Gus Carvell 📸

NAQT National Championships coverage from Gus Carvell

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What do you think the most common mascot at #HSNCT is? Maybe eagles, lions? No. It's Blåhaj.

[Barrington Quizbowl @StationQuizbowl]

@NAQTLive @NAQTLive_ML Actually, @NAQTLive_ML was talking about this, obviously! The man's genius and foresight is obviously misunderstood.

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Centennial's captains: Hannah Fang, Karis Lee, and Oyujin Damdinsuren!

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This room is on fire #HSNCT

[Joel Miles @NAQTLive_JM]

TU16: Now Nithya gets another ridiculous power! She also pulled the hard on the SS bonus, lots of knowledge there. They sweep a bonus about insect biology and have chased DCDS down to lead by 15 points (I made a math error in the last tweet). Timeout DCDS, the score is 250-235.

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#HSNCT

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TU19: We have homestead down by 20 until they POWER it.
Bonus: History here gives them ✅✅❌

TIMEOUT HERE: 3:18 left on the clock.

Hunter: 280
Homestead: 295

Coaches are talking to their players. "Let's ride," Says homestead

Pay attention to this one, y'all!!!!

#HSNCT

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The baseline for matches has been set beyond incredible #HSNCT

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Your Super Seven matches:

#1 Hunter (NY) vs. #24 Homestead (CA)
#3 Buffalo Grove (IL) vs. #6 Thomas Jefferson A (VA)
#4 Saratoga (CA) vs. #5 Detroit Country Day (MI)

#2 Barrington (IL) has a bye and a spot in the grand final

See y'all at 7 PM for the conclusion of #HSNCT!

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"Big shoes to fill" — Detroit Country Day player watching their A team

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We are well into the packed-room portion of #HSNCT as Richard Montgomery A (MD) take on Detroit Country Day A (MI)

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"This has been a game" — Sam of Belmont #HSNCT

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Full houses in the Grand Ballroom salons for a Barrington A - Buffalo Grove (both IL) rematch and an elimination game between Richard Montgomery A (MD) and Belmont (MA) #HSNCT

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"Do not smile." — University Lab (IL) gives as good a blurb as any a photographer can get as they sit down for a 3v3 match against John P. Stevens (NJ) #HSNCT

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After defeating Beavercreek two rounds ago, Copley A arrive for another rematch from the Ohio State Championship, this time against Solon A #HSNCT

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When I asked Darien A (CT) how they were feeling, you wouldn't have known they just lost to fellow Northeast powerhouse Hunter A (NY), and they followed up in kind with a decisive win to hold on to the 32 card #HSNCT

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When one buzzer fails during the buzzer check, Cavan from BASIS McLean (VA) suggests giving it to Anthony, Saratoga (CA)'s lead scorer and #HSNCT All-Star. Saratoga's quick reply: "we'd win anyway."

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Barrington A (IL) caught without their uniforms 👀#HSNCT

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Beavercreek (OH)—seen here in an ongoing team disagreement over zipping their jackets—incredibly followed up a 5-point loss with a 5-point win in their first two playoff rounds. Next up, they play Copley A (OH) in a rematch from the @NAQT Ohio State Championship in March #HSNCT

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I've had to retire the question "what's fueling you through playoffs," it's just not fair to any answer but food #HSNCT

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Hunter shouts out Gregory, Darien says "we have a plan for winning: get tossups" #HSNCT

[Joel Miles @NAQTLive_JM]

Hunter are the current holders of the 1 card, with the New York magnet school not having lost since round 5 of prelims. They're coming off of consecutive victories over powerhouses Carmel A (IN) and St. Mark's School of Texas.

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#HSNCT

[Joel Miles @NAQTLive_JM]

Tossups 21 and 22 go dead. High Tech get the final tossup for 10 and post the same score on the bonus, but both teams will leave the room in high spirits as Yukon clearly had a good time in spite of their loss. The final score in L405: 300-130. #HSNCT

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"What's your energy for playoffs?"

"What's our last meal?" - TJHSST D (VA)

"Otto von Beesmark." - Hoover A (AL)

"Satisfied. We're ready to Grand Canyon the competition." - Herberger (Arizona's sole representative here at #HSNCT)

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Kickapoo (MO)
Dorman (SC)
Grand Junction B (CO)
Trophies (GA)

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#HSNCT prelims have finished, but they aren't preliminary rounds until something comes after them—stay tuned for playoffs this afternoon!