Popular Culture Tournament

Sunday, 19 January 2003


Michigan Academic Competitions (MAC), in conjunction with Michigan Buzzer Competitions (MBC), the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), is proud to present The Sloop Ann B. Davis 2003 to be held on Sunday, 19 January 2003 on the Central Campus of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, the day after the Michigan MLK Memorial Academic Tournament.

Previous extravaganzas have included as many as 22 teams playing. The typical round-robin round-loon with playoffs will make up the day. After the regular tournament, the theme rounds provide a chance to show off how savant you are on a particular topic. The Game Show round will return with some new surprises plus others to be turned in by participants. Submittors of a theme round receive ten dollars $7 off the tournament fee. Lunch and other assorted foodstuffs will be available throughout the day.

Tournament Fees

Canadian Teams are charged the par value of their funky money, but still must pay us in U$ funds. Canadian Tire Dollars or Club Zed points are not honoured. However, the tournament director will accept Crispy Crunch bars, beef flavoured Potato Crisps or Hamilton Tiger-Cat merchandise as bribes.
To register a team, please use the on-line form. I will not recognize/remember E-mails.
Please submit your packet to abdpackets@earthlink.net!!


Directions/Accomodations

The Central Campus is located two miles three kilometers south of Exit 3 on M-14 or three miles five kilometers from either north of Exit 177 or east of Exit 172 on I-94. Directions may be found here. Parking (since it's Sunday, it's easy), may be found here.

Here are some hotels and motels within reasonable distance and price:

The Tournament Director


Mike BurgerMike Burger will again be serving as the Cruise Director/Dictator/ Überlord for the festivities. Any questions or concerns should be directed to him. He is reachable either at mmb5@earthlink.net or can be reached the more-archaic ways: 2332 Nixon, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, 734-913-1059. Note that Mike is not a college student (he just plays one on TV), and normally goes to bed around 10:30. It would not be a good idea to call after 10:00.

Mike Burger is a veteran of the quiz bowl scene, launching his career with a buzz of "Jim Bakker" in a 1987 campus tournament at the University of Michigan. After leaving the scene in 1991, he came back in 1994 to help out with the University of Michigan Intramural tournament and they haven't been able to get rid of him since. Mike's team (Mike Keenan Employment Agency) was the winner of a Trash regional four times, Trashinals in 1998 and 2000 as well as four trash invitationals, including Trashmasters in 2001.

Mike Burger (email) - Mike Burger (the home page) - Ann B. Davis home - Michigan Academic Competitions home
Produced with assistance from a generous grant from The Chubb Group - Last Updated 22 November 2002