Rob Carson
| Rob Carson | |
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| Noted subjects | Meta, mythology, computer science, misc. trash, comics, Asian history gleaned from video games |
| Current college | Minnesota (2007-) |
| Past colleges | None |
| High school | Chaska (2005-2006) |
| Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
Rob Carson is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota. He is widely believed to be the youngest man to ever win the CBI National Championship, doing so in 2007 at 18 years, three months. As far as real quizbowl goes, he was a member of the inaugural official ACF Undergraduate and Division II National Championship team. He has since gone on to win two more ACF undergrad titles, an ICT undergrad title, and a Chicago Open title. He is widely regarded as one of the best mythology players in the game. According to Andrew Hart, he is "an excellent question writer and editor." Less subjectively, he co-created and has served as a major editor and contributor to Minnesota's two annual tournaments, Minnesota Open and MUT, edited ACF Regionals in 2011, and has generally been among the most prolific writers in quizbowl since around 2007. In that span, he has won a boatload of tournaments and scored lots of points doing so.
Writing/Editing Experience
Past
- 2007 Deep Bench (with Andrew Hart)
- 2007 Illinois Open Literature Tournament (contributed some questions)
- 2008 EPIC (chief video games editor, overall editing; with Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, Trevor Davis, Kirk Walton, and others)
- 2008 MUT (with Andrew Hart and Gautam Kandlikar)
- 2008 Minnesota Chitin Classic (high school; with Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, and others)
- 2008 PACE NSC (wrote most of the myth, some religion, philosophy, visual fine arts, and trash)
- 2008 Minnesota Open (with Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, Bernadette Spencer, and Charles Meigs)
- 2008 ACF Fall (edited myth, world literature, religion, "other visual fine arts," computer science, some earth science/astronomy, and trash; with Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, Trevor Davis, and Ted Gioia)
Upcoming
- 2009 PACE NSC (wrote most of the myth, some geography, religion, and trash)
- future half-myth half-fine arts event
Notable Tournament Appearances
2008-2009
- 2008 JECHT - 1st, it would seem (1-0 with Trygve Meade; 5-0 when play resumed, playing with Sean Skaar and Mike Cheyne)
- 2008 Rob Pilatus Memorial trash tournament - probably 5th? (with Mike Sorice, Andrew Hart, and Trygve Meade)
- Meta packet at 2008 Minnesota Open - FLAWLESS VICTORY[1] (with Mike Sorice, Bruce Arthur, and Evan Nagler)
- Illinois Mirror of 2008 EFT3 - 1st place[2] (with Andrew Hart and Bernadette Spencer)
2007-2008
- 2008 Gaddis Experimental Tournament - 5th overall by record, 7th overall by bracket[3] (with Guy Tabachnick, Steven Canning, and Chris Chiego)
- ACF Nationals - 5th overall, Undergraduate and DII champions[4] (with Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, and Bernadette Spencer)
- 2008 NAQT ICT - 3rd place UG, 12th overall DI (with Andrew Hart and Gautam Kandlikar)
- 2008 St. Olaf MCMNT mirror - Tied for first (pending final)[5] (with Gautam Kandlikar)
- 2008 Midwest ACF Regionals - 4th place (with Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, and Bernadette Spencer)
- 2008 North SCT - 4th place, DI (with Andrew Hart, Andrew Bockover, and Matthias Hunt)
- 2008 Truman State Penn Bowl mirror - 2nd place (with Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, and Bernadette Spencer)
- MLK 2008 - 4th place (with Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, and Bernadette Spencer)
- Brainal Leakage, Truman State's 2007 PARFAIT mirror - 3rd place[6] (with Andrew Hart and Bernadette Spencer)
- Inaugural live ACF Pyramid - 1st place (with Andrew Hart)
- Illinois Open 2007 - 4th place[7] (with Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, and Bernadette Spencer)
- ACF Fall 2007 - 1st place[8] (with Gautam Kandlikar and Bernadette Spencer)
- Titanomachy - 2nd place[9] (with Gautam Kandlikar)
- Chicago mirror of 2007 EFT2 - 1st place[10][11] (with Andrew Hart, Gautam Kandlikar, and Chris Bauleke)