Hello, I'm Lee McBride with the Arkansas Governor Quiz Bowl Association.

Congrats to all the teams that have made it to the state championship.

Here's a warm up question to get you started.

What Arkansas City is known as the duck hunting capital of the world, and hosts the World Championship Duck Calling contest each year.

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 decided to join us today.

Now, 14 elite teams 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.

Right now we have these seven.

A state championship featuring the Fort Smith Southside Mavericks and the ASA Dolphins.

Let's meet the teams.

Hi.

My name is Justin Horne.

I'm a senior at South Side High School, hunger games and Harmony as well.

Hi, my name is Ty Chandler.

I'm a senior associate in high school and the only thing cooler than me is my car door.

Hi, I'm Hugo.

You?

I'm a senior at South Side High School.

My boss is a demon.

Hi, my name is Henry Gilbert.

I'm a senior at South Side High School, and I'd like to shout out Ethan Millikin, Erick Furman, and Tim Baldwin for helping us get here.

Hi.

My name is Skyler Heenan.

I'm a senior at South Side High School, and the tie I grab this morning is entirely too short.

Hi, my name is Lee.

I'm a senior at South Side High School.

Thank you to all the friends and family watching today and to everyone competing for I need.

Hi, I'm Joshua Chung, I'm a 12th grader from the South Side and I don't know what to say, but I'm going to play pickleball after this.

Hi, my name is Claire Hassler.

I'm a senior at South Side High School, and I like to take my friends, family and all my teachers for supporting me.

And to everyone who's watching this at home.

Hi my name is Alfredo Nuno.

I am a junior at South Side High School and I'm the only junior on the quiz team.

So next year I get to call all the shots.

Hi, my name is Bobby Sneed.

I'm a sophomore at South Side High School and I'd like to shout out Teen Ballon who helped us get here?

May he rest in peace.

Hi, my name is Lucas White.

I'm a sophomore at South Side High School and I'd like to shout out Tim Bell, wherever you are.

We're doing this for you, man.

Hi, my name is Rivera and I'm a sophomore on the South Side quiz team.

I'd like to shout out to Marwin and his contributions for getting us here.

Thank you.

We miss you, buddy.

Hi, my name is Walter Woody.

I'm the assistant coach of the South Side Quiz Bowl team, and I also coach the freshman quiz bowl team.

I want to give a shout out to my father, Butch.

Woody.

Today, he and his 1959, high zebra baseball teammates are being inducted to the Pine Bluff Jefferson County Sports Hall of Fame today.

So where to go, dad?

Hi.

I'm Josh Adams, head coach, the South side quiz bowl team.

I want to thank all of the Maverick family helping us and supporting us today.

Go mats in Team Bell.

I'll see you on Monday.

Hello.

I'm Ridgeley bond.

I'm a senior from Assam.

Say hi.

Dad.

Hi.

I'm are great.

Thank you to all my friends and family who are watching.

I really appreciate you guys tuning in.

Thank you so much.

My name is Jacob Lewis.

I'm a senior Assam and the captain of the team, and they wouldn't let me wear my Hawaiian shirt for this.

So I'm Arul Negi.

I'm a senior for Assam.

And they say knowledge is power.

But after two years of quiz bowl I still look like this.

Hi, I'm Cassie, I'm a senior, a Asma.

Say I want to say hi to all my friends and family watching.

And yes, I have a tiny hand.

Hi, I'm Violet Daley.

I'm a senior at Ace Massey, and I like cowboy movies still.

Hello, my name is Chu Economy.

I am a sophomore at MSA and this is my first time being on TV, so I'm excited to see where this goes.

Hi, I'm Daniel Hester, I'm a sophomore right as MSA.

And to quote Mike McDaniel, to win the game, you have to win the game, not lose the game.

Hey, I'm Zoe, I'm a junior at MIT, and it's nice to be here, but nice, like Jian, like the rock.

Hi, I'm Darius, I am a sophomore, and so I say, I just want to say thank you to all my friends and family watching at home.

Hi, I'm Jacob Klingon.

I'm a junior at Ace Mercy, and I know the integral of the square root of tangent x. Hi, I'm Kayla Grisham.

I teach mathematics at Asmussen as well as coach the quiz bowl team, and we are thrilled to be back at Arkansas TV to represent the SAS asthma community at the seven eight state championships.

So go Dolphins.

So fun.

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

Who is going to take home the state championship.

Let's find out right now.

Let's get things kicked 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, take it away.

Thanks, Christina.

My name is Jacob Harris, and I'm a middle school teacher at Exalt Academy.

Those excellent eagles at Exalt Academy in southwest little Rock.

I want to say hi to all my students and all my fellow teachers over at Exalt.

I hope you're having a wonderful Saturday and oh great, you're here.

Let's do this.

With that, let's get started with round number one.

Round one.

This temple complex features two colossal, 70ft colossal statues that are located about 175 miles from on Swan.

Name.

This site South side Henry Abu Simbel.

Yes, sir.

Number two.

This marine life form forms massive swarms and is often referred to as the engine of the marine ecosystem.

Name this small bioluminescent crustacean that serves as the vital food chain link.

Asma Casey.

Plankton.

That's not what I have.

Vital food chain link between phytoplankton and large predators like baleen whales.

South side Justin krill.

Yes.

Okay, so in that last question, we had marine crustacean.

And in this question we also have two words that start with the letter M and C. It's a math computation.

Find the first derivative of x cubed plus x squared plus x asma Jacob three x squared plus two x plus one.

Yes, that is correct.

Number four.

This dome shaped sheet of skeletal muscle separates the thoracic and abdominal south side.

Claire.

The diaphragm.

Yes.

Number five, after a 1901 factory fire destroyed most of its prototypes, this U.S.

car manufacturer began mass producing this.

Azar.

Ridgeley.

Ford.

That's not what I have.

The surviving curved dash model name.

This U.S.

car brand designed by its titular founder, that made it the first automatic transmission with a less than young name.

South side.

Justin Oldsmobile.

Yes.

And another math computation.

Solve the following equation 4X3 times the quantity x minus one.

Closed quantity plus two equals 11.

South side.

Skyler x equals three.

That's not what I have.

Asa Jacob c x equals four.

That's what I have.

Number seven.

This poet, playwright and novelist was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance.

And Asa Jacob L Langston Hughes.

Yes.

Number eight credited with modernizing law enforcement through forensic science and fingerprinting.

He is also controversial for maintaining secret files.

And Asa Ridgely J. Edgar Hoover yes.

Number nine.

This musical device appears in baroque basslines and in 20th century minimalist works, and it also underlies many popular music riffs and loops.

Name this term for a continually repeated for Asa Jacob Bell ostinato.

Yes.

Number ten.

In ancient Canaanite and Phoenician religions, this deity was worshiped as a god responsible for rain, fertility, and agricultural prosperity, often depicted wielding a lightning bolt.

Name.

Asa originally Bale.

Yes 11.

This era saw Greek language art and philosophies spread across a vast cosmopolitan in sMSf originally Hellenistic era.

Yep.

Number 12.

In 2021, this university became the first team from a Non-power five conference to make the College Football Playoff.

Name this school, now a member of the big 12, whose mascot is the Bearcats and shares its name with the city in which it is located.

Asma originally from Missouri City University.

That's not what I have.

Southside Justin Umbc, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati 13.

This autumn blooming perennial produces crimson stigmas that MSA Jacob L saffron.

That's not what I have that must be harvested by hand, with each flower yielding only a few delicate threads.

Name this plant whose dried stigmas are processed into saffron, the world's most expensive spice by weight.

Okay.

I'm sorry, I'm going to have to give Jacob a prompt on that one.

No.

Okay.

Go ahead.

Claire.

Anise or any.

No, I have crocus.

Crocus.

Number 14.

It's not multiple choice, but it is a math computation in hexadecimal.

Add 2F4 plus.

10C.

Be sure to give your response in hexadecimal.

Asma Jacob L400.

Yes, that is correct.

Number 15.

This novel depicts the characters the man and his son.

The boy.

South side.

Justin.

The road.

Yes 16.

In 1786 through 1787, debt ridden farmers in Massachusetts seized Asa Ridgely, Shays Rebellion, yes 17.

These chemical signals are secreted and elicits asthma.

Jacob L pheromones.

Yes.

Number 18.

This impressionist composer is known for his nontraditional scales, innovative orchestration, and evocative tone colors.

Name this French composer of piano.

Works.

Reverie.

Children's choir.

Southside Justin Debussy.

Yes 19.

This 19th century statesman orchestrated a series of wars and diplomatic maneuvers to unify numerous German state South side.

Henry Otto von Bismarck.

Yes, sir.

And the last question in the round.

Number 20.

This planet completes a full rotation on its axis in roughly nine hours and 56 minutes, and is the fastest spinning planet.

Asa Jacob c Jupiter.

Yes.

That's the end of the round.

Number one, we're going to check and see if we have any, challenges or substitutions.

And while we do that check, I'm going to throw it back over to Christina.

Okay.

Thank you so much.

So let's talk a little bit about this word prompt that we've been hearing a little bit.

What does that mean when they ask.

Prompt.

That's a great question.

It means that the answer is incomplete.

What they've given is correct.

But they need a little bit more information.

So it could be I'm trying to think of the example of top of my head, but that's all it is.

They give the correct answer and then they need something else.

Or, does that can that lend to a challenge?

Sometimes they're just a bit.

Depends on the situation.

I saw it this morning sort of in reverse in the one a game, where the answer was most, motifs.

She said leitmotif.

That was too much information and not correct enough given it's foreign language word.

But yeah, it's it's usually they're asking them for something else a little bit more.

Okay.

So there have been no challenges and no substitution.

So that means we can head over back to the quizmaster Jacob.

Thanks, Christina.

Okay.

We are ready for round number two with as which as you all know, we have ten toss up for four bonuses.

And with that, let's get into round number two.

Round two.

Question one.

This synthetic element was first produced by bombarding Einstein M with alpha particles and its discovery helped confirm predictions about, actinide chemistry.

Name the element that has no stable isotopes, atomic number 101, and is named for the creator of the periodic South side.

Skyler Mendelevium.

Yes.

So we've got a bonus.

Bonus number one vocabulary for English class.

Given a short definition and an example, provide the correct term.

Number one words that sound the same but have different meanings.

An example would be bear the animal and bear to be not clothed or covered.

Oh, it's homophone because a homophone.

Yes, sir.

Two A phrase with a meaning different from its literal meaning.

An example would be it's raining cats and dogs idiom.

Yes.

Number three the emotional or cultural meaning of a word.

For example, a home is a structure one lives in, as opposed to the emotional meaning of home being a place of warmth and comfort.

Connotation.

Yes.

And number four, a comparison that does not use like or as for example, that test was a nightmare.

Yeah.

Metaphor.

Yes.

And that's all for on the bonus.

All four on the bonus.

Okay.

We have 3 to 3 bonuses remaining.

Here's the next toss up for bonus number four.

They.

I'm sorry.

He lifted a massive stone to retrieve Southside.

Just a x. Yes.

Bonus number two types of volcanoes.

Given a description, respond with the type of volcano being described.

Number one eruptions occur along cracks in Earth's crust, with lava emerging in large quantities rather than from a central vent with which involved a shield volcano.

No clue shield.

That's not what I have.

Number two small steep sided cones formed from pyroclastic fragments like ash, cinders and volcanic bombs.

Caldera.

Oh, I don't know.

Caldera ya event.

That's not what I have.

Number three broad, gently sloping sides formed by the eruption of low viscosity, both acidic basaltic lava that can flow along flow for long distances at one's shield.

What do you mean?

He said it was broad.

So I think I want to shield the captain.

I need an answer.

Shield?

Yes.

Number four.

Tall conical volcano with steep sides, built from alternating layers of lava flows, ash and other volcanic debris with the composite component composite.

Yes, that is correct.

I got two out of four.

The first one, eruptions occur along cracks in the Earth's crust.

Fissure.

Fissure.

Volcano.

The small, steep sided cones formed from pyroclastic fragments.

Cinder cone, cinder cone.

Right.

We're back to toss up for bonus.

Mendelevium was the first one, and that would dealt with chemistry.

So we had mendelevium and chemistry.

Now we have a math computation solved the following equation for x x squared minus six x plus nine equals z. Asa Jacob bill x equals three.

Yes.

Bonus number three.

20th century athletes, given a description of an athlete, provide the name of the athlete being described.

Overcame polio as a child before dominating in track.

Became the first woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics.

Smith, no.

Two, revolutionized basketball with his skyhook, won six NBA championships with the Lakers and bucks.

Retired as the all time leading scorer in NBA history up until 2023.

Michael Jordan oh, Michael Jordan yeah.

No.

Number three 118.

Major golf championships dominated the sport in the 60s and 70s, 1960s and 70s with precise play and quiet confidence.

Nicknamed the Golden Bear.

Only golf player I know was Arnold Palmer.

I only know Bomber No.

Number 412 Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics.

Excelled in multiple sports and is considered one of the greatest all around athletes of all time.

Yes.

Yes.

Smith.

No.

Okay, okay.

Overcame polio and first woman to win two gold medals was Wilma Rudolph the revolutionized basketball with the skyhook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

118 major golf championships was Jack Nicklaus and won two Olympic gold medals in pentathlon and decathlon was Jim Thorpe, Jim Thorpe.

So no bonus.

But you did get ten for the toss up.

Toss up number four.

They conquered the Visigothic kingdoms under General Tariq.

Asma originally made caliphate.

That's not what I have.

Tariq ibn Ziyad establishing the realm known as all on the loose in 711.

Name this Muslim group who ruled for centuries over much of Spain and Portugal until the fall of Granada, 1492.

South side.

Henry the Moors.

Yes.

Nice.

And bonus number four.

Biblical bodies of water.

Given a description of a body of water mentioned in the Bible, name the body of water mentioned in Exodus chapter 14.

It is associated with the parting of the sea.

During the Israelites escape from Egypt, God parted the waters through Moses, allowing the Israelites to cross on dry land, then closing the waters over Pharaoh's following army, the Red sea.

Yes.

Two mentioned in Matthew, Mark, and John, and is significant because Jesus called several of his disciples here performed miracles, like calming the storm, walking on water, and feeding the multitude near its shores.

Sea of Galilee.

Yes.

Three mentioned in Genesis and Numbers.

It is located near Sodom and Gomorrah and is known for its high salinity and lifelessness Dead Sea.

Yes.

Four mentioned in John chapter five and is where Jesus healed a man who had been lame for 38 years here, believed an angel would stir the water, and whoever entered first would be healed.

Who called him?

Do you have any idea who you know?

As your captain?

I need an Air Jordan River.

That's not what I have.

Three out of four.

Mentioned in John chapter five.

It was the pool of Bethesda.

The pool of Bethesda.

Three out of four on that one.

Are there we're going to go ahead and check and see if there are any challenges.

At the end of round number two, any challenges?

We have no challenges.

So we are going to go ahead and, looks like Asa will get the first choice at the lightning round categories.

And those lightning round categories are British colonies.

Given two short clues and the time frame it existed as a British colony provide the modern name of the colonial region or country being referenced to opera.

Given the name of an opera, respond with the composer and three chemistry terms.

Given a short definition, respond with the correct term.

These will all be 1 or 2 word responses.

Asa, you have one minute to make your decision, and while they are deliberating, I'm going to go ahead and throw it to Christina.

Okay.

Thanks so much.

So sound like super fascinating categories that while the teams pick which one they're going to do and strategize a little bit, we are 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 about plays at the plate.

Yeah we've got that two.

Got it on all.

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And we are back for the lightning round.

The teams have made their choices.

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

Jacob.

Okay.

Thank you.

Christina.

We have our selections and substitutions in place.

We're still substituting for South Side.

Oh, okay.

We are still making some substitutions, but we do have our category selections, and we'll let you know what those are.

Asa has chosen chemistry terms, and South Side has chosen opera for their category.

So as we get those substitutions finalized, we will get started in on the lightning round.

And am I taking answers?

Am I taking answers from Jacob over here?

Okay.

And, Justin, are you giving answers for Fort Smith and.

Okay.

We just have a couple people to get put in place, and we'll get started.

All right.

You have chosen chemistry terms.

Given a short definition, respond with the correct term.

These will all be 1 or 2 word responses.

You have 60s.

Time starts when I start reading the first question.

Number one substance that dissolves another, usually the larger amount solvent substance that releases H+ ions and water, a process that changes substances into new ones.

Reaction reaction.

Prompt chemical reaction maintains when small amounts of acid or base, it may measure of how much salt per solution.

Concentration.

Isolated concentration atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.

Isotope bond formed when one atom transfers electrons to another.

Ionic moles of solute per kilogram of solvent kilogram.

Molar.

Molarity.

Yes.

Substance that takes part and changes in a chemical reaction.

Reactant.

Reactant.

That's all.

Ten italicized.

Oh, sorry.

Same formula, but different structure.

Same formula, but different structure.

Isomer.

That is all to.

Well done.

And as a result of getting all ten, they get a 20 point bonus.

Excellent work.

All right, South side, you have chosen opera.

Given the name of an opera, respond with the composer.

Number one, magic flute.

Mozart.

Aida.

Verdi.

Verdi.

Carmen Baeza, Madame butterfly.

Puccini.

Barber of Seville.

Rossini.

Right?

Yes.

Rossini.

Flying Dutchman.

Wagner, die Fledermaus, Strauss.

Grimes, Peter.

Grimes, Britten, Boris Godunov.

Take your time.

Borodin.

No.

Hansel and Gretel.

Gretel is spy.

What is Humperdinck?

Yes.

So that's eight, nine out of ten.

Nine out of ten.

So that means Asmr.

You will get bounce back on number nine.

Number nine?

Opera captain, I'll need your answer immediately.

Boris.

Good enough.

Sway or sway?

Sway.

I have, Modest Mussorgsky.

Mussorgsky.

All right.

Are there any challenges at the end of the Lightning Round?

Okay, if there's.

Well, we're checking into challenges and substitutions.

We'll go ahead and throw it over to Christina.

Okay.

Thank you so much, Jacob.

Those are always fun rounds to watch, for sure.

We will take a quick break and be right back after this.

Next time.

The bride, Kaitlyn's my goddaughter was one of them.

Lady Felicia thinks a killer is on the loose.

So what do we do about we find out the truth ourselves?

But the investigation.

Welcome to the Blackthorn Institute leads to more death.

This last word was notebook.

And the murderer may not be finished.

Telephone lines are cut.

Got separated in the dark.

Father Brown, this evening at six.

Tomorrow at 1130.

Next time, two of the owners of this source have come to a sticky end.

The owners of a valuable stallion are being murdered.

His death will make the rest of them considerably richer.

Barnaby starts to wonder if greed isn't the motive.

But it's not money.

So what is it?

But as the body count rises, the skull's very crushed.

Time is running out.

Sometimes the most unlikely people do the most extraordinary things.

Midsomer murders tonight at 730.

Welcome back to the State Quiz Bowl Championships 2026.

It is time for the final round.

Let's head over to the quizmaster for that, Jacob.

Thank you.

Christine, we are back and ready to start round number four.

So let's get ready for round four.

All right.

You know, I really feel a connection with you guys.

I felt like we kind of had a meet cute.

All right, let's start round number four with the math computation.

An astronomer departs for an observatory at 119km away, leaving at 10:15 p.m.

to reach their destination by 12:41 a.m.. If the car maintains a steady pace, what is its average speed?

Rounded to the nearest kilometer per hour.

I. And that's time I had 49km/h.

Number two.

Unlike informal folkways, violating these norms typically triggers social moral disapproval.

Southside.

Skyler, that's not what I have because of right and wrong rather than mere politeness.

Name the category of ingrained moral customs a group considers key to well-being and stability.

Asa eral laws, I have mores, mores.

Number three.

This artist created an altarpiece in 1608 depicting the beheading of a New Testament prophet, inscribing his own name in the blood of the martyr.

Name.

This Italian Baroque painter, known for his use of light and shift.

South side Justin Caravaggio yes.

All right, so Caravaggio goes by Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Caravaggio.

So we've got a math computation.

Number four.

Consider the ages in years of ten participants in a 2026 pilot study.

12 1414 15.5, 16, 18, 19, 20, 20 and 22.

What is the central value that represents the middle?

Jacob L s MSA 17.

Yes.

Number five.

This figure of speech involves a rhetorical trope where a part of something is used to represent the whole or South side justice, and that tricky.

Yes six.

This magnesium centered porphyrin pigment embedded in thick, void, thick alloyed membranes in Ames MSA Jacob L Chlorophyl yes seven.

This 16th century Scottish theologian studied under John Calvin in Geneva.

Asthma, originally NOx.

Yes.

Eight.

In chemistry, this uses balanced chemical equations to calculate the quantitative relationships between reactive ASA Jacob L stoichiometry.

Judges.

Yes.

Number nine.

Founded in Japan in 1889, this company originally produced handmade Ridgely.

Nintendo.

Yes ten.

This German born professional oboist built high magnification telescopes by hand, and in 1781 discovered a new planet he initially named Ridgeley Herschel.

Yes, number 11.

This tragic protagonist is a 63 year old traveling pitchman from Brooklyn who endures a pay cut, then being fired, and loses his belief in the American dream.

Name this Arthur Miller Southside Justin Loman yes, number 12.

This legal writ requires authorities to bring a detained person before a MSA.

Wrigley.

Moriarty.

That's not what I have to justify.

Imprisonment.

What is this Latin phrase meaning?

You shall have the body that, South side.

Schuyler.

Habeas corpus.

Yes.

Oh, my word, that was awesome.

I don't have any more mics, so let's just do a math computation instead.

Starting with binary notation.

What is 11110 divided by 1111?

Give your response in decimal notation.

South side Schuyler.

2.8.

That's not right.

No.

I'm sorry.

April 16th I have two.

Number 14.

These non vascular plants lack xylem, asthma.

Jacob l bryophytes.

Yes.

15 this warm velvet textured sauce is made by whisking clarified butter into egg yolk.

South side Justin hollandaise.

Yes 16.

This double reed woodwind instrument is a mzee Jacob L bassoon.

That's not what I have is pitched a fifth lower than it's more common relative of the oboe family name.

This instrument famously heard in the second movement of Devon Jack's New World Symphony, known for its melancho south side, just an English horn.

That's what I have.

Yes.

17.

This term describes a fear, hatred or prejudice against people.

Asthma originally phobia.

Prompt.

Islamophobia?

No, against people perceived as outsiders and can appear as hostility toward immigrants or toward members of another ethnicity, tribe, culture, or religion.

Name this one word concept.

South side.

Justin.

Xenophobia?

Yes.

18.

He is a powerful Saint Bernard Scotch Collie mix and is the central protagonist who must shed his domestic habits to survive the Klondike Gold Rush.

South Side Justin Buck yes, number 19.

This algebraic property permits an operand to be applied to each individual term.

South side.

Scalar distributive property.

Yes.

Last question of the game.

Depicted with cow horns and a sun disk, this goddess is associated with music, dance, joy, love, motherhood, and a protector of women.

And Asa Jacob El Hathor.

Yes.

Are there any challenges to the last 20 torsos?

Yes.

Coaches.

Okay, I'm not seeing any challenges.

So that means we have a winner.

The closest game all day by five points is Fort Smith.

South side.

Congratulations.

What a game.

And with that, I'm going to toss it over to Christina.

Without a doubt one of our most exciting matches really had asthma.

Stay here for a while.

And boy they came in at the end and took it away.

Sure did.

Justin came the three down down the stretch there.

That is two really, really good quiz bowl teams literally going down.

The last question.

So impressive and so much fun to watch.

We're going to take a quick break before we award the, champions.

And before we do that, here are some 2026 Quiz Bowl Junior high championship results.

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

And you have got some big awards to hand out.

Yes, ma'am.

For our runner up, we present to Asma a congratulations round of applause.

And to our seven A state champions Portsmouth South side.

Congratulations.

We also have a couple of other awards.

Just an amazing performance.

Are in the P is Fort Smith South side.

Just an awesome.

Very nice.

Congrats.

Is that a hands?

Yeah.

For too many shiny awards.

Our all tournament team in studio, we have Jacob Lewis and Ridgeley Bond from the math and science school.

Round of applause.

Congrats.

This conference also had a high points player.

Spring Dales, Roger cordon, as well as the students.

That are on the screen now.

We're super impressed with what these young men and women have been able to do this year.

Wonderful.

One more round of applause for everybody.

What a match, you guys.

That was incredible.

And we also have a little bit more to cover today.

Walter.

Woody, you have a scholarship to announce.

Is that correct?

Two scholarship scholarships.

Okay.

Hi.

Good afternoon everyone.

I'm Walter Woody, with the friends of Quiz Bowl.

Also, Patty bottoms is is with us here today, and we have two scholarships to give out.

We have another one later in afternoon.

We have two right here.

The first one will be the, Drew Bottoms Memorial Scholarship.

Drew bottoms played quiz bullets, sacred heart, from fourth grade, all the way till, till he graduated as a senior, before he tragically passed away.

And so, friends, of course.

But we do a scholarship in his honor.

And this year's, winner, for $1,500 will be Justin Hahn, a force on the South Side.

Congratulations.

And Justin and Justin will be going to the University of Arkansas this fall.

Wonderful.

And we have a a second.

This one is from friends of of scholarship also.

And this will go to Cody Goodson of Fort Smith, North Side.

Congratulations, Cody.

And he's going to the University of Oklahoma.

Both of these kids are National Merit finalist from the Fort Smith School District.

So we are very proud of them.

Fantastic.

Patty, thank you as well.

Thank you guys both for being here.

We appreciate it.

Round of applause for everybody involved.

Quite the achievement.

So we are so proud of all of you.

Thank you thank you thank you.

That is five championships in the books.

Two more matches to go up next we have a huge three a match featuring Haws Hall Fayetteville Mastiffs taking on the Hawes Hall, Bentonville Huskies.

That is coming up in just a few minutes.

Right here live on Arkansas TV.

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