Quizbowl
The TAMS Quizbowl team takes part in academic trivia competitions, studying topics including fine arts and social science. More information about the team can be found here.
| Topic(s) | Quizbowl, Academic Trivia |
|---|---|
| Active Years | 2012; 2017 - present |
| Advised | No |
| Execs | Co-Presidents: Henry Castillo and Yashvini Deva
Director of Competitions: Dave Banerjee Treasurer: Ranak Bansal |
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Team
Note: all statistics were compiled from each player's overall career. A full list is available here.
For individuals: T: tournaments played, GP: games played, TUH: tossups heard, Pts: points, P: powers, TU: regular tossups, I: interrupts, P%: power percentage, PP20TH: points per 20 tossups heard
For tournaments: W–L–T: win-loss-ties record, %: winning percentage, P: powers, TU: regular tossups, I: interrupts, PPB: points per bonus, PP20TH: points per 20 tossups heard
2020-2021
| Player | Years | T | GP | TUH | Pts | P | TU | I | P% | PP20TH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhijay Achukola | 2020 – 2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nicholas Hao | 2020 – 2021 | 1 | 7 | 140 | 315 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 44.8% | 45.00 |
| Ted Kwee-Bintoro* | 2020 – 2021 | 2 | 17 | 330 | 415 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 42.1% | 25.15 |
| Tanvi Panchumarthy | 2020 – 2021 | 1 | 8 | 160 | 160 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 35.7% | 20.00 |
| Shreyas Shridharan | 2020 – 2021 | 1 | 7 | 140 | 60 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 28.6% | 8.57 |
| Jay Yu | 2020 – 2021 | 2 | 16 | 320 | 560 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 41.2% | 35.00 |
| Dave Banerjee | 2019 – 2021 | 4 | 30 | 628 | 850 | 32 | 49 | 24 | 39.5% | 27.07 |
| Ranak Bansal | 2019 – 2021 | 3 | 20 | 428 | 160 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 12.5% | 7.48 |
| Henry Castillo | 2019 – 2021 | 5 | 34 | 678 | 825 | 33 | 45 | 24 | 42.3% | 24.34 |
| Yashvini Deva | 2019 – 2021 | 5 | 32 | 628 | 490 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 8.2% | 15.61 |
*as Michael Kwee-Bintoro
TQBA Winter Rodeo Tournament (High School Division)
TAMS sent A and B Teams to the Winter Rodeo Tournament on January 9, 2021. Their A Team placed 3rd out of 35 teams, qualifying for the national tournament. Their B Team placed 9th. Jay Yu placed 16th out of 156 individuals, earning 48.33 points per 20 toss-ups heard.
| # | Team | W–L–T | % | Points | TUH | P | TU | I | PPB | PP20TUH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3* | Texas Math and Science A | 8–1 | 88.9% | 3130 | 180 | 43 | 52 | 23 | 21.89 | 347.78 |
| 9 | Texas Math and Science B | 5–2 | 71.4% | 2295 | 140 | 30 | 39 | 15 | 22.17 | 327.86 |
*qualified for the 2021 High School National Championship Tournament
TQBA Houston Holiday Hoedown XII (Division I)
TAMS sent an A Team to the Houston Holiday Hoedown on November 11, 2020. They placed 17th out of 32 teams, earning 265.62 points per 20 toss-ups heard.
| # | Team | W–L–T | % | Points | TUH | P | TU | I | PPB | PP20TUH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Texas Math and Science | 3–5 | 37.5% | 2125 | 160 | 30 | 43 | 17 | 18.22 | 265.62 |
2019-2020
| Player | Years | T | GP | TUH | Pts | P | TU | I | P% | PP20TH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Banerjee | 2019 – 2021 | 4 | 30 | 628 | 850 | 32 | 49 | 24 | 39.5% | 27.07 |
| Ranak Bansal | 2019 – 2021 | 3 | 20 | 428 | 160 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 12.5% | 7.48 |
| Henry Castillo | 2019 – 2021 | 5 | 34 | 678 | 825 | 33 | 45 | 24 | 42.3% | 24.34 |
| Yashvini Deva | 2019 – 2021 | 5 | 32 | 628 | 490 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 8.2% | 15.61 |
| Kaushik Akula | 2019 – 2020 | 2 | 12 | 240 | 75 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12.5% | 6.25 |
| Sanjna Anand | 2019 – 2020 | 1 | 6 | 120 | 105 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% | 17.50 |
| Rohan Potru | 2019 – 2020 | 2 | 14 | 308 | 320 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 19.4% | 20.78 |
| David Purvis | 2019 – 2020 | 1 | 7 | 140 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 66.7% | 5.00 |
| Julia Camacho | 2018 – 2020 | 5 | 35 | 690 | 720 | 13 | 56 | 7 | 18.8% | 20.87 |
| Evan Carlisle | 2018 – 2020 | 7 | 56 | 1098 | 1620 | 57 | 87 | 21 | 39.6% | 29.51 |
| Mia Choi | 2018 – 2020 | 6 | 43 | 888 | 1090 | 27 | 74 | 11 | 26.7% | 24.55 |
| Simon Xiang | 2018 – 2020 | 6 | 42 | 848 | 740 | 28 | 36 | 8 | 43.8% | 17.45 |
| Keerthikrishna Yalavarthy | 2018 – 2020 | 6 | 38 | 700 | 825 | 23 | 50 | 4 | 31.5% | 23.57 |
2018-2019
| Player | Years | T | GP | TUH | Pts | P | TU | I | P% | PP20TH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Camacho | 2018 – 2020 | 5 | 35 | 690 | 720 | 13 | 56 | 7 | 18.8% | 20.87 |
| Evan Carlisle | 2018 – 2020 | 7 | 56 | 1098 | 1620 | 57 | 87 | 21 | 39.6% | 29.51 |
| Mia Choi | 2018 – 2020 | 6 | 43 | 888 | 1090 | 27 | 74 | 11 | 26.7% | 24.55 |
| Simon Xiang | 2018 – 2020 | 6 | 42 | 848 | 740 | 28 | 36 | 8 | 43.8% | 17.45 |
| Keerthikrishna Yalavarthy | 2018 – 2020 | 6 | 38 | 700 | 825 | 23 | 50 | 4 | 31.5% | 23.57 |
| Andrew Bogdan | 2018 – 2019 | 1 | 7 | 130 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.0% | 9.23 |
| Thien Bui | 2018 – 2019 | 2 | 12 | 190 | 100 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% | 10.53 |
| Ryan Chong* | 2018 – 2019 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00 |
| Jake Ha | 2018 – 2019 | 1 | 6 | 120 | 155 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 35.7% | 25.83 |
| Daniel Hahn | 2018 – 2019 | 1 | 6 | 120 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 5.00 |
| Luis Kim | 2018 – 2019 | 5 | 39 | 719 | 510 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 39.6% | 14.19 |
| Patrick Quan Le | 2018 – 2019 | 2 | 16 | 320 | 295 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 16.1% | 18.44 |
| Alex Qi | 2018 – 2019 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 1.11 |
| Philip Zeng | 2018 – 2019 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00 |
| Ryan Chhong | 2017 – 2019 | 6 | 43 | 859 | 620 | 20 | 36 | 8 | 35.7% | 14.44 |
| Amogh Dambal | 2017 – 2019 | 6 | 48 | 902 | 1315 | 46 | 80 | 35 | 36.5% | 29.16 |
| Raahi Menon | 2017 – 2019 | 3 | 16 | 320 | 255 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 34.8% | 15.94 |
| Aditya Paul | 2017 – 2019 | 9 | 72 | 1450 | 3805 | 108 | 245 | 53 | 30.6% | 52.48 |
*misspelling of Ryan Chhong
2017-2018
| Player | Years | T | GP | TUH | Pts | P | TU | I | P% | PP20TH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Chong* | 2018 – 2019 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00 |
| Ryan Chhong | 2017 – 2019 | 6 | 43 | 859 | 620 | 20 | 36 | 8 | 35.7% | 14.44 |
| Amogh Dambal | 2017 – 2019 | 6 | 48 | 902 | 1315 | 46 | 80 | 35 | 36.5% | 29.16 |
| Raahi Menon | 2017 – 2019 | 3 | 16 | 320 | 255 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 34.8% | 15.94 |
| Aditya Paul | 2017 – 2019 | 9 | 72 | 1450 | 3805 | 108 | 245 | 53 | 30.6% | 52.48 |
| Alex Battin | 2017 – 2018 | 1 | 7 | 140 | 95 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 13.57 |
| Grant Chau | 2017 – 2018 | 1 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00 |
| Joseph Lee | 2017 – 2018 | 3 | 20 | 330 | 255 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 30.0% | 15.45 |
| Edoardo Luna | 2017 – 2018 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00 |
| Victor Song | 2017 – 2018 | 3 | 18 | 300 | 345 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 21.2% | 23.00 |
| Anthony Wang | 2017 – 2018 | 2 | 10 | 190 | 105 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 30.0% | 11.05 |
*misspelling of Ryan Chhong
2011-2012
| Player | Years | T | GP | TUH | Pts | P | TU | I | P% | PP20TH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Pope | 2011 – 2012 | 1 | 9 | 181 | 105 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 27.3% | 11.60 |
| Monica Thieu | 2011 – 2012 | 1 | 9 | 181 | 695 | 16 | 53 | 15 | 23.2% | 76.80 |
Execs
2020-2021
Co-Presidents: Henry Castillo and Yashvini Deva
Director of Competitions: Dave Banerjee
Treasurer: Ranak Bansal
2019-2020
Co-Presidents: Mia Choi and Julia Camacho
Director of Competitions: Simon Xiang
Director of Events: Krishna Yalavarthy
2018-2019
President: Aditya Paul
Vice President: Ryan Chhong
Director of Events: Amogh Dambal