CANCEL BOWL 6: Hair of the Leprechaun

Nine teams gathered at BU on March 18, 2006 to compete for the right to be called the trashiest team in the 617 area code. In the end, though, it was a team from New York that took the title (why does that sound familiar?), as the NYU Rhythm Syndicate took top honors.

Standings after the prelims were as follows:

NYU Rhythm Syndicate	46 points
Brandeis	44.5
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It	41.5
BU This, That, and Scatman Crothers	28.5
Columbia Juan Valdez's Reasons Why Not	27
BU Omega	26.5
Boston College	23.5
V For Gerbil	17.5
Purple Cobras	6.5

Prelim standings were kept using the modified NASL format, where teams earned 3 points per win and a half point for every 50 points they scored in the game. More traditional team stats are available via the links below.

A one-round playoff was held due to time constraints from another engagement (which was announced well in advance and not objected to until it was useful to score cheap points on the Yahoo quizbowl group). As the 9th place team, the Purple Cobras did not participate. Results:

7th Place: V For Gerbil 235, Boston College 186

5th Place: Columbia Juan Valdez's Reasons Why Not 320, BU Omega 55

3rd Place: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It 290, BU This That and Scatman Crothers 125

1st Place: NYU Rhythm Syndicate 445, Brandeis 165

For their win, NYU took home a set of playing cards and poker chips, which might now ensure that every college student in America has a poker set-up. The second and third place teams took home a set of books each, one entitled Totally Taylor, about Taylor Hanson, the other Is Your Crush Crushing On You?, which appeared to be aimed at third graders.

On the individual side, Jack Brounstein of BU Omega took top honors. I forget what he wound up with, but there was a cornucopia of crap he could have chosen from. I'll spare you the details.

As always, some thanks:

First, to the teams for their help in staffing. Without it, this tournament would literally not run. Added thanks to the Purple Cobras for staffing the playoff round, which they probably would have rather played. Give yourselves a round of applause.

Second, to the folks at UTC and Georgia for lending packs from ACF Detox and Tournament By the Sea III. We actually wound up using fewer of these than expected, so some folks stayed afterwards and played on the extras. Either way, the questions were much appreciated.

Finally, thanks to the BU folks for hosting, providing snacks, and to Pat for volunteering to be the other dedicated staffer.

I should also thank the folks behind SQBS, without whom these stats would be much less complete. I will provide links here for the overall standings and individual scoring. The pages are linked so you can then easily move to team detail, round by round, etc.