Updates
1st place: 10 ranking points
2nd place: 8 ranking points
3rd place: 6 ranking points
4th place: 4 ranking points
5th place: 2 ranking points
In the event of a tie in score, the ranking points for those tied players were averaged.
Twenty players advanced to the semi-finals. Every winner of at least one game advanced. The twenty players were ranked based on the following criteria:
Criteria 3: Total points scored in the two games.
Criteria 4: Most correct answers in the two games (excluding the 5xFinals).
Criteria 5: Least incorrect answers in the two front games (excluding the 5xFinals).
Rank | Name | Wins | Ranking Points | Total Score | Total Correct | Total Wrong | Average Reaction Time |
1 | JONATHAN H | 2 | 20 | 440000 | 21 | 0 | 0.1495 |
2 | JOE TRELA | 2 | 20 | 305000 | 24 | 0 | 0.1075 |
3 | JONATHAN MARGULIES | 2 | 20 | 291000 | 14 | 0 | 0.1275 |
4 | RYAN LUCHS | 2 | 20 | 99000 | 10 | 0 | 0.2345 |
5 | MARTIN OCON | 1 | 18 | 305000 | 17 | 0 | 0.2265 |
6 | DALTON TOMLIN | 1 | 18 | 123000 | 12 | 1 | 0.0935 |
7 | GARRETT VONK | 1 | 18 | 78000 | 9 | 3 | 0.2285 |
8 | LORI BAILEY | 1 | 17 | 90000 | 10 | 1 | 0.1785 |
9 | MATT SCHIFFLER | 1 | 16 | 314000 | 17 | 2 | 0.09 |
10 | TROY MEYER | 1 | 16 | 126000 | 8 | 0 | 0.112 |
11 | DANIEL ENCE | 1 | 16 | 77000 | 12 | 3 | 0.1645 |
12 | MATTHEW SINCLAIR | 1 | 14 | 122000 | 12 | 1 | 0.196 |
13 | CAL LIN | 1 | 14 | 108000 | 4 | 1 | 0.2485 |
14 | BEN PARKER | 1 | 14 | 56000 | 8 | 2 | 0.2885 |
15 | HARVEY SILIKOVITZ | 0 | 16 | 98000 | 9 | 1 | 0.1505 |
16 | STEVEN WRIGHT | 0 | 16 | 96000 | 5 | 1 | 0.1535 |
17 | WADE WHITEHEAD | 0 | 16 | 42000 | 4 | 0 | 0.2285 |
18 | JOHN HILLMAN | 0 | 14 | 104000 | 13 | 0 | 0.177 |
19 | JON BARILONE | 0 | 14 | 66000 | 10 | 1 | 0.171 |
20 | JASON HERNANDEZ | 0 | 13 | 57000 | 5 | 0 | 0.2155 |
21 | JOHN PALAGYI | 0 | 12 | 91000 | 9 | 0 | 0.2385 |
22 | ROBERT COOPER | 0 | 12 | 39000 | 7 | 1 | 0.1475 |
23 | AARON BROWN | 0 | 12 | 7000 | 7 | 5 | 0.2655 |
24 | KYLE HIGHFIELD | 0 |
August 04, 2023
See you all tomorrow bright and early! Registration opens at 0745 and the first seminar on "How to be a Great Contestant" is at 0830. Bottled water will be available in all the meeting rooms Notes on food: Do not bring hotel breakfast food into any of the meeting rooms. You can bring food into ONLY Salon A at ONLY at lunchtime (not Fiji or Tahiti rooms). There are some nearby fast food places, and the hotel has a small store area. While we cannot sell food, we will have a number of sealed package sandwiches, salads, fruit, and snack bars available for which you could make a donation of any amount you wish to How You Can Help – Project 150 (project150lv.org) We will clear the room after the semifinals during the dinner break for technical practice - you cannot reserve seats as we have some VIP donors for the charity to accommodate. The doors will open again at 1915. UPDATE TO GRID We had a couple of late scratches, and Jason Hernandez and Tom Zulewski have stepped into the vacated spots as follows: Round 1 Round 2 and the schedule again just for grins remember we are at Hampton Inn Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel (hilton.com) 4975 Dean Martin Drive August 03, 2023
You can get your questions answered about questions with Terry McDonnell after his game show writing session with 5 minute 1:1 meetings between 1445 and 1615 on Saturday. Whether you're looking to be a writer for TV shows, pub quizzes, 5x5, or other purposes, bring your top 3 questions for review - limited spots available, sign up at registration in the event center foyer. There's still time to get more 5x5 games in for Open Mic to be played late Saturday and until 3pm Sunday in the Fiji room. If you plan to play Knodgeball, on Sunday at UNLV complete the waiver ahead of time August 01, 2023
We have 42 of 45 campers acknowledging the tournament rules at link: https://forms.gle/ At least one of the three remaining is considering transfer of registration to another person, with no response yet from the other two (their registration packet may be incomplete at check in but will still be available) Here's a link to a map of campers (to a generic city spot) for each reported from or originally from location https://ucboulder.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=381c2fd0b526469f99af3c2df93980b9 Zoom, pan, and click on symbols for more information - sometimes there may be multiple within a selection so hit the > to see the next record.
July 30, 2023
The batons are completed - one for the winner of the Boot Camp tournament, with the potential for them to pick up the Titan Throwdown against some formidable opponents! A few people have not completed the form to acknowledge their name and game times - please do this ASAP as we are preparing the registration packets. After reading, acknowledge these tournament rules and your participation at this link: https://forms.gle/912VUi4RpCjr6oiM6 Thank you for attending the Game Show Bootcamp.
Note: We are shooting a video of the event and interviewing various participants. The material will be used to market future Game Show Boot Camps and to develop a potential documentary series on the world of trivia. The idea has not been pitched or sold to a TV network.
Your participation is optional. If you do consent and we do interview you, we’ll ask basic questions like “How did you get started in the world of trivia,” or “What do you hope to get out of the Game Show Bootcamp?” Once again, the material is for promotional purposes only and will not air on a streamer, broadcast, or cable network or appear on a social media platform. If you would like to participate in an interview, we would appreciate your signing a simple release form that grants us permission to shoot video of you and use your image in our promotional materials.
The qualification round games will be held at the Hampton Inn Tropicana, in Salon A, Fiji, and Tahiti Rooms on Saturday August 5th, 2023. Round 1 will take place between 10:30 and 12:00 (after the morning seminars 08:30-10:10) , and Round 2 will take place between 15:00 and 16:30 (after the afternoon seminars 12:30-14:55). There will be 3 games taking place with the same material 3 times in each round. 9 games per round, 18 total games. Each player is assigned a time and a place for each game in advance. The placement is as follows:
(note this has some name updates vs July 26 edition) If you find that you will not be able to attend, please let us know at [email protected] with WITHDRAW in the subject line as soon as you know.
If you wish to transfer your registration to another person, that is possible prior to noon Pacific time, Friday August 4, and that person will take your same place in the grid, as long as they agree to the code of conduct. GSBC will not be involved in brokering or wait listing any such transfers – the replacement will need to be acknowledged by the original registrant which will be verified by a phone call.
If you withdraw, you may not rejoin the competition, but may attend in the audience if your registration has not been transferred, or if you buy an audience Titan Throwdown ticket (if available). If you can’t attend your first round game, you may still play your second round game and vice versa.
Players need to arrive at their room immediately after the previous game scheduled (if any) and be ready in the room at least 5 minutes prior to the start of their game. Players may remain in any room along with other audience members before or after their match. A game may proceed with less than 5 players, where one or more missing players will automatically be assigned to the lowest ranking spot or lowest average ranking.
Anyone may leave a room during a match, but no one may enter a room while a match is underway. Electronic devices must be silenced and not used during a game – anyone needing to take or make a call or use applications including texting must leave the room. Please review the rules of the game here https://www.wheatridgefoundation.org/gsbc2-5x5.html
The player with the highest score at the end of the Five by Final round is awarded the win. In the event of a tie for the lead at the end of a game, the tie is broken by greatest number of correct answers in the front game (the part before 5xFinal, then by fewest incorrect answers. At the end of each game, a player receives ranking points based on where he or she finished in that game. • 1st place: 10 ranking points • 2nd place: 8 ranking points • 3rd place: 6 ranking points • 4th place: 4 ranking points • 5th place: 2 ranking points In the event of a tie in score, the ranking points for those tied players are averaged.
Twenty players advance to the semi-finals. Every winner of at least one game will advance to the semifinals. The twenty players will be ranked based on the following criteria: Criteria 1: Number of wins. Criteria 2: Number of ranking points in the two games. Criteria 3: Total points scored in the two games. Criteria 4: Most correct answers in the two front games. Criteria 5: Least incorrect answers in the two front games. Players 21-24 are alternates who play in the event there are any no-shows.
The semi-final games are played at 17:00. Now that there is a ranking established among the players that won 2 games at the highest rank, followed by those that won 1 game, and those that placed second twice, etc. 4 alternates will also be selected. The semifinal grid will be published in a subsequent update showing where the ranked players are placed.
All semifinal matches take place simultaneously with the same material. That will expand the locations for games to add the green room being used by Titans for practice. Due to size and access restrictions, that room will not accommodate audience members.
Each game will determine a winner. If the score is tied between two or more players, the tiebreakers will be a) greatest number of correct answers in the front game, b) fewest incorrect answers in the front game, c) Average reaction time for first buzz. This will result in 4 of the 5 spots for the final.
The last spot in the final will be among all those who placed second in the semi-final. The first tiebreaker is ranking points (as some may be diluted for ties for second place.) Among those who were the only second place finisher in their game, the first tiebreaker is a) total points, followed by b) total greatest number of correct answers in the front game, then c) total fewest incorrect answers in the front game, d) average reaction time for first buzz. After reading, acknowledge these tournament rules and your participation at this link: https://forms.gle/912VUi4RpCjr6oiM6
July 29, 2023
Campers, Here's a map to your deployment one week from today.
The event starts at 0830, with registration open at 0745 in the foyer by Salon A Tactical Coordinates Event Center Salon A https://w3w.co/steps.achieving.novel Hotel Entrance https://w3w.co/mental.bricks.agenda Tahiti Meeting Room https://w3w.co/chin.clean.sooner Fiji Meeting Room https://w3w.co/fields.glow.rarely For those who attended last year - we are not using the Bora Bora room. July 26, 2023
5x5 Tournament Rules for the Game Show Boot Camp After reading, acknowledge these tournament rules and your participation at this link: https://forms.gle/912VUi4RpCjr6oiM6 Thank you for attending the Game Show Bootcamp. Note: We are shooting a video of the event and interviewing various participants. The material will be used to market future Game Show Boot Camps and to develop a potential documentary series on the world of trivia. The idea has not been pitched or sold to a TV network.
Your participation is optional. If you do consent and we do interview you, we’ll ask basic questions like “How did you get started in the world of trivia,” or “What do you hope to get out of the Game Show Bootcamp?” Once again, the material is for promotional purposes only and will not air on a streamer, broadcast, or cable network or appear on a social media platform. If you would like to participate in an interview, we would appreciate your signing a simple release form that grants us permission to shoot video of you and use your image in our promotional materials.
The qualification round games will be held at the Hampton Inn Tropicana, in Salon A, Fiji, and Tahiti Rooms on Saturday August 5th, 2023. Round 1 will take place between 10:30 and 12:00 (after the morning seminars 08:30-10:10) , and Round 2 will take place between 15:00 and 16:30 (after the afternoon seminars 12:30-14:55). There will be 3 games taking place with the same material 3 times in each round. 9 games per round, 18 total games.
Each player is assigned a time and a place for each game in advance. The placement is as follows:
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
If you find that you will not be able to attend, please let us know at [email protected] with WITHDRAW in the subject line as soon as you know. If you wish to transfer your registration to another person, that is possible prior to noon Pacific time, Friday August 4, and that person will take your same place in the grid, as long as they agree to the code of conduct. GSBC will not be involved in brokering or wait listing any such transfers – the replacement will need to be acknowledged by the original registrant which will be verified by a phone call. If you withdraw, you may not rejoin the competition, but may attend in the audience if your registration has not been transferred, or if you buy an audience Titan Throwdown ticket (if available). If you can’t attend your first round game, you may still play your second round game and vice versa.
Players need to arrive at their room immediately after the previous game scheduled (if any) and be ready in the room at least 5 minutes prior to the start of their game. Players may remain in any room along with other audience members before or after their match. A game may proceed with less than 5 players, where one or more missing players will automatically be assigned to the lowest ranking spot or lowest average ranking.
Anyone may leave a room during a match, but no one may enter a room while a match is underway. Electronic devices must be silenced and not used during a game – anyone needing to take or make a call or use applications including texting must leave the room.
Please review the rules of the game here https://www.wheatridgefoundation.org/gsbc2-5x5.html The player with the highest score at the end of the Five by Final round is awarded the win. In the event of a tie for the lead at the end of a game, the tie is broken by greatest number of correct answers in the front game (the part before 5xFinal, then by fewest incorrect answers. At the end of each game, a player receives ranking points based on where he or she finished in that game. • 1st place: 10 ranking points • 2nd place: 8 ranking points • 3rd place: 6 ranking points • 4th place: 4 ranking points • 5th place: 2 ranking points In the event of a tie in score, the ranking points for those tied players are averaged. Twenty players advance to the semi-finals. Every winner of at least one game will advance to the semifinals. The twenty players will be ranked based on the following criteria: Criteria 1: Number of wins. Criteria 2: Number of ranking points in the two games. Criteria 3: Total points scored in the two games. Criteria 4: Most correct answers in the two front games. Criteria 5: Least incorrect answers in the two front games. Players 21-24 are alternates who play in the event there are any no-shows. The semi-final games are played at 17:00.
Now that there is a ranking established among the players that won 2 games at the highest rank, followed by those that won 1 game, and those that placed second twice, etc. 4 alternates will also be selected. The semifinal grid will be published in a subsequent update showing where the ranked players are placed. All semifinal matches take place simultaneously with the same material. That will expand the locations for games to add the green room being used by Titans for practice. Due to size and access restrictions, that room will not accommodate audience members.
Each game will determine a winner. If the score is tied between two or more players, the tiebreakers will be a) greatest number of correct answers in the front game, b) fewest incorrect answers in the front game, c) Average reaction time for first buzz. This will result in 4 of the 5 spots for the final.
The last spot in the final will be among all those who placed second in the semi-final. The first tiebreaker is ranking points (as some may be diluted for ties for second place.) Among those who were the only second place finisher in their game, the first tiebreaker is a) total points, followed by b) total greatest number of correct answers in the front game, then c) total fewest incorrect answers in the front game, d) average reaction time for first buzz.
The final 5x5 training tournament game will take place a bit after 19:30 (after some evening greetings and introductions). It will feature the 4 semifinal winners and the highest ranked second place finisher.
This game will determine the player that receives the GSBC Baton of Victory, and that advances to the Titan Throwdown at 21:10 vs Brad Rutter, James Holzhauer, Jason Zuffranieri, and the winner of the Titan Qualifier game. If the score is tied between two or more players, the tiebreakers will be a) greatest number of correct answers in the front game, b) fewest incorrect answers in the front game, c) average reaction time for first buzz. The next highest ranked player from the training tournament finals will serve as the alternate for the Titan Throwdown. After reading, acknowledge these tournament rules and your participation at this link: https://forms.gle/912VUi4RpCjr6oiM6
July 25, 2023
There remain a couple of things to polish up in the detailed 5x5 Training Tournament Rules, which will publish tomorrow, Wednesday, July 26, for registrants to acknowledge by Sunday evening, July 30. In the meantime, review the rules of the game at 5x5 (wheatridgefoundation.org) July 19, 2023
Thanks to everyone getting registered for the boot camp early we have been able to work on a couple of added bonuses to raise more money for Project150.org 5x5 Open Mic will have games written by campers presented post-workshop, post-throwdown after 10pm Saturday August 5 and through 3pm Sunday August 6. There is a linked template you can fill out with questions and answers, and you can announce your game, or have one of the existing hosts present your creation. This will be a continuation of the use of one of the meeting rooms at the Hampton Inn Tropicana where the workshop and throwdown take place. Speaking of throwdowns... Knodgeball returns at 10am to 1pm at the UNLV Student Recreation and Wellness Center which is about 2 miles east of the event hotel. If you have friends who are kicking themselves for not signing up for the Boot Camp, then you can let them know if they buy an audience ticket for the Titan Throwdown, that they can take part in the post-workshop activities. We hope to increase the audience size with this offer, and we understand that some of you may have existing travel plans that may conflict with parts of the post-workshop activities, but even then you can contribute open mic games to 5x5 or lists to Knodgeball and still be helping out Project150! All this stuff is now linked on the main gameshowbootcamp.org page. July 14, 2023
Remember, the Titan Throwdown as part of your Boot Camp Registration, but you can let others know to buy audience tickets to see the show and help Project150.org !Titans of Trivia Buttrey, Roach, & Kavanaugh at the Game Show Boot Campsee Press ReleaseSam Buttrey, Mattea Roach, and Sam Kananaugh join legends James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter, Matt Amodio, Amy Schneider, and Jason Zuffranieri for the Titan Throwdown at the Game Show Boot Camp. |