- Next on BGSU Brain Game, it is Evergreen versus Pandora-Gilboa.

We better get ready for a bodacious brain battle beyond belief where these... neural ninjas are preparing to engage in some epic cranial combat.

(upbeat music) - Hi, my name is Avi and I'm going to be directing today for the "Brain Game" finale.

- My name's Rachel and I'm going to assistant direct for the "Brain Game" finale.

- My name's Criss Ann.

I'm going to be TD for the "Brain Game" finale.

- Hey, I'm Brynn.

I'm a fourth-year media production major and today I'm working audio for "Brain Game."

- My name's Jackson Triggs and I'm the floor director.

(upbeat music) All right, whenever you're ready.

- I'm here with Coach Blanchong from Evergreen.

I am here with Coach Wrecker from Pandora-Gilboa.

- [Brynn] Can you ask Meghan, should I record Audacity for the coach interview or is it just going to be through the line cut?

Okay.

- The team to hear what the coach is going to say.

- Oh, okay.

- So maybe ask Marc if we should turn the volume off in the conference room.

- Okay.

- You have the mic, the handheld mic, and then at the end... - We'll take the first three from each team.

- Lets bring ‘em on back.

Be thinking about your hero pose.

- Say your first and last name, and then spell it for an audio check once they're ready.

- All right, everyone, while we're recording, if we could please put our phones away and have them silenced when we're going.

Make sure you're not tapping the table and if anyone's chewing gum, if you could please spit it out, that would be great.

And think of your hero poses 'cause those are soon.

Awesome.

Thank you, guys.

(upbeat music) - In five, four, three, two, one.

(upbeat music) - Welcome to "BGSU Brain Game," the finale on WBGU-PBS.

Before we begin, it has been an honor and a privilege to be invited onto your television sets and other media devices for the past 12 seasons.

To Tom Z, Tony and Tina, I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of you for giving me this incredible opportunity when this journey began.

It is also with immense gratitude I want to give a heartfelt thank you to team "BGSU Brain Game."

Tom C, Meghan, Karen, John, Charlie, Josh, and the rest of the WBGU staff, both present and past, as well as our courageous student crews and editors over the years.

This show doesn't happen without them or all of our amazing schools, coaches, competitors, and you, our viewers.

So again, from the bottom of my heart, much obliged.

Now with that said, it is time to prepare for "BGSU Brain Game," the finale between Evergreen and Pandora-Gilboa.

We better brace ourselves for a bodacious brain battle beyond belief as these neural ninjas engage in some epic cranial combat.

Only one team can leave victorious.

Who is it going to be?

Only one way to find out.

BGSU's "Brain Game" starts right now.

(upbeat music) And welcome to "BGSU Brain Game," the finale.

It is Evergreen versus Pandora-Gilboa.

Let's meet our teams.

For Evergreen, led by coach Blanchong, in slot number one, we have John, a senior.

In slot number two, we have Ethan, a senior, and in slot number three, it's Sophia, also a senior.

Now for Pandora-Gilboa, led by Coach Wrecker, in slot number one, we have Jacob, a senior, in slot number two, Holiday, a junior, and in slot number three, it is Kaden, a senior.

Welcome to all of our players, both of our teams and to you at home.

This is "BGSU Brain Game," the finale and we're going to start things off, as we always do, in the toss-up round.

There are 10 questions in this round.

They are 10 points a piece, with no deduction for an incorrect answer.

So you can play just a little bit looser on your buzzers.

I say, if you think you know it, go for it.

You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.

Pandora-Gilboa, Evergreen, you at home.

The toss-up round starts right now.

When plants experience photosynthesis, what waste product is produced?

That will be Evergreen.

Ethan?

- Oxygen.

- Oxygen is correct.

As a ball falls freely toward the ground, its total mechanical energy does this.

Evergreen.

Ethan?

- Accelerates?

- Incorrect.

Pandora-Gilboa, chance to steal.

That will be Holiday.

- Does it stay the same?

- It does stay the same.

Correct.

Multi-celled organisms that do not produce their own food, such as molds, mushrooms, and yeast, are, that would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday.

- Fungi?

- Fungi is correct.

Acton Bell is the pseudonym of what English novelist and poet?

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday.

- Is that Anne Bronte?

- It is Anne Bronte, correct.

Which mineral is known as fool's gold?

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Holiday.

- Iron pyrite.

- Correct.

Which two countries were the first to declare war on Germany in 1939?

That will be Evergreen.

Ethan.

- France and the UK.

- Correct.

Accounting term beginning with the letter C. An asset provided to a creditor as security.

That would be Pandora-Gilboa.

Jacob.

- Collateral.

- Collateral is correct.

In Marvel's show "Loki," what is the name of the Time Variance Authority mascot?

That will be Pandora-Gilboa.

Jacob.

- Miss Minutes?

- Correct.

- Hey, nice.

- What is seven cubed?

Evergreen, John.

- 343.

- 343 is correct.

A word formed by combining the sound and meaning of two words, such as brunch.

That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- A portmanteau.

- A portmanteau is correct.

End of round.

Let's take a look at our score.

We have Evergreen at 30 and Pandora-Gilboa currently at 70 points.

We're just getting warmed up here at "BGSU Brain Game."

Stick around.

The risk and reward round is coming up next.

(upbeat music) I'm here with Coach Blanchong from Evergreen.

You have had a fantastic season this year.

What do you want to say or what do you want us to know about your team from the heart?

- First of all, it's just a privilege to be their coach.

This is year 29 for me, and it is my... or every year, I feel like I have my best team ever.

(chuckles) Just in terms of being able to be with them and be their leader, it's a privilege.

They're great kids, they have great parents and really just that I'm proud of them.

You know, quiz team is something that at our school has been pretty successful over the years and especially the last 10 years or so.

And yeah, I guess I'm just really proud to be their coach and to be in the position that they're in and they're fantastic.

They're fantastic young people.

They all have a bright future ahead of 'em and I can't wait to see what's next for them.

- Well, there you have it.

Thanks, coach.

- Yep, thank you.

- And welcome back to "BGSU Brain Game," the finale.

Evergreen is at 30 points.

Pandora-Gilboa is 70 points.

Pandora-Gilboa has elected to make a substitution for this round.

In slot number three, we welcome Ethan, a junior.

Welcome to Ethan and to all of our returning players from the previous round.

Now, this is the risk and reward round.

Goes a little bit something like this.

There are three topics to choose from.

Each topic has questions worth 10 points.

No deduction for an incorrect answer.

Now, those are for the first nine questions.

The 10th question is the risk and reward question.

You can risk up to 30 points in five-point increments based upon the topic that you have chosen.

You get it right, you get the bonus points.

You get it wrong or a non-answer, it is negative points.

However, if you don't like how the round went, you can simply pass.

All right, Evergreen, since you are at 30 points, you get to choose the first topic, but what are those topics?

Let's find out.

Topic number one is athletics.

Topic number two is our economy and topic number three is royalty.

Evergreen, athletics, our economy, or royalty?

- Probably.

Probably.

We'll do athletics.

- And you have chosen athletics.

What city is home to the professional sports teams the Bruins, Red Sox, and Celtics?

That will be Ethan.

- Boston.

- Boston is correct.

What is the only NFL team that is owned by its fans?

That will be Ethan.

- Browns?

- Incorrect.

The Green Bay Packers.

- Ohh.

What is the nickname of the Milwaukee Bucks star player, Giannis Antetokounmpo?

That would be Sophia.

- Greek Freak.

- The Greek Freak is correct.

How long is a regulation FIFA soccer match?

That would be Sophia.

- 90 minutes.

- 90 minutes is correct.

Which college football team has won the most national championships in the last 20 years?

That will be Ethan.

- Oklahoma?

- Incorrect.

Alabama.

Which European country won the highest number of medals overall, gold, silver, and bronze, at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games?

- France?

France?

(buzzer sounding) - That would be Ethan.

- France.

- Incorrect.

Norway.

Norway.

Who won the NBA championship in the summer of 2025?

Ethan?

- The Cavaliers.

- Incorrect.

The Oklahoma City Thunder.

In pickleball, what do you call the seven-foot section of court immediately adjacent to the net?

Ethan?

- The kitchen.

- The kitchen is correct.

The Fosbury Flop is a technique primarily used in which track and field event?

- Long jump?

(buzzer sounding) - Ethan.

- The long jump.

- Close.

The high jump.

The high jump.

Risk and reward time.

You have 70 points.

You can risk up to 30 points in five-point increments or you can pass on this topic.

Final question.

- We'll just do five points.

- Five points.

Athletics, risk and reward.

As of April 2026, which player holds the record for the most goals scored in the NHL?

That'd be Ethan.

- Gretzky.

- Incorrect.

Alex Ovechkin is what we needed there.

Evergreen, you are now at 65.

We now move to Pandora-Gilboa.

You have the choice between our economy and royalty.

- Let's go with royalty.

- All right.

We are moving to royalty.

This king was denounced as a tyrant in the American Declaration of Independence.

That would be Jacob.

- George III.

- George III is correct.

Alongside her husband, King Ferdinand II, this queen sponsored the voyages of Columbus, leading to the eventual colonization of the Americas.

That would be Holiday.

- Isabella.

- Correct!

This queen transformed the Russian Empire into a global force to be reckoned with.

Her reign, (buzzer sounding) that would be Holiday.

- Catherine the Great.

- Catherine the Great is correct.

Who was the last reigning king of France before the monarchy's abolition?

Holiday.

- Louis XVI.

- Correct.

Who was both the longest-reigning queen of England and British monarch?

- Elizabeth II.

(buzzer sounding) - That would be Holiday.

- Elizabeth II.

- Correct.

English king nicknamed "The Unready."

(students murmuring) - Henry VI?

I dunno.

(buzzer sounding) - In time.

Yes, Jacob?

- Henry VI.

- Incorrect.

Aethelred is what we needed there.

Among English monarchs, which 12-year-old from the House of York reigned briefly from April to June of 1483 before he disappeared?

That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- Edward V.

- Edward V, correct.

The 15th-century War of the Roses ended when Henry Tudor defeated the last Yorkist king at the battle of Bosworth Field.

Who was this leader and final member of the Plantagenet dynasty?

- Wait, wait.

- Holiday.

- What were you going to say?

- I was going to say Richard III.

- Richard III.

- Correct.

Name the youngest son of King Charles III and Lady Diana.

- Oh, oh, Harry.

(buzzer sounding) - [Host] That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Prince Harry.

- Prince Harry is correct.

Risk and reward time.

The topic is royalty.

You can risk up to 30 points in five-point increments.

What says Pandora-Gilboa?

- We'll go 15, please.

- 15 points.

In 1936, Edward VIII of Great Britain gave up the throne to his brother Albert, who became George VI, to marry an American divorcee.

Name her.

That will be Holiday.

- Wallis Simpson.

- Correct.

End of round.

Let's take a look at our score.

We have Evergreen at 65 and Pandora-Gilboa at 165, but we're only halfway through this final championship match.

Coming up next is the category round.

Stay tuned.

(upbeat music) I'm here with Coach Wrecker from Pandora-Gilboa.

Coach, this has been an incredible season for you and your team.

What do you want to share with them?

What's on your heart about this team?

- Just such a great team.

Been so grateful to be able to coach this team throughout the years.

This particular group especially, we've had a lot of success.

You know, we have two great seniors on the team, Kaden and Jacob.

Two intelligent, humble, just great all-around guys and just so proud of how they carry themselves and even in losses.

The fact that, you know, they are just good kids and I appreciate that.

You know, one of our seniors, Jacob, is my son so it's been extra special to have him on the team and just all the great memories we made.

These are things I'll cherish as I get older and grayer and the years go by.

So yeah, just proud of you guys.

- There you have it.

Good luck, coach.

- Thank you.

- And welcome back to "BGSU Brain Game," the finale.

Evergreen 65, Pandora-Gilboa 165.

Both teams have elected to stay with their lineup from the last round, so we're going to move immediately to the category round.

In this round, the power now shifts a little bit to you, our teams.

There are six categories to choose from.

Inside each category are questions worth 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 points.

Red alert, shields up.

Deductions do start now.

So if you go for 20, you are risking 20 points.

We do have a double or nothing question hiding somewhere in there.

Double the points, no deduction for an incorrect answer.

You may confer before buzzing in and you can steal a question in this round.

Evergreen, since you are at 65 points, you have the privilege of making the first selection.

- Name that element for 30.

- Name that element for 30.

Take a look at this image.

(buzzer sounding) That will be Pandora-Gilboa, Ethan.

- Cobalt.

- Cobalt is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa takes control.

- Name the element, 25.

- Name the element for 25.

That will be Pandora-Gilboa, Ethan.

- Iron.

- Iron is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control - Element, 20 - Elements now for 20 points.

That will be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Aluminum?

- Aluminum is correct.

In control, Pandora-Gilboa.

- Element, 15 - Element now for 15.

That will be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Is that... Beryllium.

- Correct.

In control, Pandora-Gilboa.

- Element, 10 - Element for 10.

Finishing off this category.

That will be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- Oxygen.

- Oxygen is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- Botany 20, please - Botany for 20 points.

A mushroom reproduces by means of what?

That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Ethan.

- Spores.

- Incorrect.

Means of what spore-bearing structures found underneath its cap?

Evergreen, chance to steal.

(bell dinging) Time.

Gills is what we needed there.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- Botany 25, please - Botany now for 25 points.

What is the name of the waxy waterproof layer on the surface of leaves that prevents excessive water loss?

(bell dinging) Time.

Cuticle is what we needed there.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] Middle East 20, please.

- Middle East for 20 points.

Reaching a shore elevation of approximately 430 meters below sea level, Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- The Dead Sea.

- [Host] Dead Sea is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] Let's go Middle East, 25.

- Middle East now for 25.

Which empire which ruled much of the Middle East and Southeastern Europe over 600 years was officially dissolved in the aftermath, that would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- The Ottoman Empire?

- Correct.

After World War I. Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] Let's go Middle East 30.

- Middle East now for 30 points.

Known as the city of three faiths, Jerusalem contains sights sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims.

That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- The night ride.

- Incorrect.

What is the name of the specific hilltop site that houses both the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque?

(bell dinging) That would be the Temple Mount is what we needed there.

In control is Pandora-Gilboa.

- Middle East 15, please.

- Middle East for 15 points.

While Arabic is the most widely spoken language in the region, several countries have different primary languages.

Name the primary official language spoken in Iran.

That will be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Farsi.

- Farsi or Persian is what we needed there.

Correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- [Holiday] Middle East, 10.

- Middle East now for 10 points.

Often called the cradle of civilization, what is the, that would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Mesopotamia.

- Mesopotamia is correct.

Between the Tigris and Euphrates.

In control, Pandora-Gilboa.

- [Holiday] Lucky seven, 20.

- Lucky seven for 20.

Answer the following related to the number seven.

The seven-day week was officially standardized in the Roman calendar by Emperor Constantine.

That will be Evergreen.

Ethan.

- Gregory.

- Incorrect.

But it likely originated from which ancient civilization that tracked the seven wandering celestial bodies they could see in the sky?

Pandora-Gilboa, chance to steal.

(bell dinging) In time?

Negative, Babylonians is what we needed there.

In control, Pandora-Gilboa.

- [Holiday] Lucky seven for 15.

- Lucky seven for 15 points.

Of the original seven wonders of the ancient world, which one is the only, that would be Evergreen, Ethan.

- The pyramids of Giza.

- Correct.

In control is Evergreen.

- Cowboys for 30.

- Cowboys for 30 points.

During what procedure did the cowboys bring all the cattle back from the open range to the ranches?

Time.

(bell dinging) That would be a roundup.

Evergreen in control.

- General math for 30.

- General math for 30 points.

Name the German mathematician that developed binary numbers.

Time.

(bell dinging) Leibnitz is what we needed there.

Evergreen in control.

- General math for 25.

- General math for 25.

What Greek letter is used to denote summation in mathematics?

Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Sigma.

- Sigma is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa takes control.

- [Holiday] Let's go lucky seven, 25.

- Lucky seven for 25.

Seven is a unique type of prime number because it is one less than a power of two.

Two cubed minus one.

What is the specific name for primes that follow this two to the nth power minus one formula?

Time.

(bell dinging) Mersenne prime.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- Let's go botany, 15.

- Botany for 15 points.

Double or nothing.

Some plants, like the skunk cabbage, can perform thermogenesis, meaning they can chemically generate their own heat to melt snow or attract pollinators.

Which organelle usually associated with cellular respiration, that would be Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- Mitochondria.

- Mitochondria is correct.

Double the points.

In control, Pandora-Gilboa.

- Let's go botany, 10.

- Botany for 10.

What gaseous plant hormone is responsible for the ripening of fruit?

Pandora-Gilboa, Jacob.

- Ethylene.

- Ethylene is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- Lucky seven, 10.

- Lucky seven for 10 points.

The only polygon with fewer than eight sides that cannot be constructed using only a compass and an unmarked straight edge.

What, that would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- A heptagon.

- A heptagon is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- Let's go cowboys, 15.

- Cowboys for 15 points.

These metal tools are worn on the backs, Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Spurs.

- Spurs is correct.

In control, Pandora-Gilboa.

- Cowboys, 20.

- Cowboys for 20 points.

What seatless leather leggings were worn over the cowboys, Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Chaps?

- Chaps is correct.

To protect their legs.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- Cowboys, 10 - Cowboys for 10 points.

At what sporting event do cowboys show off their, that will be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Rodeos.

- Rodeos is correct.

Pandora-Gilboa in control.

- Cowboys, 25.

- Cowboys now for 25 points.

What was the rope called that was used, Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- A lariat.

- A lariat or lasso is correct.

End of round.

Let's take a look at our score.

Currently in the lead is Pandora-Gilboa with 430 points.

Stick around.

The brainstorm round is coming up next.

(upbeat music) I am here with Coach Blanchong from Evergreen.

Coach, running behind right now going into the final round.

What are you going to say to your team?

- Well, we knew Pandora-Gilboa was going to be really tough competition coming in.

So just again, probably telling them to go for it a little bit more than maybe what they normally would otherwise.

But really again, just ride it out.

Have fun.

I'm proud of 'em regardless of the outcome, so.

- All right, well, there you have it.

Good luck, coach.

- Thank you.

(upbeat music) - I am here with Coach Wrecker from Pandora-Gilboa.

All right, coach, we're getting ready to go into the final round.

Your team is ahead.

What are you going to say to 'em?

- Just keep playing our game.

You guys are experienced, you've been here before.

We've been in matches where we've had the lead.

Trust yourselves, trust your gut.

You know, it's good to be a bit cautious, don't get any answers wrong, but understand that we need to keep playing.

We can't cruise.

Evergreen's a good team.

They're experienced with some great seniors and they've gotten to this point, so you know, keep your foot on the gas, but be careful.

- All right, there you have it.

Good luck, coach.

- Thanks.

- And welcome back to "BGSU Brain Game," the finale.

Currently in the lead is Pandora-Gilboa with 430 points.

Before we move to our brainstorm round, let's welcome some new players to the game.

For Evergreen, in slot number one, we have Aiden, a freshman, and in slot number three, we have Nathan, a junior.

For Pandora-Gilboa, in slot number one, it's Sydney, a sophomore, and in slot number three, it is Jack, a freshman.

Welcome to our new players and our returning players from the previous round.

This is where you find all the marbles.

This is the brainstorm round.

In this round, all questions are 20 points.

Negative 20 points for an incorrect answer.

You may confer before buzzing in, but no stealing.

I repeat, no stealing in this round.

Pandora-Gilboa, Evergreen.

Are you ready?

Folks, are you ready at home?

I hope so, because the brainstorm round starts right now.

What currency is used in Turkey?

That would be Evergreen.

(buzzer sounding) Ethan?

(Ethan sighs) - Euros.

- Incorrect.

The lira.

In Christopher Paolini's "Inheritance" cycle, what is the name of Eragon's dragon?

(bell dinging) Saphira is what we needed there.

This type of joint is found at the knee.

Evergreen, Ethan.

- The patella.

- Incorrect.

Hinge joint is what we needed there.

Opposite of malignant.

Evergreen, Ethan.

- Good?

- Incorrect.

Benign is what we needed there.

What is the second brightest planet in our solar system?

Time.

Jupiter.

(bell dinging) Any of a variety of one-celled fungi that can cause fermentation of carbohydrates.

It begins with the letter Y. That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Yeast.

- Yeast is correct.

George Orwell is the pen name for what author?

Evergreen, Ethan.

- I'm trying to remember his name.

(groans) No.

- Time.

(bell dinging) Eric Blair is what we needed there.

A legal order requiring a person to appear in court or to produce documents or other evidence.

That would be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- A summons?

- Will we accept summons?

Cannot.

Subpoena is what we needed there.

The Wizard of Menlo Park is a nickname, that will be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Thomas Edison.

- Thomas Edison.

Which mineral is the main component of pencil lead?

That will be Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Graphite.

- Graphite is correct.

Who wrote the musical "The Phantom of the Opera"?

Pandora-Gilboa, Holiday.

- Andrew Lloyd Weber.

- Correct.

Form of irony that uses a negative to emphasize a point or to soften a statement, often employing double negatives.

A litotes is what we needed there.

Narrow zone of rapid temperature change in the ocean.

Time.

(bell dinging) Thermocline is what we needed there.

Which line of latitude is known as the Tropic of Capricorn?

Pandora-Gilboa, Jack.

- 30 degrees south.

- Incorrect.

23.5 degrees south.

In music, (bell dinging) end of round.

Let's take a look at our score.

Our winner and champion is Pandora-Gilboa with 470 points.

Let's give both the teams a big round of applause.

(everyone applauding) Now in the spirit of good sportsmanship, let's come out, meet in the middle, shake hands and bumps some fists.

You at home, stick around.

Trophy ceremony is coming up next.

(upbeat music) And welcome back to "BGSU Brain Game," the finale.

Let's hear it one more time for our champions, Pandora-Gilboa.

(everyone applauding) Congratulations to you.

Now I've got to ask, team, what was this game like?

What was the road to get here?

How do you feel?

- I feel really good about it.

We played really well.

I think we all did really well as a team.

It has been an honor to be on "BGSU Brain Games" the past three years, and every year, the team has been a really good community.

We're all a good group of friends, so I'm just glad I get to do this and do something fun with my friends.

- Yeah, I'd say our team has a lot of good talent on it, but I really want to make a shout out to our coach.

He's made it a great difference, really pushed us to excellence, and if I may be so bold, he's been like a father.

I think Ethan could agree.

(everyone laughing) - Yeah, it's really wonderful to be up here and be able to play both with so many great people and against so many great teams.

- Coach, finally to you, you're now a champion.

This team brought you here.

What's on your heart?

What's on your mind right now?

- Well, just first of all, just a lot of respect to Evergreen.

You know, they're a great team, great coach, so kudos to them for a great season.

And we also want to thank, you know, the WBGU "Brain Game" staff here, Marc and Tom and Dr.

Harris.

We've just had a great time here over the years, so we appreciate that.

And just so grateful to be able to coach these kids.

And my assistant coaches here, Mrs.

Suter and Mr.

Herman, have helped us along the way.

And you know, to the kids who weren't here with us, just fantastic.

We enjoyed being here and we appreciate it.

So very grateful.

Thank you.

- All right, well, thank you coach.

Thank you, Pandora-Gilboa.

Let's hear it one more time for our 2026 champions, Pandora-Gilboa!

(everyone cheering and applauding) We will see you at the next "BGSU Brain Game."

(upbeat music) And coming up next is... (upbeat music) Yes, yes, sorry.

I know, Meghan, I'm sorry.

(upbeat music continuing) It all started with 32 teams and over 2000 questions have been asked.

- A horse.

- A horse is correct.

Welcome to "BGSU's Brain Game" finale.

This is the round where the power shifts a little bit to our teams.

There are six categories to choose from.

Each category has five questions.

That is correct.

Utah.

Yes.

(buzzer chiming) End of our round.

Let's take a look at our score now.

- The keys to victory.

This is very profound, but the key to victory is to score more points than the other team.

(everyone laughs) (upbeat music) - This is Karen.

She is our charming and talented judge for this season and she is also a former contestant on "Jeopardy!"

(bright music) - This is Nathan, he is a senior, and this is Nicholas, he's also a senior.

And they're actually doppelgangers, not twins.

- No, not related.

(everyone chuckling) - This is the highest scoring "Brain Game" in the history of "Brain Game."

All right, let's present our- yeah, let's hear it.

Come on.

We can applaud for that.

(everyone applauds) Check out this little bug that's crawling on my desk right here.

Look at this little guy.

Ian.

- Tibia.

- [Marc] Incorrect.

Tiffin Columbian, would you like to steal?

That would be Braxton.

- Fibula.

- Fibula is what we needed there.

Yes.

OR.

That would be Chandler.

- Operating room.

- Correct.

Put-In-Bay, are you ready?

The toss-up round starts right now.

Calvin.

- Sherlock Holmes.

- [Marc] Sherlock Holmes.

Elementary, indeed.

Yes.

All right.

You get the points.

- Moose.

- Moose is correct.

Also the nickname of my cat, by the way.

There are six categories to choose from, with questions worth 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 points.

- Ring of fire.

- That is correct.

You got it.

30 points for Tiffin Columbian.

Welcome back, Defiance.

I hope isolation treated you well.

Central Catholic, you can risk up to 30 points in five-point increments on the topic of deserts.

- We're going to push the chips in.

- Pushing in.

Going for 30.

- 30.

- Do it.

- Yep.

- Correct.

Correct.

(Holiday gasps) - Coral reef.

- Coral reef is correct.

10 points for Allen East.

Excellent.

All right.

Good job, everybody.

(upbeat music) The ancient Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius once said, "You have power over your mind, not outside events.

Realize this and you will find strength."

Good advice for life and for this game.

- [Everyone] And we'll see you at the next "BGSU Brain Game."

(upbeat music)