Granite State Challenge
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Granite State Challenge is an American television quizbowl game show that airs on New Hampshire Public Television and came on the air in 1983.[1]
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[edit] Description
High schools from around the state compete against each other to win bragging rights and grant money for their school. It is hosted by Jim Jeannotte, who has hosted the show since its inception in 1983[1] It is currently cohosted by Tim Estiloz, who interviews the contestants. Prior hosts and cohosts include John Herman[2], and current Dancing With The Stars host Tom Bergeron[3] The competition features 32 teams in a single elimination tournament competing in half-hour shows that are pretaped over a few weeks and air through the broadcast season. The championship game, called the Superchallenge, is a live 1-hour broadcast with extended categories and more questions.[4] Since 1995, part of the funding for Granite State Challenege comes from proceeds of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission.[5]
[edit] Rules
The game is played by two teams of four, and uses a four-quarter format. All four quarters are played to a time limit.
The first quarter is a round of toss-up questions worth 10 points each.
The second quarter uses 10-point toss-ups followed by a choice of three bonus sets. There are three questions in a bonus set, worth 5 points each, and teams may confer on bonuses.
The third quarter is the show's lightning round. The trailing team gets the first choice of three categories, and the leading team picks from the remaining two. Each team gets 60 seconds to answer either 10 questions or (rarely) either one 10-part question such as a "put these in order" question or a series of questions totaling 10 parts. Each correct answer is worth 10 points, with a 10-point bonus for going 10-for-10.
The fourth quarter is a final round of 10-point toss-ups.
The winning team advances in a season-long tournament. In the final, titled "Granite State Super Challenge," there are seven rounds: the first, fifth, and seventh are toss-up rounds, the second and fourth rounds are toss-ups followed by bonuses, and the third and sixth rounds are the 60-second lightning rounds.
[edit] Past Champions
This is a list of past GSC winners since 1983.[6]
- 1983-84 Londonderry def. Laconia
- 1984-85 Phillips Exeter Academy def. Hollis
- 1985-86 St. Thomas def. Winnisquam
- 1986-87 Bishop Guertin def. Merrimack
- 1987-88 Winnisquam def. Hollis
- 1988-89 Alvirne def. Pinkerton
- 1989-90 Laconia def. Woodsville
- 1990-91 Hanover def. John Stark
- 1991-92 Portsmouth def. Dover
- 1992-93 Winnisquam def. John Stark
- 1993-94 Alvirne def. Kearsarge
- 1994-95 Laconia def. Keene
- 1995-96 Plymouth def. Woodsville
- 1996-97 Keene def. Oyster River
- 1997-98 Salem def. Derryfield
- 1998-99 Oyster River def. Profile
- 1999-2000 Kearsarge def. Derryfield
- 2000-01 Oyster River def. Trinity
- 2001-02 Salem def. Winnisquam
- 2002-03 Hanover def. Winnacunnet
- 2003-04 Winnisquam def. Trinity
- 2004-05 Alvirne def. Inter-Lakes
- 2005-06 Manchester West def. Winnacunnet
- 2006-07 To be announced after broadcast in Spring 2007.
[edit] Similar Competitions
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Numerous other high-school quiz shows formatted similar to this one air on stations throughout the nation. These include:
- A version hosted by Eric Boyd, known simply as "Challenge!" which airs on KEDT in southern Texas.
- High Q, on numerous stations throughout the nation.
[edit] References
- ^ a b NHPTV Productions: Twenty Years of Granite State Challenge, Retrieved November 1, 2006
- ^ johnherman.com, Retrieved November 1, 2006
- ^ Tom Bergeron's Biography at www.newhampshire.com, Retrieved on November 1, 2006
- ^ NHPTV Productions: Granite State Challenge, Retrieved November 1, 2006
- ^ NH Lottery Commission November 7, 2005 Meeting Minutes, Retrieved November 1, 2006
- ^ NHPTV Productions: Past GSC SuperChallenge Champions, Retrieved November 1, 2006
