55th Annual JW Patterson Debates hosted by UK

2025 — Lexington, KY/US

Internet: Hilton Honors Meeting --Password: Premium25

Competition Rooms:

First Floor

  1. Coldstream 5
  2. Coldstream 4
  3. Fayette
  4. Bourbon
  5. Clark
  6. Water/Beverage Station between Coldstream 4-5

Second Floor

  1. Lexington
  2. Paris
  3. Georgetown
  4. Versailles
  5. Water/Beverage Station outside rooms

Misc. Rooms

  1. Suite 325 - Online Judging Space (key in Keeneland, please return it to Keeneland)
  2. Keeneland - Tabs/Office

Tournament Schedule (tentative)

Building Maps

Interactive Campus Aerial View Map

Tournament Information

Tournament FAQ Document

Helpline Email: jwpdebates@gmail.com

Tournament Invite

ADA Division Packet

  • Reminder the novice division is utilizing the ADA Packet.
  • 2 Small DA's have been added to the Wave 1 folder, and updates to the AFF/Neg and Econ DA have been added to the Wave 2 folder.
  • The packet can be found here: https://bit.ly/ADAPacket2025

Payment Link:

- Ensure you are choosing the JW Patterson Debate Tournament in the drop down menu!

Online Judge Lounge Rooms:

  • CP 139 (Chem-Phys) - large auditorium room
  • FB 200 (Funkhouser) - large auditorium room
  • JSB 2nd Floor (Jacobs Science Building) - Near the 280 rooms there are cubical/study spaces appropriate for online judging
  • GRE/MCV (Grehan/McVey) - 2nd floor near the elevators there is a space appropriate for online judging.
  • OHR (Oliver H. Raymond Engineering) - C120 small classrom on the first floor
  • LCLI 1st Floor (Lucille Caudill Little Library) - The first floor has a large lobby with locations to sit
  • **Always remember to be judging with headsets/earphones on!

Packing Suggestions:

  • Extension cords and/or power strips (electrical outlets in our older buildings are hard to come by)
  • Headphones (to debate or judge any online rounds)
  • Check weather: umbrellas may be helpful

Hotel Info:

Embassy Suites: $159/Night + Tax

For reservations, call (859) 455-5000 or visit the direct booking link

Block closes on Friday, September 12