Battle of the Brains

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Battle of the Brains is a quizbowl show in the Richmond and Hampton Roads areas of Virginia. It currently airs on WTVR in the Richmond area, and WAVY in Hampton Roads. The current show began in Richmond in 1985, and it originally aired on a local PBS member station until it was cancelled by the station. Its 2002–2003 season was aired on a public access station, before the Richmond CBS affiliate added the show, where it currently airs on Saturday mornings at 10:00 A.M. The Hampton Roads program began with the 2004-2005 season. It airs on WAVY at 10:00 as well. Since the early 1990s, the team to beat in the competition has been the Governor’s School in Richmond, and is currently the reigning champion in the Richmond program. Ocean Lakes High School of Virginia Beach is the reigning Hampton Roads area champion.

The show’s format consists of a toss-up round, brief interviews with each contestant (which replaced a current-events round called the "21st Century Round,") the category round, in which the players may confer together on an answer, and ends with a final tossup round. If the teams have a tie score at the end of the game, a sudden death question is used to determine the winner.

The show currently matches the Richmond-area winner against the Hampton Roads-area winner in a game called the “Champion’s Challenge”. Maggie Walker Governor's School is the reigning champion. Also, the 2003-2004 season marked the first time an All-Star game was held from the top individual players representing themselves. The first All-Star game featured eight players from seven different schools, while the second game had eight from six schools.

The Richmond show is hosted by WTVR's Cheryl E. Miller and the Hampton Roads show is hosted by WAVY's David Nelson.