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Cobb Bowl at SON2024!

As per tradition, Dr. Jon Eisenback will again be leading student teams in the annual Cobb Bowl competition on the last afternoon of the conference.

Meant to be a fun yet educational activity for our students to engage with one another and learn some Nematology trivia, if you are an SON member you can start studying today! He has shared the new deck of trivia cards on the members-only website: Nematode Trading Cards

Cobb Bowl Rules (AKA: Nematodes in Jeopardy!)

1. After the question has been read completely, buzz-in to answer.
2. The answer must be in the form of a question.
3. If the answer is correct, the team receives the dollar value of the question, and gets to select the category and worth of the next question.
4. If the answer is incorrect, the dollar value is deducted from the team score, and another team may buzz-in to answer.
5. If the answer is correct, the team receives the dollar value of the question, and they select the next category and worth of the next question.
6. If the answer is incorrect, the dollar value is deducted from the team score and another team has the chance to answer.
7. And so forth, so another team can buzz-in to answer, and so forth.
8. Teams with positive scores can play Final Jeopardy.
9. The category of the question is announced and the teams wager on their ability to answer.
10. If their answer is correct the team doubles their dollar amount.
11. If their answer is incorrect their wager is deducted from their score.
12. The team with the highest scores wins the game and is awarded the Cobb Bowl Trophy.