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TRASH Regionals Overview

"Cash Cab for Cutie" won more than we lost, including our three closest matches.

We were never tripped up by the "titles must be exact" rule (which often unfairly penalizes people for demonstrating clear and accurate knowledge that isn't quite precise enough), in fact twice we won games with 10-point margins in which an opponent got tripped up. (Specifics to come once it's clear that questions may be discussed.)

For the second time in three years I traveled to an LA site and played with the Masons and an empty seat. This is a reasonable team with an obvious path to improvement (that empty seat really needs to cut down on its negs). Somebody saw the three of us and remembered our 2004 team name, even though that was a lame ad hoc fill-in name ("Purple America" - from these maps).

I think the three of us played together (with an actual fourth player, possibly a Caltech undergrad) at a Bay Area tournament about three years ago, though I forget whether this was academic competition, TRASH Regionals, or perhaps even both in one weekend.