Congratulations to the 15 teams who've now qualified for ACUI College Bowl Nationals. For everyone else, do not despair! There is another quizbowl option that weekend: UTC will host the 3rd annual Moon Pie (TM) Classic* on Saturday, April 28, 2001. The Moon Pie Classic is an ACF-lite tournament with packet submission optional but strongly encouraged. If the past two years are any indication, expect teams from all over the country, or pretty close to it. What other tournament meets rigorous academic standards yet also involves marshamllow projectiles being flung into an eager crowd? And if that's not enough, for good measure we'll also have a trash tournament , the RC Cola Classic, on Sun., April 29. ELIGIBILITY: The tournament is open to all collegiate teams composed of currently enrolled students regardless of grade level or experience. All team members must be enrolled at the same institution. (We forgot to say that last year, didn't we? Sorry.) There will be two divisions, separated by experience level. Division II eligible teams are: * Teams from 4-year colleges/universities composed entirely of freshmen and/or sophomores and/or upperclassmen in their first or second year of intercollegiate quizbowl competition. (Important note: since the untimed game and ACF-style format differs so greatly from the CBI style, participation in CBI or HCASC tournaments will not be counted as previous intercollegiate experience.) * Junior college teams, even if they include players with two or more years' prior intercollegiate experience All other teams will compete in Division I. Teams are composed of up to 4 players; a team may have as many as 6, but only 4 will play in any given round. Multiple teams may participate from the same school. Due to the number of readers expected, we've tentatively capped the field at 44 teams. If demand warrants we may be able to expand this with more readers. FORMAT: This will be modified ACF style, with untimed rounds of 20 tossups (worth 10 pts. each) and up to 20 bonuses (worth a possible 30 pts. each.) Packet submission is optional but gets you a significant discount, as well as a great forum for the most entertaining questions you can muster. FEES: Again, we do not require packets but offer generous discounts for packet submission. Fees therefore can range from $50 to $105 for a team: Base fee $95 per team Discounts: - $10 for packet (25 tossups, 25 boni, meeting the guidelines) submitted by Apr. 1 - $10 more if packet is submitted by Mar. 18 - $5 for a working lockout buzzer system - $10 for each team after the first from the same school Surcharge: + $10 for teams not submitting a packet. [Packet deadline is April 15; no packets will be accepted after midnight April 15 except by prior arrangement.] [Important note: if submitting, each team from the same school will need to submit a separate packet; also, packets must be blind to members of the school's other teams.] LOCATION: Tournament headquarters is 129 Grote Hall; matches will take place in Grote and Holt Halls on the UT-Chattanooga campus. CONTACT: The Moon Pie's tournament director is Charlie Steinhice, coach of UTC's quizbowl team. For packet submission guidelines, directions, schedule, hotel discount info, etc., I can be reached by e-mail (at charlies_at_...), by phone at 423-763-7137 (office) / 423-877-2706 (home), or by mail at 1185 Mtn. Creek Rd. #1801, Chattanooga, TN 37405. No carrier pigeons, please; there are hawks nearby. (*BTW, we should once again note that the term Moon Pie is a registered trademark of the Chattanooga Bakery, Inc., and used with their kind permission.)
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