ON WGAL EIGHT. NOW FROM STUDIO A WELCOME TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION OF WGAL EIGHT BRAIN BUSTERS AT. AFTER MONTHS OF INTENSE COMPETITION, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THESE TWO TEAMS. PENFIELD AND ELIZABETHTOWN. NOW, HERE’S YOUR HOST, RICH ROSEN IN. HELLO, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME TO THE ULTIMATE TEST OF KNOWLEDGE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS IS THE BRAIN BUSTERS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND. WE ARE SO EXCITED WITH ANTICIPATION AS OUR LAST MATCH OF THE SEASON GETS UNDERWAY WITH HEMPFIELD HIGH SCHOOL AND ELIZABETHTOWN AREA HIGH SCHOOL READY TO BATTLE IT OUT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND A CHANCE TO WIN THE GRAND PRIZE. OF $5,000. WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AND A LOT OF SURPRISES, BUT FIRST, LET ME TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE AND WELCOME TODAY’S CO-HOST FOR OUR CEREBRAL CONTENT COMBAT NEWS EIGHT’S JOSSLYN HOWARD. JOCELYN, WELCOME TO BRAIN BUSTERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. RICH YES, WE ARE SO EXCITED AND AMAZING AUDIENCE BEHIND ME HERE WITH LOTS OF PARENTS AND FAMILIES AND TEACHERS EVEN HERE. YOU GUYS EXCITED AND VERY NICE. AND WE’RE SO EXCITED FOR THIS. AND I REALLY HAD A GREAT TIME BEING ABLE TO GET TO KNOW SOME OF THESE GUYS THIS WEEK. AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, THEY ARE SO IMPRESSIVE. I ASKED THE COACHES HAVE THESE GUYS HEARD THESE QUESTIONS BEFORE? HOW DO THEY KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS? THEY’RE TRULY IMPRESSIVE. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THEM BATTLE IT OUT. RICH WELL, THANKS, JOCELYN. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. NOW, DON’T GO FAR, BECAUSE WE’LL BE HEADING BACK TO YOU SHORTLY. THERE’S A LOT AT STAKE. WE HAVE HAD ONE OF THE TOUGHEST SEASONS THIS TOURNAMENT, AS YOU WILL WITNESS, BEGINNING NOW, BECAUSE HERE COMES TODAY’S OPENING ROUND. WE HAVE TEN POINT QUESTIONS AND ONE BIG BRAIN BUSTER BROUGHT TO YOU BY TURKEY HILL. WELCOME BACK TO ALL SIX OF YOU. LET’S GET TO WORK NOW WITH THIS TEN POINT QUESTION IN JANUARY 2023, JACINDA ARDERN ANNOUNCED SHE IS QUITTING BECAUSE SHE NO LONGER HAS ENOUGH IN THE TANK TO LEAD. JACINDA ARDERN CHASE NEW ZEALAND IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF NEW ZEALAND. GOOD FOR YOU FOR TEN POINTS. IT CAN BE A LONG, SCALY SNAKE OR A LONG FEATHERY SCARF. LEO ABOAH IS THE THREE LETTER WORD THE CAPITAL OF MEXICO IS MEXICO CITY. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE AFRICAN COUNTRY OF DJIBOUTI? CHASE DJIBOUTI. DJIBOUTI IS CORRECT IN PLAIN GEOMETRY. A PLANE IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR QUADRANTS BY THE INTERSECTION. NOAH OH, I’M SORRY. I’M GOING TO COMPLETE THE QUESTION FOR HEMPFIELD BY THE INTERSECTION OF THE Y AXIS AND THE X AXIS. AT WHAT POINT DO THEY INTERSECT? JOEY 0000 OR THE ORIGIN? YOU ARE CORRECT. FOUNDED IN 1909, IT IS THE NATION’S OLDEST CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION OPPOSING RACIAL SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATION BY WHAT, FIVE LETTER ABBREVIATION CHASE NAACP. THE NAACP, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE. YOU ARE CORRECT. CHASE FOR ANOTHER TEN POINTS. YOU’LL HEAR THIS NATIONAL ANTHEM IN TCHAIKOVSKY’S 1812 OVERTURE. WHAT IS THIS SONG COMPOSED IN 1792 BY A FRENCH ARMY OFFICER? NOW THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF FRANCE. OH, WE STUMPED YOU ON LA MARSEILLAISE. YES. IT’S THE FIRST CELL FORMED WHEN TWO GAMETE CELLS ARE JOINED IN MULTI LEO ZYGOTE. ZYGOTE IS THE DIPLOID CELL. YOU ARE CORRECT. THE GENERAL FORMULA FOR THIS GEOMETRIC FIGURE IS X SQUARED PLUS Y SQUARED EQUALS R SQUARED. JENNA A CIRCLE IS THE SHAPE THAT IT WOULD PRODUCE. YOU TWO’S VERTIGO BEGINS. LIGHTS GO DOWN, IT’S DARK. THE JUNGLE IN YOUR HEAD. WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS THE JUNGLE IN YOUR HEAD? LIAM METAPHOR IT IS INDEED A METAPHOR. AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR THE BIG BRAIN BUSTER BROUGHT TO YOU BY TURKEY HILL FOR TEN POINTS AND A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR TURKEY HILL ICE CREAM FOR EVERYONE ON THE TEAM. KING CHARLES THE THIRD IS THE SOVEREIGN WILLIAM PRINCE OF WALES IS HEIR TO THE BRITISH THRONE WHO IS NEXT IN LINE. CHASE PRINCE GEORGE. PRINCE GEORGE. HE’S KATE AND WILLIAM’S OLDEST SON, CONGRAT HEMPFIELD. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1856. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PRIVATE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN NEW JERSEY NAMED FOR A WOMAN WHO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AMERICAN BORN SAINTS. JENNA SAINT MARY’S. NO, SORRY. THAT’S INCORRECT. ELIZABETHTOWN. LEO SAINT MARGARET’S NO, SORRY. IT’S SETON HALL, NAMED FOR SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON. TWO NUMBERS HAVE A PRODUCT OF 75 AND A QUOTIENT OF THREE, A DIFFERENCE OF TEN AGAPE 15 AND FIVE, 15 AND FIVE, AND THE SUM OF 20. WHAT ARE THOSE TWO NUMBERS? 15 AND FIVE. JAYSON BELMONT CAPPED ONE OF HIS FINEST SEASONS, ROLLING THE SECOND TELEVISED 300 OF HIS CAREER, WINNING THE 2022 PBA TOUR FINALS. LIAM BOWLING BECAUSE PBA IS THE PROFESSIONAL BOWLERS ASSOCIATION, GOOD FOR YOU. IT BORDERS EIGHT OTHER STATES, INCLUDING ARKANSAS, KENTUCKY, ILLINOIS, TENNESSEE, IOWA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA. WHAT STATE IS IT, NIA, TEXAS? NO, SORRY. THAT’S INCORRECT. ANY IDEA OF HEMPFIELD JENNA, MISSOURI IS CORRECT. YES. FOR TEN POINTS. THIS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT HAS BELLOWS A KEYBOARD ON THE RIGHT HAND AND BUTTONS ON THE LEFT. LIAM ACCORDION. IT IS AN ACCORDION THAT IS THE PORTABLE INSTRUMENT. WE WERE GOING FOR. APOLLO GAVE HIM EARS OF A DONKEY, BUT THE GODS CHASE MIDAS. MIDAS, OF COURSE THE GODS GAVE HIM A GOLDEN TOUCH, A JURY HAS BEEN CONFINED FOR THE DURATION OF A TRIAL, AND LIAM SEQUESTERED. THEY ARE ORDERED NOT TO READ OR VIEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CASE. THEY ARE THEREFORE DESCRIBED AS SEQUESTERED. GOOD ANTICIPATION. THERE’S ONE LANDING ON THE MOON ON THE BACK OF THE SUSAN B ANTHONY DOLLAR AND ANOTHER IN FLIGHT ON THE BACK OF THE SACAGAWEA. LIAM EAGLE. AN EAGLE IS THE BIRD. YES. AFTER JULIUS CAESAR RESTORED HER TO THE THRONE, SHE LIVED IN ROME. CHASE CLEOPATRA. CLEOPATRA IS THE QUEEN OF WHO. AND THAT SOUND TAKES US TO THE END OF THE ROUND AND TO OUR FIRST BREAK. WHAT A FANTASTIC GAME. GOING 90 TO 80. BUT WE HAVE A LOT MORE CHALLENGING QUESTIONS AND WE HOPE ACCURATE ANSWERS COMING UP WITH OUR WGAL BRAIN BUSTERS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND. BUT OF COURSE, LATER ON WE’RE GOING TO HEAD OUT TO JOCELYN, WHO’S GOING TO TAKE US TO MEET OUR STUDENTS OFF STAGE AS REGULAR STUDENTS IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS WGAL. EIGHT BRAIN BUSTERS CHAMPIONS RUN. AND WE’LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT OR TWO. HI, I’M CINDY DELUCA, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF WGAL. WE ARE SO EXCITED AND HONORED TO BE HOSTING YET ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP BRAIN BUSTERS MATCH UP. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FINALIST, HEMPFIELD AND ELIZABETHTOWN AND TO ALL OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT COMPETED DURING THE SEASON AT WGAL. WE PROUDLY CELEBRATE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RIGHT HERE IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON THE BRIGHTEST YOUNG MINDS WHO VERY SOON WILL BE LEADING US INTO THE FUTURE. THANK YOU TO OUR HOST, RICH ROSEN AND THE ENTIRE BRAIN BUSTERS CREW FOR THEIR GREAT WORK. 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HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO WGAL BRAIN BUSTERS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND BUT BETWEEN HEMPFIELD HIGH SCHOOL AND ELIZABETHTOWN AREA HIGH SCHOOL, I’M HERE WITH NEWS EIGHT’S JOSSLYN HOWARD. WE PLAYED OUR OPENING ROUND. IF YOU’RE JUST JOINING US, 90 TO 80, STILL ANYBODY’S GAME. JOCELYN THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME AT THE TIME HERE. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. OH, SO IMPRESSIVE AND SO TIGHT ALREADY. I’M SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW THIS PLAYS OUT. I DON’T THINK WE’VE SEEN ANYTHING YET, BUT THAT’S WHAT BRAIN BUSTERS IS ALL ABOUT. IT’S HONORING THE COOLNESS OF BEING SMART. SO GET READY ONCE AGAIN TO MATCH YOUR SKILLS AGAINST OUR BRILLIANT STUDENT COMPETITORS BECAUSE IT’S NOW TIME FOR TODAY’S ONE ON ONE RAPID FIRE, WHERE WE PIT OUR INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS AGAINST EACH OTHER. SO, JOCELYN, WILL YOU INTRODUCE OUR FIRST TWO PLAYERS, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET’S FIRST START HERE WITH JOEY. JOEY, THE AUDIENCE HERE, AND THEN ALSO VIEWERS AT HOME MIGHT BE THINKING THAT THEY SEE DOUBLE. THAT’S BECAUSE YOU HAVE YOUR TWIN HERE AS WELL, RIGHT? SO YOU GUYS, JOEY AND DAVEY, ARE TWINS. DO YOU GUYS STUDY TOGETHER? SO IF WE HAVE THE SAME CLASS, WE MIGHT STUDY TOGETHER A LITTLE BIT OR HELP EACH OTHER OUT WITH HOMEWORK. UM, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WE JUST DO OUR OWN THING, YOU KNOW, IT’S NICE TO HAVE A TWIN WITH YOU, TO DO EVERYTHING, BUT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU GET A LITTLE ANNOYED WITH THEM AND GOTTA HAVE SOME TIME OFF, JUST LIKE ANY SIBLING. NOW MY QUESTION TO YOU HERE IS THAT HE IS IN THE AUDIENCE BEING THE ALTERNATE TODAY, IF YOU DON’T KNOW QUESTION AND HE MIGHT KNOW THE ANSWER. DO YOU GUYS HAVE THAT TWIN TELEPATHY? WELL, SORT OF. IT’S NOT IT’S NOT, YOU KNOW, LIKE MAGIC TELEPATHY, BUT WE GENERALLY KNOW WHAT THE OTHER’S THINKING AND GET FEELINGS FROM EACH OTHER. SO IT MIGHT NOT BE THAT HE’S SENDING ME THE ANSWER. IT MIGHT BE SORT OF THAT HE’S LIKE TELEPATHY IN ME. HIS FRUSTRATION THAT I DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER. OH, MY GOSH. HEY, WELL, MAYBE IT’LL WORK TODAY. MAYBE IT’LL HELP YOU TODAY. THANKS, JOEY. WE’LL MOVE ON HERE TO GABE. GABE, WE ARE JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW YOU GUYS WILL BE PANNING OUT HERE. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING MAYBE ABOUT BRAIN BUSTERS HERE? WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF QUESTION? WELL, FAVORITE THING ABOUT BRAINBUSTER IS I REALLY FEEL IS JUST BEING ABLE TO INTERACT WITH MY FRIENDS, LIAM AND NOAH JUST ON THE STAGE HERE. IT’S REALLY A GREAT FUN. HE’S A PHENOMENAL CAPTAIN AND NOAH COMES ALONG SUPPORTING US BOTH REALLY WELL. FAVORITE TYPE OF QUESTION I’VE SEEN EARLY ON WAS PROBABLY MATH ONES. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A DECENT HANDLE ON THOSE AND I’M REALLY EXCITED HERE BECAUSE I WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS WITH YOU GUYS EARLIER THIS WEEK. YOU GUYS HAVE SUCH A YOUNG TEAM, WHICH IS THE COOLEST THING TO BE MAKING IT THIS FAR. HOW PROUD ARE YOU THAT YOU GUYS HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR? I AM. YOU KNOW, JUST REALLY PROUD, LIKE TO IMAGINE THAT I’M THE OLDEST, BEING THE ONLY JUNIOR ON OUR ENTIRE TEAM, COMPOSED OF JUST SOPHOMORES AND FRESHMEN OTHERWISE. AND I THINK THAT REALLY BODES WELL FOR WHAT IS TO COME FOR E-TOWN IN OUR FEW FUTURE YEARS. THAT’S A GREAT WAY TO PUT IT. SO EXCITED. ALL RIGHT, RICH, LET’S TOSS IT BACK TO YOU. TAKE US ON A RIDE HERE. HEY, JOEY AND GABE. IT’S TIME TO PUT YOU TO ONE ON ONE. HE WAS AN AMERICAN COMPOSER AND LYRICIST WHOSE MOST FAMOUS WORKS INCLUDE SWEENEY TODD. A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC FOLLIES COMPANY, INTO THE WOODS. WHO WAS THIS MASTER OF MUSICAL THEATER? JOEY RODGERS. NOT HERE. NO, SORRY. GABE. ANY IDEA? GABE WILLIAMS? NO, SORRY. STEPHEN SONDHEIM. TECHNICALLY, IT’S A DOMESTICATED PIG THAT WEIGHS MORE THAN 120 POUNDS. METAPHORICALLY, IT’S A GREEDY, GRABBY PERSON. MECHANIC. QUICKLY. IT’S A LARGE MOTORCYCLE, ESPECIALLY A HARLEY-DAVIDSON. WHAT IS THIS THREE LETTER WORD GAUGE HUG? A HOG IS THE CORRECT ANSWER FOR TEN POINTS. AND FINALLY, THE LAST QUANTITA WON THIS AWARD IN 2022. WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER 1 IN 2021, NEW KID IN 2020, WHAT MEDAL IS AWARDED EACH YEAR FOR THE MOST DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN? JOEY THE PULITZER PRIZE, NOT THE PULITZER, NO. SORRY. GABE. ANY IDEA? GABE THAT IS CORRECT. GOOD FOR YOU. FOR TEN POINTS IN THAT CASE. ELIZABETHTOWN IN THE LEAD, 9201 HUNDRED. JOCELYN LET’S MEET OUR NEXT TWO PLAYERS, OUR TWO CAPTAINS. ALL RIGHT. YEP. HEADING OVER TO THE CAPTAINS HERE. JENNA, YOU ARE A SENIOR THIS YEAR, CORRECT? YES, THAT’S RIGHT. SO HOW EXCITING IS IT TO MAKE IT HERE YOUR SENIOR YEAR? IT’S REALLY GREAT. I’VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE MY FRESHMAN YEAR, SO BEING ABLE TO BE HERE WITH MY TEAMMATES IS REALLY SPECIAL FOR ME. AND IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR, RIGHT? DIDN’T YOU SAY THAT YOUR BROTHER ALSO HAS BEEN ON BRAIN BUSTERS IN THE PAST? THAT’S RIGHT. MY BROTHER WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL IN HIS BRAIN BUSTERS CAREER, I’D SAY. HOW DO YOU FEEL? LIKE YOU GO AGAINST HIM? I THINK WE SHARE SOME THINGS IN COMMON. I THINK I’VE LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM. HE’S BEEN A GREAT ROLE MODEL. SO BEING ABLE TO HAVE HIM TO LOOK TO IS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME. AWESOME. WELL, VERY EXCITED. EXCITED TO SEE HOW YOU PLAY OUT HERE. WE’LL MOVE ON TO HERE TO LIAM. LIAM, YOU ARE OUR TEAM CAPTAIN FOR E-TOWN HERE. ALSO A SOPHOMORE. RIGHT. WHICH IS AMAZING. NOW I GOT TO SEE YOU IN ACTION THIS WEEK. WHENEVER YOU WERE PLAYING, WE WERE CALLING YOU BUZZER HAPPY WHENEVER YOU WERE THE ONE THAT WAS PRACTICING FOR YOU GUYS IN THE CLASSROOM. AND MY GOODNESS, I MEAN, IT’S REMARKABLE THE THINGS THAT YOU AND ALSO EVERYBODY ELSE HERE KNOWS. SO I WANT TO KNOW, HOW DO YOU STUDY? HOW DO YOU LEARN ALL THESE THINGS? WELL, GREAT QUESTION. I LIKE WIKIPEDIA AND LIKE INFORMATIONAL PODCASTS. I REALLY LIKE THE OMNIBUS PODCAST WITH KEN JENNINGS AND JOHN RODERICK AND I ALSO LIKE MAKE FLASHCARDS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS LIKE LITERARY WORKS, PLAYS AND WHAT DO YOU REALLY HONE IN ON? WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT? OH, I DON’T THINK THERE’S A PARTICULAR SUBJECT THAT REALLY STANDS OUT TO ME, BUT I LIKE THE HUMANITIES VERY GOOD. AWESOME. THANKS, LIAM. ALL RIGHT, RICH, TAKE IT AWAY. THANKS, JOCELYN. ALL RIGHT. YOU REVEALED SOME OF LIAM’S SECRETS. JENNA AND LIAM. LET’S PUT YOU TO ONE ON ONE TWICE. AN NCAA CHAMPION CAPTAIN OF A GOLD MEDAL WINNING US OLYMPIC TEAM. 11 TIMES. NBA CHAMPION. THE FIRST LIKE LIAM, MICHAEL JORDAN, NOT HE. NO. I’M GOING TO CONTINUE FOR JENNA, THE FIRST BLACK HEAD COACH OF ANY NORTH AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM WHO IS THIS LEGEND WHO DIED IN 2022, PROMPTING THE NBA TO OFFICIALLY RETIRE NUMBER EIGHT. JENNA BRYANT NO, SORRY. BILL RUSSELL. AND HERE’S YOUR NEXT QUESTION. THE MOVEMENT FOR RENAMING COLUMBUS DAY IS CLEARLY GROWING. LAST OCTOBER, PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED THE FIRST LEO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. YOU ARE CORRECT. FANTASTIC. THAT IS WHAT, 12 SO FAR? 12 A DOZEN STATES HAVE CHOSEN TO NOT CELEBRATE COLUMBUS DAY AND REPLACE IT WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY. GOOD FOR YOU. AND FINALLY, ACCORDING TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE, QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE SECOND DIED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2022, AT THE AGE OF 96IN SCOTLAND AT WHAT CASTLE, LIAM? BALMORAL. BALMORAL CASTLE. GOOD FOR YOU. WIKIPEDIA PAID OFF 90 TO 120. JOCELYN LET’S MEET OUR LAST PLAYERS IN TODAY’S COMPETITION. YEAH, LET’S HERE START WITH CHASE. CHASE YOUR JUNIOR, CORRECT? YES. I’M A JUNIOR TEAM, YOUNGEST ON THE TEAM. IT’S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO SAY. DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR TEAM’S AGE HERE WILL REALLY HELP YOU GUYS? YEAH. WE HAVE HAD A LOT MORE CLASSES BETWEEN US THAN IF WE HAD BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS YOUNGER. SO LIKE ON QUESTIONS FOR PHYSICS, BECAUSE BOTH OF THESE NERDS ARE TAKING PHYSICS THIS YEAR, WE HAVE A BIG ADVANTAGE OVER PEOPLE WHO HAVEN’T TAKEN THAT SORT OF CLASS YET. AND WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS YOUR STRENGTH? MY STRENGTH IS PROBABLY HISTORY. I’VE BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY FOR A VERY LONG TIME SINCE I WENT INTO I THINK IT WAS MY THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM AND THERE WAS THIS VERY SHINY GREEK MYTHOLOGY AND HISTORY BOOK ON THE SHELF THAT I DIDN’T LET ANYONE ELSE HAVE. AND WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO YOU IF YOU GUYS GET TO BRING HOME THE TITLE TODAY? THAT WOULD BE PRETTY AWESOME. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOT A SHORT WALK OVER HERE TO NOAH. HEY, NOAH. ALL RIGHT. SO I WAS WATCHING IT EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO WORK THE PEN. YOU’RE GOOD WITH MATH, RIGHT? YEAH, YOU COULD SAY SO. YOU COULD SAY SO. I WILL SAY SO. SO TELL ME, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE BECAUSE YOU REALLY ARE GOOD AT MATH HERE? A LITTLE BIT OF THE PRESSURE ON YOU WHEN IT COMES TO THE MATH QUESTIONS. NOT AS MUCH HERE BECAUSE IT’S MORE RAPID FIRE, BUT WITH THE LEAGUE QUIZ BOWL SOMETIMES BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE TIME TO ANSWER STUFF, THERE. AND YOU’RE ALSO THE YOUNGEST ON THE TEAM, TOO, RIGHT? SO TELL ME ABOUT THAT. DO YOU HOLD A LITTLE BIT OF WEIGHT HERE? UM, I DON’T REALLY THINK ABOUT IT AT ALL. LIKE, I MEAN, LIAM AND I ARE VERY CLOSE IN AGE, SO I DON’T. YEAH, I DON’T REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, BUT VERY EXCITING. AND YOU GUYS DEFINITELY ALL EVERYBODY HERE, HOLD YOUR GROUND. IT’S SO EXCITING TO SEE RICH TAKE IT AWAY FOR OUR LAST ROUND HERE WITH QUESTIONS. THANKS A LOT. HERE WE GO. CHASE NOAH. LET’S PUT YOU TO ONE ON ONE. THIS JUSTICE IS DECISION TO STEP DOWN AFTER MORE THAN 27 YEARS ALLOWED PRESIDENT BIDEN TO APPOINT KETANJI BROWN. JACKSON, WHO RETIRED FROM THE SUPREME COURT. OH, WE STUMPED YOU ON STEPHEN BREYER. HE REMAINS THE ONLY PLAYER IN HISTORY TO PLAY ON THREE WORLD CHAMPION TEAM. CHAMPION TEAMS IN THE WORLD CUP. WHAT BRAZILIAN SOCCER LEGEND KNOWN BY ONE NAME DIED IN 2022. OH, HE’S BEEN IN THE NEWS RECENTLY. PELE. AND FINALLY, SHE WAS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE ON A PRIME TIME SERIES. WHAT ORIGINAL 60 SERIES FEATURED NICHELLE NICHOLS AS THE CHASE, STAR TREK, STAR TREK AS LIEUTENANT NYOTA UHURU, AND THAT WAS STAR TREK. GOOD FOR YOU. 100 TO 120. THAT IS THE END OF THE ONE ON ONE RAPID FIRE AROUND. WHAT A GREAT GAME GOING THESE THESE PLAYERS REALLY KNOW HOW TO PLAY JOCELYN THERE’S A LOT AT STAKE. THERE IS A LOT AT STAKE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING US OUT HERE. DID YOU KNOW THAT WE HERE AT $1 BRAIN BUSTERS HAVE $10,000 TO GIVE AWAY? IT IS INCREDIBLE. AND THAT MONEY CAN MEAN SO MUCH TO THESE KIDS. IT’S A LOT OF LOOT. LET’S FIND OUT HOW THE PRIZES WORK OUT. THE TEAM FINISHING SECOND ON WGAL EIGHT BRAIN BUSTERS RECEIVES $3,000 AND THIS YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RECEIVES $5,000 IN CASH. UNIQUELY SATISFYING TREATS THAT MIGHT NOT ALL MAKE IT HOME TASTY CAKE, EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES. HEY EVERYDAY PERSON LIVING YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE. GET THIS GAME CHANGING HEART CARE HAPPENS AT WELLSPAN ALL THE TIME. LIKE STEWART. HI THERE WHO CLOT PROOF JANE’S HEART WITH A TINY BUT MOST HIGH TECH UMBRELLA YOU’VE EVER SEEN. AND THAT HEART RHYTHM PROCEDURE. JAMES JUST DID. IT DREW INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION. REALLY, REALLY. YOU’VE BEEN A CHIP SHOT AWAY FROM WELLS FANS, WORLD RENOWNED HEART CARE THIS WHOLE TIME. SO TAKE HEART, MY FRIEND, BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU AND YOUR HEART TO. AT BATTERIES. PLUS WE POWER FAMILY ROAD TRIPS WE POWER BEDTIME STORIES WE POWER OUR LOCAL HOSPITALS. WE POWER CONNECTIONS WITH FRIENDS. WE DO MORE THAN REPLACE BATTERIES AND FIX PHONES AND TABLETS. WE HELP OUR NEIGHBORS POWER THEIR LIVES. HOW POWERFUL IS THAT? NEED A PHONE FIXED? WE GOT IT. GET POWERED IN STORE CURBSIDE AND HIT BATTERIES PLUS. UNIQUELY SATISFYING TREATS THAT MIGHT NOT ALL MAKE IT HOME TASTY CAKE EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE. IT’S MIKE MIRSKY, SUPERINTENDENT HEMPFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR HEMPFIELD QUIZ BOWL TEAM THAT THEY’VE MADE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS. WE KNOW THAT THIS MAY BE AN EXCITING TIME FOR THEM AND FOR OUR DISTRICT AND WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE GREAT RESULTS THAT THEY BRING FORWARD. GOOD LUCK TO OUR TEAM. WE’RE ROOTING FOR YOU. I’M DR. KAREN KNELL, THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT OF ELIZABETHTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WANT TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HOMETOWN BEARS AND THEIR OPPONENTS, THE BLACK KNIGHTS OF HEMPFIELD. AND I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW THRILLED I AM TO CONGRATULATE THESE REMARKABLE TEAMS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SEASONS. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA HAS MANY TALENTED QUIZ BOWL TEAMS, SO REACHING THE FINALS OF THE HIGHLY REGARDED WGAL BRAIN BUSTERS COMPETITION IS A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT. I AM SO PROUD OF OUR TEAM AND THEIR HARD WORK IN PREPARING FOR THIS COMPETITION. ELIZABETHTOWN HAS A STRONG LEGACY OF SUCCESS AND BRAIN BUSTERS, AND THIS YEAR HAS BEEN NO DIFFERENT. I COMMEND COACH TIM SPIEGEL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO THE PROGRAM AND OUR TEAM OF HIGHLY TALENTED STUDENTS. I WISH BOTH TEAMS WELL IN THIS EXCITING FINAL MATCH. GO BEARS. WELL, HELLO, EVERYBODY. AND WELCOME BACK TO STUDIO AND THE WGS EIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND WITH HEMPFIELD AND ELIZABETHTOWN. WE HAVE A GREAT GAME GOING 100 TO 120. IT’S STILL ANYBODY’S GAME, BUT WE’RE GOING TO PICK UP THE PACE AND PLAY TODAY. 62ND TEAM LIGHTNING ROUND WHERE WE PIT OUR INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS AND TEAMS AGAINST EACH OTHER. THIS TIME YOU CAN WORK COLLABORATIVELY. NOW, JENNA, YOUR TEAM IS BEHIND AT THIS POINT, BUT ONLY BY 20 POINTS. BUT YOU WILL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OR PERHAPS LUXURY OF SELECTING FIRST AMONG THESE THREE QUIZZES WE HAVE FIRST LINES FLOWERY WORDS, MIDDLE INITIALS. FIRST LINES. HOW DO YOU FEEL. MIDDLE INITIALS, MIDDLE INITIALS LIKE JOHN F KENNEDY AND MARY J. BLIGE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE HAS A FIRST NAME, A MIDDLE INITIAL AND LAST NAME. SO FOR TEN POINTS EACH, PROVIDE ALL THREE FIRST, MIDDLE, INITIAL AND LAST GEN. AND I TAKE YOUR ANSWER AS THE TEAMS ANSWER. JOEY AND CHASE ARE READY TO HELP YOU ALONG 60S ON THE CLOCK, WHICH WILL BEGIN AFTER I FINISH READING THE FIRST QUESTION. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THREE OF YOU. AND HERE WE GO. HE WAS PRESIDENT FROM 2001 TO 2009. GEORGE W BUSH, CORRECT. HE LED THE ARMY OF THE CONFEDERACY DURING THE CIVIL WAR. HE’S THE ONE. HE WON THE BATTLE OF VICKSBURG AND THE WAR. ULYSSES S GRANT. HE’S THE ONE HE WROTE UP FROM SLAVERY AND FOUNDED THE TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE PAST BOOKER T WASHINGTON. SHE LED THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT IN THE 19TH CENTURY. SUSAN B ANTHONY. SHE’S THE ONE HE FOUNDED THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF OHIO IN 1878. OKAY. JOHN D ROCKEFELLER, HE STARRED IN PULP FICTION, THE PHANTOM MENACE AND SNAKES ON A PLANE. YES. SAMUEL JAMES JACKSON. NO. SAMUEL L. JACKSON. HE WAS MORE FAMOUS AS BUFFALO BILL. YES. WILLIAM F, CODY. SHE WAS THE FIRST US WOMAN TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE. I THINK PEARL S BUCK. HE WAS THE MASCOT OF MAD MAGAZINE FROM 1954 TO 2019. ALFRED NEUMAN. HE’S THE AVERAGE TAXPAYER, THE COMMON MAN, THE MAN ON THE STREET. JOHN Q PUBLIC, THE FIRST CAPTAIN OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE IN THE ORIGINAL STAR TREK SERIES. JAMES T KIRK. HE IS FOREVER UNSUCCESSFULLY PURSUING THE ROADRUNNER WILY COYOTE, ONLY FOUR CORRECT NECKED, A LOT OF STUMBLING. LIAM GABE. NOAH IS THIS A BREAK FOR YOU? WHAT WE’RE GOING TO FIND OUT SHORTLY WHEN WE HAVE THESE TWO REMAINING QUIZZES. WE HAVE FLOWERY WORDS. AND FIRST LINES. WE’LL TAKE FIRST LINE, FIRST LINES. MOST FAIRY TALES BEGIN ONCE UPON A TIME. OTHER BOOKS HAVE MORE MEMORABLE FIRST LINES. SO FOR TEN POINTS EACH, IDENTIFY EACH OF THESE WORKS FROM ITS FIRST LINE. LIAM, I TAKE YOUR ANSWER AS THE TEAMS ANSWER GAME AND NO I KNOW. READY TO HELP YOU ALONG. 60S ON THE CLOCK WHICH WILL BEGIN AFTER I FINISHED READING THE FIRST QUESTION. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THREE OF YOU. AND HERE WE GO. SCARLET O’HARA WAS NOT BEAUTIFUL, BUT MEN SELDOM REALIZED IT. CORRECT? AT THE VILLAGE OF LA MANCHA, THERE LIVED A GENTLEMAN, DON QUIXOTE. THAT’S THE ONE. HE WAS AN OLD MAN WHO FISHED ALONE IN A SKIFF IN THE GULF STREAM. THE OLD MAN IN THE SEA. CORRECT. IT WAS A BRIGHT COLD DAY IN APRIL AND THE CLOCKS WERE STRIKING. 13 IN 1984. CORRECT. CALL ME ISHMAEL. MOBY --. CORRECT. MARLEY WAS DEAD TO BEGIN WITH. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. WE ARE FIVE MILES BEHIND THE FRONT. I’LL QUIET ON THE WESTERN. CORRECT. ON THE WESTERN FRONT. I’M SORRY. I NEED THE FULL WORD. EVERY HOEDOWN IN WHOVILLE LIKE CHRISTMAS. A LOT BIGGER. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, CORRECT? IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES. IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES. TALE OF TWO CITIES. CORRECT, TOM? NO ANSWER, TOM. THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER. MOTHER DIED TODAY. PASSED THE STRANGER BY ALBERT CAMUS. KENO AWAKENED IN THE NEAR DARK. THE PEARL. CORRECT. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BURN FAHRENHEIT 451. CORRECT. A MAN’S FIRST DISOBEDIENCE. AND THE FRUIT OF THAT FORBIDDEN TREE SING HEAVENLY MUSE. CORRECT. ON FRIDAY, NOON, JULY THE 20TH 1714, THE FINEST BRIDGE IN PERU BROKE. PASS THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY. ALL CHILDREN EXCEPT ONE GROW UP. AND THAT WAS PINOCCHIO, A PETER PAN. I’M SORRY. TEN. CORRECT. SO 100 POINTS CAME YOUR WAY. 140 TO 220. WELL, WE HAVE A LOT MORE GAME COMING UP. BUT WHILE WE ONCE AGAIN CATCH OUR COLLECTIVE BREATH, LET’S HEAD OVER TO JOSSLYN HOWARD. SHE’S WITH SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS. THAT’S RIGHT. THE FUTURE BRAINBUSTER FIFTH GRADERS FROM BOTH E-TOWN AND HEMPFIELD AS WELL. ARE YOU GUYS EXCITED? YEAH. YES. AND HOW MANY OF YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL BE THE BEST? WHO’S GOING TO GET THE MOST ANSWERS? WELL, WE WILL FIND OUT. THEY WILL BE TAKING THE PODIUM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BREAK. STAY WITH US. SCOREKEEPING FOR WGAL EIGHT BRAIN BUSTERS PRESENTED BY JENNINGS COLLEGE CONSULTING, WHERE STUDENTS DISCOVER THE RIGHT COLLEGE FIT FOR THE FUTURE. WE’LL RETURN AFTER THIS. UNIQUELY SATISFYING TREATS THAT MIGHT NOT ALL MAKE IT HOME TASTY CAKE EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES. TALK TO ME, ICE FREE TO YOU. CAN YOU LISTEN TO THIS HOUSE? CALL JILL. RING MY, MY, MY HEART. SO IT’S YOUR JOURNEY, OWEN. EVERY MILE IN THE HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH AMERICA’S BEST WARRANTY. LISA SANTA FE FOR 229 A MONTH OR GET 0% APR OR OF THE 1250 BONUS CASH HURRY IN. SHE’S ONE OF MY NEW FELLOW COACHES ON THE VOICE. NIALL HORAN SO YOU’VE DEFINITELY PERFECTED THE BLAKE IMPRESSION. THIS IS MY LAST SEASON ON THE VOICE. I WANT YOU TO BE ON MY TEAM. OH, YEAH, THAT’S WHAT IT USUALLY SOUNDS IT UP HERE. ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT WHILE WE’RE HAVING A SONG BATTLE WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? IS I KNOW MY WAY. UNIQUELY SATISFYING TREATS THAT MIGHT NOT ALL MAKE IT HOME TASTY CAKE EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES. WELCOME BACK TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION OF WGAL BRAIN BUSTERS. ONCE AGAIN, HERE’S RICH ROSEN. HELLO, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME BACK. I’M RICH ROSEN AND WE ARE WITNESSING AN EXCITING BATTLE OF BRAINS BETWEEN HEMPFIELD AND ELIZABETH TOWN. BUT HERE’S A TRADITION THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR. WE’RE GOING TO PAUSE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLERS AND PLAY TODAY’S FUTURE BRAIN BUSTERS. THESE ARE FIFTH GRADERS FROM EACH OF OUR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS, AND WE’RE GOING TO SEE HOW WELL THEY DO WITH THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND BRAINPOWER. SO ALEXANDER BEN-DAVID TAPPED ME. ANDREW AND MELINA, PICK UP YOUR SIGNALING BUTTONS AND USE THEM FREQUENTLY, BEGINNING NOW WITH THIS TEN POINT QUESTION HOW MANY YEARS ARE IN A DECADE? ALEXANDER TEN IS CORRECT. WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON? ALEXANDER AGAIN, CORRECT. AGAIN, HOW MANY STARS ARE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM? BEN ONE. ONE IS CORRECT. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF PENNSYLVANIA? ANDREW HARRISBURG. HARRISBURG IS CORRECT. IF AN ANIMAL IS CARNIVOROUS, WHAT DOES IT EAT? IT’S HAPPENING. IT EATS MEAT. YES. ATLANTA IS THE CAPITAL OF WHAT STATE, ANDREW? GEORGIA GEORGE IS CORRECT. TEN YARDS IS EQUAL TO HOW MANY INCHES. A TAVERN? 360. GOOD FOR YOU. AND NOW LET’S TAKE A BREATHER FOR A MOMENT AND MEET THESE FANTASTIC TEAMS. JOCELYN, HOW ABOUT IT? LET’S LET’S MEET THESE GREAT YOUNG PEOPLE. OH, MY GOSH. YOU GUYS DID AMAZING, AMAZING. ARE YOU GUYS NERVOUS AT ALL? YOU DON’T. YOU DON’T LOOK NERVOUS AT ALL. YOU DON’T LOOK NERVOUS. SO TELL ME, WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECTS? I LIKE MATH AND SCIENCE. YEAH, MATH, PROBABLY. I ALSO LIKE CURRENT EVENTS. OH, VERY GOOD. I LOVE COMPUTER SCIENCE. LOVE COMPUTER SCIENCE. VERY TECH SAVVY, VERY MATHEMATICAL. HERE, GUYS. YOU GUYS ANSWERED QUESTIONS. SUPER QUICKLY. DID YOU FEEL LIKE WERE YOU UNDER PRESSURE AT ALL OR WERE YOU READY TO ROLL? NO, I’M READY TO ROLL. RAISE. READY TO ROLL. OKAY. AND LAST THING BEFORE WE MOVE ON HERE, I WANT TO KNOW EVERYBODY’S FAVORITE ANIMAL AND WHY A KILLER WHALE? BECAUSE IT’S LIKE AN APE. IT’S THE APEX PREDATOR IN THE OCEAN. ALL RIGHT. GOING BIG. A GREAT WHITE SHARK. ALL RIGHT. WHY IS THAT? OH, I LIKE SHARKS. I THINK THEY’RE INTERESTING. PERFECT REASON. FAVORITE ANIMAL. A BUG. OH, MY GOSH. AND WHY I. BECAUSE. WHY NOT? BECAUSE THAT’S THE BEST ANSWER WE COULD HAVE HAD HERE. ALL RIGHT, WE’RE MOVING ON OVER HERE. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, YOU KILLED IT. YOU DID AMAZING. YOU GUYS NERVOUS AT ALL? YES. YES, YES. OH, MY GOSH. IT DOESN’T SHOW AT ALL. OKAY, GUYS, SO DO YOU THINK THAT FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, YOU GUYS WILL STILL BE STANDING HERE AS FUTURE ACTUAL BRAIN BUSTERS? I DON’T KNOW. MAYBE. I THINK YOU GUYS MIGHT. WHAT DO YOU THINK? MAYBE. I DON’T KNOW. NO. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL? I LIKE DOING GYMNASTIC AND I LIKE ARCHITECTURE. OH, WOW. VERY GOOD. I LIKE TO DO BOWLING. WOW. I LIKE TO DANCE. OH, MY GOSH. GUYS, HE SOUNDS SO TALENTED. THIS IS SO EXCITING. YOU’RE DOING AN AMAZING JOB. YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB. RACHEL, LET’S PASS IT BACK TO YOU. I WANT TO HEAR SOME MORE ANSWERS FROM THESE GUYS. A WELL-ROUNDED GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE. THERE ARE ALSO BRIGHT PICK UP THOSE SIGNALING BUTTONS. USE THEM FREQUENTLY. BEGINNING NOW WITH THIS TEN POINT QUESTION AS WE BEGIN, WE CONTINUE WITH 30 TO 40. WHO IS OUR CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT? ALEXANDER. SHE’S THE ONE. IF YOU RECEIVED 45 OUT OF 50 ON A HISTORY TEST, WHAT PERCENTAGE IS THAT? ALEXANDER HOW MUCH? 90%. 90%? YOU’RE CORRECT. AGAIN, WHAT BROADWAY MUSICAL AND MOVIE TAKES PLACE IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA, AND TELLS THE STORY OF THE VON TRAPP FAMILY. ALEXANDER NO, SORRY, BUT GOOD GUESS. ANY IDEA? ELIZABETHTOWN OH, WE STUMPED YOU ON THE SOUND OF MUSIC. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE US PRESIDENT’S AIRPLANE? ALEXANDER CORRECT. IN WHAT CENTURY ARE WE LIVING? ALEXANDER 25TH CENTURY. THE 21ST CENTURY IS CORRECT. HOW MANY SINGERS ARE IN A QUARTET? ANDREW FOUR. FOUR, YES. IN WHAT CITY WILL YOU FIND THE EIFFEL TOWER? PARIS. PARIS IS CORRECT. THERE ARE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. WHAT BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT? BEN? LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL? WELL, WE’RE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THAT BECAUSE YOU ANTICIPATED INCORRECTLY. SO I’M GOING TO COMPLETE THE QUESTION FOR ELIZABETHTOWN. WHAT BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT IS THE PRESIDENT, ANDREW, LEGISLATIVE? NO, SORRY. IT’S EXECUTIVE SORRY, BEN. I LOVED YOUR ANSWER, BUT WE COULDN’T ACCEPT IT. WHICH MEDAL IS AWARDED TO FIRST PLACE FINISHERS? ALEXANDER THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES. THERE ARE 60S IN A MINUTE. HOW MANY SECONDS IN THREE MINUTES? 180. 180 IS CORRECT. WHO IS THE CURRENT GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA? HE’S THE ONE. ALEXANDER. WHERE IN THE UNITED STATES CAN YOU VISIT LINCOLN CENTER, CARNEGIE HALL AND TIMES SQUARE? PITTSBURGH. NOT PITTSBURGH. NO. ALEXANDER, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK CITY IS THE CORRECT ANSWER. WHICH WAR WAS FOUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1861 TO 1865? ALEXANDER GETTYSBURG. NOT THE GETTYSBURG. NO. SORRY. ANY IDEA? ELIZABETHTOWN? OH, HE WAS CLOSE, THOUGH. IT’S THE CIVIL WAR IS THE CORRECT ANSWER. ESTABLISHED IN 1940, WE WERE GOING TO GO FOR THE UNITED NATIONS. WELL, THAT SOUND TAKES US TO THE END OF THE ROUND AND TO THE END OF THIS SPECIAL GAME, 110 TO 50. BUT NOT EVERYONE IS A WINNER. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. OUR FUTURE BRAIN BUSTERS. REMEMBER ACADEMICS AND BEING AN ACADEMIC IS COOL, BUT ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IS EVEN COOLER. JOCELYN WEREN’T THEY JUST AMAZING? OH MY GOSH, THEY’RE BEATING ME ON MOST OF THESE QUESTIONS. BUT BEFORE WE SEND THEM OFF, WE HAVE A GREAT SWAG BAG FROM WGU TO PRESENT TO THEM, SO WE’RE REALLY EXCITED. BUT MAYBE WE ARE GOING TO SEE THEM IN FOUR YEARS. AS YOU SAID, I TOTALLY ANTICIPATE WE WILL SO THAT WOULD BE IN 2027. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT’S AMAZING. YOU KNOW, IT’S TRULY A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND PUTTING THEM INTO THE SPOTLIGHT. BUT JOCELYN, YOU MET OUR HIGH SCHOOLERS OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT ON THEIR OWN TURF. YES. AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. SO I HAD A REALLY GREAT JOB BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM IN THE CLASSROOM. AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, WE SEE THEIR BRAINS HERE. WE DON’T ALWAYS SEE AS MUCH OF THE PERSONALITY THAT I GOT TO SEE IN THE CLASSROOM. HAD A LOT OF FUN. IT’S GOING TO HAVE SOME LAUGHS WITH THIS ONE. TAKE A LOOK. HERE WE GO. TOSS UP NUMBER ONE, THIS. I KNEW MY PLAYERS AND I KNOW HOW TALENTED THEY ARE AND HOW WELL THEY WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. SO I CERTAINLY KNEW WE WOULD DO WELL THIS YEAR. THE ELIZABETHTOWN TEAM IS FILLED SOLELY WITH BRAIN BUSTER ROOKIES. I DON’T KNOW IF THEY WERE LITTLE DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS AT FIRST. YOU GOT ALL THOSE STUDIO LIGHTS AND STUFF. BUT I THINK THEY’VE REALLY SETTLED IN THOUGH THEY’VE ENJOYED THEIR SUCCESS ON THE SHOW. THEY LIKE THEIR TIME TOGETHER EVEN MORE. I THINK IT’S FUN TO DO HANG OUT WITH MY FRIENDS WHILE WE DO IT. EACH PLAYER HAS THEIR STRONG SUIT, THE STEM STUFF, THE HUMANITIES IS KIND OF WHERE I LURK. AND WHAT DO YOU THINK IS YOUR TEAM’S BIGGEST STRENGTH? LIAM IS A PRETTY GOOD STRENGTH, BUT SOPHOMORE LIAM BURKE IS PRETTY. BUZZER HAPPY MOSCOW. LITTLE WOMEN AND TYPICALLY HE’S CORRECT. IT WAS 36. THAT’S CORRECT. THANK YOU. YOU CAN CREDIT HIS SUCCESS TO COUNTLESS HOURS OF STUDYING, BUT WHO KNOWS? YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED. MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE OF THE TEAM’S GOLDEN SPOON. IT GRANTS IQ CAN TAKE AWAY IQ. IT CAN ALSO BRING BLESSING AND PROSPERITY. BUT WILL IT WORK AGAINST HEMPFIELD PRAISE THE GOLDEN SPOON. EACH TEAM IS DRAMATIC, DIFFERENT E-TOWN IS A TEAM OF YOUNG FIRST TIMERS, WHEREAS HEMPFIELD’S TEAM IS MADE UP OF BRAINBUSTER. VETERANS AGE IS JUST A NUMBER, SO WE’RE EXPECTING A CHALLENGE, A REAL BLOODY FIGHT. BUT YOU KNOW, WE’LL GIVE IT OUR ALL. NORTH KOREA HEMPFIELD’S YOUNGEST MEMBER IS JUNIOR CHASE BARRICK. HE SAYS THE TEAM’S AGE AND EXPERIENCE WILL BE HELPFUL. WE’VE BEEN TAKING MORE CLASSES. THERE’S QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD ONLY KNOW BECAUSE I’VE ALREADY TAKEN BIOLOGY OR I’VE ALREADY TAKEN MATH ANALYSIS IN 2014 AND THE TEAM HAS CHEMISTRY TO IN PARTICULAR SEEM TO BE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH. WE’RE SO SIMILAR AND WE DO A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS TOGETHER. WE EVEN FINISH EACH OTHER’S SENTENCES. TWINS, JOEY AND DAVY STRUGGLE HAVE BEEN COMPETING IN THE TRIVIA WORLD TOGETHER FOR TEN POINTS. WHAT ENGLISH SPEAKING ISLAND NATION FOR YEARS. THERE’S NO MAGICAL, LIKE TWIN TELEPATHY THAT’S SEEM LIKE A LOT THAT WE CAN SAY ON AIR. NEW QUESTION BUT THEY CAN SAY ON AIR, THE TEAM HAS A SECRET WEAPON. THEIR MASCOT, PIP, THE CINDER BLOCK. IT JUST GIVES US ALL THE ANSWERS INTO OUR HEADS, THEIR TRUST IN PIP PUTS THEM AT EASE INSTEAD OF BEING, OH, AM I GOING TO GET THE QUESTION WRONG? I’M GOING TO DO THIS QUESTION RIGHT BECAUSE THE MAGICAL CINDER BLOCK IS GOING TO TELL ME THE ANSWERS. I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH THEY’D ATTACHED TO THE CINDER BLOCK SINCE IT STARTED OUT IN MY CLASS, BUT APPARENTLY THEY HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH PIP, THE CINDER BLOCK MAGICAL MASCOT OR NOT, HEMPFIELD COMES WITH A TRACK RECORD. CHINESE YOU ON? YES. GOOD. PULL IN BRAINBUSTER HISTORY. HEMPFIELD HAS BEEN TO THE FINALS THREE TIMES AND WALKED AWAY WITH A BIG CHECK TWICE. I’M SORRY, BUT COACH JOHN FRICKE SAYS HE’S NEVER HAD A TEAM QUITE LIKE THIS ONE. THEY ALMOST MOVE AS A UNIT WHEN THEY’RE PLAYING AND WHEN THEY’RE JUST WORKING TOGETHER. AND ALSO DON’T GET BOTHERED BY THINGS. THEY’RE JUST SO LAID BACK, BOTH OF THESE TEAMS ARE READY TO FIGHT FOR THE TITLE, BUT THE JOURNEY TO THIS POINT IS TRULY WHAT THEY’RE THANKFUL FOR. WE’VE GOTTEN THIS FAR ALREADY, AND NO MATTER HOW IT GOES, IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE. WHETHER WE WIN OR LOSE. YOU KNOW, WE’VE DONE A LOT AND I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF THAT. A LOT OF FUN. NOW WE GOT SOME SPECIAL GUESTS. DAVEY, WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? THIS IS PIP, THE CINDER BLOCK AND PIP THE CINDER BLOCK DOESN’T ONLY BRING YOU BRAINS. IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD WORKOUT TO. YEAH, YEAH. SO TELL ME, DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANY RITUAL WITH PIP THE CINDER BLOCK THIS MORNING? I’M NOT REALLY. IT’S USUALLY STAYS IN MR. FRICK’S CLASSROOM. SO HE CARRIED IT IN IN A BOX, AND HE JUST STUCK IT IN THE STUDIO TILL NOW. NOW THERE IS A STORY ACTUALLY BEHIND PIP THE CINDER BLOCK. CAN YOU TELL US IT SO MR. FRICK’S FOURTH PERIOD, NINTH GRADE CLASS READS GREAT EXPECTATIONS AS PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM. AND SO HIS FOURTH PERIOD CLASS HAD AN INSIDE JOKE ABOUT PIP, THE CINDER BLOCK AND THEN WHEN WE SAW IT THERE, WE QUESTIONED AND WE DECIDED, HEY, PIP, THIS BLOCK IS PRETTY COOL. SO YEAH, AND DAVEY, YOU CAN PUT IT DOWN. YOU CAN GET A BREAK THERE. NOW, JOHN, TELL ME, I MEAN, YOU PROBABLY SURPRISED WHEN THEY TOOK SUCH A LIKING TO THIS CINDER BLOCK. I DID. AND THAT THEY REALLY IT’S PART OF A TEAM NOW. IT’S ALL FINE. IT’S OUR FIFTH MEMBER. IT’S OUR FIFTH BEATLE. YEAH, I LOVE IT. WELL, JOHN, JUST REAL QUICK, YOU HAVE REALLY GREAT TIME HERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MANY YEARS HERE WITH BRAIN BUSTERS, RIGHT? HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN HERE? FALL OF 2001, I THINK I GOT AN EMAIL FROM AN INDIVIDUAL NAMED RICH ROSEN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY THIS GAME SHOW? AND WHO’S THAT? AND HERE WE ARE OVER TWO DECADES LATER, STILL ENJOYING OURSELVES WITH A WHOLE NEW GENERATION OF STUDENTS. YES, IT’S AMAZING. AND YOU HAVE BROUGHT THE CHECK HOME BEFORE, RIGHT? YES, TWICE. WE DID BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. AND STILL HAVE THEM ON THE WALL AT SCHOOL TO TRY TO GET NEW GENERATION TO SAY, HEY, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A FUN THING FOR US TO DO. AND HOW WOULD IT FEEL TO BRING THAT BACK WITH YOU TODAY? EXCELLENT. MORE FOR THEM THAN ANYTHING. JUST SEEING THEM WORK TOGETHER. SUCH A GREAT TEAM. I’D LOVE TO SEE THEM. SEE THEM WIN. AWESOME. GREAT. THANK YOU. WE’LL MOVE OVER HERE TO E-TOWN. ALL RIGHT. IT’S GOING TO BE A LONG BATTLE, RIGHT? AND WHAT WE NEED TO GET THROUGH, IT MIGHT BE A BLESSING FROM THE MAGIC SPOON. THIS IS SIENA. SIENA IS ALWAYS IN CHARGE OF THE MAGIC SPOON. RIGHT? WELL, ACTUALLY, NO ONE OF MY. IT WAS ACTUALLY LENT TO THE TEAM BY A VERY NICE PERSON NAMED MAGGIE LEHMAN. AND SHE IS THE OFFICIAL KEEPER OF THE SPOON FROM WAY OLD TIMES IN THE CHESS TEAM. IT WAS ORIGINALLY A CHESS TEAM KIND OF THING THAT WE DID THAT WE HIT A GIANT BLUE HAMSTER. IT’S A FAKE HAMSTER. GOT A PREMISE. IT’S A FAKE HAMSTER ON THE HEAD WITH A SPOON, AS WE IT’S NAME WAS OLD ABRAM. AND THEN WE DANCE AROUND IT AND SING VERY GOOD. OH, MY GOSH. NOW, DID YOU BLESS EVERYBODY ON THE WAY HERE TODAY? DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT IS WORKING SO FAR? OF COURSE. OF COURSE, OF COURSE. NOW, ONE THING I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT HERE IS JUST HOW MUCH WHEN I WALKED IN THE ROOM TO SEE YOUR CLASS. SO MUCH PERSONALITY. THERE IS SO MUCH PERSONALITY IN THIS GROUP. SO HOW ARE THEY COMPARED TO MAYBE SOME OTHER TEAMS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN COACHING? EVERY TEAM I’VE HAD HAS A DIFFERENT PERSONALITY. IT’S JUST I THINK THE COMBINATION OF THE KIDS THAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW JUST IT’S SO FUN BECAUSE THEY ARE SO YOUNG AND I KNOW I’M GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH THEM FOR THE NEXT 3 OR 4 YEARS. VERY GOOD. NOW, ETHAN, HOW PROUD ARE YOU OF YOUR TEAMMATES TODAY? I’M VERY PROUD OF LIAM. HE’S REALLY I SAY HE’S A LITTLE OVERPOWERED. HONESTLY, I THINK HE NEEDS A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW. WELL, WELL, GREAT. ALL OF YOU GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS FOR BRINGING THE MAGIC SPOON. THAT WAS MY BIG REQUEST FOR THE DAY. THANKS, GUYS. BACK TO YOU. RICH. THANKS, JOCELYN. THANKS FOR INTRODUCING EVERYBODY. AND THANKS FOR TAKING US BACKSTAGE TO MEET OUR STUDENTS IN THEIR OFFSTAGE LIVES. WE’RE GOING TO RETURN TO THE BIG STAGE HERE AT WGAL STUDIO FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND OF WGAL BRAIN BUSTERS IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST, IT’S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK EACH AND EVERY PLAYER FOR PARTICIPATING AND MAKING THIS SHOW A SUCCESS. LET’S TAKE A MOMENT TO MEET THE OTHER TEAMS THAT COMPETED AT STUDIO A AT WGAL THIS SEASON. WE WJLA SALUTES ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT. THE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION OF WGAL BRAIN BUSTERS WILL CONTINUE AFTER THESE MESSAGES. UNIQUELY SATISFYING TREATS THAT MIGHT NOT ALL MAKE IT HOME TASTY CAKE EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES. I GUESS THEY JUST AREN’T BITING TODAY, HUH, GUYS? NOT EVEN A NIBBLE. OH FOUR. COME ON. OH, ALMOST GOOD. IT’S MY LUCKY SPOT. JUST ISN’T PAYING OFF. WELL, THIS MIGHT. WHOA. 1 MILLION. SERIOUSLY? FROM THE LOTTERY. AND WITH TOP PRIZES OF A MILLION BUCKS, THAT’S QUITE A CATCH. KEEP ON SCRATCHING. YEAH. AWESOME. SPRING IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. A BEAUTIFUL TIME OF YEAR, BUT IT CAN TURN IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE FROM SUNNY TO SEVERE. PREPARE FOR WHATEVER WEATHER THREAT HITS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. KEEP YOUR EYE OUT FOR THESE ICONS. IN FACT, MEANS WEATHER COULD DISRUPT YOUR PLANS AND ALERT MEANS SEVERE OR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. WEATHER IS IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. STAY ALERT. STAY READY. STAY UP TO DATE. DOWNLOAD THE WGAL NEWS8 APP. THE WGAL NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM IMPACT AND ALERT DAYS WEATHER COVERAGE. YOU CAN COUNT ON AT BETH HITTER. WE’VE HELPED OVER 2 MILLION CUSTOMERS TURN THEIR OUTDATED BATHROOMS INTO THE SPACE OF THEIR DREAMS. YOU MAY KNOW US FROM OUR TUB OVER TUB LINERS, BUT HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT OUR OTHER TRANSFORMATION OPTIONS FROM CONVERTING YOUR TUB INTO A SLEEK, MODERN SHOWER TO REPLACING YOUR ENTIRE TUB AND SHOWER SETUP? BATH FITTER HAS A SOLUTION TO MEET YOUR CUSTOM NEEDS AND WITH OUR LIFETIME WARRANTY, YOU CAN TRUST IN THE QUALITY AND DURABILITY OF OUR PRODUCTS. BATH FITTER. IT JUST FITS. UNIQUELY SATISFYING TREATS THAT MIGHT NOT ALL MAKE IT HOME TASTY CAKE EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES. WELCOME BACK TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION OF WGR BRAIN BUSTERS. ONCE AGAIN, HERE’S RICH ROSEN. HELLO EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK. WE ARE RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE FINAL EXCITING MOMENTS OF THIS ELECTRIFYING CONTEST BETWEEN HEMPFIELD AND ELIZABETHTOWN. IF YOU’RE JUST JOINING US OR JUST FOR A QUICK REVIEW, AS YOU CAN SEE, ELIZABETHTOWN DOES HAVE A STRONG LEAD, BUT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF GAME LEFT. SO AS WE HURTLE TOWARD THE FINISH LINE, IT’S NOW TIME FOR THE ALWAYS ANTICIPATED AND OFTEN PIVOTAL ROUND WE CALL THE BONUS BUSTER BRAINBUSTER. NOW OUR TEAMS WILL WAGER 0 TO 25 POINTS BASED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF DISTINCT WOMEN. SO WE’LL HAVE THE BONUS BRAIN BUSTER IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST, LET’S TURN OUR ATTENTION ONCE AGAIN TO JOSSLYN HOWARD, WHO’S WITH OUR ESTEEMED SCOREKEEPER DR. PEGGY JENNINGS. YES, PEGGY, IT IS SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND THIS OBVIOUSLY, IT’S NOT YOUR FIRST TIME HERE. NO, I’VE BEEN DOING SCOREKEEPING FOR SEVEN YEARS, BUT I’VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE BRAIN BUSTERS FAMILY SINCE ITS VERY FIRST EPISODE. FIRST AS A COACH AT SUSQUEHANNA HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN AS A COACH AT CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL. AND YOU DO AN AMAZING JOB NOW FOR A LIVING. YOU ACTUALLY HELP KIDS AS WELL WITH ACADEMICS. CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THAT? YEAH, SURE. I WORK WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE LOOKING TO HAVE SOME HELP WITH THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS, AND I CERTAINLY WANT TO SALUTE THESE WONDERFUL YOUNG PEOPLE. THEY ARE SO SUCCESSFUL AND THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE HARD WORKERS AND THEY HAVE A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND THEY ARE CURIOUS AND THEY WILL BE VERY SUCCESSFUL BOTH IN LIFE AND IN COLLEGE NO MATTER WHAT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PEGGY, FOR ALL YOU DO AS A SCOREKEEPER. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, RICH, BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU, JOCELYN. DR. JENNINGS IS VERY EXPERIENCED IN HELPING STUDENTS REACH THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS AND HER EXPERTISE DOES MAKE HER AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO OUR TEAM. OKAY. WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF THE FINAL MOMENTS OF OUR CHAMPIONSHIP. EVERYTHING IS NOW AT A FEVER PITCH. OUR TEAMS WAGERED 0 TO 25 POINTS BASED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF DISTINGUISHED WOMEN. IT’S NOW TIME FOR TODAY’S BONUS BOYS BRAIN BUSTER. FOR TODAY’S QUESTION, LET’S WELCOME THE FANTASTIC TEAM, RYAN HALL TO BRAIN BUSTERS. THANKS, RICH. NOW HERE’S YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP BONUS. BRAIN BUSTER. SHE ROSE TO POWER AND FAME AS AN ANALYST OF WORLD AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL SECURITY UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON, SHE REPRESENTED AMERICA AT THE UN AND WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE AS SECRETARY OF STATE. SHE DIED IN EARLY 2022 AT THE AGE OF 84. WHO WAS THIS TRAILBLAZING WOMAN AGAIN? SHE ROSE TO POWER AND FAME AS AN ANALYST OF WORLD AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL SECURITY. UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON, SHE REPRESENTED AMERICA AT THE UN AND WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE AS SECRETARY OF STATE. SHE DIED IN EARLY 2022 AT THE AGE OF 84. WHO WAS THIS TRAILBLAZING WOMAN? GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR ANSWER. NOW BACK TO STUDIO RICH. THANK YOU, TAMRON. GOOD LUCK TEAMS. WE’LL GIVE YOU ABOUT FIVE SECONDS. OKAY. JOHN, ARE YOU ALL SET, SIR? WHY DON’T YOU READY TO SHOW US? WE WEREN’T SURE. RICE NO, I’M SORRY. IT WAS NOT CONDOLEEZZA RICE. SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEDUCT 20 POINTS FROM YOUR SCORE. LIAM, YOU WERE REALLY EAGER TO WRITE YOUR ANSWER DOWN, AND YOU DID WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER. MADELEINE ALBRIGHT. BUT LOOK AT THAT. NO POINTS ARE GOING TO BE ADDED TO YOUR SCORE. SO WE HAVE 120 TO 220. NOW, DON’T GO WANDERING UP. WE HAVE OUR LAST ROUND OF PLAY. THE FINAL FRENZY COMING UP. WHO WILL WALK AWAY WITH BRAIN BUSTERS? GOLD? WILL IT BE HEMPFIELD OR ELIZABETHTOWN? DON’T GO AWAY. BECAUSE MORE BRAINBUSTER IS COMING UP RIGHT AFTER THIS. THE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION OF WGAL BRAIN BUSTERS WILL CONTINUE AFTER THESE MESSAGES. UNIQUELY SATISFYING TREATS THAT MIGHT NOT ALL MAKE IT HOME. TASTY CAKE EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES COVERAGE. YOU CAN COUNT ON. IT’S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST COVERING THE NEWS OF THE DAY. IT’S ABOUT GETTING THE FACTS STRAIGHT WITH A BALANCED APPROACH. IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE MEET AND THE STORIES THEY TELL SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES. AT WGAL NEWS EIGHT WE BELIEVE IT TAKES TEAMWORK FROM THE LARGEST TEAM OF REPORTERS WITH THE MOST NEWSROOMS TO COVER YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WHETHER IT’S BREAKING NEWS OR SEVERE WEATHER, YOU’LL ALWAYS BE UP TO DATE. GOOD EVENING. I’M LORI BURKHOLDER AND I’M JERE GISH. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. WGAL NEWS EIGHT. IT’S COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. I’M PHILLIP RICHARDSON FROM THE RICHARDSON GROUP. ARE YOU LOOKING TO MAKE UP FOR RECENT MARKET LOSSES? WE CAN HELP YOU IMMEDIATELY GET BACK ON TRACK AT THE RICHARDSON GROUP. WE OFFER A NO FEE ANNUITY THAT PROVIDES A GUARANTEED FIRST YEAR YIELD OF 14%. YOUR INVESTMENT IS 100% PROTECTED AND GROW SAFELY EVEN IN DOWNTURNS. LET US HELP YOU BUILD AND PROTECT YOUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS. CALL TODAY TO LEARN MORE. (717) 947-7413. WGAL NEWS EIGHT. THEY JUST COME OFF AS TRUSTWORTHY PEOPLE. I MEAN ON WJHL FOR PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT NEWS RELATED. THEY’RE ON ALL DAY LONG, ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. SO THEY’RE BASICALLY PART OF THE FAMILY KNOWING THAT WE CAN COUNT ON TRUSTWORTHY, UNBIASED IS WHAT WE LOOK FOR. THERE’S NO LEANING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. IT ALL GOES BACK TO THE TRUST AND WE JUST TRUST THAT THEY WILL BE THERE. NEWS 8 THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY’S MOST TRUSTED SOURCE FOR NEWS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. UNIQUELY SATISFYING TREATS THAT MIGHT NOT ALL MAKE IT HOME. TASTY CAKE EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES. WATCH ALL THE SEASON’S EPISODES OF GOOGLE BRAIN BUSTERS ANYTIME ON GOOGLE. OUR ONLINE HOME ALSO INCLUDES OUR TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE AND A CHANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SHOW AND HOST RICH ROSEN, GO TO WGAL. COM AND CLICK ON BRAIN BUSTERS AS WELL. HI EVERYONE. AFTER AN EXTRAORDINARY TOURNAMENT THIS SEASON, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THESE TWO TEAMS WHO WILL WALK AWAY WITH THE COVETED. 2023 BRAIN BUSTERS CHAMPIONSHIP. WILL IT BE ELIZABETHTOWN OR HEMPFIELD? WILL ALL THE MARBLES ARE COMING UP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HERE COMES TODAY’S FINAL FRENZY. THIS TIME WE HAVE 20 POINT QUESTIONS. PICK UP THOSE SIGNALING BUTTONS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENS DURING THIS ROUND AND LET’S SEE WHAT HAPPENS FOR THE FIRST 20 POINT QUESTION IN NOVEMBER 2022, HIS ULTRA NATIONALIST AND RELIGIOUS PARTNERS. WHEN A SOLID MAJORITY IN ISRAEL’S KNESSET WHO IS JS OH, I’M SORRY, I’M GOING TO HAVE TO I’M SORRY. WHO IS THIS NEWLY ELECTED PRIME MINISTER? ELIZABETHTOWN OH, WE STUMPED YOU ON BENJAMIN NETANYAHU. YAHOO! ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS THE ALLEGHENY IN 1880, THEY ALLEGEDLY TOOK A PLAYER, LIAM PIRATES, THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES. THEY TOOK A PLAYER WITHOUT ANY COMPENSATION. AND THAT’S HOW THE MAJOR LEAGUE GOT ITS NAME. IT HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS. HE SAID IF YOU HAVE NOT CHOSEN ME BY SECRET BALLOT, NEITHER HAVE I GAINED OFFICE BY ANY SECRET PROMISES. WHO WAS THIS UNELECTED 20TH CENTURY PRESIDENT LIAM? OH, SORRY. JENNA TAFT. SORRY. NO. GERALD R FORD IN THE JAPANESE GAME OF GO THIS WORD IS SIMPLY CHECK IN THE GAME OF CHESS. WHAT WARNING BECAME THE NAME OF A VIDEO COMPANY? LIAM KO NO, SORRY. AS A VIDEO GAME COMPANY CREATOR OF PAC-MAN. CHASE SEGA. NO, IT’S ATARI. THE NAME ATARI MEANS WARNING IN 1741, THIS DANISH EXPLORER SIGHTED AND LANDED ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF ALASKA, AN ISLAND, A GLACIER, A SEA ON A STRAIT. LIAM BARON BEARING. THEY’VE ALL BEEN NAMED IN HIS HONOR. IT CAN REFER TO EITHER AN ELECTRON TUBE WITH A CATHODE AND AN ANODE OR TO A TWO TERMINAL SEMI CONDUCTOR USES A RECTIFIER. JANET. A BATTERY? OH, NO. SORRY. WHAT IS THIS ELECTRICAL DEVICE? NOAA CAPACITOR? NO, VERY CLOSE. IT’S A DIODE. IT’S ALSO CALLED THE LAW OF REFRACTION. AND IT SAYS THAT THE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE IS EQUAL. THAT IS CORRECT. YES. APOLLO 11 FLEW TO THE MOON IN 1969, AND NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND. BUZZ ALDRIN WAS THE SECOND MAN ON THE MOON WHO REMAINED J. MICHAEL COLLINS. MICHAEL COLLINS REMAINED. YES. A LAWYER FILES THESE LEGAL DOCUMENTS BEFORE ARGUING A CASE IN COURT. THE NAME SOUNDS SHORT, BUT THEY OFTEN GO ON FOR PAGES. LIAM NO, SORRY. WHAT IS WHAT DO THEY CALL? JENNA? A BRIEF. THEY ARE CALLED BRIEF. A BRIEF? YES. ONCE PART OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. IT’S SPLIT OFF 165 MILLION YEARS AGO. CHASE INDIA. NOT INDIA. NO. AS A RESULT, 80. LIAM. MADAGASCAR. MADAGASCAR IS THE CORRECT ANSWER. IN MATHEMATICS. IT’S THE SET OF ALL POINTS WHOSE COORDINATES SATISFY A SINGLE EQUATION IN GENETIC GENETICS, IT’S THE POSITION OF GENE OCCUPIES ON A CHROMOSOME MORE GENERALLY. LIAM LOCUS THE LOCUS IS CORRECT, YES. AND THAT’S SOUND TAKES US TO THE END OF THE ROUND AND TO THE END OF THE GAME. CONGRATS. REGULATIONS. ELIZABETHTOWN. THEY THEY ARE THE 2023 BRAIN BUSTERS CHAMPIONS. YOU HAVE REACHED A STATUS THROUGH A VERY, VERY TOUGH COMPETITION. AND WE CONGRATULATE YOU. YOU ARE GOING TO WALK AWAY WITH $5,000, BUT COME ON, NO FEAR. HEMPFIELD. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELVES. YOU ARE WALKING AWAY WITH $3,000. WHAT A FANTASTIC TOURNAMENT. WE THANK YOU ALL. WE THANK MR. FRICK. WE THANK MR. SPIEGEL. BUT DON’T GO AWAY. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FINAL WORDS IN JUST A MOMENT. UNIQUELY SATISFYING TREATS THAT MIGHT NOT ALL MAKE IT HOME TASTY CAKE, EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES AT MARTIN FURNITURE AND MATTRESS. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE FURNITURE SHOPPING A FUN AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE. OUR TEAM HAS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO HELP GUIDE YOU THROUGH EACH STEP OF THE PROCESS. OUR DESIRE IS TO SIMPLIFY YOUR FURNITURE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE, FIND THE FURNITURE THAT BEST SUITS YOUR SPACE, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR BUDGET, AND THEN CAREFULLY INSTALL YOUR NEW PIECES. CREATING A FRESH NEW AMBIANCE YOUR FAMILY WILL ENJOY FOR YEARS TO COME. AT MARTIN FURNITURE AND MATTRESS. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE HERE FOR. JERE GISH AND LORI BURKHOLDER, THE NEWS TEAM THAT HAS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TALKING. WE TRUST THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY’VE BEEN HERE FOR SO LONG. I LIKE HOW THEY’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR JOB. JERRY AND LORI, THEY’RE HOME. THEY’RE FROM HERE. THEY ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU LEAVE WITH THAT TRUST AND THAT KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT’S GOING ON OUT THERE. THEY’RE ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU. THEY’RE SMILING FACES. THEY’RE PERSONAL STORIES. THEY’RE ALL SOMETHING THAT YOU TAKE HOME WITH YOU. JERE GISH LORI BURKHOLDER WEEKNIGHTS ON WGAL NEWS EIGHT. UNIQUELY SATISFYING TREATS THAT MIGHT NOT ALL MAKE IT HOME TASTY CAKE. EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES. THAT WAS ONE DISTINGUISHED DISPLAY, A BATTLING BRAIN POWER. CONGRATS RELATIONS ELIZABETHTOWN. THEY’RE WALKING AWAY. WITH $5,000. THAT’S A GOOD TAKEAWAY. BUT DON’T WORRY OUR NON WINNERS. HEMPFIELD. YOU’RE WALKING AWAY WITH $3,000. THAT’S NOT A BAD TREASURE TROVE TO WALK AWAY WITH. WE’VE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. JOCELYN, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. ABSOLUTELY. AND I WOULD LOVE TO START HERE REAL QUICK WITH TIM. TIM, YOU HAVE TO BE SO EXCITED AS A COACH. AND HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE SUCH A YOUNG TEAM MAKING THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT? IT FEELS SO GREAT JUST BECAUSE IT’S SUCH A COMMENTARY ON OUR DISTRICT, OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS THAT THEY’VE DONE SO WELL AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE AND WATCH OUT BECAUSE THEY’LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR. AWESOME. RICH, IT’S BEEN A PLEASURE. IT’S BEEN AMAZING. OH, IT’S BEEN FANTASTIC. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE’LL LOOK FOR YOU NEXT YEAR. BEFORE WE GO, THERE’S MANY THINGS IN ORDER. FIRST, I WANT TO THINK, OF COURSE, OUR WONDERFUL PARTICIPANTS, OUR FUTURE BRAIN BUSTERS. JOSSLYN HOWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. OUR SPECIAL GUEST OF COURSE, TAMRON HALL FROM NBC. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PRODUCTION WIZARDS HERE AT NBC STUDIO THAT’S INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NATE, MOE OR CLAIRE CHICKIE, JACKIE, ANGELA, MARC KREBS. THERE’S A WHOLE LIST OF NAMES. ALAN ON SOUND AND ZACH AND JALEN AND THE MILLERSVILLE INTERNS ON CAMERA. LINDA OUR RECEPTION IS TO KEPT EVERYBODY IN LINE AND OF COURSE, EVERYONE’S COMMITMENT WHO HAS MADE THIS SHOW POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR BEING HERE AND WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT SEASON. SO LONG, EVERYBODY.