National Duel in the Desert
The Duel in the Desert is a personal financial case study competition that will take place on March 6-9, 2008. Eight teams of 4 students who have won regional competitions will come to Tucson to compete in this event. The eight regional teams who hosted the qualifying competition from October 2007-January 2008 will join them. The event will open with a dinner, keynote speaker, and the presentation of the case study.
For the next 36 hours the teams will analyze the case and prepare a verbal, written, and Power Point presentation for a panel of judges who will determine the winner. Nineteen thousand dollars in prize money will be awarded. The event will end on Sunday with a seminar on how to start a "Credit-Wise" team at your school. Food and lodging for the competitors is covered. Take Charge America, Inc., a debt management company in Phoenix, Arizona has generously provided the funds and prize money for this event.
Results from the National Duel in the Desert
The "Duel in the Desert" took place on March 1-4, 2007. Twelve teams of 4 students who won regional competitions came to Tucson to compete in this event. The twelve regional teams who hosted the qualifying competition from October 2006 - January 2007 joined them. The event opened with a dinner, keynote speaker Glinda Bridgforth, from Oprah's Debt Diet. Over $17,000 in prize money was awarded. The event ended on Sunday with a seminar on how to start a "Credit-Wise" team at your school. The winners from 2007 are listed below:
