Free Thursday Club Play
Quiz bowl for Leon County high school clubs.
Meet students from other schools, get buzzer time in one scheduled match, and score points for your school. The unscored Kickoff is Thursday, September 24.
Students come through a recognized school club or homeschool group. The group must notify the League and approve its adult-coverage route before any student attends. Where school and district policy permit, a student's own parent may cover only that student.
- Time
- 6:00–7:50 PM
- Planned venue
- Maclay School
- Cost
- Free Thursdays
This fall
Club Play
Every student gets buzzer time in one scheduled match. Win a scored match and every student on the winning side earns a point for their school. Two teams from the same school play an exhibition, which earns no school points.
A match is 100 questions in two halves of 50, and runs about an hour. Teams are formed from students who check in through an approved school-group or parent route that evening. The League keeps school groups together when the numbers allow and uses alliance teams only where needed. See the match format.
A Thursday
What a night looks like
| 6:00 | Doors open and check-in starts. |
|---|---|
| 6:15 | Check-in closes and the night's headcount is checked. |
| 6:20 | Teams and rooms are posted. |
| 6:30 | Matches begin, every room at once. |
| About 7:35 | Team scores go up on the wall before anyone leaves. |
| 7:50 | Building clear. |
- Cost Free to students and free to schools. The two Saturday tournaments are priced separately at cost; a fee can be waived without an explanation.
- Venue Planned at 3737 N. Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32312; final facility approval pending
- Kickoff Thursday, September 24. Unscored, and nothing counts toward a standing
- Scored nights 6 scored nights: October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and November 5. Provisional until September 3
- Championship Planned for A Saturday in November, then a planned Saturday tournament on January 23, 2027; each requires separate approval
Download the Club Play calendar or read arrival, supervision, and privacy information.
Open countywide
Schools building the inaugural League
Five schools hold founding-member status. Four were represented at the August 20 organizational meeting; Florida High was not there and has committed for 2026–27. Club Play remains open to approved clubs from any Leon County high school or recognized homeschool group.
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Florida High public Committed 2026-27 -
Maclay private Committed 2026-27 -
Midtown Classical homeschool Committed 2026-27 -
Rickards public Committed 2026-27 -
St. John Paul II private Committed 2026-27
If your school is not listed, start a participation request.
For schools
A school-approved coverage route
Club Play is not a public walk-in event. Before a student attends, the student's school or recognized homeschool group must tell the League that its club is participating and approve the route by which the student is covered that Thursday.
Most students attend with a school-approved supervising adult, who can change from week to week and does not have to be the club sponsor. Where school and district policy affirmatively permit it, a student's own parent may stay and cover only that student. There is no League roster or Thursday fee. See what schools do or read the family guide.