Earlybird
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The Earlybird is a high school tournament hosted by Illinois. In its history, it has been a house-write, used HSAPQ questions, and used questions from the second edition of DAFT. According to the best records available, it started in 2002, skipped a year, and then became an annual event. It often occurs in October, though the 2002 event was held November 3.
In addition to the Earlybird hosted by the Illinois Academic Buzzer Team, an honors group called the Phi Scholars used to host a tournament on campus. Earlybird has generally followed mACF format, while Phi Scholars followed IHSA format.
Results
| Year | # of Teams | Champion | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8 | Detroit Catholic Central | Benton (AR) | Loyola | Fairfield |
| 2004 | 8 | Loyola A | Apollo (KY) | MacArthur | Culver Academies |
| 2005 | 13 | Auburn A | Apollo | Bloomington | Loyola A |
| 2006 | 15 | Carbondale | Maine South | Bloomington A | New Trier |
| 2007 | 9 | Detroit Catholic Central A | North Kansas City | New Trier | Auburn |
| 2008 | 16 | New Trier | Auburn A | Carbondale A | Loyola A |
| 2009 | 14 | Loyola A | Detroit Catholic Central A | Carbondale | Detroit Catholic Central B |
| 2010 | 18 | Stevenson A | Detroit Catholic Central A | Loyola A | Detroit Catholic Central B |