Ben Kirk
Affiliations
| Organization | Location | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca High School | Ithaca, NY | Coach | 2009 – 2023 |
| DeWitt Middle School | Ithaca, NY | Coach | 2017 – 2021 |
| Ithaca High School | Ithaca, NY | Tournament Director | 2023 – 2024 |
| Bishop Ludden Junior-Senior High School | Syracuse, NY | Tournament Director | 2023 – 2024 |
Buzzword Results
| Event | Game | Date | Rank | # Correct | % Correct | Average Correct Celerity |
Std. Dev. Celerity |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film Audio Clips (with Julien Bosse and Jonathan Magin) | 6 | 11/19/2024 | 160 / 173 | 4 | 50.0% | .374 | .299 | 57 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 44 | 11/19/2024 | 249 / 286 | 4 | 40.0% | .117 | .147 | 45 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 43 | 11/12/2024 | 260 / 293 | 4 | 40.0% | .257 | .184 | 52 |
| Film Audio Clips (with Julien Bosse and Jonathan Magin) | 4 | 11/5/2024 | 122 / 165 | 6 | 60.0% | .158 | .181 | 71 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 42 | 11/5/2024 | 68 / 273 | 6 | 60.0% | .396 | .310 | 88 |
| Film Audio Clips (with Julien Bosse and Jonathan Magin) | 3 | 10/29/2024 | 74 / 177 | 8 | 80.0% | .154 | .105 | 92 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 41 | 10/29/2024 | 136 / 279 | 7 | 70.0% | .324 | .303 | 95 |
| Film Audio Clips (with Julien Bosse and Jonathan Magin) | 2 | 10/22/2024 | 139 / 179 | 5 | 50.0% | .066 | .189 | 52 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 40 | 10/22/2024 | 200 / 284 | 6 | 60.0% | .194 | .164 | 72 |
| Film Audio Clips (with Julien Bosse and Jonathan Magin) | 1 | 10/15/2024 | 81 / 176 | 7 | 70.0% | .247 | .151 | 90 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 39 | 10/15/2024 | 190 / 284 | 5 | 50.0% | .330 | .339 | 69 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 38 | 10/8/2024 | 164 / 267 | 6 | 60.0% | .176 | .157 | 70 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 37 | 10/1/2024 | 180 / 262 | 4 | 40.0% | .321 | .258 | 56 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 36 | 9/24/2024 | 222 / 268 | 5 | 50.0% | .235 | .179 | 64 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 35 | 9/17/2024 | 238 / 270 | 5 | 50.0% | .215 | .188 | 63 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 34 | 9/10/2024 | 184 / 268 | 7 | 70.0% | .231 | .216 | 89 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 33 | 9/3/2024 | 116 / 275 | 7 | 70.0% | .237 | .184 | 90 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 32 | 8/27/2024 | 48 / 271 | 7 | 70.0% | .323 | .307 | 98 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 31 | 8/20/2024 | 175 / 275 | 7 | 70.0% | .193 | .176 | 85 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 30 | 8/13/2024 | 119 / 273 | 7 | 70.0% | .237 | .156 | 88 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 29 | 8/6/2024 | 170 / 273 | 7 | 70.0% | .278 | .206 | 91 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 28 | 7/30/2024 | 151 / 277 | 6 | 60.0% | .203 | .183 | 73 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 27 | 7/23/2024 | 152 / 265 | 8 | 80.0% | .230 | .247 | 101 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 26 | 7/16/2024 | 268 / 273 | 2 | 20.0% | .193 | .164 | 25 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 25 | 7/9/2024 | 200 / 271 | 6 | 60.0% | .219 | .318 | 75 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 24 | 7/2/2024 | 134 / 271 | 7 | 70.0% | .214 | .249 | 88 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 23 | 6/25/2024 | 239 / 272 | 5 | 50.0% | .228 | .248 | 62 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 22 | 6/18/2024 | 55 / 279 | 8 | 80.0% | .289 | .230 | 108 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 21 | 6/11/2024 | 53 / 279 | 10 | 100.0% | .247 | .184 | 127 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 20 | 6/4/2024 | 144 / 271 | 7 | 70.0% | .264 | .210 | 91 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 19 | 5/28/2024 | 208 / 281 | 6 | 60.0% | .101 | .125 | 66 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 18 | 5/21/2024 | 252 / 274 | 3 | 30.0% | .125 | .233 | 34 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 17 | 5/14/2024 | 145 / 282 | 7 | 70.0% | .311 | .303 | 95 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 16 | 5/7/2024 | 180 / 279 | 5 | 50.0% | .274 | .222 | 66 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 15 | 4/30/2024 | 98 / 280 | 8 | 80.0% | .136 | .174 | 92 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 14 | 4/23/2024 | 233 / 277 | 4 | 40.0% | .191 | .169 | 48 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 13 | 4/16/2024 | 100 / 275 | 8 | 80.0% | .252 | .193 | 104 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 12 | 4/9/2024 | 88 / 269 | 7 | 70.0% | .352 | .334 | 100 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 11 | 4/2/2024 | 205 / 280 | 5 | 50.0% | .320 | .232 | 69 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 10 | 3/26/2024 | 43 / 279 | 9 | 90.0% | .314 | .327 | 124 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 6 | 2/27/2024 | 37 / 290 | 9 | 90.0% | .320 | .246 | 125 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 5 | 2/20/2024 | 187 / 288 | 7 | 70.0% | .247 | .184 | 89 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 4 | 2/13/2024 | 287 / 289 | 1 | 100.0% | .000 | .000 | 10 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 3 | 2/6/2024 | 191 / 288 | 5 | 50.0% | .351 | .210 | 70 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 2 | 1/30/2024 | 192 / 275 | 5 | 50.0% | .201 | .235 | 62 |
| 2024 Popular Culture | 1 | 1/23/2024 | 70 / 291 | 8 | 80.0% | .266 | .223 | 105 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 13 | 12/13/2022 | 169 / 209 | 6 | 60.0% | .277 | .120 | 79 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 12 | 12/6/2022 | 100 / 201 | 9 | 90.0% | .114 | .230 | 103 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 11 | 11/29/2022 | 103 / 212 | 8 | 80.0% | .230 | .247 | 101 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 10 | 11/22/2022 | 81 / 206 | 8 | 80.0% | .323 | .290 | 111 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 9 | 11/15/2022 | 41 / 216 | 9 | 90.0% | .209 | .180 | 112 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 8 | 11/8/2022 | 120 / 213 | 7 | 70.0% | .349 | .125 | 98 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 7 | 11/1/2022 | 114 / 223 | 6 | 60.0% | .220 | .194 | 75 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 6 | 10/25/2022 | 120 / 220 | 7 | 70.0% | .285 | .239 | 92 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 5 | 10/18/2022 | 45 / 224 | 8 | 80.0% | .348 | .243 | 112 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 4 | 10/11/2022 | 119 / 228 | 8 | 80.0% | .365 | .208 | 115 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 3 | 10/4/2022 | 153 / 226 | 6 | 60.0% | .265 | .185 | 78 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 2 | 9/27/2022 | 86 / 225 | 7 | 70.0% | .201 | .248 | 87 |
| Fall 2022 Popular Culture | 1 | 9/20/2022 | 29 / 219 | 9 | 90.0% | .300 | .141 | 121 |
| Aerospace/Aviation Challenge | 9/20/2022 | 78 / 240 | 38 | 76.0% | .156 | .188 | 449 | |
| Academic Pop Culture | 1/18/2022 | 69 / 171 | 39 | 78.0% | .200 | .189 | 477 | |
| Season 5 Popular Culture | 8 | 12/12/2021 | 172 / 187 | 29 | 58.0% | .191 | .200 | 351 |
| Season 5 Level A | 8 | 12/12/2021 | 90 / 147 | 40 | 80.0% | .322 | .225 | 552 |
| Season 5 Popular Culture | 7 | 12/5/2021 | 114 / 193 | 34 | 68.0% | .284 | .222 | 451 |
| Season 5 Level A | 7 | 12/5/2021 | 119 / 156 | 35 | 70.0% | .407 | .246 | 518 |
| Season 5 Popular Culture | 6 | 11/21/2021 | 146 / 189 | 30 | 60.0% | .257 | .220 | 387 |
| Season 5 Level A | 6 | 11/21/2021 | 74 / 151 | 43 | 86.0% | .367 | .245 | 619 |
| Season 5 Popular Culture | 5 | 11/14/2021 | 108 / 197 | 35 | 70.0% | .237 | .222 | 446 |
| Season 5 Level A | 5 | 11/14/2021 | 58 / 155 | 43 | 86.0% | .467 | .218 | 669 |
| Season 5 Popular Culture | 4 | 11/7/2021 | 115 / 193 | 35 | 70.0% | .239 | .232 | 445 |
| Season 5 Level A | 4 | 11/7/2021 | 117 / 153 | 38 | 76.0% | .342 | .234 | 531 |
| Season 5 Popular Culture | 3 | 10/31/2021 | 73 / 198 | 36 | 72.0% | .301 | .246 | 485 |
| Season 5 Level A | 3 | 10/31/2021 | 65 / 154 | 45 | 90.0% | .301 | .262 | 610 |
| Season 5 Popular Culture | 2 | 10/26/2021 | 130 / 197 | 35 | 70.0% | .281 | .266 | 465 |
| Season 5 Level A | 2 | 10/26/2021 | 112 / 162 | 34 | 68.0% | .514 | .230 | 552 |
| Season 5 Popular Culture | 1 | 10/17/2021 | 120 / 190 | 35 | 70.0% | .310 | .251 | 477 |
| Season 5 Level A | 1 | 10/17/2021 | 102 / 149 | 37 | 74.0% | .497 | .239 | 590 |
| Summer 2021 Popular Culture | 8 | 8/29/2021 | 125 / 201 | 33 | 66.0% | .204 | .207 | 406 |
| Summer 2021 Popular Culture | 7 | 8/22/2021 | 140 / 196 | 31 | 62.0% | .295 | .247 | 417 |
| Summer 2021 Popular Culture | 5 | 8/8/2021 | 75 / 195 | 36 | 72.0% | .329 | .265 | 500 |
| Summer 2021 Popular Culture | 4 | 8/1/2021 | 44 / 195 | 45 | 90.0% | .302 | .228 | 606 |
| Summer 2021 Popular Culture | 3 | 7/25/2021 | 121 / 193 | 35 | 70.0% | .312 | .227 | 477 |
| Summer 2021 Popular Culture | 2 | 7/18/2021 | 154 / 203 | 35 | 70.0% | .315 | .261 | 478 |
| Summer 2021 Popular Culture | 1 | 7/11/2021 | 96 / 194 | 41 | 82.0% | .260 | .213 | 534 |
| Nationals Prep #2 (HSNCT) | 5/18/2021 | 70 / 89 | 28 | 56.0% | .142 | .208 | 326 | |
| Season 4 Popular Culture | 8 | 3/7/2021 | 117 / 208 | 34 | 68.0% | .351 | .293 | 480 |
| Season 4 Level A | 8 | 3/7/2021 | 65 / 141 | 42 | 84.0% | .435 | .241 | 638 |
| Season 4 Popular Culture | 7 | 2/28/2021 | 108 / 208 | 37 | 74.0% | .256 | .256 | 477 |
| Season 4 Level A | 7 | 2/28/2021 | 78 / 136 | 41 | 82.0% | .343 | .261 | 577 |
| Season 4 Popular Culture | 6 | 2/21/2021 | 111 / 205 | 39 | 78.0% | .297 | .240 | 521 |
| Season 4 Level A | 6 | 2/21/2021 | 90 / 142 | 36 | 72.0% | .461 | .237 | 555 |
| Season 4 Popular Culture | 5 | 2/14/2021 | 87 / 202 | 39 | 78.0% | .275 | .235 | 516 |
| Season 4 Level A | 5 | 2/14/2021 | 62 / 141 | 43 | 86.0% | .325 | .228 | 594 |
| Season 4 Popular Culture | 4 | 2/7/2021 | 175 / 205 | 33 | 66.0% | .239 | .218 | 420 |
| Season 4 Level A | 4 | 2/7/2021 | 47 / 140 | 46 | 92.0% | .318 | .241 | 632 |
| Season 4 Popular Culture | 3 | 1/31/2021 | 102 / 201 | 37 | 74.0% | .287 | .247 | 492 |
| Season 4 Level A | 3 | 1/31/2021 | 73 / 132 | 42 | 84.0% | .367 | .248 | 599 |
| Season 4 Popular Culture | 2 | 1/24/2021 | 84 / 207 | 39 | 78.0% | .350 | .246 | 548 |
| Season 4 Level A | 2 | 1/24/2021 | 83 / 135 | 40 | 80.0% | .418 | .241 | 601 |
| Season 4 Popular Culture | 1 | 1/17/2021 | 152 / 198 | 36 | 72.0% | .276 | .239 | 477 |
| Season 4 Level A | 1 | 1/17/2021 | 64 / 127 | 44 | 88.0% | .361 | .243 | 627 |
| Season 3 Popular Culture | 8 | 11/15/2020 | 68 / 201 | 43 | 86.0% | .282 | .234 | 569 |
| Season 3 Popular Culture | 7 | 11/8/2020 | 149 / 196 | 33 | 66.0% | .267 | .211 | 429 |
| Season 3 Popular Culture | 6 | 11/1/2020 | 79 / 197 | 41 | 82.0% | .327 | .247 | 566 |
| Season 3 Popular Culture | 5 | 10/25/2020 | 71 / 200 | 41 | 82.0% | .318 | .215 | 561 |
| Season 3 Popular Culture | 4 | 10/18/2020 | 126 / 200 | 38 | 76.0% | .251 | .244 | 490 |
| Season 3 Popular Culture | 3 | 10/11/2020 | 102 / 197 | 35 | 70.0% | .329 | .231 | 484 |
| Season 3 Popular Culture | 2 | 10/4/2020 | 27 / 196 | 45 | 90.0% | .384 | .241 | 656 |
| Season 3 Popular Culture | 1 | 9/28/2020 | 101 / 192 | 39 | 78.0% | .388 | .243 | 568 |
| Season 2 Level B | 8 | 8/24/2020 | 85 / 131 | 38 | 76.0% | .281 | .216 | 505 |
| Season 2 Popular Culture | 8 | 8/23/2020 | 89 / 233 | 41 | 82.0% | .307 | .239 | 556 |
| Season 2 Level B | 7 | 8/17/2020 | 123 / 130 | 31 | 62.0% | .271 | .259 | 408 |
| Season 2 Popular Culture | 7 | 8/16/2020 | 104 / 230 | 38 | 76.0% | .335 | .227 | 528 |
| Season 2 Level B | 6 | 8/10/2020 | 85 / 133 | 37 | 74.0% | .283 | .237 | 493 |
| Season 2 Popular Culture | 6 | 8/9/2020 | 165 / 233 | 32 | 64.0% | .396 | .263 | 471 |
| Season 2 Level B | 5 | 8/3/2020 | 99 / 133 | 39 | 78.0% | .246 | .216 | 501 |
| Season 2 Popular Culture | 5 | 8/2/2020 | 136 / 237 | 35 | 70.0% | .440 | .270 | 534 |
| Season 2 Level B | 4 | 7/27/2020 | 108 / 131 | 33 | 66.0% | .257 | .199 | 427 |
| Season 2 Popular Culture | 4 | 7/26/2020 | 111 / 233 | 39 | 78.0% | .281 | .240 | 514 |
| Season 2 Level B | 3 | 7/20/2020 | 87 / 132 | 36 | 72.0% | .303 | .234 | 488 |
| Season 2 Popular Culture | 3 | 7/19/2020 | 106 / 230 | 39 | 78.0% | .320 | .235 | 533 |
| Season 2 Level B | 2 | 7/13/2020 | 92 / 136 | 39 | 78.0% | .230 | .211 | 493 |
| Season 2 Popular Culture | 2 | 7/12/2020 | 133 / 235 | 37 | 74.0% | .339 | .237 | 513 |
| Season 2 Level B | 1 | 7/6/2020 | 65 / 131 | 40 | 80.0% | .298 | .230 | 540 |
| Season 2 Popular Culture | 1 | 7/6/2020 | 86 / 236 | 38 | 76.0% | .408 | .228 | 565 |
| Season 1 Level B | 8 | 6/15/2020 | 102 / 159 | 38 | 76.0% | .304 | .208 | 513 |
| Film Special | 6/16/2020 | 179 / 259 | 40 | 80.0% | .455 | .208 | 612 | |
| Season 1 Level B | 7 | 6/8/2020 | 68 / 163 | 38 | 76.0% | .335 | .231 | 528 |
| Season 1 Level B | 6 | 6/1/2020 | 106 / 165 | 37 | 74.0% | .261 | .194 | 478 |
| Season 1 Level B | 5 | 5/25/2020 | 133 / 164 | 36 | 72.0% | .180 | .170 | 428 |
| Season 1 Level B | 4 | 5/18/2020 | 54 / 165 | 43 | 86.0% | .303 | .238 | 579 |
| Season 1 Level B | 3 | 5/11/2020 | 98 / 166 | 40 | 80.0% | .272 | .196 | 522 |
| Season 1 Level B | 2 | 5/4/2020 | 104 / 161 | 36 | 72.0% | .272 | .230 | 470 |
| Season 1 Level B | 1 | 4/27/2020 | 52 / 140 | 42 | 84.0% | .324 | .211 | 578 |