History
BAAL Bay Area Academic League President Gaius Stern worked with the show as a writer and consultant from 2001-03. BAAL Vice President Ross Ritterman served as question writer/editor and show consultant Season 6 through Season 9. In Seasons 8, question material was provided by NAQT; in Season 13 by both NAQT and BAAL.
The show underwent difficulties from 2008-10, leading many schools to withdraw. A change of leadership in 2010 brought about many reforms.
In 2010 the show underwent a major redesign, under new producer Marc Balcer. Balcer introduced the "Three for All" format and redesigned the set and graphics. In response to many complaints over bad judging, bad questions, and in an effort to improve the integrity of the show, Balcer brought back BAAL president and UC Berkeley classics professor Gaius Stern as editor and judge.
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