North America – Top 20 – World Quizzing Championships

Tim is 30 years old, born in Concord, California but has lived in Mississippi over 20 years. He never went to college, so he is entirely self-educated as far as quizzing goes.

Tim collects books and, when not out with friends, he spends a lot of his free time reading or following the news from around the world. His favourite subjects are things like classical music, history, literature and classic films. Tim hopes one day that quizzing can be as big in the U.S. as it is in a lot of Europe.

He always tries to keep up with the latest episodes of Eggheads and Mastermind and is a regular competitor on 2020quiz.com. Tim is currently holding his own in the league’s top division ('Tigers A1') along with the likes of former WQC champion and England national team regular Pat Gibson (who is also one of said 'Eggheads'), and quiz luminaries such as Dorjana Sirola (Croatia), Holger Waldenberger (Germany), and Steve Perry (USA).

North America - Top 20 (Overall)

Region Pos	Global Pos	Name	Country	Total	Med	Hist	Sci	Ent	Cul	Life	Spt	Wrd
1	6	Tim Polley	USA	155	22	22	22	19	18	25	23	22
2	14	Steven Perry	USA	148	21	21	23	19	20	25	12	19
3	16	Raj Dhuwalia	USA	143	20	22	22	20	16	24	17	18
4	17	Mark Ryder	USA	143	25	19	23	16	20	22	11	18
5	19	Jakob Myers	USA	142	20	23	22	18	21	20	13	18
6	21	Yogesh Raut	USA	141	27	19	16	18	17	24	13	20
7	27	Shane Whitlock	USA	136	19	17	21	15	19	22	19	19
8	30	Andrew Ullsperger	USA	135	21	20	23	16	16	25	14	14
9	37	Patrick Friel	USA	132	23	14	20	16	19	22	14	18
10	38	Victoria Groce	USA	132	20	20	19	21	12	23	13	16
11	52	Chris Grubb	USA	129	16	18	23	15	17	23	4	17
12	53	Eric Smith	Canada	128	21	21	22	15	14	20	13	15
13	59	Jonathan Hess	USA	127	13	16	21	19	15	23	15	18
14	63	Joshua Kreitzer	USA	126	24	18	15	20	12	21	10	16
15	72	Steve Bahnaman	USA	123	20	18	18	12	16	20	13	18
16	73	Adam Villani	USA	123	20	12	18	19	11	23	14	17
17	75	Richard Grimes	USA	122	15	21	19	18	16	18	14	15
18	78	Jerome Vered	USA	121	16	18	17	10	21	21	10	18
19	79	Guy Jordan	USA	121	19	17	14	15	21	17	10	18
20	85	Greg Peterson	USA	120	17	16	22	14	21	17	11	13

Genre Winners

The following tables show the top 20 highest placed players in the region. Because ties in genre positions aren't split, sometimes there will be more than 20 names listed.

North America - Top 20 (Media)

Genre Position (Americas)	Name	Country	Media	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Yogesh Raut	USA	27	141	21
2	Mark Ryder	USA	25	143	17
3	Joshua Kreitzer	USA	24	126	63
4	Peter Morris	USA	23	120	87
4	Patrick Friel	USA	23	132	37
6	Cliff Galiher	USA	22	107	175
6	Tim Polley	USA	22	155	6
8	Steven Perry	USA	21	148	14
8	Eric Smith	Canada	21	128	53
8	Joe Walling	USA	21	92	382
8	Andrew Ullsperger	USA	21	135	30
12	Victoria Groce	USA	20	132	38
12	Jonpaul Guinn	USA	20	84	571
12	Jakob Myers	USA	20	142	19
12	Raj Dhuwalia	USA	20	143	16
12	Adam Villani	USA	20	123	73
12	Simon Mcandrews	USA	20	99	278
12	Steve Bahnaman	USA	20	123	72
20	Guy Jordan	USA	19	121	79
20	Mehrun Etebari	USA	19	117	107
20	Matt Marcotte	USA	19	94	360
20	Benji Nguyen	USA	19	98	293
20	Raghuveer Mukkamalla	USA	19	118	101
20	Shane Whitlock	USA	19	136	27
20	Tanay Kothari	USA	19	110	151

North America - Top 20 (History)

Genre Position (Americas)	Name	Country	History	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Sameer Rai	USA	25	108	170
2	Jakob Myers	USA	23	142	19
3	Tim Polley	USA	22	155	6
3	Raj Dhuwalia	USA	22	143	16
5	Eric Smith	Canada	21	128	53
5	Richard Grimes	USA	21	122	75
5	Jonathan Tran	USA	21	92	399
5	Steven Perry	USA	21	148	14
9	Victoria Groce	USA	20	132	38
9	Andrew Ullsperger	USA	20	135	30
9	Jason Sterlacci	USA	20	105	202
12	Peter Mccorquodale	USA	19	112	140
12	Jeff King	USA	19	114	124
12	Yogesh Raut	USA	19	141	21
12	Mark Ryder	USA	19	143	17
12	Mykal R. Duffy	USA	19	105	199
17	John Heckenlively	USA	18	105	200
17	Joshua Kreitzer	USA	18	126	63
17	Jerome Vered	USA	18	121	78
17	Chris Grubb	USA	18	129	52
17	Steve Bahnaman	USA	18	123	72
17	Benji Nguyen	USA	18	98	293

North America - Top 20 (Sciences)

Genre Position (Americas)	Name	Country	Sciences	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Andrew Ullsperger	USA	23	135	30
1	Chris Grubb	USA	23	129	52
1	Mark Brader	Canada	23	97	315
1	Steven Perry	USA	23	148	14
1	Sid Shanker	USA	23	114	126
1	Mark Ryder	USA	23	143	17
7	David Dixon	USA	22	110	154
7	Eric Smith	Canada	22	128	53
7	Raj Dhuwalia	USA	22	143	16
7	Tim Polley	USA	22	155	6
7	Jakob Myers	USA	22	142	19
7	Greg Peterson	USA	22	120	85
13	Jonathan Hess	USA	21	127	59
13	Shane Whitlock	USA	21	136	27
13	Leroy Bervan	USA	21	100	267
16	Todd Gross	USA	20	102	236
16	Gary Gambino	USA	20	104	209
16	Patrick Friel	USA	20	132	37
16	Matt Laird	USA	20	93	366
16	Krishnamurthy Viswanathan	USA	20	98	291
16	Marian McKenzie	USA	20	88	472
16	Peter Mccorquodale	USA	20	112	140
16	Eric Bell	USA	20	119	91

North America - Top 20 (Entertainment)

Genre Position (Americas)	Name	Country	Entertainment	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Victoria Groce	USA	21	132	38
2	Susannah Brooks	USA	20	118	96
2	Nitish Khadiya	USA	20	104	213
2	Raj Dhuwalia	USA	20	143	16
2	Eric Bell	USA	20	119	91
2	Joshua Kreitzer	USA	20	126	63
7	Adam Villani	USA	19	123	73
7	Steven Perry	USA	19	148	14
7	Jonathan Hess	USA	19	127	59
7	Tim Polley	USA	19	155	6
11	Yogesh Raut	USA	18	141	21
11	Jakob Myers	USA	18	142	19
11	Richard Grimes	USA	18	122	75
11	David Dixon	USA	18	110	154
15	Andrew Moin	USA	17	96	336
16	Stefan Goodreau	USA	16	105	198
16	Mark Ryder	USA	16	143	17
16	Patrick Friel	USA	16	132	37
16	Matt Marcotte	USA	16	94	360
16	Mehrun Etebari	USA	16	117	107
16	Andrew Ullsperger	USA	16	135	30
16	Ray Hamel	USA	16	89	454

North America - Top 20 (Culture)

Genre Position (Americas)	Name	Country	Culture	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Guy Jordan	USA	21	121	79
1	Jakob Myers	USA	21	142	19
1	Greg Peterson	USA	21	120	85
1	Jerome Vered	USA	21	121	78
5	Tanay Kothari	USA	20	110	151
5	Mark Ryder	USA	20	143	17
5	Steven Perry	USA	20	148	14
8	Patrick Friel	USA	19	132	37
8	Shane Whitlock	USA	19	136	27
10	Tim Polley	USA	18	155	6
10	Leslie Shannon	USA	18	111	148
10	Chris Lionel	Canada	18	92	394
13	Yogesh Raut	USA	17	141	21
13	Jason Sterlacci	USA	17	105	202
13	Sid Shanker	USA	17	114	126
13	Chris Grubb	USA	17	129	52
17	Eugene Hung	USA	16	100	265
17	Dan Melia	USA	16	107	180
17	Raj Dhuwalia	USA	16	143	16
17	Richard Grimes	USA	16	122	75
17	Peter Mccorquodale	USA	16	112	140
17	Steve Bahnaman	USA	16	123	72
17	Andrew Ullsperger	USA	16	135	30
17	Peter Morris	USA	16	120	87
17	anderson wang	USA	16	100	269
17	Ricky Young	USA	16	87	497
17	Dustin Hinz	USA	16	109	161

North America - Top 20 (Lifestyle)

Genre Position (Americas)	Name	Country	Lifestyle	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Susannah Brooks	USA	26	118	96
2	Steven Perry	USA	25	148	14
2	Tim Polley	USA	25	155	6
2	Andrew Ullsperger	USA	25	135	30
5	Yogesh Raut	USA	24	141	21
5	Raj Dhuwalia	USA	24	143	16
5	Todd Gross	USA	24	102	236
8	Chris Grubb	USA	23	129	52
8	Matthew Sheren	USA	23	115	119
8	Adam Villani	USA	23	123	73
8	Victoria Groce	USA	23	132	38
8	Jonathan Hess	USA	23	127	59
13	Dan Melia	USA	22	107	180
13	David Whitley	USA	22	102	223
13	Elizabeth Carrel	USA	22	86	519
13	Peter Morris	USA	22	120	87
13	Laura Paquet	Canada	22	79	681
13	Jeff King	USA	22	114	124
13	Leif Perkins	USA	22	96	322
13	Patrick Friel	USA	22	132	37
13	Mark Ryder	USA	22	143	17
13	Shane Whitlock	USA	22	136	27

North America - Top 20 (Sport & Games)

Genre Position (Americas)	Name	Country	Sport & Games	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Tim Polley	USA	23	155	6
2	Nitish Khadiya	USA	20	104	213
3	Shane Whitlock	USA	19	136	27
4	Kaya Chua	USA	18	99	282
5	George Tsuji	Canada	17	81	643
5	Dave Mattingly	USA	17	91	402
5	Raj Dhuwalia	USA	17	143	16
8	Raghuveer Mukkamalla	USA	16	118	101
8	Sean Thompson	Canada	16	102	237
8	Bill Newsome	USA	16	69	945
11	David Provost	USA	15	95	345
11	Jonathan Hess	USA	15	127	59
11	James Leroux	Canada	15	87	503
11	Mykal R. Duffy	USA	15	105	199
11	Dustin Hinz	USA	15	109	161
11	Choyon Manjrekar	USA	15	98	289
11	Lorin Burte	USA	15	102	226
11	Jason Sterlacci	USA	15	105	202
11	Rick Bakker	USA	15	99	274
11	Anthony Niblett	Canada	15	87	493