This is more of a curse than a superstition, but somehow I manage to
get every God-awful science bonus in a round. If distribution calls
for 4 science bonuses per packet, I manage to get 6... This sucks
especially since I know exactly nothing beyond Chemistry 1... And
everyone on my time is a Lit. Major... The only way for me to avoid
the God-awful science bonus is to avoid answering toss-ups... But
I've found that that is not a very effective strategy. It's amazing
how many rounds my teams have lost where we answered way more
tossups than the other team, but had several zero-point science
bonuses (I just realized that I have NEVER been on a team with a
decent science person...)
Also, if I do outstandingly well at a particular tournament, I will
wear the same shirt to the next, until it loses its magic... I also
always try to listen to "Dream On" by Aerosmith the morining of the
tournament, it stimulates the brain waves.
- Lee