So you wanna be in College Bowl. Well, let me tell you - it's no place for that 2.0 student. I know first hand. I'm a College Bowl flunky. At least I didn't go alone. My teammates, Roger Beck, Donald Watson and Brad Horton, were humiliated with me. lt all started when four of us guys , all whom we thought were of above-average intelligence, decided to participate in this year's College Bowl Tournament. We learned that the game consisted of two types of questions. The first was a tossup question read aloud to both . teams. The first team to "buzz in" was given first crack at the lO-point question. When the ' question was correctly an- I swered, the team that answered it was given a bonus question worth 25 paints or so. The game had a time limit. Now that we knew the rules, we had to think of a name of Jeffrey Lee Grow ~ Coeur D'Alene, 10 Sude louise Gumbs · Christiansted, Saint Croil( Barbara Gunter - S"n ~nito, TX Stephen Paul Gunter - Ferriday. LA Donna Jane GurchLek - Terre Haute. IN James A . Gurchiek ' Terre HI1U~. IN Amy Hall · Burkburnett, TX Sandra Renee Hammontree · Spanish Fort. AL Pamela Lynn Hansell · Foristell, MO Victoria Louise Hansen . Brigham City. VT Melody Anne Harrell _Mena. AR Jay Brian Harriman · Miami. FL Annella Faye Harris · Crif/ithville, AR Rob-erl Dale Harsh - Virgini" Beach, VA Julie Elizabeth Hatvany . Fe Walton Beach. Fl Richard Sleven Hllyes - Memphis. TN Barbara Carol Hazelip . Sulphur Springs. TX David Clav Helm$ . Snellville. GA DOnna.Ann Helms · Russellvilk>. AR Wesley Bryan Henderson ·Mounlaln Home, AR Pamela C. Hendrix " Memphis. TN Ha,rry Darwin Henry · Selinsgrove.. PA David D. Hicks · Alexarldrla. VA Gary Todd HiII ~: Decatur. AL Edith Jean Hinson - Hazel Park, Ml Gerald lynn Hinson · Wynne, AR Juice Ann Holder - Searcy. AR Darlynn Sue Holland • Roy~ City. TX Wesk1y William Holland · N. Palm Belich, FL Candace Ann Hollis · Shreveport, L,A Marvin lesl",r Holmes· New Coneord. OH Cheryl Lynn Hoisl . Clinton, IA Jon Mark Hoopi:r · LOllQke. AR Kerrle Lance Hom · N('ltcros!>, GA Laura J. Hough , McRae. AR Not Ready For College Bowl our team. After much careful thought we came up with the Not Ready For College Bowl Players. We did not know how fitting that name would become, We got our first hint of disaster the night all the teams met together to work out a schedule. As I looked around the room I began to notice that I had never seen any of these people before. "Hey, Roger," I said, "do these people go to school here?" We finally came to the conclusion that they had all been in their rooms studying for College Bowl all year. The big night finally came. With eager grins and sweaty palms we took our seats on the panel. Just across from us sat the cool and collected Trivia Plus. "We can beat these guys," I thought to myself. We had a little bad luck, however. We lost 210-10. Thank goodness it was double elimination . The next night we showed up a little less cocky. We knew it was a do-or-die situation and I was betting on the latter. I never knew such questions existed! Dennis Organ was asking the questions and Virgil Lawyer was keeping the score and the time. When we took our positions on the panel, Horton and I accidentally switched seats "Have Hall and Horton switched places on us?" Lawyer asked. "It doesn't matter," remarked Organ as everyone laughed. "They won't answer anything anyway." "He knows," I thought to myself. The game got under way , and by and by the opposing team racked up the points. Our embarassment was epitomized, however, by one of the final questions. As a toss-up question, Organ said, "It is 12 feet around at the lip, weighs over 2,000 pounds, and has a clapper three feet long. Name 1his one-time symbol of American Independence." Horton buzzed in quickly with confidence in his eye. "The whale," he answered. The correct answer of course, was the Liberty Bell. We all got a good laugh at Brad's expense. On the inside, however, I was relieved, knowing I was only a fraction of a second away from pushing my buzzer and saying "the seal." The game came to an end and so did the Not Ready For College Bowl Players. We had to hang up our thinking caps for another year. As we walked out the door , however, with gritted teeth and clenched fist we thought to ourselves, "We'll get 'em next year." I..~ - David Hall Juniors 237
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