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Des Devlin never attended Williams, but he had a friend who did.  While visiting this friend in May 1984, he ended up playing [[Williams Trivia]], and the rest is history.  Des has played in every contest since then, being on campus for all but one, the longest streak in contest history.  He's won and ran the contest a dozen times.  His experience, trivia sensibilities, and sense of humor (influenced by his long-running job as a writer for MAD magazins), have had a major impact on the contest's question-writing philosophy.  A master at most realms of pop culture (and thus potentially a great [[TRASH]] player), Des is particularly skilled at song-matching and at the creation of Audio Bonii.
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Des Devlin never attended Williams, but he had a friend who did.  While visiting this friend in May 1984, he ended up playing [[Williams Trivia]], and the rest is history.  Des has played in every contest since then, being on campus for all but one, the longest streak in contest history.  He's won and ran the contest a dozen times.  His experience, trivia sensibilities, and sense of humor (influenced by his long-running job as a writer for MAD magazine), have had a major impact on the contest's question-writing philosophy.  A master at most realms of pop culture (and thus potentially a great [[TRASH]] player), Des is particularly skilled at song-matching and at the creation of Audio Bonii.

Latest revision as of 20:02, January 24, 2007

Des Devlin never attended Williams, but he had a friend who did. While visiting this friend in May 1984, he ended up playing Williams Trivia, and the rest is history. Des has played in every contest since then, being on campus for all but one, the longest streak in contest history. He's won and ran the contest a dozen times. His experience, trivia sensibilities, and sense of humor (influenced by his long-running job as a writer for MAD magazine), have had a major impact on the contest's question-writing philosophy. A master at most realms of pop culture (and thus potentially a great TRASH player), Des is particularly skilled at song-matching and at the creation of Audio Bonii.