The 2001 The Third Annual Montgomery Burns One-on-One Tournament for Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Popular Culture
	Saturday, 4 August 2001

Michigan Academic Competitions (MAC) is proud to present The 2001 The Third Annual Montgomery Burns One-on-One Tournament for Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Popular Culture to be held on Saturday, 4 August 2001 on the Central Campus of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. This will be your best chance to show off how much you really, really know about trash.

This year will feature separate masters and undergraduate divisions if at least each division can field 8 players. The cutoff for undergraduate is not having a bachelor's degree on 1 January 2001. Players who have participated in previous incarnations of this tournament will be seeded into groups based on prior results if either division has to be broken up into smaller groups. The remaining players will be randomly assigned. Efforts will be maintained to keep packets written by masters to be played by masters and undergraduate by undergraduate, but be advised that scheduling constraints may not make this feasible.

This is a free tournament, meaning no fees. In fact, if you want to steal from a copy place, you really don't have to pay a cent. (Disclaimer: Michigan Academic Competitions (MAC) does not condone stealing or any other form of crime in any way and waives all liability in perpitutity for any illegal activities eminating from the above dare). Information on just what you should put into your packet may be found on the distribution page. Additionaly, feel free to bring exhibition packets for post-tournament friviolity. You can be assured The Game Show Round 3.1.1 will be there, although it will probably be played post-dinner, so that we can take it off campus.

Tournament Fees

The Central Campus is located in the absoulte dead center of Ann Arbor. In fact, Michigan State's nuclear arsenal uses the corner of Washington and Tappan as ground zero. Directions on how to get to the Modern Languages Building on Central Campus may be found on the map page.

 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 off I-94 and State, 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 off I-94, 734-665-3500 or 800-743-7663
• Microtel Ann Arbor, 3610 Plymouth Road, 734-997-9100 or 888-771-7171 (opened in November 2000)
• Motel 6, 3764 S. State off I-94, 734-665-9900 or 1-800-466-8356

Mike Burger will 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 Trashinals in 1998 and 2000, the regional for Trashinals in 1998 and 2000, the Tidy-Whitey Bowl in 1997 and The Ironhead Invitational in 2001. He has also managed to finish 2nd or 3rd (but not first) in his last four Trashmasters.

Last Updated 26-Jul-2001