2003-2004 Season Results

COTKU Mirror
Puppy Chow
Penn Bowl
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Center of the Known Universe Mirror

October 18, 2003
Harvard University

MIT's open division team (Peter, Alex, Steven, and Steve) finished in 5th place with a 4-6 record. The JV team (Bobby, Mark, Ting Ting, and Ana) won the JV division with an 8-1 record, and Bobby was the division's high scorer.

Open team

Player	PPG	TU	Neg
Peter	27.5	30	5
Alex	23.0	26	6
Steven S.	13.0	14	2
Steve A.	0.5	1	1

JV team

Player	PPG	TU	Neg
Bobby	46.7	46	8
Mark	16.7	15	0
Ting Ting	17.8	17	2
Ana	9.4	10	3

Puppy Chow

November 1, 2003
Boston University

MIT A (Alex, Steven, Jason, and Waldo) and MIT B (Bobby, Dan, Mark, Ting Ting, and Ana) finished together in something resembling a tie for third place. Bobby and Alex both placed in the top 5 for PPG, and Alex also earned recognition for his plentiful negging. MIT A individual stats are not yet available.

MIT B

Player	PPG	Power	TU	Neg
Bobby	64.5	17	48	5
Dan	41.8	11	32	5
Mark	13.8	3	7	1
Ting Ting	6.3	2	3	2
Ana	10	0	6	0

Penn Bowl

January 23-24, 2004
University of Pennsylvania

MIT A (Ahmed, Peter, Alex, and Steven) went 11-3 overall, with a 9-2 record in preliminary play and a 2-1 record (including one forfeit) in power matching, to finish in 9th place overall. MIT B (Bobby, Mark, and Ting Ting) finished with a 6-6 record in a challenging bracket, and Bobby earned recognition for his high individual score.

MIT A

Player	PPG	Power	TU	Neg
Ahmed	27.31	2	34	3
Alex	23.46	3	32	12
Peter	22.69	2	28	3
Steven	19.23	4	20	2

MIT B

Player	PPG	Power	TU	Neg
Bobby	45.00	1	55	14
Mark	12.27	1	13	2
Ting Ting	7.27	1	8	3

Key

TU: Number of tossups answered correctly. Each is worth 10 points.
Power: In some tournaments if you get a question really early, you get 15 points for "powering" it.
Neg: A five-point penalty is assessed if you answer the question incorrectly while it is being read. No penalty is given after the question has be read in its entirety.
TU/Neg: Ratio of Tossups answered versus Tossups answered incorrectly while the question is being read.
PPG: Points per Game