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10th Annual ITE Collegiate Traffic Bowl
Grand Championship Tournament Recap
The 10th Annual ITE Collegiate Traffic Bowl Grand Championship Tournament was held at the
2019 ITE Joint International and Texas District Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Austin, TX, USA
in July. This year again saw a very exciting competition as ITE student chapters from Canada
and the United States competed to test their knowledge of ITE, transportation planning, and
engineering topics-as well as some fun categories. Since 2009 when the traffic bowl program was introduced throughout Canada and the United States, 115 student chapters have
participated in an ITE Section- or District-level Traffic Bowl.
During the 2019 season, 62 student chapters in Canada and the United States fielded
teams to compete in Section and District tournaments. More than 210 ITE student members
competed in these events that were primarily staged during ITE annual District meetings. At
the 2019 Joint ITE International and Texas District Annual Meeting and Exhibit, the ITE District
champion teams listed at the left competed.
The Grand Championship this year featured two schools returning from an appearance in
2018, two schools returning from an absence of a year, two schools returning from an absence
of four years, and three schools making their first appearances.
One student made their fourth appearance and another their third appearance in a Grand
Championship. Four students made their second appearances in a Grand Championship
tournament.
UMass-Amherst (8th appearance
To recap this exciting competition in the semi-finals, Penn State won the first semi-final
from the Northeastern District)
match over Alberta and Florida. In the second semi-final, Kentucky won over UMass and
Penn State University (7th appearance
Kansas. The last semi-final match of the evening was a much closer scoring event as Texas
from the Mid-Colonial District)
defeated Cal Poly SLO and Trine. At the end of the first round, Texas held a lead by 1,100
Trine University (FIRST appearance
from the Great Lakes District)
points over Cal Poly. Texas and Cal Poly answered the final clue correctly with Texas wagerUniversity of Kansas (3rd appearance
ing 1,101 points, Cal Poly wagering 220 points. Texas gained the victory by 1 point!
from the Midwestern District)
In the 10th Annual Grand Championship Match, Penn State, Kentucky, and Texas
University of Kentucky (FIRST
squared off. This was Penn State's second straight finals appearance and fourth since 2013.
appearance from the Southern District)
Kentucky was appearing in their first Grand Championship! Texas was competing in their
Cal Poly SLO (5th appearance
from the Western District)
third finals match and was the 2014 Grand Champion. At the end of the first round of clues,
University of Alberta (FIRST appearance
Texas was winning big with a score of 4,700. Kentucky was second with 1,100 and Penn
from the Canadian District)
State followed with 200. For the final clue, Penn State wagered all their points and Kentucky
University of Texas at Austin (4th
wagered only 699 of their points. However, both responded incorrectly. Kentucky remained
appearance from the Texas District)
in second and Penn State in third. Texas held with no wager and kept a final score of 4,700
University of Florida (5th appearance
from the Florida Puerto Rico District)
points to win the 2019 Grand Championship and their second title! In addition to receiving
a $2,000 USD prize, their
Category
Year Schools
school's name will be added
Highest Semi Final Match Score
6,055 points 2018 Penn State University
again to the Voigt/Davis
Highest Final Match Score
4,700 points 2019 University of Texas-Austin
Cup, the trophy of the ITE
Greatest Total Team Scores - Semi Final 10,001 points 2016 UMass-Amherst, University of Manitoba, & Cal Poly SLO Collegiate Traffic Bowl Grand
Greatest Total Teams Score - Final
11,910 points 2012 NC State, Texas A&M, & University of Toronto
Championship. Kentucky
Highest Final Clue - Semi Final
2,500 points 2016 University of Manitoba
and Penn State will receive
Highest Final Clue - Final
2,200 points 2017 NC State & University of Toronto
plaques to commemorate
Most Tie Breakers - Semi Final
4 times
2014 University of Texas-Austin & UMass-Amherst
their second and third place
Most Tie Breakers - Final
7 times
2012 NC State & University of Toronto
finishes, respectively.
By John Davis, P.E., TSOS, PTOE, RSP1 (F),
ITE Collegiate Traffic Bowl Committee Chair

2019 ITE District
Champion Teams

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