The Ann B. Davis 2001 -- A Trash Odyssey
Popular Culture Tournament
Sunday, 14 January 2001
Michigan Academic Competitions (MAC), in conjunction with Michigan
Buzzer Competitions (MBC), the Midwest Collegiate Conference (MCC)
and the Michigan Development Corporation (MDC), is proud to present
The Ann B. Davis 2001 -- A Trash Odyssey Popular Culture Tournament to
be held on Sunday, 14 January 2001 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 representing.
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.
- Base Fee
- $60 $40 if questions are turned in by December 9.
- $1 67¢ per day additional for questions turned in after December 9.
- drop dead date for packet is January 8 (and would be $90$60)
- $1 67¢ per question for questions written by staff to bring packet up to standards
- Packet requirements may be found here.
- Discounts
- $5 $3.50 off for a working buzzer system (max 2)
- $10 $6.50 for a competent, non-playing staff member (max 3)
- $20 penalty $13 for a incompetent, tournament wrecking buffoon (no limit)
- $10 $6.50 for a specialty packet (max 1)
- Minimum fee: $30 $20. Teams will be expected to staff during byes.
To register a team, please use the on-line form. I will not recognize/remember E-mails.
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:
- Days Inn, 2380 Carpenter off US-23 and Washtenaw, 734-971-0700 or 800-329-7466
- Hampton Inn North, 2300 Green off Plymouth, 734-996-4444 or 8000-426-7866
- Hampton Inn South, 925 Victors Way, 734-665-5000 or 800-426-7866
- Holiday Inn North Campus, 3600 Plymouth, 734-769-9800 or 800-800-5560
- Lamp Post Inn, 2424 E. Stadium, 734-971-8000
- Red Roof Inn, 3621 Plymouth, 734-996-5800 or 800-743-7663
- Red Roof Inn, 3505 S. State, 734-665-3500 or 800-743-7663
- Microtel Ann Arbor, 3610 Plymouth Road, 734-997-9100 or 888-771-7171 (opened in November 2000)
The Tournament Director
Mike 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: 2152 Pauline #207, 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 in 1998 and 1999, Trashinals in 1998 and 2000
and the Tidy-Whitey Bowl in 1997.
Questions, mail them to:
Mike Burger.
- Ann B. Davis home
- Michigan Academic Competitions home
Last Updated 6 December 2000