[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'241510\' date=\'May 27 2010, 05:44 AM\']Why wouldn't they? If you win the Stanley Cup, you're not disqualified from playing again. And NAQT doesn't care if you played on Jeopardy. At one time they actually had a list of NAQT players who appeared on a game show.[/quote] I was addressing Henke's awkwardness in calling someone a "one time Teen Tournament champion" or some such, as if you could win that particular tournament more than once.
The best way to becoming a player is to write questions, it's even more important than repetitive practice. It teaches you the structure of the question and what to expect while playing. Plus, if you do it right, you will have all of the facts of that subject burned into you. If you want to be a great player, get in the habit of writing 10 questions a week.
OK, that certainly makes sense, though if the lead in is "This character bought the pubic hair of an eighth-grader for $16.12," well, if you haven't seen that episode of South Park, you're up Excrement Creek, aren't you? Or haven't read that book. Or taken that computer programming class.
(Book learning is great, and is its own reward, but there's something to be said about learning by living life.)
