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The Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl is a statewide celebration of scholarship.

This tradition has been testing students knowledge and highlighting future leaders since 1985.

Thank you to everyone who participated in Quiz Bowl this year.

And congratulations to those who have made it to the finals here today.

Here's a question to get you warmed up.

Which U.S. president signed Arkansas into the Union as the 25th state in 1836?

Live from the Arkansas PBS studios in Conway.

It's Quiz Bowl 2025.

This is a special year for Quiz Bowl and Arkansas PBS.

For 40 years, we have partnered to bring to you these Quiz Bowl state championships, and we are so glad that you are with us today to celebrate.

Now, 14 teams have worked all season for the right to compete on this.

The biggest quiz bowl stage here in Arkansas.

And it's under these bright television lights that seven of those teams will be crowned as a state champion.

Right now, we have the seven day state championship featuring the Bryant Hornets and the Arkansas School for mathematics, science and the Arts.

Dolphins.

Let's meet the teams.

Hi.

My name is Ben.

I'm a senior Bryant, and I'm the captain.

Go, Hornets.

Hello.

My name is Kristin Nash.

I'm a junior in high school, and it's money in the bag, baby.

Let's get it.

Hi, I'm Sam Grassi.

I'm the school here from Bryant High School, and I'm going to go for three hours of sleep right now.

Hey, I'm AJ Matthews.

I'm a senior at Bryant High School.

And don't let them brainwash.

You're not watching Quiz Bowl.

You're not watching Arkansas PBS.

Hello.

My name's Kendall Twiss.

I'm a junior and I'm the only one that cares about sports on my whole team.

Hi, I'm Jackson Kuhn, I'm a senior, and I hope there's an economics lightning around.

Hi.

My name is Live Power, but the kids at my Bible study just call me Leviticus.

I'm a high school senior, and I'm very excited to be playing my final game with all of my closest and most incredible friends.

And Ben.

Hi.

I'm just Shelton.

I'm a senior at Bryant High School.

My favorite number is nine.

And AJ.

Hi, I'm Chris Mauer, a senior at.

You're not going to believe this, but Bryant high school.

Hi.

My name is Charlie Denton.

I'm a sophomore at Bryant High School.

Go Hornets.

Hi.

My name is Matthew Hanks.

I'm a senior of high school, and I like math.

Hi, my name is Andrew Johnson.

I'm a senior at Bryant High School, and I'm obviously the one who has all the muscle around here.

Okay.

Hello, I'm Dylan drennan, I'm a sophomore, Bryant High School, and I'm all jacked up on Mountain Dew.

My name is Will Heather Lee.

I'm one of the coaches at Bryant High School.

And remember, everyone, it's always a great day to be a Hornet.

I'm Amanda Backman, I'm one of the coaches, and we just have to keep it.

212 today.

Hey, I'm Ridgley, I'm a junior at ASU.

Mercy.

I like history.

Hi, dad.

Hi, I'm Caitlin cavin, I'm a junior SSA, and if I had a dream pet, it would be a fox.

Hi, my name is Jacob Kling, and I'm a sophomore.

Is Macy and you're not watching Disney Channel?

Hello, my name is Ariel Nagy.

I am a junior at ASU Mesa, and I fight to give all dolphins the cybernetics they deserve.

Hello.

My name is Violet Daly.

I'm a junior at ASU Mesa.

I like cowboy movies.

Hi, sailor.

And Kathryn and Priya.

My name is Jacob Lewis, and I mostly do literature.

Even though I never really learned how to read.

Hi, my name is Zoe Terry, and I like rocks.

I'm Leah foust.

I'm a senior at Somerset.

And I love you, Momma and Shawnee.

Hi.

I'm Jackson Whitaker.

I like math, even though I have a deck of cards.

It's uncountably infinite number of combinations on my exams before I'm Bird Hollingsworth, I teach chemistry at asthma, and I want all you guys back home at the watch party to make some noise.

Hi, I'm Kayla Grisham, and I have the privilege of coaching the quiz bowl team and ask them to say I'm also a math instructor and go Dolphins.

And there's a look at the hardware that these teams are competing for.

Who is going to take home the state championship?

Let's find out right now.

Let's get started with round one a 20 question toss up round.

To do that, we're going to turn it over to the quiz master for this match.

Josh Adams.

Thank you Christina.

All right.

Thank you Christina.

First off, congratulations to Brian and Asma say for making it to this, this final match for you guys and hope you have a great time.

So if everyone is ready, we can begin round one.

Round one.

All right, here we go.

Question one Galerius called for this group's great persecution.

That was Asma.

Say originally, Christians.

That is correct.

Number two, this element is produced when helium and oxygen fuze with helium.

This element was used in the first gas laser.

Asma say.

Jacob.

Neon.

That is correct.

Number three.

Due to this novels language and depictions of a high school secret society, it has been involved in controversy and censorship ever since its 1974 publication.

It follows nonconformist freshman Jerry at Trinity Catholic High School.

What is this?

Novel by Robert Cormier, whose title refers to a school fundraiser?

Bryant Christian.

The bakery is incorrect asthma essay.

Originally catcher in the Rye, is also incorrect.

It is the chocolate War.

This show's protagonist learns that her mother, Eve song, was best friends with the principal of kiss.

That principal in this show is the mother of Yuri.

What show follows a love triangle between Yuri Minho and its protagonist?

We'll call time on that one that is exo Kitty number five.

Bacteria named for this acid are primarily responsible for cavities via a pyruvate intermediate.

The liver converts this acid into glucose via the Cory cycle.

What acid produced during an inner asthma?

Say Jacob Lactic, thank you very much for saving me on that one.

Number six, a short story titled For These Animals, which precedes the disclosure of hesitancy, centers on a princess whose lover chooses between two doors.

One of which holds a savage beast Asmussen the Tiger.

It is the Tiger.

Number seven is a math computation.

James has a three by three cube made of wooden blocks, and decides to paint the surface of the cube.

How many blocks, when cut, have less than two faces painted?

A Simsie Jackson six.

It is not six.

Bryant, Matthew.

Seven.

Yes.

Our next question.

What?

Zero in helium for a superfluid.

The internal Asma Jacob.

Viscosity.

That's correct.

Number nine.

And a regular season game in December of 2024, this player threw for over 360 yards and a 48 to 42 win over the Lions.

This player, who attended the University of Wyoming, recently got engaged to Haley Stanfield, coached by Sean McDermott.

What NFL player is he starting quarterback for the Buffalo Bills?

A Simsie Violet James, not James.

Bryant all right, we'll call time.

That's Josh Allen.

Yeah.

Number ten is another math computation.

Determine the size of one interior angle in a regular 30 gon.

Die.

Time is.

Call us 168 degrees.

Number 11.

This artist, born in Moscow in 1866, was one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art.

He eventually moved to Germany, where he painted works including circles on a Circle and Yellow Red asthma, say Jacob Mondrian, that is incorrect in yellow, red, blue.

Identify this artist of on white two and the blue writer Bryant Jessica Kandinsky.

That is correct.

What Kenneth Graham children's book begins with mole becoming frustrated with spring cleaning and features his friends Rat and Badger trying to help Mr. Toad with his problems of repeatedly crashing motor vehicles.

Asthma.

Originally red wall.

Incorrect.

We'll call time as the Wind in the Willows.

So fun book.

Next question Fritz Zwicky was the first to hypothesize the existence of this substance, which was formed by Vera Rubin.

Studies of galactic rotation 85% of the universe's acid mass, originally dark matter.

That is correct.

This goddess turned Theresa's into a woman.

AMSA originally Hara.

That is also correct.

This country's third largest city, Ibadan, is the capital of its oil.

Bryant Christian, Nigeria.

That is correct.

It's number 16.

This philosophical position names a school of ancient philosophers, including Sextus Empirical, that was founded by Pyrrho.

Name was Phil Bryant.

Christian.

Piranha.

Caesar.

Yes.

It also accepted skepticism number 17.

This substance can be classified by the rhesus factor in the art, say Jacob.

Blood type.

Judges.

Yes.

That's correct.

Number 18.

Explanations for this effect include group cohesiveness and the diffusion.

Asmr originally, bystander effect.

It is the bystander effect.

Very nice.

Number 19.

The Dutch bats failed to prevent the Serbian massacre in this country.

The Dayton peace accords.

Asma Saint Jacob, Ukraine.

That is incorrect.

The Dayton Peace Accords ended a war.

In what country?

Home to the Republika Srpska, that is governed from Sarajevo.

Bryant Christian.

Got a call?

Style for you.

Starts Bosnia.

And our last question of this quarter.

Number 20.

In this play by Karel Capek, artificial beings.

Asma Jacob are you are you are correct.

So at the end of this quarter, preliminarily, we have a score of Asma, say 100, Bryant 30.

Are there any challenges from either coach?

For substitutions?

Yes.

All right.

We do you have substitutions?

Yeah, we have substitutions with no challenge.

So.

All right, we'll go to Christina here as we do.

Well, we need to.

Oh, okay.

Thank you so much, Josh.

And now we are going to cut away briefly to do a bit of quiz bowl housekeeping, but don't go anywhere.

We'll be right back after this with more this month in passport on the PBS app to escape the Nazis, two Jewish brothers emigrated from Germany to a Jewish settlement in Shanghai, a messenger of the Polish people to their government, messenger of the Jewish people.

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No cameras, no witnesses.

That was convenient from the beginning that welcome to pop in my life now who for him and challenge you.

Oakridge does everything I trust my team.

Oh heavens above, you ain't seen nothing.

Yeah.

Christine.

Is perfect.

And welcome back.

Looks like there were no challenges.

And Asa is in the lead right now, but there's still a lot of quiz bowl to play, so let's go back over to the quizmaster for round two.

All right.

So, our second quarter is going to be our bonus round.

So we will have tossups for both teams.

And upon a successful toss up will be a four part category worth five points for each of the bonuses.

Reminder, the both teams answers must come from the captains.

So, Bryant, your captain today is going to be Ben and over here.

And Asim is going to be Jackson.

All right, so with with that, let's begin round two.

Round for round two.

All right.

Almost trying to skip half the game.

Here we go.

So our first toss up this school psychology was founded by Max Werther Meyer Kurt Kafka and Wolfgang Koehler in the early Asmussen Jacob existentialism.

That is incorrect.

In the early 20th century, it was a rejection of the leading structuralist theory at the time, believing that human perceived entire configurations instead of just individual components.

What is this theory which believes that an organized whole is more than the sum of its parts?

Bryant Christian holism is also incorrect.

It is the Gestalt theory.

Okay, our second toss up.

This states Panhandle contains lake pend or delay, and a city whose French name means heart of the all.

Asma Salia Louisiana is not Louisiana.

What state's panhandle, which also contains the land form Ruby Ridge and the city Coeur d'Alene is east of Washington.

Bryant, Charlie.

Idaho.

It is Idaho.

Bryant.

You have a bonus category?

Your bonus category are stars.

Answer the following questions about stars.

In with me.

Here we go.

This star is the center of our solar system.

The sun, the sun, the sun is correct.

Stars produce energy through this process in their cores.

Primarily using two hydrogen nuclei to produce helium.

Nuclear fusion.

That's correct.

As the hydrogen in a star's core is used up, it becomes this type of star that is both larger and lower temperature than younger stars.

Is it red dwarf?

Red dwarf?

That's incorrect.

And our fourth one.

Most stars spend their life in this band of the sprung Russell diagram.

Any ideas?

I don't know, the second band, maybe second band.

Also incorrect.

When the hydrogen is used up, it becomes a red giant.

Right idea, wrong size and the main sequence is the band that they spend most of their lives on.

All right, so, our next tossup is for both teams.

Here we go.

A strategist in this novel creates the stone sentinel maze and obtains arrows by tricking his enemy with straw dummies on ships.

Asma originally romanced the Three Kingdoms.

That is correct.

Nicely done.

Your bonus is the American wildfires in 2025.

Okay, okay.

This state has seen wildfires rage in and around Los Angeles County, California and California.

California's correct.

President Trump has floated abolishing this government agency, which is responsible for funding disaster relief efforts.

FEMA, FEMA, yeah, FEMA has correct.

Number three, this governor of California has been criticized by President Trump for allegedly refusing to provide enough water.

Gavin Newsom, Gavin Newsom that's correct.

And number four, this coastal L.A. neighborhood, home of the get a villa so extensive damage due to a namesake fire that also impacted nearby Malibu.

I think it's the Paradise fires.

Paradise fires as incorrect.

I have the Pacific Palisades fire right.

So our next toss up will be for both teams.

Here we go.

A scale for this quantity that averages ionization energy and, asthma.

Say, Jacob.

Electronegativity.

That is correct.

Nicely done.

Your bonus is sculptures in Chicago.

It's for these things about famous sculptures in Chicago.

Washington Street is home to a sculpture often simply called the Picasso, which was designed by and named for an artist from this country.

Spain.

Spain.

Spain is correct.

This tourist attraction in Millennium Park, which reflects the city skyline in its oblong stainless steel surface, was created by Anish Kapoor in the paint.

Yep, yep, the being is correct.

Number three this artist's sculpture Flamingo, which stands in Chicago's Federal Plaza, was painted using his signature shade of red.

Calder, Calder.

Calder is correct.

And our fourth one, the University of Chicago, is Nuclear Energy, a mushroom cloud shaped sculpture by this British modernist sculptor.

Hearst.

Yeah.

Hearst.

No, that will be Henry Moore.

All right, so toss up for both teams.

And this may be our last toss up of this quarter successes.

Examples of these numbers have a ratio approaching one plus the square root of five all over two.

Asma Jackson, the golden ratio.

That is incorrect, which is known as the golden ratio.

A problem involving multiplying rabbits is the origin of what numbers were.

Every term is the sum of the previous term, named after an Italian mathematician.

Bryant Christian Fibonacci is the Fibonacci numbers.

Yes, your bonus is about the book The Brave New World.

All right, so number one, and the caste system in Brave New World, this Greek letter designates the highest caste.

It is also the first letter of the Greek alphabet.

Alpha correct.

Number two, the world state.

And all those processes were envisioned by this author of Brave New World.

Huxley.

That's correct.

Rather than a dystopian novel, Brave New World begins as a work in this genre science, defined as a work created to imitate, comment on, or mock its subjects by means of satirical or ironic imitation.

Satire.

That is not what I have.

It's two armies and number four, a brave new world.

Happiness is found by taking this fictional hallucinogen, which Linda is addicted to.

John the Savage creates a riot by stopping the distribution of this drug, which takes its name from Vidiq traditions.

Soma.

It is Soma I have parody instead of satire.

Nice.

And that will be the end of our second quarter.

All right.

This is the last question for round two.

Do we have any challenges?

No challenges on either side.

So to recap the match, we have Asma say at 150, Bryant at 75.

So let's talk some lightning rounds.

All right.

So here are your categories.

Bryant.

You will have first choice.

Our first category is who's in charge.

Now.

Name the country for the following people are the heads of state of government.

Or you could take this category really bites.

Answer these coin questions about vampires.

Or I'm on top of the world.

Given a mountain that is its highest point in a U.S. state.

Name the state.

Okay, so, coaches, you may consult with your teams.

And while you make your decisions, let's break it to Christina.

All right.

Thanks so much.

Some interesting choices are being made for that next round.

And while those teams strategy wise, let's take a short break this month in passport on the PBS app.

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We are back for the Lightning Round.

The teams have made their category choices, so now let's turn it over to our quizmaster for round three.

Thanks, Christina.

During our break, Bryant has chosen who's in charge now.

So we're talking about our heads of state.

And Asma has chosen to talk about vampires.

So this is a 62nd round.

So we will start a 62nd timer to answer ten Toss-Up or ten questions.

Answered by our captain.

And answers must be given within the time.

So, Bryant.

Are you ready?

Yep.

Alrighty.

And with that, let's start.

Round three.

Round three.

Our category is.

Who's in charge now?

Name the country where the following people are the heads of state or government.

All right, here we go.

Emmanuel Macron, France.

Vladimir Zelensky.

Ukraine.

Ukraine.

Lula da Silva.

Brazil.

Brazil.

Giorgia meloni.

Italy.

Italy.

Olaf Schultz.

Germany.

Germany.

Javier.

Mali.

Are you Argentina?

Cyril.

Ramaphosa.

South Africa.

South Africa.

Anthony.

Albanese.

Australia.

Australia.

Claudia.

Sheinbaum.

Mexico.

Mexico.

Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi.

Egypt.

Egypt.

Nicely done.

That is a right.

For completing a run.

Bryant also earns an extra 20 points as a bonus.

Well done as MSA.

Your turn to respond.

You were going to talk about vampires.

This category really bites.

Answer the following questions about vampires.

Okay.

You ready?

All right, here we go.

Animal vampires can turn into known for their echolocation.

Fast bats.

Food.

Often said to ward off vampires with our lost garlic.

Yes.

Mineral used in cooking and food preservation.

Said to ward off Filipino vampires.

Salt.

Yes.

Artist of the song vampire, which is featured on her album guts.

Yeah.

Olivia Rodrigo, region of Romania where vampires are said to reside.

Transylvania.

This.

The author of Dracula, Bram Stoker.

Stoker super superhero who was killed by his adopted son Dick Grayson in the DC Versus Vampires comic.

Blade.

Yeah.

Blade has no Marvel Vampire Slayer set to be played by Marsha Shirley hourly in this hero's upcoming movie.

Blade.

Yes.

Actress who played the title role in TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Yes.

Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Yes.

Father of Rictor in the Castlevania series who faces Dracula.

He also appears in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Diamond.

Wait, no.

What would you say?

Simon?

Don't go ahead.

Simon.

Simon is correct.

All right, so I have that asthma.

I got nine of the ten.

Only missing.

Question seven, which will bounce back to Bryant.

So number seven, bean.

Here we go.

Superhero who was killed by his adoptive son Dick Grayson in the DC versus vampires comic.

Batman.

It is Batman.

That's right.

So that will do it for the Lightning Round.

Our game has gotten a little bit more close as Asme is at 240 points, Bryant at 205.

We will check for challenges and substitutions.

And while we do that, let's toss it over to Christina.

All right.

Thanks so much.

Always an exciting round.

We will be right back after this short break.

My name is Jessica, so I am the collaboration and inclusion coordinator for Cabot Public Schools.

And I was named the 2022 Arkansas Teacher of the year and play roller derby here in Central Arkansas for rock n roll, roller derby.

So important to talk about teamwork.

I certainly have that support when I play roller derby.

And so we think about that as educators.

A collaborative approach to education, Arkansas PBS, that it's such a great job of bringing in our educators in this state to be in programing, to be in professional development.

And I think that's really great.

Teachers enjoy learning from one another, and you'll see that in Arkansas.

Ideas.

These are Arkansas educators leading this learning.

Telling their peers how they were successful or to help them in their growth.

We are supporting kids and empowering them both in their academics, their social skills, learning to collaborate and work together.

We are making for a stronger community and so Arkansas PBS, being in the community, hosting these family days, providing just incredible academic resources for families that is so important.

And families are seeking that they want to know more.

They want to help their children and to be able to have a place that is in our state to go to for those ideas, to have that website to get videos or quality of programing, to be able to provide their students is so important, and I do.

I believe Arkansas PBS is making a difference every day.

And we're back and ready for the final round between Asa and Bryan.

So let's get right to it and go over to the quizmaster.

Thanks, Christina.

We had no challenges over the break.

We did have one substitute, and Caitlin has joined us for asthma.

Say, and again, we have a very tight game.

We have 20 tossups left to go to determine our seven eight state champion.

All right.

Good luck to everybody.

And with that, let's start round four.

Round four.

All right.

Our first toss up number one.

Gamblers cry out Hoffner in a section of this work.

Which title refers to a medieval poetry collection in the Asma essay, originally The Canterbury Tales.

That's incorrect.

Poetry collection in the Tavern and Court of Love are sections of which Cantona by Carl Orff, that contains a dramatic setting of O Fortuna.

We'll call time on that one is Carmina Burana.

Question number two.

This character sings the Willow song before talking to her mate Amelia.

This character's handkerchief is planted in Castillo's room to invoke jealousy.

Asthma.

Say, Violet.

Desdemona.

It is Desdemona.

Number three.

This quantity can be measured with the GDP deflator and is an increase in aggregate demand.

Causes an increase in real output.

And this quantity, according to the Adams model.

Asa Ridgely supply not supply.

What quantity measures change in prices?

Bryant Christian elasticity is also not elasticity.

It is inflation.

Well, number four these plant hormones which are derived asthma say Jacob oxen not what I have which are derived from adenine and Skyler freely fino lira and promote lateral growth and root growth are contrasted with oxen which promote root growth, while plant hormones are named for promoting cell division via cytokinesis.

We'll call time.

Those are cytokines.

Number five, one of these objects sits on the mantel of a fireplace, from which a train emerged.

Asa Ridgely gun, not a gun for which a train emerges in a René Magritte painting in The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali.

What objects are melting?

Briant, Jessica.

Clocks.

They are clocks.

Number six.

This man was the victor at the Battle of Bamberg head, where he commanded the US born home.

Richard, the state Asa Ridgely John Paul Jones.

It is John Paul Jones, number seven.

This man and Gustavus Adolphus signed the Treaty of Sto.

Bovo after his country lost the injury in war.

This ruler was elected by the 1613 Zim ski sub for the time of troubles was ended by the exception of what first Roman officer Asmussen, originally Michael the first.

Yes, yes, I can accept that.

Number eight, a museum dedicated to this player is located at Montclair State University saying such as, quote, when you come to a fork in the road, take it.

And Asmussen originally Robert Frost is not Robert Frost and quote it ain't over till it's over were coined by what baseball player who caught for the Yankees in the 1950s and wore number eight.

Bryant.

Christian.

Joe DiMaggio.

It's not Joe DiMaggio, it's Yogi Berra.

Number nine is a math non computational.

So be ready for some numbers.

But you're only going to have five seconds to answer this one.

What is the tangent of a 60 degree angle is simplest radical form.

Asma Jacob the square root of three.

That is correct.

Number ten.

With works such as The Wild Duck and Brand, this playwright is the most performed after Shakespeare named this Norwegian playwright of Hedda Gabler Bryant, Jessica Ibsen.

It is Ibsen number 11.

The Abel Ruffini theorem places limits on the solvability of these functions, which the fundamental Theorem of algebra states that Asma Jacob polynomials as correct number 12.

One of these objects was the first reversible hydraulic machine, and is named after the Greek mathematician Archimedes Bryant.

Christian screw.

That's correct.

Number 13.

This company is responsible for the trading card Magic the Gathering.

Asum.

Ridgely.

Wizards of the coast.

It is.

Wizards of the coast, number 14.

The rate of diffusion is inversely proportional to the square root.

Asma.

Say, Jacob.

Molar mass.

Yes.

Job number 15.

She lives at U Loka and rides a white swan.

She's the patroness of music and art and is depicted with a veena, a water pot in a book named This Hindu goddess of learning, the consort Asma, originally, Ganesh, not Ganesh, the consort of Brahma Bryant.

Christian Lakshmi it is not.

It is Saraswati.

Yeah.

16 is a math computation.

Here we go.

If a rectangle has an area of 108cm² and a width of six centimeters, what is its perimeter?

Asma.

Say, Jacob x 48in is incorrect.

So here.

Bryant, Charlie 48cm.

It is 48cm.

That's number 17.

This animal is the only surviving member of the reptile order.

Right.

School cuts swiftly that, Asma.

Say, Caitlin.

Komodo dragon.

Not what I have.

This animal has a third eye on the top of its head called a parietal eye.

Its name is derived from Mary and means peaks of the back.

On the back.

What is this lizard like animal native to New Zealand?

Bryant, Christian.

Gila monster.

That's also incorrect.

It's a tuatara.

Number 18 Ute guard Loki tricks Thor into trying to lift one of these animals.

Asma.

Say cat.

It was a cat.

Was a German gender in disguise.

Number 19.

Boundaries between these objects are called transform.

Convergent isthmus.

Originally tectonic plates.

They are tectonic plates which, in our last question of the game, an IRS office in Peoria, Illinois, provides the setting of this author's unfinished novel, Asmr.

Originally, David Foster Wallace.

That is correct.

Do we have any challenges for either team?

Seeing no challenges.

It looks like our final score will be Asma, say, 340, Bryant 245.

Which means Asma, say, will be our seven state champion.

And Bryant will be our seven.

A state runner up.

All right.

And so with that, we will toss to Christina.

Well, congratulations to both teams.

A very good match indeed.

And we will be right back.

But first let's take a moment to meet some students we may very well see on this stage in a few years.

Here are the 2025 Quiz Bowl Junior High MVP's and high point players.

And welcome back.

I'm here with Josh Duggins, president of Arkansas Governor's quiz Bowl Association.

Josh, we've got some awards to hand out.

Thank you.

So, first off, congratulations to both teams on a really very excellent game.

So I have a trophy here for MSA first place.

Here we go.

I have to say, congrats and.

And a runner up trophy for, Bryant.

Congrats to Bryant.

Excellent.

Well, thank you very much.

And, Josh, do we know who made this year's all tournament team?

We do.

We actually had a lot of students that qualified for all tournament this year.

And I actually got their names written down.

So starting with the people that are here, we have, Jacob Lewis from Asa, Christian Nash, Nash and Ridgeley bond and Ridgeley is also going to be the MVP for the competition this season.

We'll.

Congratulations.

So our other members, the people that are not here, we've got Jeffrey Robinson, who is the high point player.

He had the highest average in the state.

Olivia Lowry, Cody Goodson, Devon Winn, Aria Walker, Maddox Lane, Brett Carter Samad, Khalil Jonker, Peace Todd and Cameron Young.

Okay.

Congratulations to all of them.

Round of applause.

Wonderful.

You guys did a great job.

Thank you, Josh, very much.

That means that we have one down and six more matches to go up.

Next we have the one a state championship with Hawes Hall Springdale taking on Averill Tigers.

That's coming up in just a few minutes.

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