Since we're adding March dates, I'll claim March 17th, and here's why: DePauw University will hold the 6th incarnation of its DUCK Bowl open trash tournament on the school's beautiful Greencastle, Indiana campus. Any and all teams are welcome to attend. My hope is to award a winner for both an "open" division and an "affiliated" division (those teams composed of students attending a university somewhere). Teams which are comprised wholly of students from different universities may still form an "affiliated" team. The particulars are as follows: WHEN: March 17, 2007. Registration from 8 am to 8:45. Team meeting from 8:45 to 9. Play to begin at 9. Please note Indiana is on Eastern time year-round now, following its adoption of daylight saving time. WHERE: Asbury Hall, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana FEES: $80 per team base fee for a school's first team, $10 off for each subsequent team (i.e. 2nd team is $70, 3rd team is $60, etc) $5 discount per buzzer system (max 2 discounts, though we'll accept as many buzzers as you have)) $5 discount per every one hundred (100) miles the furthest member of the team had to drive to reach the tournament. Note: This is driving distance accrued (one-way) on tournament weekend. For instance, you may not attend Indiana University and say "Joe is from ALASKA..." You still drove from Bloomington. For the sake of round numbers, discounts will be given in $5 increments and not pro-rated, since no one wants to pay something like $46.89 and then divide that cost by four team members. Minimum fee: $50 PACKETS: This year's tournament will NOT require packet submission from interested teams. The questions will be written primarily by myself and Eric Berman. We plan to work very hard on these, starting immediately. Each round will contain an audio toss-up and a visual bonus, just to keep things interesting. FREELANCING: We will accept freelance packets in exchange for an electronic copy of the rest of the tournament questions. If you'd like to write a freelance packet, e-mail me at blindmoose AT yahoo DOT com. We'd love to see a large field and hopefully Spring Break will not prove a hindrance to teams attending. I think the biggest field the tournament has ever seen is 12 teams. My hope is the cost is small enough and the concept interesting enough that we can get to 15 or 20. TO REGISTER: E-mail me at blindmoose AT yahoo DOT com and indicate how many teams you'll be bringing and how many buzzer systems you can supply. In return, I'll send you an invoice so you can get an idea how much your team will owe. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Stan Jastrzebski DPU '03
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