The Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl is a statewide celebration that 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 everyone who has made it this far in the competition.

Here's a quick question to get you started.

Currently starring as the lead actor in the hit Paramount series Land Man.

What actor from Hot Springs wrote, directed and starred in the movie Sling Blade?

Filmed in Baton.

Live from the Arkansas TV Studios in Conway.

It's Quiz Bowl 2026.

This is our 41st year to bring you the drama and intensity of these Quiz Bowl state championships.

We are thrilled that you're with us today.

14 elite teams have come, have competed all season for the right to be on this, the grandest quiz bowl stage in Arkansas.

It's under these high stakes television lights that seven of those teams will be crowned as state champs today.

Right now we have the for a state championship featuring the Truman Wildcats and the West Side Warriors.

Let's meet the teams.

Hi.

My name is Jason Stillman.

I'm a senior at Truman High School and incoming freshmen at U of A. And knowledge isn't power until it's used in other areas.

Hello, my name is Asher Box.

I'm a junior at Truman High School.

God is good.

God is great.

Glory to God.

You know the requests.

My name is Jeremy Sebring.

I'm a junior at Truman High School, and I read on a much as they know the right request.

Hi, my name is Lawson Pinner.

I go to Truman High School.

I'm a sophomore and I play Madden.

No lyric quiz.

Hello, I'm Jasper.

I'm a junior at Truman High School.

And music is the language of the world.

Nulla ruckus quia disarray and Bennett.

Hi, my name is Gianna.

Pleasure.

I'm a senior at Truman High School, and I also have nothing else to say.

No requests.

Hello.

I'm Maverick Adkins.

I'm a senior at Truman High School.

Even in the darkness, the music never stops.

No Requiem.

Hello.

My name is Gage Cubit.

I'm a senior at Truman High School and an incoming freshman at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles.

To quote Marilyn Monroe, we are all stars and we deserve to twinkle in a lowercase.

Hi, my name is Anne-Marie Biggers.

I'm a senior at Truman High School.

I'm just really happy to be here.

No regrets.

I guess.

Hello.

My name is John Skaggs.

I'm a junior from high school.

Three truly is the magic number.

We just don't touch it.

My name is Samuel Hatcher.

I'm a senior and co-captain of the Truman High boys ball team.

And this is dedicated to the most underrated region in Arkansas.

Newly released.

Hello.

My name is Colin Busby.

I am a senior Truman High School, and I'm a co-captain for this team.

And we, me with the Richie Noel request.

Howdy, all.

My name is Alex Cole.

I'm here representing Truman High School as the assistant quiz bowl coach for our high school team.

We are very proud of our students, not only in our community but also at our high school.

In the wise words of Theodore Roosevelt.

People don't care how much they know until they know how much you care.

And I believe that Quiz Bowl is an excellent way to exhibit that with our students.

Nola.

Heraclius.

Good morning.

My name is Chase Fowler.

I'm the coach for the Truman High School quiz bowl team, and I can't wait for you to see the team that I love near the requisite donuts.

Fiat A&M quam feat.

Hello, my name is Caden Frank.

I'm a junior at West Side High School, and what 2005 Rock star game was an adaptation of a 1979 film, The Answer the Warriors.

Hello, my name is Drew Davis, and I am a junior in West Side High School.

What NBA team does Steph Curry play for?

Answer the Warriors.

Hello.

My name is Ava Davis.

And Goldfish.

Please talk to me because I'm a warrior.

Hello.

I'm Jace Jones and I'm a junior at West Side High School.

What 2014 song written by Imagine Dragons was commissioned for by the game's answer Warriors.

I'm Jackson Carter, I'm a junior.

And who's going to win the four state championship?

The Warriors.

My name is Molly Lindsey.

I'm a senior.

And what has Coach Eggers been since 1988?

A warrior.

My name is Heather Eggers.

I'm a coach for the West Side quiz Bowl team.

What tattoo will coach Aaron Hall have to get when we win?

A warrior?

I'm coach Aaron Hall.

I've really got to stop making beer.

Last time I did this, I had to get a unicorn.

I love seeing their personalities.

And that is a look at what is on the line.

That's the hardware that someone will walk away with today.

Who is going to take home the state championship?

Let's find out now.

We're going to kick things off with round one, a 20 question toss up round to call the action.

We're going to turn it over to our quiz master Jacob Harris.

Jacob.

Thanks, Christina.

My name is Jacob Harris, middle school teacher at Exult Academy.

And I just want to give a shout out to all my wonderful colleagues and excellent students out there at Exult Academy in Southwest little Rock.

Yes.

As a matter of fact, I do need to touch grass.

And with that, let's begin.

Round one.

Round one.

Number one.

This was a series of three conflicts between the Truman Sam Punic Wars years.

Number two, your body signals that you are feeling tired at night and alert during the day.

What is the name for the West Jackson circadian rhythm?

Yes.

Number three.

Though this rivalries nickname is very famous.

It was used rarely until interleague play started in Major League Baseball.

What is the name of the baseball rivalry series between New York's Yankees and Mets that is named for the public transit system that connects each stadium?

Truman, Sam.

The metro.

That's not what I have.

West side.

Drew the metro bowl.

The subway series.

Subway series.

Number four is our very first science computation.

Pencils and paper.

Ready.

Balance the following chemical equation on the combustion of methane.

CH4 plus O two yields CO2 plus H2O.

West side JS 1C4 plus 2O2 yields one CO2 plus two H2O.

That is correct.

Number five.

In literary theory, this term describes the mask or assumed character a poet adopts to serve as the speaking voice within a poem.

Name this term that allows the narrator's thoughts and experiences to be distinct from those of the author.

West side drew narrator's voice.

That's not what I have.

Sherman and Sam.

Stream of consciousness.

I have persona.

Persona.

Number six.

This Native American culture is known for mounds such as the Battle Mound.

West side drew the Mississippians.

That's not what I have and was renowned for its finely crafted, bottle shaped ceramic pottery.

Name this native group who shares a name with a river, a school and two towns in southwest Arkansas.

Truman, John.

Osceola I have Caddo.

Caddo.

Number seven John Steinbeck's tragic 1937 novella Of Mice and Men utilized his home region along the Salinas River as a backdrop.

Name.

Truman, John.

California.

Yes.

We've got a math computation.

Math computation.

Solve the following equation for x cube root of quantity x minus four.

Close quantity minus three equals two.

Where Sarge's x equals 11.

That's not what I have.

Truman say x equals three I have x equals 129.

Number nine this clause in article four of the Constitution requires each state to recognize the public access records and judicial proceedings of every other state.

Name this clause, which ensures the validity of items like marriage licenses, regardless of state borders.

West side cadence checks and balances.

That's not what I have.

Kyle on the border I have full faith and credit.

Full faith and credit.

Clause number ten.

This oil painting traveled throughout Europe and the Americas to raise awareness and funds for victims of the Spanish Civil War.

Name this painting about Truman killing Guernica.

Yes.

Number 11.

This Greek goddess is grief over the abduction of her daughter.

Truman.

Cage.

Demeter.

Yes.

Okay.

And number 12 is another math computation.

Solve the following equation for x three fourths of the quantity two x minus eight.

Closed quantity plus five is equal to one half the quantity x plus ten closed quantity.

Term and John x equals four.

That's not what I have.

Answer.

West side.

I'm sorry.

Time had expired.

I have x equals six.

X equals six.

Number 13 A nutritionist randomly assigns 50 participants to either a low carb or low fat diet to observe the effect on weight loss after six weeks.

What kind of experiment is described by by manipulating the independent variable, the diet using a control group for comparison?

Truman Kylin.

Contrast experiment.

That's not what I have.

Website JS controlled experiment.

That's what I have.

Yes.

Number 14.

The radiation burst of this event can briefly outshine an entire galaxy.

Truman gauge supernova.

Yes, 15.

In 1846, the United States entered into which 19th century armed conflict West side drew the Mexican-American War.

Yes.

Number 16, another math computation.

After a store applies a 25% discount to an claim to an A after a store applies a 25% discount to an item, a 7.5% sales tax is added.

Resulting in an A final price of $483.75.

What was the original price of the item before the discount and the tax?

Was $520.

That's not what I have.

Truman, Sam $515.

I have $600.

$600.

Number 17.

This critically acclaimed role playing video game was developed by Larian Studios, West Side Jackson, Baldur's gate three.

Yes, number 18.

This author coined the term woman ism and wrote novels such as Meridian and a short story collections, including In Love and Trouble.

Name this Pulitzer Prize for fiction winner for her novel that chronicles the life of Sealy in The Color Purple.

Truman Kylan Walker yes.

Number 19.

This founding father anonymously authored the 1798 Virginia Resolution, which asserted that states could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and declared the Alien and Sedition Acts void and of no force.

Name this principal author of the Constitution and fourth Truman, Kylan Jefferson.

That's not what I have.

President.

West side.

Caden.

Madison.

That's what I have.

Yes.

Number 20.

Final question of the round.

Often cited as the most expensive object ever built.

It has been in Truman.

John i.s.

Yes.

And that's question number 20.

That brings us to the conclusion of round number one.

We are going to check with the coaches to see if there are any, challenges or substitutions.

Also with that, we'll send it over to Christina.

All right.

Thank you so much, Jacob.

We have Paul Gray with us, our expert in the quiz bowl arena.

So tell us a little bit.

This is a pretty close match kind of going back and forth there.

Just what I expected, these teams is really cool.

I went and interviewed all the teams and these two guys, they know each other.

They're friends.

They like each other.

But of course they want to beat each other, right?

But, yeah, this is exactly what I was.

What?

I thought I'd say.

This is West Side's first time here.

Very good performance so far for a first time team.

To be here.

And then Truman is going for a three peat.

They're the only team today that's going for a three peat.

So, if they can pull this off, they'll kind of start that dynasty talk.

But West Side's got a lot to say about that right now.

Super exciting either way.

So thank you very much.

We are going to head over back to the quizmaster for round two, Jacob.

Thanks, Christina.

Thanks, Christina.

Of course.

Round number two, we have ten toss ups for four bonuses, ten toss ups for four bonuses.

Here's toss up number one for round number two.

Round two.

This revolutionary 1920s modernist masterpiece of literature chronicled a single day in the life of Leopold Bloom in Dublin.

Truman, Sam.

Ulysses.

Yes.

Bonus number one.

Challenging patterns in math.

Given a series of numbers, respond with the next number in the pattern.

You will have 20s for each response.

Number one.

Series 386 11 nine 1412.

Okay.

So 1717.

Yes.

Number two.

Series 2359 1733.

15.

1665.

Yes.

Number three.

Series 126 24 120 725,040.

Just factorials aren't five times six times 728 times of them.

So 18, five four.

So 4201 4320.

That's not what I have number for series one, three, seven, 15, 31, 63.

Wait, wait.

What?

Speaker one 2127.

Yes, that is correct.

Three out of four.

Correct.

Three out of four.

Two.

Correct.

Number three, the series one, two, six, 24, one, 27, 20 and 5040.

The next one was 40,320.

So really close.

There are three bonuses remaining.

Here's the next toss up for either team.

In Sumerian mythology, this cunning and benevolent god of freshwater crafts and wisdom was known was known as the Lord of Apsu.

Name this God whose, West side Jackson.

Enki.

Yes.

Bonus number two.

Astronomical motion.

Given a time unit or clue about motion in astronomy, respond with the proper term.

Number one.

What is the gradual change in the orientation of the Earth's rotational axis called gravitational shift switch?

Gravitational shift?

That's not what I have.

Number two, what is the term for the moment when day and night are approximately equal in length?

Equinox.

Equinox?

Yes.

Number three, what is the angle of the Earth's axial tilt responsible for the seasons 3.23 degrees prompt 23.6.

That's right, that's correct.

Okay.

Number four, what is the name for the time of year when the sun is farthest from the equator?

It's winter when the solstice winter solstice.

Judges.

Yes.

Okay okay okay, okay.

I'm being told no for now.

Do you get to get two out of four?

Two out of four?

The one you missed.

The gradual change in Earth's rotational axis is called precession.

Precession, and the name for the time of year when the sun is farthest from the equator.

I have solstice.

Solstice?

There are two bonuses remaining, two bonuses remaining.

Here's the next toss up for either team.

These branched, tree like extensions of a neuron receive chemical signals.

West side drew dendrites.

Yes.

Bonus number three.

We have Egyptian mythology.

Egyptian mythology.

Given a description of a character from Egyptian mythology.

Mythology.

Name.

What is being described?

Number one.

Goddess associated with the sky, stars and motherhood.

Often depicted by a cow or woman with cow horns.

ISIS.

That's not what I have.

Number two God of the dead, mummification and afterlife, and brother and murderer of Osiris.

Defer to Dr.

Drew, said yes.

Three God of wisdom, writing and knowledge, often depicted with the head of an ibis or baboon.

Thor.

Yes.

Four.

Goddess of magic, healing and motherhood, and wife of Osiris.

Ice.

ISIS.

Yes.

So I'm showing three out of four.

Three out of four.

The god goddess associated with sky stars and motherhood.

I have Hathor, Hathor.

So three out of four.

That one.

There is one bonus remaining, and it has to be a math computation.

Math computation.

Mercury orbits the sun at an average distance of about 58,000,000km, while Venus orbits at about 108,000,000km.

If these distances are treated as the radii of circular orbits, approximately how much farther does Venus travel than Mercury in one complete orbit around the sun?

Use 3.14 for pi and give your answer in millions of kilometers.

West side 100,000,000km.

That's not what I have.

In Truman Kylin, 55,000,000km.

I have 314,000,000km.

Tossup number five.

This state was admitted to the Union in 1820, and is the easternmost state in the contiguous United West Side.

Caden, Maine.

Yes.

Bonus number four.

World history.

Decades given three events in world history named the decade in the 20th century in which they took place.

Number one Russian Revolution.

Treaty of Versailles.

Titanic sinks 19 tens.

Yes number two Korean War.

Brown versus the Board of Education, Soviet Union, launched.

Sputnik 1950s.

Yes three Teapot Dome scandal, Kellogg brand pact signed and Saint Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago 1920s yes number four China replaced Taiwan on U.N.

Security Council OPEC oil embargo Iranian revolution overthrows the Shah 1970s.

Yes for all for well done.

All for on that bonus.

That brings us to the end of round number two.

We are going to check and see if we have any challenges.

Seriously.

And while we do that, let's go to Christina.

Okay.

As we check for challenges, I'm going to bring in Paul Griner real quick.

So there we're not sure if there is one, but did you see anything that could become a challenge?

Well, not at this point, because they've decided not to challenge.

I saw something that maybe you could have, but, they've decided not to challenge.

So, one thing about West Side, their coaches.

So this we we then don't break.

And so we're seeing that right now.

They they are very resilient.

So but the third quarter is coming up.

And that's where we see a lot of things change okay.

Well speaking of we're going to go back to the quizmaster to get our categories for the next round.

Coming up Jacob.

Thank you Christina.

All right.

There was was not a challenge at the end of that round.

Number two we have Truman with 95 West side 135.

That means Truman gets first dibs dibs at these three lightning round categories.

Number one, Tom, Dick and Harry.

Given a short description of a significant person in culture, literature, religion, or history with a first or last name of Thomas, Richard or Harold, or known as Tom, Dick or Harry provide the last name.

Category two First Ladies of the United States.

Given the first and maiden name of a First Lady of the United States.

Name the president to whom she was married and category three Arkansas college and university mascots, given the name of a university or college in Arkansas, provide the mascot, and none of the answers are razorbacks or hogs.

You have 60s to make your decision and substitutions.

And while they're deciding, I'm going to throw it back to Christina.

All right.

Those are some fun categories.

And while they're making their decisions for the next round and strategizing, we're going to take a short break.

We'll be right back.

Championship season is rolling along, and we're headed back to Hot Springs.

But this time is for the Centennial Bank state baseball and softball finals.

If you're looking for the long ball, we've got Anna Lee Quarles with her fourth home run of the year.

How about plays at the plate.

Yeah we've got that two and they got it on.

All the action starts on May 21st and runs all weekend long.

For all the ways to watch this, log on Arkansas TV.com.

Slash sports.

Tomorrow at 1130.

And we are back for the Lightning round.

The teams have made their choices.

So now let's turn it over to our quizmaster for round three.

Jacob.

Thanks so much, Christina.

Truman has chosen Tom, Dick and Harry, and West Side has chosen first ladies of the United States.

So, Truman, you get to go first.

Tom, Dick and Harry, given a short description of a significant person in culture, literature, religion, or history with a first or last name of Thomas, Richard or Harold provide the last name.

Time starts when I start reading the first question.

Number one Hungarian magician who could escape from anything.

Houdini NFL quarterback with the most Super Bowl wins.

Brady, Italian philosopher and Christian theologian.

Aquinas.

Aquinas, 46th Vice President of the United States, is Trump's vice president.

Which is Biden's, Kamala Harris.

Harris, the last Anglo-Saxon king who died at the Battle of Hastings.

Oh, God.

Godwinson.

Yes.

Beetle.

Whose real name is Richard Starkey.

Army.

Ranger.

Star.

Yes.

American Trappist monk and writer on spirituality.

Oh, gosh.

Johnson.

Host of American Bandstand and New Year's Rockin Eve.

Best author of Black Boy and Native son of Saint Malo.

Nope.

Heartbreakers.

American rock singer.

The whole time we ran out of time.

So that one.

Well, we won't get to that one.

Okay, out of the first nine I show, you've got.

5.5.

Correct.

So we will bounce over on numbers four, seven eight and nine, four, seven, eight and nine are going to bounce over to the west side.

Captain, I'll need your answer immediately.

Tom, Dick and Harry, number four, 46th Vice President of the United States.

Nixon.

Nixon.

That's not what I have.

Number seven American Trappist monk and writer on spirituality.

Pain.

Pain?

No, host of American Bandstand and New Year's Rockin Eve.

Clark.

Yes.

Number nine, author of Black Boy and Native Son.

Johnson.

Smith.

So, one on the bounce back and for West Side and five on the first go for Truman West Side.

You chose First Ladies of the United States.

Given the first and maiden name of a First lady of the United States.

Name the president to whom she was married.

Number one Rosalyn Smith Carter.

Carter.

Elizabeth Ann Bloomer.

Adams.

Adams.

Nope.

Jacqueline.

Lee.

Bouvier.

Kennedy.

Kennedy.

Mamie.

Geneva.

Doom.

Eisenhower.

Elizabeth.

Virginia.

Wallace.

Wilson.

Wilson.

Nope.

Martha.

Dandridge.

Washington.

Washington.

Yes.

Dolley.

Payne.

Madison.

Madison.

Elizabeth.

Courtright.

Hayes.

Nope.

Helen.

Herron.

Cleveland.

Nope.

Louisa.

Johnson.

Adams.

Adams.

Prompt.

John.

Quincy.

Adams.

John.

Quincy.

Adams.

Yes.

So that's all ten I show you got six.

Correct.

Six.

Correct.

Numbers two, five, eight and nine will bounce back two, five, eight and nine.

Truman.

Captain, I'll need your answer immediately.

On first Ladies of the United States.

Number two, Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Coolidge.

No.

Elizabeth.

Virginia Wallace.

Nixon.

No.

Elizabeth Courtright.

Harrison.

No.

Helen Herron.

Johnson.

And, No, no.

So Elizabeth Ann Bloomer was Gerald Ford, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace was Harry Truman, Elizabeth Courtright was James Monroe, and Helen Herron was Taft.

William Howard.

We're going to check and see if we have any challenges or substitutions at the end of round three.

And with that, I'll throw it over to Christina.

All right.

Always a fun and exciting round.

So we love the lightning round.

And we only have one round left.

But we're going to take a quick break before we get to that.

Stay with us on Call the Midwife.

We need to get to the bottom of what ails you.

We all know what ails.

I am merely ancient to believe I've ever met a lady wrestler before.

I fall over sometimes.

Fight or no fight.

She does not know what she needs or wants.

I came here to pray, or at least to decide what I ought to be praying for.

Sunday night at seven.

On masterpiece.

Eyes on the camera, please.

There is much to be grateful for, but I cannot pretend it's what I would have chose.

The wife has a mind of her own.

Tears can be the mother's inspiration.

You will refrain from discussing our arrangement.

Pope promises she's never managed to take him.

Trust me, I have a plan.

Only a fool would underestimate you.

The four Sides.

The season finale on Masterpiece Sunday night at eight.

On masterpiece, I'm awaiting the arrival of a distinguished young man from Rome.

May I introduce the Countess?

But those parties have already agreed to marriage.

When is the signing of the contract?

Come tomorrow evening.

I'll be here in the morning with a card.

Don't marry Trump's.

Tell me, count, have you ever truly been in love?

The Count of Monte Cristo on masterpiece Sunday night at nine.

Oh.

Welcome back to the state quiz Bowl Championships.

We are ready for the final round of our second match.

So let's get over to the quiz master and see how it all plays out.

Jacob.

Thank you.

Christina.

Round number four.

We got 20 Tossups remaining.

Let's go!

Number one.

In 1682, this French explorer continued the work of Marquette and Joliet.

And then in an expedition down the Mississippi.

Truman.

John DeSoto.

That's not what I have.

Down the Mississippi River to the mouth of the Arkansas River and establish trade with the Native Americans in the region.

Name this man who claimed the Mississippi River basin for France.

West side.

Drew Jacques Cartier I have LaSalle.

LaSalle number two is a math computation.

In statistics, a random variable has a mean of four and a standard deviation of 1.5.

What is the variance?

Truman, John 3.5 and 5.5.

That's not what I have.

West side 2.5 and 5.5.

That's not what I have.

I have 2.25.

Number three, what type of tectonic plate boundary occurs when two plates collide, leading to the thickening of the Earth's crust and the formation of massive west side?

Kaiden Volk.

That's not what I have.

Formation of masses, massive orogenic belts like the Himalayas.

Truman Island subduction zone I have convergent convergent number four.

The.

This British physician and polymath retired from a career in science and medicine, but later compiled a system of verbal classification that was originally published in 1852.

Name.

This man who's the source remains a premier resource.

West Side Drew Webster.

That's not what I have for finding synonyms.

Truman Island Chomsky.

Peter.

Mark.

Roget.

Roget.

Thesaurus.

Number five.

In calculus, this shape is used in a rule that approximates the area under a curve by connecting the tops of adjacent intervals with straight lines.

Name this term that in geometry is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallels.

West side Jackson.

Trapezoid.

Yes.

Number six.

This 1824 Supreme Court case arose when a New York law granted a monopoly on steamboat navigation, conflicting with a federal coasting license held by a rival operator.

Name this case West side.

Drew Fulton v Cartwright.

That's not what I have.

That expanded the federal authority over interstate commerce.

Truman.

Sam McCulloch v Maryland.

I have Gibbons v Ogden.

Gibbons v Ogden, number seven.

This biblical figure appears in the genealogy of Adam in the Book of Genesis, and is described as the son of Enoch and the west side.

Jackson.

Methuselah.

Yes.

Number eight physicist Chester Carlson got frustrated using carbon paper at Bell Laboratories and began trying new ways to make copies.

Name the company who bought his electro photography invention that became synonymous with making Truman John Polaroid.

That's not what I have with making copies.

West side.

Cadence.

General electric.

Xerox.

Xerox.

Number nine.

This type of lens is thinner at the center than at the edges, and causes parallel light rays to spread out or diverge as they pass through.

Name this lens that forms a virtual upright, and the MIT west side drew a concave lens.

Yes.

Number ten.

This three dimensional art form constructs a cohesive work by combining everyday objects such as bicycle parts, old toys, or scraps of paper.

Name that art form famed west side Caiden foliage.

That's not what I have.

Famously pioneered by Pablo Picasso, Truman and Cubism, Pablo Picasso and the Surrealists.

I have assemblage or assemblage.

Number 11.

This monarch famously delivered the Tilbury speech to her troops during the 1588 invasion by the Spanish Armada.

Name this monarch.

West side.

Caden.

Joan of Arc.

That's not what I have.

Who presided over England's 16th century Golden Age and was the only surviving daughter of Anne Boleyn?

Truman, Sam.

Queen Victoria.

That's not what I have.

I have Queen Elizabeth the first.

Elizabeth the first.

Number 12.

This British writer told his most famous story through the first person narrator speaking mad set slang with Russian and English words mixed in.

Name this dystopian author of the work of ultraviolence and state imposed conditioning.

A Clockwork Orange.

West side.

Caden.

Helen.

That's not what I have.

Truman.

Kylan.

Burgess.

Yes.

Number 13.

This ancient Maya city on the Yucatan Peninsula features a massive step step pyramid known as El Castillo, or the temple.

Cool, cool.

Calm.

West side Jackson.

Machu picchu.

That's not what I have.

Name this structure so precisely built that during the equinoxes, the sun casts a shadow that looks like a serpent slithering down the stairs.

Truman.

Gage.

Chicken pizza?

Yes.

Number 14.

This astronomical phenomenon occurs when the light from a distant galaxy is stretched toward the longer wavelength.

Truman J. Jason.

Redshift.

Yes.

15.

He was born Paul David Hewson and is known for his global activism in the fight against extreme poverty and the HIV Aids epidemic in Africa.

What is the stage name of the lead singer of the Irish rock band U2?

Caden.

West side.

Bono.

Yes.

Number 16.

This economic metric measures the national economic output of a country.

West side drew GDP.

Prompt.

No.

Prompt.

You are correct.

Not correct.

Not correct.

Sorry.

Total national economic output of a country that includes production that occurs abroad.

Name this measure that sums the total market value of all final goods and services produced by nation, citizens and corporations, and is often abbreviated G in P. Truman, John.

Gross National product.

That's what I have.

Thank you.

Number 17 this lunar phase occurs when the moon is more than half illuminated.

Truman Kylin.

Waxing gibbous.

That's not what I have, but less than fully illuminated.

West side.

Give us.

That's what I have.

Time out.

Time out has been called.

We have a timeout from West Side.

I'm going to toss it over to Christina during the timeout.

All right.

Thank you.

Yes.

We're going to bring in Paul Gray and talk a little bit about this time out strategy.

Looking at where the numbers are.

Why would this be something that's done here, at this point in the game?

Looks like they're, you know, there's no way that, Truman can catch up.

So coaches will call a timeout to get in some of their sub players.

As part of building program, because you get them out of these lights one time and hope you're back again.

And so you get some of your younger players in there.

So they get a little experience, a little exposure to how this all works.

How long of these timeouts.

They last about a minute.

You get one timeout per game.

A coach can substitute during that, and the other team can substitute as well.

So, it's a good way to there's a lot of strategy involved in a really close game, but at this point, it's just to get those guys in that haven't gotten to play so far today.

See a little bit of frustration sometimes when there's a mis answer or a wrong answer, like they know they know it and it just doesn't come out right.

It's a tough game.

People understand how hard this this game is to play because people know things, but doing it under pressure, under the speed, it's really it's really an amazing skill that these guys have.

And so we're seeing this, the West Side team told me when I went and interviewed them that we're like Hannah Montana.

We go to the double life.

We come in here looking like it's a party.

When the game starts, it's.

We're all business.

And so.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Okay, well, let's finish this out and head back over to the quizmaster.

All right.

Welcome back.

Thank you.

Christina.

We're up to question number 18.

And it is a math computation.

You pay $37.80, including 5% tax for a new pair of sunglasses.

What was the price before tax?

West side, $35.91.

That's not what I have.

That time.

We've got time.

Cold.

I have $36.

$36 is the price before tax number 19.

Penultimate question of the game.

This literary and artistic device conveys a deeper moral, political, or spiritual meaning by using characters, settings and events as symbol.

West side drew allegory.

Yes, and number 20.

Last question of the game.

This composer's late works marked a return to Shakespearean subjects such as Otello and Falstaff.

Name this Italian opera composer, whose earlier masterpieces include Rigoletto, Truman, Sam Verdi.

Yes, that's the end of round number four.

We are going to check for see if there's any challenges.

And do we have any challenges?

Coaches?

No challenges.

Okay, so that means West Side is our official for a state champions.

Congratulations to both teams.

And I'm going to throw it over to Christina.

Congratulations to both teams like you said.

And congratulations to West Side.

It was a great tournament.

And now we're going to take a short break.

But first we will, take a moment to look at the future stars of the game.

Here are some of the 2026 Quiz Bowl Junior High championship results.

And welcome back I'm here with Anthony Simmons, president of Arkansas Governors Quiz Bowl Association.

And boy you've got some big awards to hand out.

Well thank you.

This was an exceptional game.

So for our runner up, we have Truman.

Okay.

Round of applause.

And for our for a state champions, we have West Side.

Congratulations.

And I think you have a few more awards to hand out.

Yes we do.

First of all, we have our, all tournament players that are here, to help provide a turn to the right side, our MVP, which is Truman's Kaitlyn Busby.

Round of applause.

And the for Davis.

And all tournament is West Side's Drew Davis.

Round of applause.

Congrats.

I believe we had a high point player, which was very those Gregory Fawcett at high points player.

Wonderful.

Well, thank you very, very much.

We're going to bring Paul in once again for a very special presentation.

We we get to do some pretty special things on this broadcast.

But today we're going to do something that's really super special.

And I'm going to call our old friend up here, Steve Patterson.

See if you will join us up here.

Big round of applause.

Steve, as you got lots of words, Steve, we got legend.

Goat.

He's won many state championships.

He is the, moderator that everybody.

When you think of Quiz Bowl for the last 15 years, you think of Steve Patterson.

But on this board we're on, I'm going to try to hold it together here.

Steve has been on this board since day one.

And 41 years of broadcasts, 41 years of Steve.

He's not only one state champion.

I also want to mention his 1986 overall state championship, where he beat everybody back when we had that format.

Steve, I don't know what we're going to do without you, but I got your phone number.

And I, I just I can't we just can't imagine the board without you because there's never been there's never been a board without you.

So we want to present you with this little token.

And I'm going to get out of the way and let you talk to Christina.

Absolutely.

Greatest of all time.

No doubt about it.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Christina.

And it has been my honor to work with the kids of Arkansas and to see them get up here and compete and show what they've got, like these two teams right here.

Did a fantastic job, and I'm very proud of them.

And we've got teams all over the state who are going to be competing today.

And then in the next year and the next year.

And I just hope parents will put their kids in the quiz bowl so they can shine.

Absolutely.

Well said.

And congratulations won't be the same without you.

But we thank you for all you have done.

Round of applause.

Absolutely.

There's a standing ovation going on in this studio.

All for you.

So thank you very much for all you have done.

And with that, that is two championships in the books and five more matches to go up.

Next.

We have a huge one, a match featuring the Guy Perkins Thunderbirds taking on the Scranton Rockets.

That is coming up in just a few minutes right here live on Arkansas TV.