1982 National Finals

The 20th National Bible Quiz Finals took place August 11-13, 1982 in Springfield, Missouri at Central Assembly of God covering the books of I,II Thessalonians, I,II Peter, and James. Terry Carter was the National Coordinator.

The event was won by First A/G, Tecumseh, OK. The second place team was Evangel Temple, A/G, Decatur, GA.

The team from First A/G, Tecumseh, OK became the first team to win from the South Central region since Bethel A/G, Arlington, TX won in 1968 and would be the last team from that region to win until 1998. Tecumseh completely reversed their fortunes at Nationals since they had not won a match during the 1981 finals. The victory was extremely hard fought and came down to the final quiz, indeed the final question versus Evangel Temple, A/G, Decatur, GA for the championship. Before that final round, Tecumseh’s only loss came in the first round against Trinity A/G, Lanham, MD. After this, they won 6 straight matches to claim the first place trophy. Decatur set a record at the time for points scored with a 192 average, but it was not enough to overcome Tecumseh in the final quiz.

The top quizzer at the 1982 National Finals was Ken Henderson of First A/G, Tecumseh, OK. Ken achieved this feat in the final quiz by answering the last question which not only gave his team the victory, but also gave him the high scorer trophy over Rhett Laurens of Evangel Temple, A/G, Decatur, GA who finished second. Rhett completed his quizzing career having finished among the top six scorers 4 times, including a first place finish in 1979. Finishing third in the top quizzer race was a young man named Paul Freitag of Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN. Paul still helps coordinate national finals.

Results

Teams

The results are based on win-loss record. When equal records exist, the ties are broken first by head to head; second by head to head and point differential; and third by head to head, point differential and point total.

# Team Record Total Avg Margin Avg Margin
1 First A/G, Tecumseh, OK 6 / 1 1040 148.57 180 25.71
2 Evangel Temple A/G, Decatur, GA 5 / 2 1345 192.14 560 80
3 Trinity A/G, Lanham, MD 4 / 3 910 130 205 29.29
4 Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 4 / 3 1115 159.29 225 32.14
5 Family Worship Center, Baton Rouge, LA 3 / 4 930 132.86 -100 -14.29
6 Calvary Temple, Owensboro, KY 2 / 5 795 113.57 -190 -27.14
7 Calvary’s Christian Faith Center, Nampa, ID 2 / 5 790 112.86 -440 -62.86
8 First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 2 / 5 770 110 -430 -61.43

Individuals

Only top 6 quizzers were announced at the 1982 National Bible Quiz Tournament.

# Quizzer Church Total Avg
1 Ken Henderson First A/G, Tecumseh, OK 790 112.86
2 Rhett Laurens Evangel Temple A/G, Decatur, GA 760 108.57
3 Paul Freitag Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 730 104.29
4 Tammy Hagaman Calvary’s Christian Faith Center, Nampa, ID 655 93.57
4* Paul Lewis Family Worship Center, Baton Rouge, LA    
6 Linda Malone Trinity A/G, Lanham, MD 495 70.71

Teams

Great Lakes Region

  • Church: Calvary Temple, Owensboro, KY
  • Pastor: Randall Vaughn
  • Coach: George Powell
  • Team:
    • Martha Carson
    • Samantha Carson
    • Lisa Newton
    • Becky Powell
    • Donna Powell
    • Debbie Wyatt
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 145 to 155
    • Round 2: Lost to First A/G, Tecumseh, OK 155 to 165
    • Round 3: Won against Calvary’s Christian Faith Center, Nampa, ID 195 to 145
    • Round 4: Won against Family Worship Center, Baton Rouge, LA 95 to 75
    • Round 5: Lost to Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 100 to 185
    • Round 6: Lost to First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 85 to 100
    • Round 7: Lost to Trinity A/G, Lanham, MD 20 to 165

Gulf Region

  • Church: Family Worship Center, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Pastor: Terry Lewis
  • Coach: Jim May
  • Team:
    • DeLynn Austin
    • Suzonne Hudson
    • Paul Lewis
    • Tavia Lewis
    • Angie Rounsavall
    • Julie Rounsavall
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Calvary’s Christian Faith Center, Nampa, ID 115 to 135
    • Round 2: Won against First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 165 to 160
    • Round 3: Won against Trinity A/G, Lanham, MD 210 to 100
    • Round 4: Lost to Calvary Temple, Owensboro, KY 75 to 95
    • Round 5: Lost to First A/G, Tecumseh, OK 125 to 135
    • Round 6: Lost to Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 75 to 245
    • Round 7: Won against Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 165 to 160

North Central Region

  • Church: Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN
  • Pastor: Larry Freitag
  • Coach: Don Jones
  • Team:
    • Brad Brager
    • Paul Freitag
    • Jackie Gayle
    • Dangelo Gayle
    • Wilbur Gayle
    • Cheryl Jackson
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 225 to 85
    • Round 2: Won against Calvary’s Christian Faith Center, Nampa, ID 245 to 125
    • Round 3: Won against Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 225 to 110
    • Round 4: Lost to First A/G, Tecumseh, OK 95 to 200
    • Round 5: Won against Calvary Temple, Owensboro, KY 185 to 100
    • Round 6: Lost to Trinity A/G, Lanham, MD -20 to 110
    • Round 7: Lost to Family Worship Center, Baton Rouge, LA 160 to 165

Northeast Region

  • Church: Trinity A/G, Lanham, MD
  • Pastor: William Ferguson
  • Coach: John S. Bayko
  • Team:
    • Andy Gaidurgis
    • Linda Malone
    • Mark Malone
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against First A/G, Tecumseh, OK 160 to 70
    • Round 2: Lost to Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 70 to 230
    • Round 3: Lost to Family Worship Center, Baton Rouge, LA 100 to 210
    • Round 4: Won against Calvary’s Christian Faith Center, Nampa, ID 175 to 40
    • Round 5: Lost to First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 130 to 155
    • Round 6: Won against Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 110 to -20
    • Round 7: Won against Calvary Temple, Owensboro, KY 165 to 20

Northwest Region

  • Church: Calvary’s Christian Faith Center, Nampa, ID
  • Pastor: Duane Buhler
  • Coach: Mrs. Elaine Sullivan
  • Team:
    • Tammy Hagaman
    • Tammy Padgett
    • Mark Scheuffele
    • Heather Thomas
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Family Worship Center, Baton Rouge, LA 135 to 115
    • Round 2: Lost to Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 125 to 245
    • Round 3: Lost to Calvary Temple, Owensboro, KY 145 to 195
    • Round 4: Lost to Trinity A/G, Lanham, MD 40 to 175
    • Round 5: Lost to Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 60 to 270
    • Round 6: Lost to First A/G, Tecumseh, OK 95 to 145
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 190 to 85

South Central Region

  • Church: First A/G, Tecumseh, OK
  • Pastor: Robert Rider
  • Coaches: Marty & Melody Stacey
  • Team:
    • Charissa Dennis
    • Ken Henderson
    • David Kieffer
    • Desiree Rider
    • Fari Rider
    • Jimmy Smith
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Trinity A/G, Lanham, MD 70 to 160
    • Round 2: Won against Calvary Temple, Owensboro, KY 165 to 155
    • Round 3: Won against First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 190 to 110
    • Round 4: Won against Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 200 to 95
    • Round 5: Won against Family Worship Center, Baton Rouge, LA 135 to 125
    • Round 6: Won against Calvary’s Christian Faith Center, Nampa, ID 145 to 95
    • Round 7: Won against Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 135 to 120

Southeast Region

  • Church: Evangel Temple A/G, Decatur, GA
  • Pastor: Paul Baldwin
  • Coach: Susan Parr
  • Team:
    • Angela Carson
    • Wanda Gilmer
    • Rhett Laurens
    • Rob Laurens
    • Karen Pencoff
    • Andrea Williamson
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Calvary Temple, Owensboro, KY 155 to 145
    • Round 2: Won against Trinity A/G, Lanham, MD 230 to 70
    • Round 3: Lost to Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 110 to 225
    • Round 4: Won against First A/G, Garden Grove, CA 215 to 75
    • Round 5: Won against Calvary’s Christian Faith Center, Nampa, ID 270 to 60
    • Round 6: Won against Family Worship Center, Baton Rouge, LA 245 to 75
    • Round 7: Lost to First A/G, Tecumseh, OK 120 to 135

Southwest Region

  • Church: First A/G, Garden Grove, CA
  • Pastor: R. Dwight Brown
  • Coaches: Barbara Northcutt & Bonnie McKinzie
  • Team:
    • Geoffrey D. Bretches
    • Staci Brethces
    • Lisa Higgins
    • Kimme Northcutt
    • Shawn Northcutt
    • Tony Northcutt
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Bethel A/G, Minneapolis, MN 85 to 225
    • Round 2: Lost to Family Worship Center, Baton Rouge, LA 160 to 165
    • Round 3: Lost to First A/G, Tecumseh, OK 110 to 190
    • Round 4: Lost to Evangel Temple, Decatur, GA 75 to 215
    • Round 5: Won against Trinity A/G, Lanham, MD 155 to 130
    • Round 6: Won against Calvary Temple, Owensboro, KY 100 to 85
    • Round 7: Lost to Calvary’s Christian Faith Center, Nampa, ID 85 to 190