For any tournament to come to pass, there have to be a lot of people working mighty hard. So we owe thanks to the people who made TrashMasters 2001 possible. First and foremost is UTC's own stats goddess, Dorothy Morisch, for her usual stellar job of keeping up with everything. The reader corps mutated over the course of the weekend, with several people only able to help part of the time. Thanks go to Kevin Olmstead, Alexis Mansfield, Eileen Steinhice, Peg Brawner, Dave Leach, Shannon Moore, Travis Buck, Toby Walter, Scotti Whitmire, Markus Iturriaga, Ruth Jackson, Chris Pae, Peter C., and Victoria Rubin. Thanks also to the many players who pitched in to help on their bye rounds. Peg, Eileen, Shannon, and Vera Lawson helped with collating packets, preparing prizes, and other logistics, and Wally Edmondson spearheaded the buzzer setup crew. The questions for TrashMasters 2001 were greatly enhanced by contributions of these writers who could not attend but sent me blind rounds and other material: Ben Lea, Matt Larson, Sean Phillips, Josh Allen, Stan Jastrzebski, James Washick, Miguel Ruiz, Nathan Crane, Jason Zuffranieri, and Stephen Taylor. Thanks also to John Miles of Provino's for waiting for us and keeping the kitchen open, and for not throwing us out when we were still contemplating dessert over an hour after closing time. Speaking personally, I enjoyed TrashMasters 2001 perhaps more than any tournament I've run in the past, and that's saying a lot. Thanks to all who participated for indulging me. Same time next year, then?
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