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The Montgomery Burns Tournament for Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Popular Culture

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On 7 August 1999, 21 eager players journeyed to Ann Arbor, Michigan from as far away as Boston, Massachusetts and Corvallis, Oregon to participate in what would quickly become the most prestigious one-on-one trash tournaments in the history of the competition. The 1999 tournament featured James Dinan as the winner, and the 2000 version saw both Dinan (in the Masters' Division) and Doug Grote (in the Undergraduate Division) emerge as champions. 2001 saw a new chapter in Burns history, as Craig Barker took the crown vacated when James Dinan was unable to attend while Armen Terjimanian in his first appearance was the undergraduate champion. Check back in August of 2002 for results from The Fourth Annual Montgomery Burns Tournament for Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Popular Culture.

All-Time Results

Year

Participants

Masters or Overall Champion

Masters or Overall Runner-Up

Masters or Overall Third Place

Undergraduate Champion

Undergraduate Runner-Up

2001

14 M/5 U

Dwight Kidder

Craig Barker

Greg Sorenson

Armen Terjimanian

Doug Grote

2000

12 M/6 U

James Dinan

Greg Sorenson

Craig Barker

Doug Grote

Dave Wallace

1999

21

James Dinan

Craig Barker

Mark Coen

 

Of course, the event could not be possible without the efforts of volunteers who throughout the years have provided us with questions, and most importantly, someone to read those questions. Anne Mitchell has organized the finals questions the last three years, and her work has been nothing short of spectacular. Joe Janes has twice flown in from Seattle to read. Other people involved include Kevin Olmstead, Michael Davidson, Julie Stahlhut, Gail Celio, Noel Erinjeri, Dan Schonberg, Ben Heller, Brandy Shattuck, Phil Groce, Adam Kemezis, Mithcell Szczepanczyk, Allison Manzuk, Dave Bykowski, Lori Murphy, Emily Moore and Steve Traicoff.

For lifetime results of the individual participants, click here.


The Third Annual Montgomery Burns Tournament for Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Popular Culture

4 August 2001 -- Ann Arbor, Michigan

Preliminary Round Results

Rod Group

Todd Group

Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To
Greg Sorenson (Illinois)

9

0

none Craig Barker (Livonia, MI)

7

1

all but Kidder
Mark Coen (Boston, MA)

7

2

Sorenson, Thorsley Dwight Kidder (Bridgeville, PA)

6

2

Clevenger, Hight
James Quintong (Georgia)

7

2

Sorenson, Coen Haggai Elitzur (Lexington, KY)

6

2

Kidder, Barker
Dave Murphy (Norman, OK)

6

3

Sorenson, Coen, Quintong Brian Hight (Texas)

5

3

Young, Barker, Elitzur
Armen Termijanian (Michigan)*

4

5

Sorenson, Coen, Murphy, Quintong, Thorsley Tim Young (Washington, DC)

4

4

Kidder, Barker, Elitzur, Rosenberg
Mike Burger (Ann Arbor, MI)

4

5

Sorenson, Coen, Quintong, Murphy, Termijanian Tim Neuburger (Kansas)

3

5

all but Saxton, Clevenger and Rosenberg
Doug Grote (Ohio)*

3

6

all but Wallace, Long and Thorsley Carey Clevenger (Pittsburgh, PA)*

3

5

all but Saxton, Kidder and Rosenberg
Rob Long (Troy, MI)

2

7

all but Wallace and Thorsley Brian Saxton (Ohio)*

1

7

all but Rosenberg
Dave Thorsley (London, ON)

2

7

all but Coen and Termijanian Chris Rosenberg (New Jersey)

1

7

all but Young
Dave Wallace (Livonia, MI)

1

8

all but Thorsley  

*indicates undergraduate. Ties broken by head-to-head

Playoff Round (games within preliminary groups carried over)

Hibbert Group (Top 6)

Foster Group (Middle 6)

Riviera Group (Bottom 7)

Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To
Kidder

5

0

none Young

5

0

none Grote

5

1

Rosenberg
Barker

3

2

Coen, Kidder Murphy

3

2

Termijanian, Young Clevenger

3

3

Grote, Thorsley, Wallace
Sorenson

3

2

Barker, Kidder Hight

3

2

Termijanian, Young Thorsley

3

3

Grote, Long, Wallace
Coen

3

2

Sorenson, Kidder Neuburger

2

3

Murphy, Hight, Young Rosenberg

3

3

Thorsley, Clevenger, Saxton
Elitzur

1

4

all but Quintong Termijanian

2

3

Murphy, Young, Neuburger Wallace

3

3

Grote, Long, Rosenberg
Quintong

0

5

all Burger

0

5

all Saxton

2

4

all but Long and Rosenberg
    Long

2

4

all but Thorsley and Wallace

Tiebreaker: Barker defeated Sorenson and Coen

 Tiebreakers: Murphy defeated Hight; Neuburger defeated Termijanian

Tiebreakers: Clevenger defeated Thorsley, Rosenber and Wallace; Saxton defeated Long


The Second Annual Montgomery Burns Tournament for Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Popular Culture

5 August 2000 -- Ann Arbor, Michigan

Preliminary Round Results

Sherri Group

Terri Group

Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To
James Dinan

7

1

Rosenberg Greg Sorenson (Illinois)

7

1

Barker
Dwight Kidder (Pennsylvania)

7

1

Dinan Haggai Elitzur (Lexington, KY)

6

2

Sorenson, Coen
Phil Castagna

5

3

Rosenberg, Dinan, Kidder Craig Barker (Livonia, MI)

6

2

Elitzur, Quintong
Mike Burger (Ann Arbor, MI)

5

3

Dinan, Kidder, Castagna Mark Coen (Boston, MA)

5

3

Sorenson, Quintong, Barker
Chris Rosenberg (New Jersey)

5

3

Kidder, Burger, Dixon James Quintong (Georgia)

5

3

Sorenson, Elitzur, Haight
Dave Wallace (Livonia, MI)*

3

5

Castagna, M. Burger, Rosenberg, Dinan, Kidder Brian Hight

4

4

Sorenson, Elitzur, Coen, Barker
Dave Dixon (Waukesha, WI) 

3

5

Castagna, Burger, Dinan, Wallace, Kidder Doug Grote (Michigan)*

2

6

all but S. Jastrzebski and Concepcion
Alex Hovan (Ann Arbor, MI)*

1

7

all but J. Jastrzebski Stan Jastrzebski (Illinois)*

1

7

all but Concepcion
Jim Jastrzebski (Illinois)*

0

8

all Dan Concepcion*

0

8

all

*indicates undergraduate

Playoff Round (games within preliminary groups carried over)

Lisa Group (Top 6 Masters)

Bart Group (Undergraduates)

Ralph Group (Bottom 6 Masters)

Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To
Dinan

4

1

Barker Grote

5

0

none Coen

4

1

Quintong
Sorenson

3

2

Dinan, Barker Wallace

4

1

Grote Hight

4

1

Coen
Barker

3

2

Kidder, Elitzur Hovan

3

2

Grote, Wallace Burger

3

2

Coen, Haight
Kidder

3

2

Dinan, Sorenson S. Jastrzebski

2

3

Grote, Wallace, Hovan Quintong

3

2

M. Burger, Haight
Elitzur

2

3

Dinan, Kidder, Sorenson J. Jastrzebski

1

4

all but Concepcion Dixon

1

4

all but Rosenberg
Castagna

0

5

all Schefke

0

5

all Rosenberg

0

5

all

Tiebreaker: Sorenson defeated Barker and Kidder

 

Tiebreaker: Coen defeated Haight


The First Annual Montgomery Burns Tournament for Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Popular Culture

7 August 1999 -- Ann Arbor, Michigan

Preliminary Round Results

Patty Group

Selma Group

Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To
James Dinan

9

1

Kidder Craig Barker (Livonia, MI)

9

0

none
Mark Coen (Boston, MA)

8

2

Quintong, Dinan Jay Rhee

7

2

Barker, Hovan
Dwight Kidder (Pennsylvania)

8

2

Coen, M. Burger Douglas Grote (Michigan)

7

2

Barker, Rhee
Mike Burger (Ann Arbor, MI)

6

4

Coen, Dinan, Wright, Neuburger Rebecca Golden (Toledo, OH)

5

4

Barker, Grote, Rhee, J. Burger
James Quintong (Georgia)

6

4

Edwards, Kidder, Dinan, M. Burger Alex Hovan (Ann Arbor, MI)

5

4

Barker,Grote, Younger, Golden
John Edwards (Illinois)

5

5

Kidder, Coen, M. Burger, Elitzur, Dinan Eric Younger

4

5

Barker, Grote, Rhee, Golden, Long
Joe Wright (Los Angeles, CA)

5

5

Quintong, Edwards, Kidder, Coen, Dinan Brian Schefke

3

6

Barker, Grote, Rhee, Hovan, Younger, Golden
Haggai Elitzur (Lexington, KY)

4

6

Quintong, Kidder, Coen, Dinan, M. Burger, Wright Joe Burger

2

7

all but Golden and Long
Tim Neuburger (Salina, KS)

3

7

Quintong, Edwards, Kidder, Coen, Elitzur, Dinan, Wright Rob Long (Troy, MI)

2

7

all but Rosenthal and Younger
Mitchell Szczepanczyk (Chicago, IL)

1

10

all but Robinson Jon Rosenthal (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

1

8

all but J. Burger
Duncan Robinson (Michigan)

0

11

all  

Playoff Round (games within preliminary groups carried over)

Martin Group (Top 8)

Milhouse Group (Middle 6)

Ralph Group (Bottom 7)

Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To Player

Wins

Losses

Lost To
Barker

7

0

none Edwards

5

0

none Elitzur

6

0

none
Dinan

5

2

Kidder, Barker Quintong

4

1

Edwards Neuburger

4

2

Elitzur, J. Burger
Coen

4

3

Dinan, Barker, Rhee Wright

3

2

Edwards, Quintong Rosenthal

3

3

Elitzur, Neuburger, Long
Kidder

4

3

Coen, M. Burger, Barker Younger

2

3

Edwards, Quintong, Wright Szczepanczyk

3

3

Elitzur, Neuburger, Rosenthal
M. Burger

3

4

Barker, Dinan, Coen, Grote Hovan

1

4

all but Schefke J. Burger

3

3

Elitzur, Rosenthal, Szczepanczyk
Rhee

2

5

all but Grote and Golden Schefke

0

5

all Long

2

4

all but Robinson and Rosenthal
Grote

2

5

all but M. Burger and Golden

Playoffs: Wright defeated Quintong and Edwards

Robinson

0

6

all
Golden

0

7

all

Playoffs: Rosenthal defeated Neuburger, Elitzur defeated Rosenthal

Playoffs: Dinan defeated Coen and Barker


All-Time Results

The following are the all-time records for all of the 31 participants in the various Montgomery Burns Tournaments for Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Excellence. The results are sorted by Ratings Percentage Index. These results will be used to seed the participants who will play in the Fourth Annual Montgomery Burns Tournament for Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Excellence, tenatively scheduled for August 2002.


All-Time Results ranked by Ratings Percentage Index (RPI)

Player

Years

W

L

Win Pct.

Opp WPct.

O/O WPct.

RPI

James Dinan

1999-2000

23

4

.852

.599

.568

.683

Greg Sorenson

2000-2001

19

4

.826

.611

.568

.680

Craig Barker

1999-2001

30

6

.833

.594

.562

.673

Dwight Kidder

1999-2001

29

7

.806

.586

.568

.660

Mark Coen

1999-2001

28

10

.737

.588

.568

.637

Joe Wright

1999

10

5

.667

.563

.571

.600

Haggai Elitzur

1999-2001

23

14

.622

.595

.567

.600

Tim Young

2001

7

4

.636

.570

.574

.594

Brian Hight

2000-2001

14

9

.609

.584

.575

.591

James Quintong

1999-2001

23

14

.622

.576

.563

.590

Jay Rhee

1999

8

5

.615

.551

.553

.574

John Edwards

1999

8

6

.571

.565

.571

.568

Dave Murphy

2001

7

5

.583

.528

.560

.552

Mike Burger

1999-2001

18

19

.486

.580

.563

.545

Phil Castagna

2000

5

6

.455

.596

.571

.543

Doug Grote

1999-2001

18

18

.500

.544

.557

.531

Tim Neuburger

1999, 2001

10

15

.400

.573

.565

.511

Armen Termijanian

2001

6

7

.462

.527

.560

.509

Chris Rosenberg

2000-2001

9

14

.391

.556

.563

.499

Rebecca Golden

1999

5

8

.385

.560

.553

.498

Dave Dixon

2000

3

8

.273

.574

.567

.468

Carey Clevenger

2001

4

8

.333

.534

.559

.467

Alex Hovan

1999-2000

8

15

.348

.496

.554

.453

Dave Wallace

2000-2001

8

15

.348

.489

.563

.451

David Thorsley

2001

4

7

.364

.480

.555

.450

Eric Younger

1999

4

8

.333

.496

.540

.446

Mitchell Szczepanczyk

1999

3

10

.231

.564

.556

.443

Stan Jastrzebski

2000

2

9

.182

.577

.568

.437

Brian Schefke

1999

3

9

.250

.500

.540

.419

Brian Saxton

2001

2

10

.167

.538

.558

.411

Joe Burger

1999

4

9

.308

.440

.548

.410

Rob Long

1999, 2001

5

21

.192

.487

.554

.394

Jon Rosenthal

1999

3

11

.214

.466

.547

.390

Dan Concepcion

2000

0

11

.000

.584

.568

.377

Duncan Robinson

1999

0

13

.000

.563

.566

.367

Jim Jastrzebski

2000

1

10

.091

.494

.562

.363