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76-468: Honda had Muse Cordero Chen, an advertising agency, do multiple focus groups in several major cities across the country to identify issues facing the African American community and their attitude towards Honda. One of the concerns they identified was African Americans wanted companies to be more responsive to the needs of their community, particularly with regards to education. Afterwards, education became

152-471: A naming rights sponsor, initially General Electric and later Capital One ) is a radio, television, and student quiz show . College Bowl first aired on the NBC Radio Network in 1953 as College Quiz Bowl . It then moved to American television broadcast networks , airing from 1959 to 1963 on CBS and from 1963 to 1970 on NBC . In 1977, the president of College Bowl, Richard Reid, developed it into

228-460: A bonus is awarded after every fifth such answer, starting with 50 for the fifth and increasing by 25 for each additional set of five. The bonus was set to a flat 100 points in the second season. Each qualifying contest consists of two complete games, with two new teams per game. The two highest-scoring teams from each contest advance to an eight-team elimination bracket, regardless of whether they won their respective games. The two highest scorers from

304-542: A category is read, the category is out of play. At the beginning of Rounds 2 and 3, the face-off representative changes, and the team who is behind selects the category for the opening Face Off question. At the end of the three Face Off rounds, teams play the final round, the Ultimate Challenge. The team that's behind plays first, and selects one of four new categories. The team has 60 seconds to answer 10 questions, each worth 50 points (originally 25). An incorrect answer

380-432: A correct response on a toss-up gave the team the right to answer a bonus question, which could be worth 20, 25, or 30 possible points. The toss-up questions did not permit conferring with other team members, with buzzers (using a lockout system) being used to designate who rang in to answer a question. Players could ring in before the moderator had completed the question (also known as an interrupt) but if an incorrect answer

456-399: A final. After the end of the qualifier rounds, eight of the original 12 teams advanced to the quarterfinals. Listed by team name (seed), these were: Ole Miss (1), Tennessee (2), Michigan (3), USC (4), UCLA (5), Alabama (6), Columbia (7), and Auburn (8). Morehouse , UVA , Minnesota , and XULA were eliminated. The quarterfinal results were as follows: For the semifinals,

532-616: A key element in Honda's advertising and public relations campaigns aimed at the African American audience. The agency helped Honda develop the Honda Campus All-Star challenge to help meet this need. In 1989 Honda proposed a program to the College Bowl Company for HBCUs. College Bowl created a program in which all 4-year degree-granting HBCUs are eligible to enroll teams, and all participating HBCUs receive grants. From 1990 to 1995,

608-514: A new version and format of the game as an international championship in Africa, called Africa Challenge (Celtel Africa Challenge, Zain Africa Challenge). The College Bowl Campus Program and National Championship ran until 2008. In November 2020, NBC announced a revival of the show, developed from the format of Honda Campus All-Star Challenge and Africa Challenge , with Peyton Manning as host and

684-470: A non-televised national championship competition on campuses across America through an affiliation with the Association of College Unions International (ACUI), which lasted for 31 years. In 1989, College Bowl introduced a (sponsored) version of College Bowl for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) called Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) which is ongoing. In 2007, College Bowl produced

760-601: A qualifier round followed by a traditional playoff bracket including quarterfinals, "The Blitz," semifinal, and a final. After the end of the qualifier rounds, twelve of the original 16 teams advanced to the quarterfinals. Listed by team name (seed), these were: Notre Dame (1), Oklahoma (2), Texas (3), Georgia (4), Washington (5), BYU (6), Penn State (7), Spelman (8), Syracuse (9), UC Santa Barbara (10), Columbia (11), and Duke (12). Ohio State , Florida , Albany State , and Morehouse were eliminated. The quarterfinal results were as follows: For "The Blitz,"

836-451: A round robin tournament. The divisions are named after famous African Americans , with two of the eight divisions renamed each year. The preliminary round consists of divisional round robin games. The two teams from each division with the best win/loss record move onto the round of 16 playoffs. Teams are seeded based on overall performance, and the "super sixteen," "great eight," quarterfinal, and semifinal matches are single elimination , with

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912-557: A special commendation from then President George H. W. Bush . Florida A&M University defeated defending champs West Virginia State in the finals. Jackson State University defeated Howard University in the finals that took place in Los Angeles, California . Participants received tributes from the mayors and governors in their college's home cities and states, as well as ones from Presidents Bill Clinton & Nelson Mandela . Florida A&M defeated Tuskegee University in

988-494: A special one-time playoff contest to become the only six-time winner in a "five-win-limit" competition. An upset occurred in 1961, when the small liberal arts colleges of Hobart and William Smith in Geneva, New York, defeated Baylor University to become the third college to retire undefeated. Pomona College began its five-game G.E. College Bowl winning streak on October 15, 1961, by first defeating Texas Christian University followed by

1064-418: A starter has to withdraw for any reason. On April 28, 2022, NBC renewed the series for a second season, with Harry Friedman being named executive producer. The second season premiered on September 9, 2022. The game is played using a modified version of the current Honda Campus All-Star Challenge rules, between two teams of three players, with no penalty for wrong answers. In each of the first two rounds,

1140-481: A ten-episode run ordered. The revival, Capital One College Bowl , aired from June 22, 2021 to October 28, 2022. College Bowl originated as a USO activity created by Canadian Don Reid for soldiers serving in World War II . Reid and John Moses then developed the game into a radio show. Grant Tinker , later President of NBC and MTM Enterprises , got his start as an assistant on the show. Richard Reid has led

1216-470: A used category gets replaced with a new one. In subsequent turns, the contestant in the position corresponding to the question number goes first. The round ends after six questions. In season two, a new round was added in between the quarterfinals and semifinals, called "The Blitz," consisting of the Kickoff and Two-Minute Drill. 3 matches are played, with the winner of each advancing to the semifinals, along with

1292-414: Is incorrect, the player representing the other team gets a chance to answer. Bonus questions come from the same category as their respective Face Off questions, are played by the entire team, and are always worth a possible 20 points. The team who answered the last correct tossup gets to choose the next category. In each category there are three face-off questions- once the third and final face-off question in

1368-451: Is not penalized, but the moderator moves on to the next question, and as long as there is time remaining, teams can keep coming back to questions that they missed or passed on. After the trailing team plays, their opponents choose one of the three remaining categories to play. After both teams have played the Ultimate Challenge, the team in the lead wins. If the team playing the first Ultimate Challenge does not accumulate enough points to bypass

1444-712: The American Honda Motor Company 's campus in Torrance, California . Oakwood University coach R. Rennae Elliott was named Coach of the Year. Prairie View A&M University defeated Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in the finals that took place in Torrance, California. Moderator for the finals was attorney Pridgen "PJ" Green who was an HCASC alumni from Hampton University . Florida A&M University won their 8th national championship against Chicago State University . For

1520-653: The Syra-quiz at Syracuse University , had occurred in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1976, the program became affiliated with the Association of College Unions International (ACUI), which continued to promote the competition as a non-broadcast event after the demise of the radio and television experiments. That affiliation ended in 2008, and the College Bowl campus program is no longer active. The College Bowl Company continues to create, produce and license versions of College Bowl in

1596-575: The 1990s with the rise of the Academic Competition Federation and National Academic Quiz Tournaments , both with their national championships, several schools (such as the University of Maryland, the University of Chicago, both former national champions, and recent runner up Georgia Tech) "de-affiliated" from College Bowl. Factors that contributed to this process included, among other issues, eligibility rules for College Bowl (which limited

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1672-524: The 2011–12 season, the format was changed to reflect that of the Zain Africa Challenge, another academic competition created by Richard Reid, owned and produced by College Bowl. Game play takes place over four rounds. The first three rounds are called Face Off Rounds. In each of the Face Off rounds, there are two types of questions: toss-ups, worth 10 points each and bonuses, worth 20 points. In each of

1748-470: The 30 teams in the NBA ) and calls on one member at a time from alternating teams to respond. A miss or repetition of any previously given answer eliminates the contestant from the round. When called on, a contestant may challenge any one opposing team member to respond instead; if the opponent gives a correct answer, the challenger is eliminated. The first team to be eliminated must choose one of its members to sit out

1824-463: The COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was canceled. Since 2021, the format returned to a 64-team tournament. From 1989 to 2011, Honda Campus All-Star Challenge used the same gameplay structure as two of its sister shows, College Bowl and University Challenge . Gameplay took place during two eight-minute halves and included toss-up and bonus questions. Toss-up questions were always 10 points in value and

1900-409: The College Bowl since 1975. He has created, produced, and supervised all versions of College Bowl innovated since then (except for a 1984 NBC special). Two four-member teams representing various colleges and universities competed; one member of each team was its captain. The game began with a "toss-up" question for ten points. The first player to buzz in got the right to answer, but if the contestant

1976-600: The Follow-Ups, for which conferring is allowed. An incorrect response at any time gives the opposing team a chance to steal the points with a correct answer. In season two, a category that was used is replaced with a new one. One category is secretly designated as "Extra Credit," awarding 20 points per question if chosen. This was removed in the second season. Each of these rounds ends after three categories have been played. A random draw decides which team will choose first in Round 1, and

2052-507: The NCT based on their NQT performance and previous years' performance at the NCT. Schools may increase their chances of qualifying via other ways announced by HCASC officials, including service projects and "Rep My School" contests. Defending champions automatically qualify for the tournament. After the NQTs are completed, qualifying schools compete at the NCT. Teams are placed into eight divisions and play

2128-529: The Two-Minute Drill, while the opposing team plays the round with all three. The "Dropout Round" was replaced in season two starting with the quarterfinals with a new round dubbed "The Handoff," in which three categories each feature a question with three correct answers. The trailing team goes first. Each correct response is worth 20 points, while an incorrect response moves on to the next teammate until all three chances have finished. Just like "The Knockout,"

2204-576: The UK for a $ 7,500 grant in the "College Bowl World Championship," which was also televised. In 1978, Stanford defeated Yale with a score of 260–200 at the US Championships, earning the right to represent the US against a UK all-star team. The UK all-star team, composed of two students from Oxford, one student from Nottingham, and one from Durham, defeated the US team with a score of 385–55. The game played in 1978 between

2280-401: The US and the UK followed College Bowl rules. In 1979, Davidson College emerged as the winner of the US Championships and competed against Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University under University Challenge rules. Once again, the UK team secured a win. There have been two television appearances since then; the 1984 tournament semi-finals and finals aired on NBC , hosted by Pat Sajak , and

2356-773: The United States and elsewhere, including Africa Challenge (2007–10), which featured schools from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia; University Challenge in New Zealand and India; University Challenge in the United Kingdom, which is seen every week in primetime on BBC 2 ; and the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge at historically black colleges and universities , sponsored by American Honda , which has awarded over $ 10,000,000 in institutional grants since its debut in 1989. In

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2432-474: The University of Washington, Hood College, Amherst College, and Washington and Lee University. In another surprise, Lafayette College retired undefeated in fall 1962 after beating the University of California, Berkeley for its fifth victory, a David and Goliath event. Ohio Wesleyan University retired undefeated easily beating Bard, Marymount, UCLA, Michigan Tech, and Alfred. Another upset occurred in 1966 when

2508-456: The all-female Agnes Scott College from Georgia defeated an all-male team from Princeton University . The show licensed and spun off three other academic competitions in the U.S.: In 1989, College Bowl introduced its academic team championship for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) called Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) sponsored by American Honda Motor Company . From 1990 to 1995, Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

2584-407: The competition format consisted of sectional matches that led up to televised National Championship games on BET . The current basic format was adopted in 1996, which abandoned the sectional games and the televising of games in favor of an all-encompassing 64-team National Championship Tournament (NCT) held each spring. From the 2010 to the 2019 season, only 48 teams qualified each year. In 2020 due to

2660-534: The entire 1987 tournament on Disney Channel , hosted by Dick Cavett . The University of Minnesota won both iterations. In 1970, modern quiz bowl invitational tournaments began with the Southeastern Invitational Tournament, and the circuit expanded through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. These tournaments increasingly made various modifications to the College Bowl format and came to be known as quiz bowl . Earlier invitational tournaments, such as

2736-552: The final two teams playing a best two-of-three series of final matches. Clint Holmes, who hosted the BET broadcasts, moderated the semifinal and final matches through 2008. From 2009 onward, moderators from the Round Robin have been used during the on-stage games on the final game day. The tournament begins with an opening banquet, and concludes with a closing banquet/awards ceremony. Both banquets include speakers and entertainers. Since 2004,

2812-609: The finals at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida . As winners they got to have an Oval Office meeting with President Bill Clinton. Florida A&M University won their second consecutive title defeating Clark-Atlanta University in the finals that took place in Washington D.C. Morehouse College won their second straight championship in a matchup against Howard University that took place in Orlando, FL . Fisk University won their first championship, defeating Oakwood University at

2888-627: The finals. For second year in a row, the competition was a virtual event. Morehouse's coach Robert Myrick was named Coach of the Year. Stillman College wins their 1st championship, defeating Tuskegee University in the finals and winning a $ 75,000 grant. Dr. Worth Hayes of Tuskegee was named Coach of the Year. The event was once again held at the Honda Campus in Torrance, California . "HCASC NCT History" . Honda Campus All-Star Challenge. - Historical reference of Finalist and Semi-Finalist. College Bowl College Bowl (which has carried

2964-400: The full amount of the bonus, or could be a series of questions giving the team a chance to receive a portion of the maximum points (i.e. a 30-point bonus made up of three 10 point questions). Other bonuses might require a team to name items from a list at 5 points apiece, or award points based on how many clues it took the team to identify a famous person, place, or thing (a 30-20-10 bonus). Only

3040-532: The game changed to Zain Africa Challenge . Season five, which was set to be telecast in 2011, failed to make it past pre-production after Zain sold its African network operations to Bharti Airtel . An Irish version of the competition called Challenging Times ran between 1991 and 2002. It was sponsored by The Irish Times newspaper and presented by Kevin Myers , then a columnist with that newspaper. Throughout

3116-480: The growing Internet community of quiz bowl players led to a great increase in teams, tournaments, and formats. No tournament was held in 1983 or 1985, though regional tournaments were held each year. †Tied for third (lost in semifinals, no playoff for third place). African-American culture Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

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3192-445: The latter half including two "Extra Credit" categories that not only double the points but also feature two answers. In season one, members of teams eliminated in the qualifiers, quarterfinals, or semifinals each receive $ 5,000, $ 10,000, or $ 15,000, respectively. In season two, members of teams eliminated in the qualifiers, quarterfinals, "The Blitz," or semifinals each receive $ 5,000, $ 10,000, $ 15,000, or $ 20,000 respectively. Members of

3268-479: The national championship games were broadcast on BET . These televised competitions were hosted by Clint Holmes . The college bowl type of competition became popular in the 60's and 70's, but it was rarely if ever, that African Americans were even allowed to compete in these tournaments. The HCASC was the first opportunity for black students to publicly display their talents, and airing the finals on cable television gave them an even larger audience. From 1990 to 1995,

3344-687: The number of graduate students who could compete and required a minimum course load), higher participation costs for College Bowl relative to these other formats, and concerns regarding the quality and difficulty of the questions used in College Bowl competitions. On November 24, 2020, it was announced that a 10-episode revival of the series had been ordered at NBC, with Peyton Manning as host (and producer) and his brother Cooper serving as sidekick. The revival, titled Capital One College Bowl , premiered on June 22, 2021. Twelve teams compete for $ 1 million in scholarship funds; each team fields four players, three starters and one alternate who can be brought in if

3420-524: The opening banquet has also introduced new members into the HCASC Hall of Fame. Tournament format For their efforts, schools that qualify for the NCT are awarded grants. The grant awards were updated for the 2015–16 season. Numbers in parentheses denote multiple championships In the first national championship, West Virginia State defeated Alcorn State in the finals that took place at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The Challenge received

3496-412: The opponent control. The third and final round is the "Two-Minute Drill," in which each team has two minutes to answer as many questions as possible. In season one, teams chose their categories ("majors") from a group of six before the game began, and the trailing team went first. Teammates may confer on the questions, but only the captain may buzz in and answer. Each correct response scores 25 points, and

3572-428: The pandemic, in 2020 the national championship was suspended and the 2021 version was a virtual event. In 2011, HCASC adopted the Africa Challenge format of the game created by Richard Reid: the highlights of the format were three rounds of Face-Off (Toss-up) and Bonus questions played in categories followed by a catch-up round called the Ultimate Challenge. A British version of the televised College Bowl competition

3648-466: The qualifier, quarterfinal, and "Blitz" rounds. The resulting order was: Columbia (1), Penn State (2), BYU (3), and Georgia (4). The semifinal results were as follows: For the final, Georgia won the championship with a score of 910–855; team members Layla Parsa, Aidan Leahy, and Elijah Odunade received $ 125,000 scholarships to put towards their college education. Columbia's Akshay Manglik, Albert Zhang, and Forrest Weintraub received $ 25,000 scholarships as

3724-420: The remaining four teams were re-seeded based on their combined scores from the qualifier and quarterfinal rounds. The resulting order was: Columbia (1), USC (2), Alabama (3), and Auburn (4). USC was the only team to avoid being defeated by a lower-seeded opponent in the quarterfinals. The semifinal results were as follows: For the final, the team with the higher cumulative score in all previous matches (USC) won

3800-474: The remaining six teams also advance as wild cards. All matches beyond the qualifiers in the first season had three Face-Off rounds, with five categories available; each round ended when four of them have been played. The higher-seeded team in each match starts the first round. In season one, the Face-Offs were followed by a "Dropout Round," in which the host asks a question with multiple correct answers (e.g. naming

3876-453: The remaining six teams were re-seeded based on their combined scores from the qualifier and quarterfinal rounds. The resulting order was: Penn State (1), Columbia (2), BYU (3), Georgia (4), Syracuse (5), and UC Santa Barbara (6). Penn State advanced to the semifinal, with the most points out of the runner-up teams. The "Blitz" results were as follows: For the semifinal, the remaining four teams were re-seeded based on their combined scores from

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3952-602: The rest of the run. The norm developed in the Ludden-Earle era of undefeated teams retiring after winning five games. Each winning team earned $ 1,500 in scholarship grants from General Electric with runner-up teams receiving $ 500. A team's fifth victory awarded $ 3,000 from General Electric plus $ 1,500 from Gimbels department stores for a grand total of $ 10,500. On April 16, 1967, Seventeen magazine matched GE's payouts so that each victory won $ 3,000 and runners-up earned $ 1,000. The payouts from Gimbel's department stores remained

4028-464: The right to choose the first category in Round 1. Columbia won the championship with a score of 790–775; team members Tamarah Wallace, Shomik Ghose, and Jake Fisher received $ 125,000 scholarships to put towards their college education, as did alternate Addis Boyd. USC's Ann Nguyen, Karan Menon, and Brendan Glascock, along with alternate Astrid, received $ 25,000 scholarships as the runner-up team. The revival's second season took place over five rounds, with

4104-458: The runner-up team that scored the most points. In the second season's semifinals, a new round dubbed "Pass-Play" was introduced. In this round, two categories are shown, and the controlling team chooses which one to play, with the remaining category being given to the opposing team. The trailing team goes first. Correct answers are worth 20 points, while an incorrect answer awards the opponents those points. The round consists of eight questions, with

4180-533: The runner-up team. In the 1987 regional tournament, College Bowl was accused of recycling questions from previous tournaments, thereby possibly compromising the integrity of results. Questions for tournaments need to be new for all teams involved, or certain teams could have a competitive advantage from having heard some questions previously. The 1987 National Tournament on the Disney Channel saw additional controversy, as several protested matches proved to strain

4256-510: The same so that five-time champions retired with a grand total of $ 19,500. Colgate University was the first team to win five consecutive contests and become "retired undefeated champions," defeating New York University in Colgate's first appearance in April 1960 when NYU was going for its fifth win. Rutgers was the second college to win five contests and be retired. Colgate later defeated Rutgers in

4332-427: The second year in a row the finals were both took place in Torrance, California, and moderated by Pridgen Green. Oakwood University defeated Bowie State University at the finals in Torrance, California. Bowie State's coach Robert Batten won Coach of the Year. Spelman College defeated Florida A&M University in the finals. Coach Daniel Bascelli from Spellman won Coach of the year. The 2020 national championship

4408-457: The show, University College Cork had the most wins, with three, while National University of Ireland, Galway qualified for the most finals, winning twice and placing second twice. The game returned to radio from 1979 to 1982, hosted by Art Fleming , with the 1978 and 1979 national tournament semi-finals and finals appearing on syndicated television. The two champions from those years earned $ 5,000 for their school and competed against teams from

4484-410: The sponsor for the 1954–55 season, and a short third season in the autumn of 1955 finished the run. The most dominant team was the University of Minnesota , which had teams appear in 23 of the 68 broadcast matches. The 1953–55 series had a powerful appeal because it used remote broadcasts; each team was located at their college where they were cheered on by their wildly enthusiastic classmates. The effect

4560-596: The team in the lead, the leading team still plays their Ultimate Challenge. If there is a tie, the teams play Face Off questions until there is a change in score. As part of a qualification process, each college/university must host a campus tournament to determine which players will represent the school's team. Schools must qualify for the NCT by competing in one of the National Qualifying Tournaments (NQT) that take place in February. 32 schools are chosen for

4636-412: The team who answered the tossup correctly got to answer the bonus question; there were no opportunities to "rebound". At the end of two halves, the team with the higher score won the game. In case of a tie, toss-up questions were asked until there was a change in score (either one team answered correctly for 10 points, or interrupted with an incorrect answer, losing 5 points and the game.) Beginning with

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4712-435: The teams are shown four categories. This round was known as the "Face-Off" in season one but was renamed the "Kickoff" in season two, with only one round being played. Each category contains one "Face-Off" question and two bonus "Follow-Up" questions, all worth 10 points each. The Face-Off questions are asked on the buzzers to all players, with no conferring allowed. The first player to buzz in and answer correctly wins control of

4788-457: The television format. Especially in the early 1990s, The College Bowl Company attempted to collect licensing fees based on copyright and trade dress claims from invitational tournaments that employed formats that it claimed were similar to College Bowl and threatened not to allow schools that failed to pay these fees to compete in College Bowl events. As it was, the company's intellectual property claims were never tested in court. These events and

4864-428: The three Face Off rounds, a different player represents the team answering Face Off questions. That player is the only one who can ring in and answer for their team. Each round has four categories in play. The team who wins a coin toss decides the first category. After the entire question is read, the first player to signal gets to answer. If that player answers correctly, their team gets a bonus question. If their answer

4940-440: The tournament champion and runner-up teams each receive $ 125,000 and $ 25,000, respectively. Alternates receive the same monetary award as their teammates. In addition, four contestants are chosen to receive $ 5,000 Merit Awards based on their character and leadership ability. The revival's first season took place over four rounds, with a qualifier round followed by a traditional playoff bracket including quarterfinals, semifinals, and

5016-566: The trailing team at the end of this round chooses first in Round 2. During both rounds, the team that correctly answers the Face-Off question in a category earns the right to select the next one, regardless of the outcome of the Follow-Ups. The second "Kickoff" round was replaced in season two by a new round dubbed "One-on-One," in which three categories, each with three questions, are shown and both teams determine who will participate. Correct answers are worth 20 points, while an incorrect response gives

5092-415: Was akin to listening to a football game. Though a pilot was shot in the spring of 1955, the game did not move to television until 1959. As G.E. College Bowl with General Electric as the primary sponsor, the show ran on CBS from 1959 to 1963, and moved back to NBC from 1963 to 1970. Allen Ludden was the original host, but left to do Password full-time in 1962. Robert Earle was the moderator for

5168-405: Was an international championship version of College Bowl featuring schools from across the continent that finished at the top of nationwide, non-televised championship tournaments. The format for Africa Challenge was created by Richard Reid. It featured three players playing three rounds of Face-Off and Bonus questions, and it culminated in a catch-up round called the Ultimate Challenge. The program

5244-425: Was broadcast on BET, featuring the top 16 HBCUs, survivors of regional tournaments, competing in a single-elimination tournament. The game was played under the same rules as College Bowl. Starting in 1996 and until the present, HCASC has been played as a live-event national championship. Originally, sixty-four HBCUs traveled to and competed at the national championship. Now, forty-eight schools travel and compete. Due to

5320-522: Was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Honda instead redirect the funds from the program to the HBCU's to support their local communities. North Carolina A&T University wins their first championship, defeating Florida A&M in the finals. The competition took place virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Morehouse College wins their 5th championship, defeating Kentucky State University in

5396-399: Was given, the team would receive a five-point deduction, and the question was completed for the other team. Teams could confer on bonuses, but responses were only accepted from the captain (or a designated player if the captain chose one). If team members had conflicting answers, then the captain would speak on behalf of the team. The bonus question might be one "all or nothing" question worth

5472-569: Was launched as University Challenge in 1962. The program, presented by Bamber Gascoigne , produced by Granada Television and broadcast across the ITV network, was very popular and ran until it was taken off the air in 1987. In 1994, the show was resurrected by the BBC with Jeremy Paxman (who was also hosting Newsnight at that time) as the new quizmaster. In 2022, it was announced that Amol Rajan would be taking over as host, after Paxman announced that he

5548-460: Was played in halves. During halftime, the players were allowed to show a short promotional film of their school or they might talk about career plans or the like. The first College Quiz Bowl match was played on NBC radio on October 10, 1953, when Northwestern University defeated Columbia University , 135–60. Twenty-six episodes ran in that first season, with winning teams receiving $ 500 grants for their school. Good Housekeeping magazine became

5624-518: Was sponsored by the mobile phone company Celtel , its headquarters in The Netherlands. In the first year, schools from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda competed. In the second year schools from Malawi and Zambia were added. In the third year, schools from Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone were added. After the second year, Celtel was sold to the mobile phone company Zain , headquartered in Bahrain. The name of

5700-541: Was stepping down, owing to Parkinson's disease . Since 2011, a Christmas -time edition has also existed, titled Christmas University Challenge , featuring university alumni. A New Zealand version of University Challenge ran from 1976 to 1989, hosted by Peter Sinclair . It had a three-year revival beginning in 2014, with Tom Conroy as host. University Challenge in Australia ran on ABC from 1987 until 1989, hosted by Magnus Clarke. Launched in 2007, Africa Challenge

5776-409: Was wrong, the other team could try to answer (if a player buzzed in before the host finished reading the question and was wrong, the team was penalized five points). Answering a "toss-up" correctly earned the team the right to answer a multi-part "bonus" question worth up to thirty points; the team members could collaborate, but only the captain was allowed to answer. The game continued in this manner and

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