
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===Playing Style===
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Chris edited the 2006 Richard Montgomery Rumble on the Pike, the first PACE format high school tournament run in over five years.  He also co-edited the 2005 RotP.
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Chris possesses a notoriously aggravating playing style, particularly for his teammates ([[Eric Mukherjee]] once compared it to drunken boxing).  In high school, he gained infamy for priming the buzzer beyond reasonable limits, a practice he continues to this day even on ACF Nationals questions.  This inadvisable technique notably led to an accidental buzz prior to the question during the 2006 [[PAC]] Finals, which Chris successfully blamed on teammate Zach "Klitz" Klitzman's elbow movements and was able to avoid suffering a penalty.
  
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He organized the DACQ [[Weekend of Quizbowl]] which took place on March 15-16, 2008 at George Mason University. Reception was, for the most part, good.
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Chris is also known for being a frivolous negger, registering four, five, and six neg games with some regularity. However, this also makes him incredibly streaky, with the result that he can beat top-level teams in one round and almost lose to bottom bracket teams in others.
  
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More recently, he's edited two incarnations of [[TIT]].
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===Editing===
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*[[2010 ACF Regionals]]
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*[[TIT]] - Spring and Fall 2009
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*[[PACE NSC]] - 2008-2010
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*[[DACQ]]
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*[[Rumble on the Pike]] - 2005 and 2006
  
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===Playing Style===
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===Tournament Results===
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Chris possesses a notoriously aggravating playing style, particularly for his teammates.  In high school, he gained infamy for priming the buzzer beyond reasonable limits, a practice he continues to this day even on ACF Nationals questions. This inadvisable technique notably led to an accidental buzz prior to the question during the 2006 [[PAC]] Finals, which Chris successfully blamed on teammate Zach "Klitz" Klitzman's elbow movements and was able to avoid suffering a penalty.
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* [[2010 ACF Nationals]] - 4th place (with [[Phil Durkos]], [[Jeremy Eaton]], and [[SteveJon Guth]])
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* [[2010 SCT]] at Maryland - 1st place (with [[Phil Durkos]], [[Jeremy Eaton]], and [[SteveJon Guth]])
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* [[2010 ACF Winter]] - 2nd place (with [[Phil Durkos]], [[Jeremy Eaton]], and [[SteveJon Guth]])
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* [[2010 Penn Bowl]] - top bracket (with [[Phil Durkos]], [[Jeremy Eaton]], and [[SteveJon Guth]])
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* [[2009 THUNDER]] - 1st place (with [[Jeremy Eaton]] and [[SteveJon Guth]])
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* [[2009 Missouri Open]] at Maryland - 2nd place (with [[Jerry Vinokurov]], [[Aaron Rosenberg]], and [[SteveJon Guth]])
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* [[2009 FICHTE]] - 1st place (with [[SteveJon Guth]], [[Phil Durkos]], and [[Rob ?]])
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* [[2009 MUT]] at Maryland - 1st place (with [[SteveJon Guth]])
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* [[2009 ACF Regionals]] - 1st place (with [[Jeremy Eaton]], [[Jeff Amoros]], and [[Phil Durkos]])
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* [[2009 Penn Bowl]] - 4th place (with [[Jeremy Eaton]], [[SteveJon Guth]], and [[Phil Durkos]])
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* [[2009 ACF Winter]] - 1st place (with [[Jeremy Eaton]] and [[Phil Durkos]])
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* [[2008 Illinois Open]] at Maryland - 1st place (with [[Jerry Vinokurov]], [[Ted Gioia]], and [[Andrew Lim]])
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* [[2008 EFT]] at Wake Forest - 1st place (with [[Phil Durkos]])
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* [[2008 ACF Nationals]] - 3rd place (with [[Charles Meigs]], [[Jonathan Magin]], and [[Dan Suzman]])
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* [[2008 ICT]] - 1st place (with [[Charles Meigs]], [[Jonathan Magin]], and [[Jeremy Eaton]])
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* [[2008 SCT]] Mideast - 1st place (with [[Mike Bentley]], [[Jeremy Eaton]], and [[Brittany Clark]])
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* [[2008 Cardinal Classic]] - 1st place (with [[Charles Meigs]], [[Jonathan Magin]], and [[Mike Bentley]])
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* [[2008 PARFAIT]] - 1st place (with [[Charles Meigs]], [[Jonathan Magin]], and [[Jeremy Eaton]])
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* [[2008 Penn Bowl]] - 1st place (with [[Charles Meigs]], [[Jonathan Magin]], and [[Jeremy Eaton]])
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* [[2007 ICT]] DII - 1st place
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* 2006 [[HSNCT]] - 1st place
  
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Chris is also known for being a frivolous negger, registering four, five, and six neg games with some regularity.
 
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===Tournament Results===
 
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Member of the 2006 HSNCT championship Richard Montgomery team, 2007 NAQT DII championship Maryland team and 2008 NAQT DI Championship Maryland team.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 13:36, 5 May 2010

Chris Ray
JellybeanSmall.png
Noted subjects Japan, candy, Science theft
Current college Maryland (2007-)
Past colleges Arizona State (2007)
High school Richard Montgomery (2004-2006)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Chris Ray is a graduate of Richard Montgomery High School and a current member of the Maryland Academic Quiz Team. He was the president of the now-defunct Dynasty Academic Competition Questions.

High School

Chris's career at Richard Montgomery was marked by a truly disastrous 1-4 record as a member of Richard Montgomery's first ever D team, as well as numerous other humiliating defeats in 2004 and 2005. However, in 2006, he led the Richard Montgomery team to an HSNCT championship.

College

Chris's misguided attempt to start a team at Arizona State University resulted in a disastrous trip to attend WIT at Berkeley, in which he convinced three 30somethings to accompany him to Los Angeles, despite the fact that the tournament was in Berkeley (about 7 hours north of Los Angeles), and also on a different weekend. Also while at Arizona State he suffered a rather heartbreaking (and scholarship-denying) loss to the esteemed Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering in a game of Intramural CBI. The game was inexplicably filmed and can be seen here under Round 1.

He would soon leave Arizona State for the University of Maryland, where his results would be much less tragic. Chris was part of a strong 2008 Maryland A team that won 2008 ICT and 3rd place at 2008 ACF Nationals, and also lead Maryland A to a 4th place finish at 2010 ACF Nationals.

Playing Style

Chris possesses a notoriously aggravating playing style, particularly for his teammates (Eric Mukherjee once compared it to drunken boxing). In high school, he gained infamy for priming the buzzer beyond reasonable limits, a practice he continues to this day even on ACF Nationals questions. This inadvisable technique notably led to an accidental buzz prior to the question during the 2006 PAC Finals, which Chris successfully blamed on teammate Zach "Klitz" Klitzman's elbow movements and was able to avoid suffering a penalty.

Chris is also known for being a frivolous negger, registering four, five, and six neg games with some regularity. However, this also makes him incredibly streaky, with the result that he can beat top-level teams in one round and almost lose to bottom bracket teams in others.

Editing

Tournament Results

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