Huck Finn (JV Event at Hannibal MO, 11/16/2024)

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The members of Hannibal High School Academic Team are proud to announce a brand new JV Event "Hannibal Underclassmen Celebrating Knowledge Fall Invitational for Novices in November" (HUCK FINN) and invite your team to participate in our tournament at HHS, scheduled for Saturday, November 16th, 2024. This tournament will consist of a minimum of eight games for all teams in a modified national format:

-Each game shall consist of two halves of ten tossups each, with each correct tossup followed by a three-part bonus.
-Correct tossup answers are ten points each. An additional five-point “power” is awarded for a correct answer given before a pre-determined point in the tossup. All tossups are five seconds, and there are no math computation tossups.
-We will NOT assess a five-point penalty for interrupting the moderator during the tossup with an incorrect answer.
-The team that receives the bonus will have five seconds to answer each part. The moderator will prompt after four seconds. Each incorrect part will immediately rebound, with the rebounding team expected to provide an answer within three seconds. Unless otherwise specified in a bonus set, each bonus part shall be ten points each.
-In the event a game is tied after regulation, additional tossups shall be read until the next change in score.
-Each team shall have one 30 second timeout per half. Substitutions, scorechecks, and team conferences may occur at the half, prior to overtime, or during any timeout called by either team.

Teams rosters shall be limited to seven players and ALL PLAYERS MUST be sophomores or freshmen; schools are encouraged to register as many teams to compete as they wish. Teams may play with fewer than four players. Rosters shall be submitted in advance and finalized at registration the morning of the tournament. Players may not change teams during the tournament. Rosters may be submitted at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1huSSo9 ... s=66b970ee

We will mirror the SEDNA set (Sets of Excellent Dilemmas for Novice Academics). Information regarding the set can be found here:

https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic ... na#p400864

While no other mirrors have been announced for Missouri yet, please note that you will not be able to participate in any other tournament using this set. (EDIT: Clayton High will be using this set on October 12th. Accordingly, schools may not register for both.)

Teams will play five morning rounds, break for lunch, then return for three afternoon games. This setup is subject to change, depending on the number of teams signed up. We plan to start the team meeting at 8:30 a.m. in the cafeteria, with the first round set for at 8:50 a.m. and afternoon rounds slated to begin at 1:30 p.m. With the exception of any playoff games for trophies, we anticipate the last game ending around 4 p.m. Tentatively, trophies will be presented to the top three overall teams.

We are initially limiting the field to 12 teams, with plans to expand as staff and interest make it viable. Additional teams will be placed on a waitlist and contacted should an opening occur.

Fee structure is as follows, per school:
First team: $75
Additional teams: $70
Discount for travelling more than 100 miles each way (determined by Google Maps): $10
Discount for providing a working buzzer set: $5 (maximum $10)
Discount for providing competent staff: $5 per staffer (maximum $10)
All discounts are subject to the discretion of tournament officials.

Hannibal High School is located at 4500 McMasters Avenue, on the right side of Highway 61 northbound, north of Highway 36/Interstate 72. Parking is available on either end of the building. There are many lunch options close to the school. We will provide you with a list of doable options closer to the event date.

The tournament is under the direction of myself, Sean Phillips of the Missouri Quizbowl Alliance, an organization dedicated to promoting quality scholar bowl tournaments around the state, working in partnership with Hannibal coach Amy Sternke.

To register for this tournament, please visit

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11wC2K1 ... s=66b970d1

Teams outside the state of Missouri are welcome to register; however, owing to MSHSAA’s sanctioning process, we ask that any teams from out of state register prior to October 16th.

Questions concerning the tournament may be directed to myself, Sean Phillips at seanqb1982@gmail.com, and please include HUCK FINN in the subject line.

We look forward to seeing you at Hannibal High School on November 16th!