Host Pricing
The following pricing is in effect for the 2023–2024 competition year:
| Question Set Type | Base Fee | Price | No-Results Penalty | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invitational Series | $50 | $20/team | $100 | 12 packets of 24/24 or 13 packets of 22/22 |
| Introductory Invitational Series | $50 | $17/team | $100 | 12 packets of 24/24 |
| Middle School Series | $50 | $14/team | $100 | 10 packets of 24/24 |
| Collegiate Novice Series | $50 | $20/team | $100 | 12 packets of 24/24 |
| Speed Check Series | $50 | $17/team | $100 | 12 packets of 40 very short pyramidal tossups |
| Lightning Rounds | $95 | – | – | presumed to be used in conjunction with other question sets; pricing may vary if not |
| Sectional Championship Tournament (either division used for regular-season events) | $50 | $20/team | $100 | 16 packets of 22/22 plus one packet of 12/6 |
| Small School National Championship Tournament (when used for regular-season events) | $50 | $20/team | $100 | about 13 packets of 24/24 (exact number TBD) |
| Middle School National Championship Tournament (preliminary-round packets used for regular-season events) | $50 | $17/team | $100 | 12 or 13 packets of 24/24 (exact number TBD) |
| Middle School National Championship Tournament (playoff-round packets used for regular-season events) | $50 | $20/team | $100 | 10+ packets of 24/24 (exact number TBD) |
| IHSA-Style | – | $48/packet | $10/packet | packets of 24/24; up to 24 available |
| MSHSAA-Style | – | $40/packet | $10/packet | packets of 22/22; up to 18 available |
| VHSL Regular Season | – | $38/packet | $10/packet | packets of 30 tossups and 10 pairs of directed questions for regulation, plus 3 tossups and 2 directed questions for overtime and replacements; up to 24 packets available. |
| VHSL Regionals | $500 | – | $100 | 12 packets in the format described for “VHSL Regular Season,” plus one packet of 15 tossups for tiebreakers |
| VHSL Super-Regionals | $175 | – | $100 | 4 packets in the format described for “VHSL Regular Season,” plus one packet of 15 tossups for tiebreakers |
The “No-Results Penalty” is the additional amount of money charged to hosts who do not submit results and coach contact information in accordance with NAQT’s guidelines within two weeks of the end of the tournament. The fee is generally halved if the data are submitted later than that two-week period but otherwise satisfactorily.
For question sets priced on a per-team basis, in rare circumstances, it may be necessary for hosts to “share” sets or otherwise receive less than a full set (by their agreement). In this case, the base fee remains as listed, while the per-team fee is pro-rated based on the number of packets the host actually receives. This arrangement is only for special circumstances; it is not generally permitted for a host to pay a lower per-team fee based on using less than a full set.
These prices are general guidelines. NAQT reserves the right to agree to different pricing for specific events, such as, but not limited to, offers for free questions for areas that didn’t have certain types of high school tournaments or middle school tournaments the previous year.
All prices are in United States dollars.