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 began in 1983.^[1]

Description

High schools from around the state compete against each other to win "brainy bragging rights" and grant money for their school. The first season of the program was hosted by Tom Bergeron (now of America's Funniest Home Videos and Dancing with the Stars fame), one of Bergeron's first jobs appearing on television. Starting in the second season and continuing to today, Jim Jeannotte took over hosting duties. Co-host Lori Warriner interviews the team members, coaches, and school administration. Prior co-hosts include Tim Estiloz, John Herman,^[2] and Alison MacNair (former host of NHPTV's NH Outlook). The competition features 16 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 program previously selected 32 teams to compete on the televised rounds based on state geography and recent appearances; however, after a year-long hiatus, the program required interested teams to complete a written test, with the top-scoring sixteen teams earning spots. The championship game, called the Superchallenge, is a 1-hour show with extended categories and more questions.^[3] Since 1995, part of the funding for Granite State Challenge comes from proceeds of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission.^[4] Beginning in 2008, each episode is available to view on YouTube and to download at no charge on iTunes. There have been many fierce rivalries throughout the years of competition, including Bishop Guertin and Nashua (until recently undivided), Alvirne and Pinkerton, Phillips Exeter Academy and Hollis/Brookline, and Hanover and Plymouth Regional.

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 with a chance an fifteen bonus points when a team provides a correct answer on the toss-up. A team chooses a bonus set out of three provided and answers three 5-point questions.

The third quarter is the show's "60-second" 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 with each question worth 10 points. A 10-point bonus is awarded for answering all questions correctly.

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 SuperChallenge," 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.

29th Season (2012-2013)

After being cancelled for one year, the program returned with financial assistance from new sponsors. Additionally, the NHHEAF Network promised each student on the winning team a $1,000.00 scholarship and a $500.00 to the runner-ups. Another first for the season was the Governors' Cup, where the winning team and the champion from Massachusetts's High School Quiz Show compete against each other on the latter's set. The 29th season featured the inauguration of the Super Sunday Qualifying Event, where 48 teams came to Southern New Hampshire University on November 18, 2012. 48 teams vied for 16 spots on a 100-questions exam. The highest scoring teams were announced on the program's website^[5] (in alphabetical order):

Below lists the 15 bouts including the regular season and SuperChallenge detailing the competing teams, air date, winner (italicized), and scores.

Round of 16

February 10: Coe-Brown (160) v. Hanover (310)

February 17: Kingswood Regional (255) v. Winnacunnet (125)

February 24: Bow (230) v. Portsmouth Christian (255)

March 3: Bishop Brady (185) v. Keene (285)

March 10: Mascoma Valley (135) v. Pinkerton Academy (175)'

March 17: Manchester Central (325) v. Oyster River (185)

March 24: John Stark (110) v. Plymouth Regional (310)

March 31: Bedford (200) v. Nashua North (180)

Quarterfinals

April 7: Hanover (225) v. Kingswood Regional (180)

April 14: Keene (360) v. Portsmouth Christian (210)

April 21: Manchester Central (300) v. Pinkerton Academy (170)

April 28: Bedford (245) v. Plymouth Regional (290)

Semifinals

May 5: Hanover (375) v. Keene (280)^[6]

May 12: Manchester Central (275) v. Plymouth Regional (325)^[7]

Superchallenge

May 19: Hanover (515) v. Plymouth Regional (535)^[8]

Statistics

Highest Scoring Regular Season Round

1. Hanover (375)

2. Keene (360)

3. Plymouth Regional, Manchester Central (tie) (325)

5. Portsmouth Christian, Kingswood Regional (tie) (255)

7. Bedford (245)

8. Bow (230)

9. Oyster River, Bishop Brady (tie) (185)

11. Nashua North (180)

12. Pinkerton (175)

13. Coe-Brown (160)

14. Mascoma Valley (135)

15. Winnacunnet (125)

16. John Stark (110)

Cumulative Score in Regular Season

1. Plymouth Regional, Keene (925)

3. Hanover (910)

4. Manchester Central (900)

5. Portsmouth Christian (465)

6. Bedford (445)

7. Kingswood Regional (435)

8. Pinkerton (345)

9. Bow (230)

10. Oyster River, Bishop Brady (tie) (185)

12. Nashua North (180)

13. Coe-Brown (160)

14. Mascoma Valley (135)

15. Winnacunnet (125)

16. John Stark (110)

The four semifinalist teams were the only teams in the season to end a regular season round with a highest score over 300 points.

Past Champions

This is a list of past GSC winners since 1983.^[9]

1983-84 Londonderry def. Laconia (inaugural championship, inaugural champion also has longest title drought)
1984-85 Phillips Exeter Academy def. Hollis/Brookline (school's only title)
1985-86 St. Thomas def. Winnisquam (school's only title)
1986-87 Bishop Guertin def. Merrimack (school's only title)
1987-88 Winnisquam def. Hollis/Brookline (5th Anniversary)
1988-89 Alvirne def. Pinkerton
1989-90 Laconia def. Woodsville
1990-91 Hanover def. John Stark
1991-92 Portsmouth def. Dover (school's only title)
1992-93 Winnisquam def. John Stark (10th Anniversary, first repeat champion)
1993-94 Alvirne def. Kearsarge
1994-95 Laconia def. Keene
1995-96 Plymouth def. Woodsville (school's only title)
1996-97 Keene def. Oyster River (school's only title)
1997-98 Salem def. Derryfield (15th Anniversary)
1998-99 Oyster River def. Profile
1999-2000 Kearsarge def. Derryfield (school's only title)
2000-01 Oyster River def. Trinity
2001-02 Salem def. Winnisquam
2002-03 Hanover def. Winnacunnet (20th Anniversary)
2003-04 Winnisquam def. Trinity
2004-05 Alvirne def. Inter-Lakes
2005-06 Manchester West def. Winnacunnet (school's only title)
2006-07 Hanover def. Derryfield (school's only title)
2007-08 John Stark def. Winnacunnet (25th Anniversary, school's only title)
2008-09 Hollis/Brookline def. Phillips Exeter Academy (school's only title)
2009-10 Manchester Central def. Hanover (school's only title)
2010-11 Bishop Brady def. ConVal (school's only title)
2012-13 Plymouth def. Hanover

Schools with Multiple Titles:

Three Titles Apiece

Hanover (2006–07, 2002–03, 1990–91)
Alvirne (2004–05, 1993–94, 1988–89)
Winnisquam (2003–04, 1992–93, 1987–88)

Two Titles Apiece

Salem (2001–02, 1997–98)
Oyster River (2000–01, 1998–99)
Plymouth (1995-96, 2012-13)
Laconia (1994–95, 1989–90)

References

External links

New Hampshire Public Television's Granite State Challenge

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