2011 National Finals

The 49th National Bible Quiz Finals took place July 3-8, 2011 in Dallas, Texas at the downtown Hyatt Hotel covering the gospel of John. Bernie Elliot was the National Coordinator and Kent Kloefkorn was the official question writer.

The national championship was won by Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK (pictured). This was Owasso’s third national championship, the other two being in 2008 and 2009. Owasso also won the round robin in 2010 however came in second following the Final Four playoffs. This was the fourth win for the state of Oklahoma (the other being in 1982) and the sixth win for the South Central region. Owasso is now the fifth team to win three national championships, the others being Decatur, GA (1963, 1976 and 1978), New Orleans, LA (1971, 1983 and 1984), Orange, CA (1999, 2002 and 2003) and Colorado Springs, CO (2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007).

This was the second year the Final Four format was used to determine the national champion. Coming in second place in the Final Four playoff was Garfield, NJ. Third place went to Wesley Chapel, FL and fourth place went to Central A/G, Springfield, MO. All four of these teams have histories of doing well at national finals. Garfield, who won the round robin with an 18-1 record (only the third team to do so) was also second place in the round robin in 2010 and finished third following the Final Four. Wesley Chapel finished third in the round robin in 2010 and won the Final Four as well as national finals. Central sent their 20th and 21st teams to national finals this year, having finished in the top four six other times.

The challenger division was won by Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS.

The top scorer at the 2011 National Finals was Abby Rogers from Wesley Chapel, FL. This marks the third consecutive and sixth overall top scorer from the Southeast region (one of those being her coach, Joshua Weber, in 1992). Abby was also top quizzer in 2010. This makes her the seventh person to be back-to-back high scorer at national finals. Abby’s per quiz average was 131.58. This was the fifth highest average in history. Abby also quizzed out all 19 rounds, something that has only been accomplished once before, by Jon Galliers in 2006. Second high scorer was Tamera Burkhalter from Orlando, FL. Daniel Wagner and Jesse Wagner from Owasso, OK were third and fourth high scorers. Rounding out the top five was Catherine Hains from Bristow, VA.

The individual tournament was won by Daniel Wagner. This was the eleventh time the individual tournament was won by a member of the national championship team (including Daniel’s 2009 win). Daniel and Abby battled for the title of quoting bee champion during the banquet and Abby won after the judges started asking them to quote three verses in 25 seconds.

The east-west took place on Thursday afternoon and the East won. In addition, an unofficial quiz with very hard, unusual and funny questions took place after the banquet between the top eight quizzers. The most notable of these was the 262 Part Answer asking the quizzer to give all the references for Jesus (5 minute time limit). Abby Rogers answered this in just over 4 minutes as the crowd erupted into vigorous applause. The set may be viewed here (there are a few accidentally invalid questions). We are in the process of getting several videos of this match which will be placed in the “Memories” section.

The invitational national one-on-one was won by Damon Comfort from Bellevue, WA.

Team photos are available for purchase from Larry Mullins.

Championship

Teams

Where ties exist, they are broken by head-to-head, then by point-differential, then by points.

# Team Record Total Avg Margin Avg Margin
1 Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK* 17 / 2 4190 220.53 2800 147.37
2 Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ* 18 / 1 3580 188.42 2175 114.47
3 Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL* 16 / 3 3675 193.42 1575 82.89
4 Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit”* 14 / 5 2935 154.47 945 49.74
5 James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 13 / 6 3490 183.68 1640 86.32
6 First A/G, Binghamton, NY 11 / 8 2630 138.42 290 15.26
7 Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 10 / 9 2520 132.63 255 13.42
8 First A/G, Montgomery, AL 10 / 9 2365 124.47 -150 -7.89
9 Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 10 / 9 2175 114.47 -120 -6.32
10 New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 9 / 10 2300 121.05 -145 -7.63
11 Christian Temple, Houston, TX 9 / 10 2080 109.47 -355 -18.68
12 Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 9 / 10 1800 94.74 -595 -31.32
13 Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 8 / 11 2145 112.9 -400 -21.05
14 Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 8 / 11 1805 95 -655 -34.47
15 Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 7 / 12 1580 83.16 -1300 -68.42
16 Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 6 / 13 2265 119.21 -815 -42.89
17 James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 6 / 13 1575 82.89 -1255 -66.05
18 First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 4 / 15 1805 95 -1100 -57.89
19 Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 3 / 16 1555 81.84 -1270 -66.84
20 Racine A/G, Racine, WI 2 / 17 1575 82.89 -1520 -80

* Won in Final Four playoffs.

Individuals

Abby Rogers was the only quizzer in either division to achieve a perfect (150) game. She had four of them.

If possible, ties are broken by number of quiz-outs.

# Quizzer Church Total Avg QO
1 Abby Rogers Wesley Chapel, FL 2500 131.58 19
2 Tamera Burkhalter Orlando, FL 1900 100 16
3 Daniel Wagner Owasso, OK 1900 100 14
4 Jesse Wagner Owasso, OK 1785 93.95 14
5 Catherine Hains Bristow, VA 1620 85.26 14
6 Samuel Pryer White Clound, MI 1610 84.74 14
7 Hudson Kelley Montgomery, AL 1580 83.16 15
8 Isaac Ward Binghamton, NY 1535 80.79 11
9 Daniel Clark Ozark, MO Bread of Life 1505 79.21 11
10 Jeremy Albrecht Bowling Green, OH 1490 78.42 11
11 Justin Czubkowski Garfield, NJ 1475 77.63 14
12 Daniel Quick Springfield, MO Without Limit 1445 76.05 14
13 Kyler Sederwall Garfield, NJ 1405 73.95 9
14 Josiah Coder Cedar Rapids, IA 1400 73.68 12
15 Micah Samuelson Oklahoma City, OK 1385 72.89 10
16 Devon Colegrove Ozark, MO Bread of Life 1190 62.63 13
17 Andrew Forsman Houston, TX 1125 59.21 8
18 Aaron Scarinzi Binghamton, NY 1105 58.16 12
19 Colton Bononi Bridgeville, PA 1080 56.84 8
20 Matthew Klika Springfield, MO Without Limit 1065 56.05 7
21 Nathan Dahlin Racine, WI 1040 54.74 11
22 Erinn Wolf Wesley Chapel, FL 1040 54.74 6
23 Laura Roller Mount Vernon, OH 955 50.26 8
24 Brianna Albrecht Bowling Green, OH 920 48.42 9
25 Dana Warnock Bridgeville, PA 845 44.47 4
26 Whitney Garrison Ozark, MO Bread of Life 805 42.37 6
27 Silas Mims Montgomery, AL 780 41.05 8
28 Christopher Galea Garfield, NJ 675 35.53 3
29 Julianne Kelley Colorado Springs, CO 660 34.74 3
30 Armando Sapien Colorado Springs, CO 655 34.47 4
31 Kacie Garrison Ozark, MO Nothing False 635 33.42 6
32 Jared Hill Swedesboro, NJ 615 32.37 5
33 Natalie Garrison Ozark, MO Nothing False 585 30.79 5
34 Rachel Roller Mount Vernon, OH 570 30 3
35 Tim Pyle Houston, TX 550 28.95 2
36 Meg Pace Colorado Springs, CO 515 27.11 3
37 Kayla Hill Swedesboro, NJ 500 26.32 2
38 Thomas Pryer White Clound, MI 495 26.05 5
39 Luke Wagner Owasso, OK 480 25.26 2
40 Emily Murray Springfield, MO Without Limit 455 23.95 1
41 Renee Toeller Racine, WI 445 23.42 1
42 Chase Hill Swedesboro, NJ 440 23.16 3
43 Matthew Kirby Houston, TX 385 20.26 2
44 Kristyn Jones Bristow, VA 375 19.74 2
45 Sabrina Burkhalter Orlando, FL 365 19.21  
46 Hannah May Cedar Rapids, IA 330 17.37  
47 Connor O’Keefe Bridgeville, PA 255 13.42 1
48 Brianna Silvey Ozark, MO Nothing False 220 11.58 1
49 Connor McGraw Oklahoma City, OK 210 11.05  
50 Matthew Samuelson Oklahoma City, OK 195 10.26 1
51 Faith Pryer White Clound, MI 155 8.16  
52 Reesie Owens Wesley Chapel, FL 145 7.63  
53 Heidi Graves Ozark, MO Nothing False 135 7.11 1
54 Kendall Facer Bowling Green, OH 120 6.32  
55 Aimee Lojeski Racine, WI 90 4.74  
56 Victoria Thee Bristow, VA 80 4.21  
57 Leah May Cedar Rapids, IA 75 3.95  
58 Elissa Beougher Mount Vernon, OH 70 3.68  
58* Kerry O’Bannon Bristow, VA 70 3.68  
60 David Pryer White Clound, MI 40 2.11  
61 Aaron Jackson Owasso, OK 30 1.58  
62 Trey Sederwall Garfield, NJ 25 1.32  
63 Anna Kirby Houston, TX 10 0.53  
63* Seth Urbina Oklahoma City, OK 10 0.53  
65 EJ Mintah Wesley Chapel, FL 5 0.26  
65* Sidney Mims Montgomery, AL 5 0.26  
67 Matthew Alfaro Oklahoma City, OK 0 0  
67* Ryan Toeller Racine, WI 0 0  
67* Silas Mims Montgomery, AL 0 0  
67* Lauren Aubry Ozark, MO Nothing False 0 0  
67* Hudson Kelley Montgomery, AL 0 0  
67* Rebekah Welesko Bridgeville, PA 0 0  
67* Adrian Davis Oklahoma City, OK 0 0  
74 Mo Adewunmi Wesley Chapel, FL -5 -0.26  
75 Melanie Brodsky Colorado Springs, CO -15 -0.79  

Challenger

Teams

# Team Record Total Avg Margin Avg Margin
1 Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 17 / 2 2985 157.11 1815 95.53
2 Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 16 / 3 2940 154.74 1450 76.32
3 Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 16 / 3 2575 135.53 1415 74.47
4 First A/G, Lexington, KY 14 / 5 2095 110.26 370 19.47
5 Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 13 / 6 2160 113.68 710 37.37
6 Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 11 / 8 2340 123.16 505 26.58
7 Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 11 / 8 1905 100.26 -55 -2.89
8 Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 10 / 9 2100 110.53 275 14.47
9 Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 10 / 9 1530 80.53 -230 -12.11
10 North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 9 / 10 2240 117.9 555 29.21
11 Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 9 / 10 2190 115.26 360 18.95
12 Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 9 / 10 1925 101.32 -195 -10.26
13 Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 9 / 10 1780 93.68 -55 -2.89
14 Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 9 / 10 1445 76.05 -720 -37.89
15 Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 8 / 11 1805 95 -120 -6.32
16 Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 6 / 13 1185 62.37 -1315 -69.21
17 Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 5 / 14 1740 91.58 -510 -26.84
18 Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 3 / 16 1535 80.79 -1105 -58.16
19 Northfield Church, Gering, NE 3 / 16 1415 74.47 -1180 -62.11
20 First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 2 / 17 935 49.21 -1970 -103.68

Individuals

# Quizzer Church Total Avg QO
1 Ariel Brookbank Overland Park, KS 1725 90.79 14
2 Jessica Lynch Santa Ana, CA 1710 90 14
3 Joshua George West Plains, MO 1635 86.05 14
4 Kyle Witter Fort Collins, CO 1470 77.37 12
5 David Meddaugh Muskogee, OK 1345 70.79 13
6 Kara Gallo Bellevue, WA 1260 66.32 11
7 Chad Stogner Phoenix, AZ 1230 64.74 7
8 Kory Witter Fort Collins, CO 1225 64.47 6
9 Luke Hamilton Gering, NE 1205 63.42 9
10 Tiffany Wu Irvine, CA 1175 61.84 6
11 Lindsay Cowan Toccoa, GA 1125 59.21 9
12 Ellen Oss Springfield, MO Determined to Kill 1085 57.11 11
13 Rebekah Kelly Lexington, KY 1085 57.11 9
14 Rachel Rice Cumming, GA 1000 52.63 11
15 Santosh Mathews Springfield, VA 1000 52.63 5
16 Missa Quintana Kuna, ID 975 51.32 11
17 Makena Schrock Elkhart, IN 925 48.68 5
18 Sam York Springfield, VA 890 46.84 10
19 Josh Gallo Bellevue, WA 880 46.32 4
20 Billy Laakkonen Lexington, KY 865 45.53 8
21 Adi Purohith Bothell, WA 855 45 9
22 Anna Rice Cumming, GA 850 44.74 2
23 Daniel Notman Fort Lauderdale, FL 835 43.95 7
24 Ani Purohith Bothell, WA 825 43.42 6
25 Ashley Kellock Phoenix, AZ 690 36.32 2
26 Brianna Riley Springfield, MO Determined to Kill 685 36.05 5
27 Rebecca Ford Richmond Hill, NY 680 35.79 5
28 Daniel Buffham East Lansing, MI 665 35 4
29 Zach Brookbank Overland Park, KS 655 34.47 3
30 Kenadee Schrock Elkhart, IN 625 32.89 6
31 Jed Brookbank Overland Park, KS 625 32.89 4
32 Paul Meddaugh Muskogee, OK 580 30.53 4
33 Amie Oss Springfield, MO Determined to Kill 575 30.26 2
34 Keaton Gillihan Kuna, ID 565 29.74 4
35 Joshua Inyangson Springfield, VA 505 26.58 1
36 Anita Jaganath Bothell, WA 430 22.63  
37 Jordanne Prime Richmond Hill, NY 405 21.32 2
38 Grace Xu Irvine, CA 400 21.05 2
39 Rachael Singh Richmond Hill, NY 360 18.95 1
40 Allison Johnson Toccoa, GA 325 17.11 1
41 Morgan Nardozzi Phoenix, AZ 320 16.84 1
42 Sarah Rice Cumming, GA 310 16.32 2
43 Jeremiah George West Plains, MO 280 14.74 1
44 Madison Laughlin Fort Collins, CO 250 13.16  
45 SeAyra Walters Elkhart, IN 240 12.63  
46 Melissa Parker Gering, NE 185 9.74  
47 Zerubabbel Tessema Springfield, VA 180 9.47  
48 Whitney Harr East Lansing, MI 175 9.21 1
49 Sophia Ouyang Irvine, CA 165 8.68 1
50 Rachel DeLongy Fort Lauderdale, FL 150 7.89  
51 Dane Kuroishi Santa Ana, CA 110 5.79 1
52 David Notman Fort Lauderdale, FL 105 5.53  
53 David Smith Lexington, KY 85 4.47 1
54 Lacey Cowan Toccoa, GA 85 4.47  
55 Olivia Cox Lexington, KY 65 3.42  
55* Jessica Dawson Bellevue, WA 65 3.42  
57 Drew Harr East Lansing, MI 60 3.16  
59 Tobi Morakinyo Fort Lauderdale, FL 55 2.89  
60 Oore Morakinyo Fort Lauderdale, FL 45 2.37  
61 Austin Harr East Lansing, MI 30 1.58  
61* Nathaniel Converse Gering, NE 30 1.58  
63 Curtis Gardner Cumming, GA 25 1.32  
64 Zachary Clough East Lansing, MI 15 0.79  
65 Carley Trammell Fort Collins, CO 10 0.53  
66 Andre’ Nicolov Bothell, WA 5 0.26  
66* Mikayla Majeski Santa Ana, CA 5 0.26  
66* Abhishek Mathews Springfield, VA 5 0.26  
69 Ryley Nutt Muskogee, OK 0 0  
69* Amberly Kirkpatrick Kuna, ID 0 0  
69* Justine Phillips Santa Ana, CA 0 0  
69* Isaac Moore Bothell, WA 0 0  
73 Christopher Majeski Santa Ana, CA -5 -0.26  
74 Marin Laughlin Fort Collins, CO -10 -0.53  
74* Ashlynn Schrock Elkhart, IN -10 -0.53  

Preliminaries

Group A

# Team Record Total
1 Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 9 / 0 1685
2 Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 7 / 2 1150
3 Central A/G, “Without Limit”, Springfield, MO 6 / 3 1565
4 Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 6 / 3 1245
5 Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 5 / 4 965
6 Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 4 / 5 1045
7 Northfield Church, Gering, NE 3 / 6 730
8 Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 3 / 6 600
9 North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 1 / 8 615
10 Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 / 8 490

Group B

# Team Record Total
1 Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 8 / 1 1655
2 Christian Temple, Houston, TX 7 / 2 1265
3 First A/G, Montgomery, AL 6 / 3 1125
4 James River A/G, Ozark, MO 6 / 3 975
5 Racine A/G, Racine, WI 5 / 4 875
6 Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 4 / 5 1105
7 Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 4 / 5 800
8 First A/G, Lexington, KY 3 / 6 725
9 Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 1 / 8 670
10 Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 1 / 8 530

Group C

# Team Record Total
1 Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 9 / 0 2075
2 Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 7 / 2 995
3 James River A/G, “Bread of Life”, Ozark, MO 6 / 3 1615
4 New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 6 / 3 1005
5 First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 5 / 4 945
6 Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 4 / 5 950
7 Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 4 / 5 810
8 Orange County Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 2 / 7 650
9 Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 1 / 8 750
10 First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 1 / 8 520

Group D

# Team Record Total
1 Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 7 / 2 1160
2 Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 7 / 2 1110
3 Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 6 / 3 1140
4 First A/G, Binghamton, NY* 5 / 4 1100
5 Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK* 5 / 4 1195
6 Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 5 / 4 1165
7 Central A/G, Springfield, MO 4 / 5 1180
8 Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 3 / 6 975
9 Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 3 / 6 860
10 Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 0 / 9 640

* Won in Playoff

Teams

Great Lakes Region

Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH

1st Place

  • Church: Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH
  • Coaches:
    • Vicky Albrecht: 5th consecutive year coaching a team to National Finals.
    • Jeff Albrecht (assistant)
    • Ryan Albrecht (assistant): Former 4-time National Finals quizzer and captain.
  • Team:
    • Jeremy Albrecht: Captain, NMA, MMA. 5th consecutive National Finals, finished 7th individually in 2010.
    • Brianna Albrecht: NMA, 2nd consecutive National Finals.
    • Kendall Facer: NMA, 2nd consecutive National Finals.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 185 to 60
    • Round 2: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 160 to 65
    • Round 3: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 225 to 130
    • Round 4: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO 130 to 115
    • Round 5: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 155 to 70
    • Round 6: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 110 to 100
    • Round 7: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 55 to 135
    • Round 8: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 25 to 105
    • Round 9: Won against Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 115 to 85
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 145 to 90
    • Round 2: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 105 to 120
    • Round 3: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 120 to 245
    • Round 4: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 230 to -35
    • Round 5: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 200 to 110
    • Round 6: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 110 to 185
    • Round 7: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 140 to 80
    • Round 8: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA -5 to 125
    • Round 9: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 25 to 210
    • Round 10: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 135 to 100
    • Round 11: Won against Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 140 to 130
    • Round 12: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 180 to 85
    • Round 13: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 225 to 5
    • Round 14: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 105 to 135
    • Round 15: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 135 to 130
    • Round 16: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 95 to 120
    • Round 17: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 140 to 145
    • Round 18: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 125 to 200
    • Round 19: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 170 to 85
  • Team History
    This is our 5th consecutive National Finals appearance. This will be only our 6th year competing in the ‘A’ division, and only our 7th year with a TBQ ministry.
  • Most exciting match this season
    4 separate matches against Garfield, NJ. 3 of these matches came down to the final question.
  • Favorite Contest
    Defining the kingdom of God as either a where or a what. Jeremy won the contest, but the best part was the other team being so confused that they stand up to respond to the contest, and wind up unknowingly agreeing with it!
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    Couldn’t come up with a favorite question. However, the least favorite question is “What is the verdict?” And all variations of it. All 3 quizzers are sick and tired of answering that question.
  • Favorite Verse from John
    No Favorite verse, but the least favorite verse is the ‘rhyming’ verse. John 17:23. Verse must be read aloud or spoken for complete rhyming effect.
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    Aaron (one of our MSQ quizzers) was with us at the 3 Rivers tournament. We stopped for diner on the way home, and he ordered a maple bacon sundae…yes, he did eat it
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Quoting at the Bowling Green Courthouse on the National Day of Prayer.
New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI

2nd Place

  • Church: New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI
  • Coaches:
    • Donna Pryer: 6th year taking a team to Nationals.
    • James Pryer (assistant): Quizzed for 6 years at Nationals and this is his second year assistant coaching at Nationals
    • Ron Pryer (not present): Works very hard getting our team and all of our quizzers ready for competition. He doesn’t usually get to go to Nats with us but he is Head Coach at New Life!!
  • Team:
    • Thomas Pryer: Team Captain and a senior this year. This will be his sixth consecutive year at Nationals. He has memorized all of John and 11 other books.
    • Samuel Pryer: 10th grader and fourth consecutive year at Nationals. He has earned both the NMA and the MMA
    • Faith Pryer: First time at Nationals. She is a sixth grader who has earned her NMA. She did JBQ this year also.
    • David Pryer: First time at Nationals, he has memorized the book of John and is in 8th grade.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 230 to 70
    • Round 2: Lost to James River A/G, “Bread of Life”, Ozark, MO 5 to 265
    • Round 3: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 105 to 170
    • Round 4: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 145 to 110
    • Round 5: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 105 to 70
    • Round 6: Won against Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 105 to 95
    • Round 7: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 130 to 105
    • Round 8: Won against Orange County Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 135 to 40
    • Round 9: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 45 to 215
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 85 to 90
    • Round 2: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 120 to 130
    • Round 3: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 40 to 150
    • Round 4: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 105 to 150
    • Round 5: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 130 to 90
    • Round 6: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 135 to 125
    • Round 7: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 80 to 140
    • Round 8: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 120 to 150
    • Round 9: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 135 to 110
    • Round 10: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 60 to 260
    • Round 11: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 245 to 0
    • Round 12: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 165 to 100
    • Round 13: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 170 to 85
    • Round 14: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 30 to 195
    • Round 15: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 160 to 60
    • Round 16: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 95 to 230
    • Round 17: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 115 to 130
    • Round 18: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 145 to 130
    • Round 19: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 165 to 120
  • Team History
    This will be our 6th year qualifying a team for Nationals. We are now three and three with our first three years quizzing in the Southwest Region and our third year quizzing in the Great Lakes Region. This will be our first year bringing an all family team. Our other coach and two of our quizzers moved across state. We will miss them but I am happy to report that they will be starting a teen quiz team in their new church.
  • Most exciting match this season
    We were undefeated for the year going into league finals and lost to our second team! On the last question, the first chair of our second team quizzed out forwards for the first time all year. It was a great moment even with the loss.
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    Quote verse 11:35… Thomas waited all year for it- he sat there and sat there while I thought “oh c’mon I know that one” Last 3 seconds, he gave the answer. They went to judges (correct - I think they were messing with him:)
  • Favorite Verse from John
    John 20:29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    We have a 2 plus hour drive to league meets the ride to the quiz meet is usually pretty quiet with the steady drone of quoting going on in back. The way home is a completely different story though - generalized mayhem pretty much describes it and falling asleep is not advised.

3rd Place

  • Church: First A/G, Lexington, KY
  • Coaches:
    • Karen White
    • Nathaniel Winckler (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Olivia Cox
    • Rebekah Kelly
    • J. David Smith
    • William Laakkonen
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO 160 to 25
    • Round 2: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 40 to 190
    • Round 3: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 150 to 0
    • Round 4: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 120 to 165
    • Round 5: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 145 to 30
    • Round 6: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 40 to 175
    • Round 7: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 5 to 90
    • Round 8: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ -5 to 220
    • Round 9: Lost to Racine A/G, Racine, WI 70 to 85
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 105 to 70
    • Round 2: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 150 to 75
    • Round 3: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 95 to 20
    • Round 4: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 120 to 65
    • Round 5: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 115 to 245
    • Round 6: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 170 to 140
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 105 to 5
    • Round 8: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 50 to 165
    • Round 9: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 120 to 25
    • Round 10: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 160 to -5
    • Round 11: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA -5 to 230
    • Round 12: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 185 to 15
    • Round 13: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS -10 to 215
    • Round 14: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 115 to 40
    • Round 15: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 155 to 105
    • Round 16: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 25 to 95
    • Round 17: Won against Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 125 to 110
    • Round 18: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 190 to 0
    • Round 19: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 125 to 110
Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH

4th Place

  • Church: Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH
  • Coach:
    • Dr. Bob Roller: Involved with TBQ since 1979. He coached teams at Carbondale Assembly of God in Tulsa (2 years), Faith Assembly of God in Acworth, Georgia (3 years), First Assembly of God - Longview TX (3 years), Faith Chapel - Overland Park KS (2 years), Evangel Church - Kansas City (1 year),and Harvest Christian Center - Mount Vernon OH (1 year). He served as a league coordinator in Ohio, Georgia, New York, and Kansas; and served as the District Coordinator for the Ohio District, Georgia District, and Kansas District. Bob was a question writer for many years, writing questions for practice and for tournaments. He has also served as the official league question writer and the District, Regional, and National question writer (in 1992). Back in the 80’s, Bob served on the national Bible quiz advisory committee. Bob has been an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God since 1982, and serves as the Dean of the Jetter School of Business at Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Mount Vernon, OH. While Bob has been at nationals many times, this is his first time to take a team to nationals.
  • Team:
    • Laura Roller: Senior and has quizzed on teams in Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and Ohio. She has earned her national memorization award several times and has memorized the gospel of John. Laura will be attending John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, where she will major in Marketing with minors in Public Relations and Spanish.
    • Rachel Roller: First-year quizzer and just finished the 7th grade. She earned her National Memorization Award this year on the gospel of John.
    • Elissa Beougher: First-year quizzer who just finished the 8th grade.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 140 to 135
    • Round 2: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 140 to 45
    • Round 3: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 100 to 35
    • Round 4: Lost to Central A/G, “Without Limit”, Springfield, MO 105 to 235
    • Round 5: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 85 to 120
    • Round 6: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 55 to 215
    • Round 7: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 120 to 100
    • Round 8: Lost to Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 100 to 120
    • Round 9: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 120 to 85
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 15 to 215
    • Round 2: Won against Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 120 to 105
    • Round 3: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 85 to 75
    • Round 4: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 45 to 170
    • Round 5: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 140 to 115
    • Round 6: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 105 to 185
    • Round 7: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 180 to 120
    • Round 8: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” -10 to 295
    • Round 9: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 65 to 70
    • Round 10: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 80 to 130
    • Round 11: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 115 to 95
    • Round 12: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 100 to 165
    • Round 13: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 10 to 205
    • Round 14: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 50 to 150
    • Round 15: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 130 to 230
    • Round 16: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK -20 to 240
    • Round 17: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 170 to 140
    • Round 18: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 85 to 30
    • Round 19: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 115 to 145
  • Team History
    We are a first-year team, and thus this is our first time at Nationals. We were the only team in our region to have two quizzers finish in the top ten individually.
  • Most exciting match this season
    We have had an amazing, friendly rivalry with Dayspring AG - Bowling Green. Almost every match with them this year has been decided on the last or next-to-last question, and thus they have all been exciting (especially since we have gone about 50-50 with them).
  • Favorite Contest
    At regionals, there was a question with incorrect introductory remarks. At the close of the question, our Captain, Laura, stated “Contest.” The captain of the other team immediately said, “Yeh!” The contest was granted.
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    Interesting quiz trivia that we learned at the Great Lakes regionals: all three Ohio coaches attended Oral Roberts University.
Radiant Life, Elkhart, IN

5th Place

  • Church: Radiant Life, Elkhart, IN
  • Coaches:
    • John Hunter: John Hunter: Coached since 1980. I have been to Nationals now in three different decades. This is the first time I have ever coached back to back teams to Nationals. I have been the head coach for 6 trips and have been to three others as the assistant. This team has been so amazing. Last year we recieved a wild card to Nationals and really learned a lot. This year my kids have been saying they would return to Nationals all year long and i was not real surprised they made it. They were amazing all year long winning the Indiana District and advancing to Regionals as Indiana’s top team. I quizzed one year as an 8th grader. That was so long ago I won’t mention the year and we were not very good. I often wonder what brought me back to quizzing as I didn’t like it much as a quizzer. I have loved all 30 + years of coaching and have also been the District and Regional Coordinator. My assistant coaches are Kim Walters and Joanne Schrock and they have been invaluable both in helping finance the team but also for their tremendous support of me personally. Once again I can say I have enjoyed coaching this team so much. They are fun but also at times unpredictable. I think because we have expected a lot out ourselves, we have gotten in trouble more than once during a quiz match.
    • Joann Schrock (assistant)
    • Kimberly Walters (assistant)
  • Team:
    • SeAyra Walters: Earned the National Memorization award.
    • Makena Schrock: Earned both the National and Master Memorization awards.
    • Ashlynn Schrock: First year of TBQ.
    • Kenadee Schrock: Earned the National Memorization Award.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 55 to 140
    • Round 2: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 165 to 35
    • Round 3: Won against Central A/G, “Without Limit”, Springfield, MO 170 to 110
    • Round 4: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 130 to 180
    • Round 5: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 100 to 40
    • Round 6: Lost to Northfield Church, Gering, NE 110 to 130
    • Round 7: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 130 to 85
    • Round 8: Lost to North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 100 to 105
    • Round 9: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 85 to 120
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 65 to 100
    • Round 2: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 90 to 30
    • Round 3: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 35 to 140
    • Round 4: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 120 to -25
    • Round 5: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 155 to 40
    • Round 6: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 130 to 105
    • Round 7: Lost to North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 55 to 95
    • Round 8: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 170 to 20
    • Round 9: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 55 to 185
    • Round 10: Lost to Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 40 to 150
    • Round 11: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 60 to 165
    • Round 12: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 45 to 130
    • Round 13: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 115 to 35
    • Round 14: Lost to Northfield Church, Gering, NE 70 to 150
    • Round 15: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA -5 to 120
    • Round 16: Won against First A/G, Lexington, KY 95 to 25
    • Round 17: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 155 to 160
    • Round 18: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 160 to 115
    • Round 19: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 170 to 95
  • Team History
    With this being our second time at Nationals we are hoping to make the top bracket. We finished in the bottom half of the Challenger Bracket last year and hope to get into the Championship this year. I can honestly say this team has worked much harder and performed a lot better in pressure situations. We attended two tournaments, the Gobblefest and james River. At the Gobblefest we were second in our Bracket, going undefeated till the last round against Garfield. Garfield was awesome and handled that match easily but I think we learned a lot from that. We did not do so well at the River classic but I think it helped us prepare for District Finals which were the next week. At District Finals we finished in First Place and went undefeated. Regionals was in indianapolis and we had a very good draw. We lost 4 rounds on Friday and went 5 and 4 and need to win our last four matches on Saturday which we did. That put us in a tie for 3rd place but we were placed 5th as we beat Lexington but Lexington beat Ohio’s 2nd team and they beat us. That placed us 5th but we were going to Nationals.
  • Most exciting match this season
    We had several throughout the year but probably quizzing Greater Lansing first round on Saturday morning at Great Lakes Regional Finals was our most exciting. We knew we had to win out to advance to Nationals and we won with a solid performance on our way to going undefeated on Saturday.
  • Favorite Contest
    I don’t really have one. The amazing thing about this team is last year I couldn’t get them to contest at all and certainly couldn’t get them to present a contest. By the time we got to Nationals last year they were willing to present and that continued until now. I am amazed at how these girls have grown up this year and really become a mature team. We haven’t arrived but we are making headway.
  • Tournaments attended this year:
First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI

6th Place

  • Church: First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI
  • Coach:
    • Maureen Harr: 16 years as a TBQ Coach; 7th time at Nationals (14 consecutive Regional appearances)
  • Team:
    • Drew Harr: 4th year as a quizzer; 1st time to Nationals. Regional Novice 1st place team.
    • Whitney Harr: 6th year as a quizzer, 2nd time to Nationals. National Challenger 1st place team.
    • Zachary Clough: 2 1/2 years as a quizzer, 1st time to Nationals. Regional Novice 1st place team.
    • Austin Harr: 2nd year as a quizzer, 1st time to Naitonals. Regional Novice 1st place team.
    • Daniel Buffham: 2nd year as a quizzer, 1st time to Nationals, NMA recipient. Regional Novice 1st place team.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Orange County Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 110 to 190
    • Round 2: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 25 to 265
    • Round 3: Won against Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 115 to 20
    • Round 4: Lost to James River A/G, “Bread of Life”, Ozark, MO 55 to 285
    • Round 5: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 70 to 105
    • Round 6: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA -10 to 40
    • Round 7: Lost to Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 95 to 110
    • Round 8: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 25 to 115
    • Round 9: Lost to First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 35 to 130
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 75 to 95
    • Round 2: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 65 to 145
    • Round 3: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 45 to 115
    • Round 4: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 15 to 200
    • Round 5: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 40 to 155
    • Round 6: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 40 to 250
    • Round 7: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 5 to 105
    • Round 8: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 95 to 165
    • Round 9: Lost to Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 50 to 110
    • Round 10: Lost to Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 30 to 160
    • Round 11: Lost to Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY -10 to 205
    • Round 12: Lost to Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 15 to 165
    • Round 13: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 40 to 215
    • Round 14: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 85 to 115
    • Round 15: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 120 to 115
    • Round 16: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 105 to 100
    • Round 17: Lost to North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 0 to 210
    • Round 18: Lost to Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 85 to 160
    • Round 19: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 35 to 120
  • Team History
    This team is made up of young quizzers with great potential, led by a super speedy, but sometimes lazy 6 year veteran just reaching the peak of her potential. Looking to improve last year’s National Championship (Challenger Division).
  • Most exciting match this season
    The playoff game for 2nd place at District Finals. We had lost a close match in regular play, but beat the team by a very large margin. Daniel scored 150 points (his first ever in the A league).
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    Quote John 11:35.
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    After an all weekend quiz practice, Daniel B. almost broke his leg when he jumped off the shed roof onto a trampoline. His foot stuck in the springs as he catapulted head over heels, Drew had to jump down onto the trampoline to extricate Daniel’s leg from the springs. Austin videotaped the entire escapade.

Gulf Region

James River A/G, 'Bread of Life', Ozark, MO

1st Place

  • Church: James River A/G, “Bread of Life”, Ozark, MO
  • Coaches:
    • John Porter: Coaching for 27 years and this will be his 23nd consecutive year coaching at Nationals (more than any other coach). Previously he coached at Stone Church (Il), Allison Park, PA and Dunwoody, GA. He also coached the National championship team from Allison Park in 1995.
    • Danielle Brozovich (assistant): First year coaching at Nationals, quizzed at Nationals for 3 years for JRA.
  • Team:
    • Whitney Garrison: Captain, this is her 6th year quizzing and 4th year quizzing at Nationals, received her MMA and NMA
    • Daniel Clark: 4th year quizzing and 2nd year to make it to National Finals, received his MMA and NMA
    • Devon Colegrove: 4th year quizzing and his 3rd year at Nationals, previously quizzed with Corydon, IA, received his MMA and NMA
    • Jason Good: 3rd year of quizzing and his first year at Nationals, received his NMA
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 95 to 165
    • Round 2: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 265 to 5
    • Round 3: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 165 to 50
    • Round 4: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 285 to 55
    • Round 5: Won against Orange County Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 260 to 40
    • Round 6: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 200 to 25
    • Round 7: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 90 to 120
    • Round 8: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 195 to 55
    • Round 9: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 60 to 100
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 260 to 50
    • Round 2: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 130 to 85
    • Round 3: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 255 to 40
    • Round 4: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 135 to 115
    • Round 5: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 110 to 200
    • Round 6: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 145 to 175
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 315 to -5
    • Round 8: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 295 to -10
    • Round 9: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 95 to 125
    • Round 10: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 260 to 60
    • Round 11: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 215 to 130
    • Round 12: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 70 to 155
    • Round 13: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 130 to 115
    • Round 14: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 70 to 165
    • Round 15: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 135 to 145
    • Round 16: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 220 to 25
    • Round 17: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 205 to 115
    • Round 18: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 230 to 105
    • Round 19: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 215 to 60
  • Team History
    James River has competed at every National Finals since 2001, sending two teams in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010 as well as this year. One of their teams has finished in the top four in the Championship Division five out of the last six years.
  • Most exciting match this season
    Playing Wesley Chapel at the Friendship Classic. Everyone quizzed with passion and focus.
  • Favorite verse from John
    John 13:7: “Jesus replied, “‘You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.’”
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    Going to the Kansas City Chiefs game as a team. Playing cards and fun games at tournaments. Going to an Evangel basketball game as a team. Randomly playing basketball in practice. Going to the Incline in Pittsburgh.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    The quizzers have used the material they’ve memorized to encourage friends to stay on track with God and make wise choices.
Central A/G, 'Without Limit', Springfield, MO

2nd Place

  • Church: Central A/G, “Without Limit”, Springfield, MO
  • Coaches:
    • Richard Fair: Former national-level quizzer with King’s Chapel in Springfield, MO. His team placed 5th, and Richard placed 6th individually at the 2001 National Finals. This will be his fifth year coaching a team to Nationals Finals, and his fourth consecutive year coaching Central Assembly at Nationals. Most recently, he’s become the proud father of a wonderful baby girl!
    • Christina Quick (assistant): Serving as assistant coach for her 2nd year at National Finals.
  • Team:
    • Emily Murray: 3rd year at Nationals, received the NMA.
    • Matthew Klika: 4th year at Nationals, received the NMA & the MMA.
    • Daniel Quick: 2nd year at Nationals, received the NMA & the MMA.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 260 to 60
    • Round 2: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 45 to 140
    • Round 3: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 110 to 170
    • Round 4: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 235 to 105
    • Round 5: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 150 to 140
    • Round 6: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 300 to -45
    • Round 7: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 65 to 135
    • Round 8: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 250 to -15
    • Round 9: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 150 to 50
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 225 to 110
    • Round 2: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 85 to 130
    • Round 3: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 125 to 5
    • Round 4: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 150 to 105
    • Round 5: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 45 to 165
    • Round 6: Won against Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 170 to 150
    • Round 7: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 150 to 65
    • Round 8: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 80 to 185
    • Round 9: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 115 to 125
    • Round 10: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 120 to 80
    • Round 11: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 180 to 125
    • Round 12: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 185 to 10
    • Round 13: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 190 to 90
    • Round 14: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 105 to 130
    • Round 15: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 230 to 130
    • Round 16: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 145 to 110
    • Round 17: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 300 to 20
    • Round 18: Won against Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 200 to 125
    • Round 19: Won against Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 135 to 130
  • Team History
    Central has competed at more national finals than any other team. Their first appearance was in 1976 when only eight teams went to nationals. They were the first team to appear at nationals for an entire cycle, from 1986 to 1993. They also went in 1995, through 1997, 1999 through 2001 and every year since 2008. This is the second time they have sent two teams to nationals. Former team members include two top scorers, Jhan Hurst and Marcae Johnson, as well as Karl Dawson and website administrator Joey Bohanon. Central placed third in 1976, 1987, 1996 and 2000 and second in 1988 and 1997.
  • Most exciting match this season
    The Final Match of the Xtreme Tournament in Owasso was exciting as it sealed an undefeated record for “Without Limit”. Owasso (Central’s opponent) in the last match had only 1 loss and would win the tie-breaker on points. Matthew Klika needed the final four questions for a quiz-out to give WL the championship. He nailed it, and the rest is history (although these stats aren’t posted on the website, so maybe they’re not history :D)!
  • Favorite contest (weirdest, most clever, etc)
    Ones we get accepted. Honestly, we find most of our contests are spent arguing basic grammar rules for the English language.
  • Favorite quiz question (weirdest, funniest, etc)
    Statement and Quotation Question. From The Section Titled, “Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand.”
    Although it’s not true, one verse makes it sound like Andrew promoted cannibalism.
    Quote it.
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite verse from John
    • Emily: 19:30
    • Daniel: 1:24
    • Matthew: 12:36a
    • Richard: 3:30
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment this year
    What’s a non-quiz related moment? Just kidding! After the Xtreme tournament, the team got rowdy and celebrated with dinner at Monterey’s in Tulsa! Daniel went the restroom (don’t worry, it’s still PG), and as he exited, he forgot he wasn’t at home and accidentally turned out the lights. Unfortunately, there was still someone in the restroom, and Daniel heard a furious scream from the stall. Daniel was startled and high-tailed (an Ozarks term) it outta there coming back to the group with an embarrassed look. The rest of the group got a laugh, but there still may be a man trying to make his way out of a restroom in a Tulsa dining establishment.

    Another non-quiz related moment was the two days spent in McAlester after our church van broke down on the way from Gold Cup.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Other than day-to-day expressing growth in their godly character, each of them has had opportunities to model what they have gleaned from Bible Quiz. Daniel quotes everywhere and usually will end up being noticed in public to the point of conversation starting. Matthew had an opportunity to volunteer in tornado devastated Joplin, and Emily is continually held in high regard by her public school peers as a person of faith who can lend answers any time.

3rd Place

  • Church: James River A/G, “Nothing False”, Ozark, MO
  • Coach: Michael Pearson
  • Team:
    • Heidi Graves
    • Lauren Aubry
    • Kacie Garrison
    • Natalie Garrison
    • Brianna Silvey
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 25 to 160
    • Round 2: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 140 to 60
    • Round 3: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 50 to 230
    • Round 4: Won against Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 135 to 85
    • Round 5: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 85 to 25
    • Round 6: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 125 to 100
    • Round 7: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 160 to 30
    • Round 8: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 150 to 65
    • Round 9: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 105 to 120
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 90 to 85
    • Round 2: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 105 to 130
    • Round 3: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 90 to 180
    • Round 4: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 105 to 100
    • Round 5: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 0 to 265
    • Round 6: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 65 to 185
    • Round 7: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 110 to 100
    • Round 8: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 165 to 100
    • Round 9: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 70 to 65
    • Round 10: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 140 to 90
    • Round 11: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 120 to 215
    • Round 12: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 10 to 185
    • Round 13: Lost to First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 85 to 140
    • Round 14: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 60 to 75
    • Round 15: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 130 to 135
    • Round 16: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 90 to 245
    • Round 17: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 35 to 155
    • Round 18: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 105 to 230
    • Round 19: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 0 to 150

4th Place

  • Church: Faith A/G, West Plains, MO
  • Coaches:
    • Sarah George
    • Jonathan George (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Victoria Smith
    • Jeremiah George
    • Joshua George
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 140 to 90
    • Round 2: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 100 to 170
    • Round 3: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 130 to 185
    • Round 4: Won against First A/G, Lexington, KY 165 to 120
    • Round 5: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 60 to 180
    • Round 6: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 75 to 35
    • Round 7: Lost to Racine A/G, Racine, WI 0 to 95
    • Round 8: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 10 to 145
    • Round 9: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO 120 to 105
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 25 to 215
    • Round 2: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 160 to 80
    • Round 3: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 15 to 135
    • Round 4: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN -25 to 120
    • Round 5: Won against Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 130 to 110
    • Round 6: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 140 to 170
    • Round 7: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 80 to 55
    • Round 8: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 105 to 85
    • Round 9: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 125 to 95
    • Round 10: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 205 to -10
    • Round 11: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 115 to 110
    • Round 12: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 125 to 145
    • Round 13: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 115 to 50
    • Round 14: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 115 to 85
    • Round 15: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 85 to 185
    • Round 16: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 115 to 60
    • Round 17: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 135 to 70
    • Round 18: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 75 to 90
    • Round 19: Lost to Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 65 to 110
Central A/G, 'Determined to Kill', Springfield, MO

5th Place

  • Church: Central A/G, “Determined to Kill”, Springfield, MO
  • Coaches:
    • Evelyn Oss: Coaching for five years. The last two years she has assistant coached at Nationals and this will be her fourth year attending. Evelyn is also the mother of Ellen and Amie Oss.
    • Diane Riley (assistant): She has been judging for quiz for four years and has been a great help with all our practices. Brianna Riley is her daughter.
  • Team:
    • Brianna Riley: Quizzing for four years and is also a Junior in high school. This will be her fourth year at Nationals. Brianna has received her National Memorization Award and is the one in the center of the picture.
    • Ellen Oss: Quizzing for six years and is a Junior in high school. This will be her fourth year at Nationals. Ellen has received her National Memorization Award and is the one on the far right in the picture.
    • Amie Oss: Quizzing for four years and is Freshman in high school. This will be her second year at Nationals. Amie has received her National Memorization Award and is the one on the far left in the picture.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 240 to 45
    • Round 2: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 120 to 150
    • Round 3: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 95 to 75
    • Round 4: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 115 to 130
    • Round 5: Won against Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 270 to -25
    • Round 6: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 70 to 140
    • Round 7: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 70 to 95
    • Round 8: Won against Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 135 to 70
    • Round 9: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 65 to 70
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 130 to 20
    • Round 2: Lost to Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 45 to 95
    • Round 3: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 50 to 165
    • Round 4: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 130 to 105
    • Round 5: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 155 to 55
    • Round 6: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 105 to 130
    • Round 7: Won against Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 85 to 45
    • Round 8: Won against First A/G, Lexington, KY 165 to 50
    • Round 9: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 75 to 180
    • Round 10: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 205 to 35
    • Round 11: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 165 to 45
    • Round 12: Lost to Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 90 to 150
    • Round 13: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 145 to 135
    • Round 14: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 35 to 145
    • Round 15: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 185 to 85
    • Round 16: Lost to First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 100 to 105
    • Round 17: Lost to Northfield Church, Gering, NE 120 to 160
    • Round 18: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 115 to 85
    • Round 19: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 240 to 45
  • Team History
    We have been good friends since Green Bay Nationals and have gotten to know each other better and better every year. When the Oss Family moved to MO our team was an instant perfect fit. We have lots of fun and really enjoy each other’s company.
    (Editor’s Note: The two Central teams this year are teams #20 and #21 to make it to nationals. This is also the second year that Central has sent two teams to nationals).
  • Most exciting match this season
    When we played the Brookbanks at the James River Classic. Even though it wasn’t “exciting” in the suspenseful sense, we had a ton of fun partying and contesting (for the other team even.) They were snacking and laughing; we were scribbling notes and giggling. Much to our quizmaster’s chagrin we just couldn’t be quiet. Jed was making the best blonde jokes right in the middle of the match, only to be met with Bri’s homeschooler jokes still in the middle of the match. (Not to say anything about the three blonde homeschoolers on our team.) To make it all the funnier-Brianna’s brother fell asleep mid-match and started snoring. All of a sudden there were three cameras flashing and taking pictures and no one on either one of the teams was trying to suppress the giggles. By the end of the match everyone was practically in tears from laughing so hard. When it came down to it, it didn’t even matter that we lost miserably we just had a blast goofing off with our friends.
  • Favorite Contest
    Where to begin? We have had so many crazy contests that a lot of them stand out. One that was especially silly was at the Owasso Extreme Tournament. Basically the question was asking how the scripture was fulfilled from John chapter 17. Brianna hit the question perfectly and completed the question exactly how it was supposed to be worded. But when it came to the answer- suffice it to say, Bri pretty much gave the entire essence of how Judas betrayed Jesus (including the kiss of betrayal not recorded in John), Jesus’ death and resurrection, the plan of salvation, all of Jesus’ miracles, and all the key points of John’s Gospel, gesticulating wildly the whole time. She was counted wrong, of course. But in order to win the match we needed to get this and the next question right- so we contested. In an answer you’re allowed to use your own words so the short version of Ellen’s contest was, “Although Bri said absolutely nothing that you have on your page, the answer she gave answered the question. All those things are what fulfilled the scripture.” It was a stretch to say the least and all the judges laughed at us, but it was worth it to see the puzzled look on the Wagner’s faces as they scrambled to get a rebuttal together.
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    Our favorite question this year was written by Greg House. It was something along these lines:
    For 20 points. Statement and quotation question. In one sentence John makes it sound as though Andrew is a cannibal. Quote this sentence.
    It made everyone in the room go “Huh??” but Ellen got it anyway. (See John 6:8-9)
  • Favorite Verse from John
    • Brianna: John 14:27: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
    • Amie: John 16:33: I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
    • Ellen: John 13:34-35: A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year When WE WENT AND GOT MATCHING TATTOOS!!! It was the craziest, most bonding thing we’ve ever done together.

    JUST KIDDING! That wasn’t our best non-quiz related moment.

    Our real best non-quiz related moment was when we were invited to Silver Dollar City for the day to do a commercial photo shoot. We rode roller-coasters for free all day long and got to stop for dinner on the way home.\
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Beyond the church we have had many opportunities to use the things we’ve learned from Quiz. As a team we believe everyday is a new chance to show God’s love and exhibit the virtues we have learned from memorizing the word of God. For example Amie uses her knowledge of the Bible to witness and debate with kids all over the world online, as well as to connect with other kids who love the Lord. She also helps out with the three year old nursery. Along with her team mates, Amie contributes to the Women’s and Royal Rangers ministries.

    Brianna leads a Bible study group for kids, and ministers using her talents in the two year old nursery. She helps as a full-time nanny and babysitter, showing the love God has for us as His children. Brianna also volunteers with Convoy of Hope and Royal Rangers.

    Ellen makes sure her family’s Compassion child is covered in prayer and encouraged in her walk with the Lord by sending letters and keeping up close communications. She uses leadership skills that she has gained from quizzing to help guide and direct the younger generation through babysitting the neighborhood kids. Ellen also volunteers with Convoy of Hope and Royal Rangers.

North Central Region

Racine A/G, Racine, WI

1st Place

  • Church: Racine A/G, Racine, WI
  • Coaches:
    • Courtney Cobb: 5th year coaching and 3rd year coaching at Nationals.
    • Kim Dahlin (assistant): 3rd year assistant coaching at Nationals.
  • Team:
    • Renee Toeller: 5th year quizzer, 2nd year quizzing at Nationals, earned her NMA.
    • Nathan Dahlin: 5th year quizzer, 3rd year quizzing at Nationals, earned his NMA.
    • Ryan Toeller
    • Aimee Lojeski: 3rd year quizzer, 1st year quizzing in A-league, 1st year quizzing at Nationals, memorized all of John.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 95 to 215
    • Round 2: Won against Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 105 to 100
    • Round 3: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 195 to 110
    • Round 4: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 125 to 80
    • Round 5: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 85 to 125
    • Round 6: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 25 to 95
    • Round 7: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 95 to 0
    • Round 8: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO 65 to 150
    • Round 9: Won against First A/G, Lexington, KY 85 to 70
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 85 to 275
    • Round 2: Lost to Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 100 to 125
    • Round 3: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 65 to 115
    • Round 4: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 35 to 155
    • Round 5: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 115 to 140
    • Round 6: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 115 to 140
    • Round 7: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 100 to 110
    • Round 8: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 150 to 15
    • Round 9: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 5 to 190
    • Round 10: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 80 to 120
    • Round 11: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 120 to 115
    • Round 12: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 105 to 175
    • Round 13: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 5 to 225
    • Round 14: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 55 to 275
    • Round 15: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 60 to 190
    • Round 16: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 25 to 220
    • Round 17: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 105 to 200
    • Round 18: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 130 to 145
    • Round 19: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 120 to 165
  • Team History
    This will be Racine’s 5th year attending Nationals and 3rd year in a row.
  • Most Exciting Match This Season
    • Nathan’s most exciting match was our Regional game against Cedar Rapids. We knew that we needed to win this game if we wanted a shot at winning Regionals. The match was very close. They led in the beginning. Nathan had gotten a 20 pointer wrong, but then got two of the 30 pointers. Josiah Coder (one of the top quizzers in our region) got the remaining 30 pointer. Nathan quizzed out forward, then Josiah quizzed out. Then our other two quizzers closed out the game for us. Renee had 85 points and Aimee had 20 points. We ended up winning a very good game.
    • Aimee’s most exciting match was a match during one of our league meets. The judges had conferred for a very long time on a contest. By the time they had voted on the contest a second time, they were saying our time was up and we were only half way through the match. But then they realized that nobody had written down the official time that we started the match, so we got to finish it.
    • Renee’s most exciting match was the one where she scored 150 points for the first time in time in her TBQ career.
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    • Nathan’s favorite quiz question was a 30 point question from Regionals. 8 part answer. From John chapter 12. In order of appearance, which individuals are named?
    • Renee’s favorite quiz question was from Joey Bohannon’s National level practice set. Statement and quotation question. Around the vernal and autumnal equinoxes there are exactly 12 hours of daylight. Quote the verse in which Jesus refers to this fact.
  • Favorite Verse of John
    John 16:33
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Best Non-Quiz Related Moment
    • Nathan’s best non-quiz moment was going to Josiah Coder’s house during Regionals and eating out at a Mexican restaurant.
    • Aimee and Renee’s best non-quiz moment was witnessing to a homeless man on the way home from Regionals.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Aimee uses Bible Quiz to answer some of her friends questions about her faith. Renee uses her Bible knowledge to witness to her friends and encourage them.
First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA

2nd Place

  • Church: First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Coaches:
    • Mike Coder: Coached for five years, from 1980 to 1982 and beginning again in 2009. This is his first year coaching at Nationals.
    • Bill Chew (assistant): Coaching since 1969. He began when a young lady asked him to coach a team in something called ‘Bible Quiz.’ He has been at Nationals 8 times. Bill received the great honor of being the first ever “Coach of the Year for Bible Quiz” in 1988 at Nationals in Springfield, Missouri.
    • Bekah May (assistant): Former quizzer for First Assembly of God in Cedar Rapids 2002-2004 & 2006. She quizzed at Nationals in 2003 and 2004. She has been coaching since 2010.
  • Team:
    • Hannah May: Second year quizzing and her first trip to nationals. Hannah memorized all of John. She is a senior this year.
    • Josiah Coder: Fourth year in quiz. The first two years in Novice. Last year, Josiah quizzed at nationals in the One-on-One tournament and placed second. This is his second year to nationals. He earned his NMA this year. He is a freshman.
    • Leah May: Second year quizzing and her first trip to nationals. She memorized all of John. Leah is a junior.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 70 to 230
    • Round 2: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 60 to 180
    • Round 3: Won against Orange County Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 210 to 0
    • Round 4: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 145 to 125
    • Round 5: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 120 to 100
    • Round 6: Lost to James River A/G, “Bread of Life”, Ozark, MO 25 to 200
    • Round 7: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 90 to 270
    • Round 8: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 95 to 75
    • Round 9: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 130 to 35
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 75 to 220
    • Round 2: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 65 to 130
    • Round 3: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 40 to 255
    • Round 4: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 105 to 75
    • Round 5: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 90 to 130
    • Round 6: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 135 to 170
    • Round 7: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 120 to 240
    • Round 8: Lost to Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 115 to 135
    • Round 9: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 15 to 205
    • Round 10: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 175 to 35
    • Round 11: Lost to Racine A/G, Racine, WI 115 to 120
    • Round 12: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 165 to 150
    • Round 13: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 140 to 85
    • Round 14: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA -25 to 245
    • Round 15: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 80 to 155
    • Round 16: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 110 to 145
    • Round 17: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 140 to 170
    • Round 18: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 60 to 70
    • Round 19: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 85 to 170
  • Team History
    The Cedar Rapids Bible Quiz team has been to nationals in 1988, 1989, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, qualified in 2010, didn’t attend.
  • Most exciting match this season
    At lunch break on the first day of Regionals, our record was 1-2. After taking time to strategize and regroup, we went on to win the rest of our games that weekend, including a win against the only undefeated team on Saturday morning.
  • Favorite contest
    We have two, both from Regionals. In our second match, our second quizzer answered a question, was counted incorrect, she conferred and chose not to contest. The coach from the other team contested on her behalf that she gave the correct answer. The contest was accepted and the points awarded to our team. The cool thing about this contest is that our Youth Pastor was in the audience and he asked why the other team would do that. It was a great opportunity to explain that it was about integrity and doing the right thing, what a witness that coach was to others.
    Also, we contested on the second question of a match for validity and the contest was accepted. Then, when the substitute question was read, we also contested the validity of that one and won that contest. Déjà vu moment!
  • Favorite verses of the quizzers
    • Josiah: John 1:12: Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-
    • Hannah: John 3:30: He must become greater; I must become less.
    • Leah: John 16:33: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    When we were trying to come up with a name for our team this year and brainstorming different possibilities, we all laughed about one that Bekah came up with and then kept going with more options. After several minutes of further discussion, a few of us said we really liked the one that Bekah had suggested - but none of us could remember it! As hard as we all tried to remember, we couldn’t Talk about frustrating! You’d think that quizzers would have a better memory. So our team name became, Why Question Me?
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Just talking with people in our everyday lives about Bible Quiz, it opens up the opportunity to share the Gospel.
Northfield Church, Gering, NE

3rd Place

  • Church: Northfield Church, Gering, NE
  • Coaches:
    • Linda Parker: 1st time coaching a team at Nationals but has been involved with Bible Quiz for 36 years. She married a fellow Bible Quiz team member, Phil Parker, who quizzed at Nationals in 1979.
    • Phil Parker (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Melissa Parker: Former JBQer, 5th year TBQer, 1st time at Nationals.
    • Luke Hamilton: 2nd year quizzer, 1st time quizzing at Nationals. In January 2011, earned the MMA in 64 mins with only 3 mistakes.
    • Nathaniel Converse: 3rd year TBQ, 1st time at Nationals.
    • Jennifer and Jacob Lowery, just joined the team in January 2011 but helped the team win 3rd place at Regionals. They will not be able to attend Nationals this time.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 50 to 165
    • Round 2: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 45 to 140
    • Round 3: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 105 to 205
    • Round 4: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 110 to 60
    • Round 5: Lost to Central A/G, “Without Limit”, Springfield, MO 140 to 150
    • Round 6: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 130 to 110
    • Round 7: Lost to Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 0 to 195
    • Round 8: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 35 to 155
    • Round 9: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 115 to 85
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 15 to 165
    • Round 2: Lost to Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 100 to 110
    • Round 3: Lost to Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA -5 to 115
    • Round 4: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 30 to 55
    • Round 5: Lost to Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA -30 to 150
    • Round 6: Lost to Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 150 to 160
    • Round 7: Lost to Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 85 to 90
    • Round 8: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 60 to 130
    • Round 9: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 140 to 135
    • Round 10: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 95 to 140
    • Round 11: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 30 to 215
    • Round 12: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 140 to 170
    • Round 13: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 50 to 115
    • Round 14: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 150 to 70
    • Round 15: Lost to First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 115 to 120
    • Round 16: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 95 to 105
    • Round 17: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 160 to 120
    • Round 18: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 0 to 190
    • Round 19: Lost to North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 35 to 240
  • Team History
    Northfield Church has had a TBQ team for the past 6 years. They won Districts last year, but were not able to attend Regionals. This year, 2010-11, they were undefeated by Nebraska teams and went on to place 3rd at Regionals.
  • Most exciting match this season
    Sioux Falls, South Dakota was the only team to beat Northfield in the monthly meets in Nebraska. When they faced them again at Regionals, South Dakota called a time out and the three starters all ran out of the room, but came back just as time was called. This might have been a ploy to throw Northfield off track, but they went on to win the match and edged S.D. in total points at Regionals by only 5 points.
  • Favorite Contest
    At the end of a round at District Finals, the coach from the opposing team contested that the entire round should be redone because of hindrance from two of Northfield’s quizzers who are dating and obviously fond of each other.
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    At Regionals, one of the questions in set 5 caught us a little off-guard:
    Question number 3 for 30 points. Statement and Two-part Quotation Question. Four-part Answer. The Assemblies of God ninth statement of faith declares sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto God.
    Quote, and give the complete references for the verses in which sanctification is mentioned.
  • Favorite Verse of the Quizzers
    In a serious manner, the quizzers appreciate the vulnerable humanity of Jesus, and yet the strength of resolve, found in John 12:27: “Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.”
    In a lighthearted way, every time one of the team buzzes in and answers with a guess, we ask, “How did this man get such learning without having studied?” (based on John 7:15)
  • Favorite Non-Quiz Related Moment
    To save money at Regionals, Cedar Rapids Assembly of God graciously allowed Gering Northfield and Hastings Northshore to stay two nights camping inside the church. For their group devotions on the last night, there was a spontaneous time of worship led by one of the adults who had brought his guitar. The eclectic group of worshippers was made up of various ages from four denominations representing six different churches, yet the worship went on for almost two hours. They were actually living out John 4:23, “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.”
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    The community of Bridgeport, Nebraska has been positively commenting on the Northfield team testimony published in their local newspaper. Even non-Christians have congratulated the team members; saying how awesome it is that teenagers of today are memorizing entire books of the Bible.

Northeast Region

Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ

1st Place

  • Church: Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ
  • Coaches:
    • Tammy Yukon: A former quizzer from Sherman, NY in the 80s. She has coached for nine years, six of which were at the National level.
    • Jesse Czubkowski (assistant): A former national quizzer from Garfield, NJ in 2006 and 2007 (4th place individual). Four years as a coach, all of which years ending at Nationals.
  • Team:
    • Trey Sederwall: 3rd year quizzer, debuting at National Finals. He received his NMA this year
    • Justin Czubkowski: A quizzer for five years, attending Nationals thrice. He has received his NMA and MMA this year.
    • Christopher Galea: Quizzed for four years, attending Nationals twice. He received both his NMA and MMA this year.
    • Kyler Sederwall: Quizzed for five years, attending Nationals thrice. He received both his NMA and MMA this year.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 215 to 95
    • Round 2: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 190 to 55
    • Round 3: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO 230 to 50
    • Round 4: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 100 to 175
    • Round 5: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 180 to 60
    • Round 6: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 175 to 70
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 180 to 55
    • Round 8: Won against First A/G, Lexington, KY 220 to -5
    • Round 9: Won against Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 165 to 55
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 215 to 15
    • Round 2: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 180 to 90
    • Round 3: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 115 to 65
    • Round 4: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 235 to 40
    • Round 5: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 265 to 0
    • Round 6: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 215 to 20
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 165 to 75
    • Round 8: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 185 to 80
    • Round 9: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 205 to 15
    • Round 10: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 145 to 65
    • Round 11: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 130 to 140
    • Round 12: Won against Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 165 to 145
    • Round 13: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 170 to 105
    • Round 14: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 165 to 70
    • Round 15: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 215 to 80
    • Round 16: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 230 to 95
    • Round 17: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 150 to 105
    • Round 18: Won against Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 170 to 150
    • Round 19: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 260 to 50
  • Team History
    The ministry at Garfield, NJ has been blessed to send teams to Nationals for 6 consecutive years. They finished 3rd in the Challenger bracket in 2006, 5th in the Championship bracket in 2009 and 3rd in the Championship Bracket in 2010. Jesse was also the fourth place quizzer in 2007.
  • Most exciting match this season
    Friendship Classic 2011 - In our game against Central Assembly from Springfield, MO, we overcame a 130-point deficit on question 10 to win the match. It was a fun game.
  • Favorite Contest
    Absolutely nothing even remotely interesting. Hoping for a good one at Nationals.
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    It wasn’t our favorite, as we got a little burned by it, but it was memorable. I’m speaking of a certain, LONG statement and question that was asked at Regionals.
  • Favorite Verse from John
    John 21:13: Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    As we were driving to Gobblefest, a deer ran across the road into the side of our van. The deer died.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    While not technically outside the church (or even our team), this season has yielded some wonderful spiritual growth in a very personal way.

    Two individuals new to church joined Bible Quiz this year. Through personal study and peer/coach mentorship, one of them was led to accept Jesus as their savior. Two other quizzers were so inspired by Jesus’ baptism that they took the next step in their spiritual journey by being baptized on New Year’s Eve. It was a powerful and awesome experience made even more special by all the teammates and coaches who celebrated with them.

    Bible Quiz is NOT just a ministry for those who are already Christians. It has the power to change lives. I challenge teams out there to recruit the saved and unsaved students alike,
Word of Life A/G, Springfield, VA

2nd Place

  • Church: Word of Life A/G, Springfield, VA
  • Coaches:
    • Don York: 2nd Consecutive Year Coaching at Nationals for Word of Life, previous coach of Cornerstone Team at Nationals 2003-2004, consisting of his daughter Becky York and friends.
    • Bethany York (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Sam York: Quizzed for 3 years, Attending his 2nd consecutive Nationals, Receive NMA this year.
    • Abhishek Mathews: Quizzed for 4 years, Attending his 2nd consecutive Nationals, Received NMA this year.
    • Santosh Mathews: Quizzed for 4 years, Attending his 2nd consecutive Nationals, Received NMA this year.
    • Zerubabbel Tessema: Quizzed for 4 years, Attending his 1st Nationals, Received NMA this year.
    • Joshua Inyangson: Quizzed for 3 years, Attending his 1st Nationals, Received NMA this year.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 135 to 75
    • Round 2: Won against Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 160 to 115
    • Round 3: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 130 to 155
    • Round 4: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 215 to 70
    • Round 5: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 205 to 10
    • Round 6: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 45 to 130
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 120 to 70
    • Round 8: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO 70 to 135
    • Round 9: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 85 to 115
    • Playoff Round 1: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY
    • Playoff Round 2: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 20 to 130
    • Round 2: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 220 to 25
    • Round 3: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 140 to 45
    • Round 4: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 55 to 30
    • Round 5: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 190 to 10
    • Round 6: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 85 to 100
    • Round 7: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 125 to 60
    • Round 8: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 105 to 130
    • Round 9: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 185 to 55
    • Round 10: Won against Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 115 to 95
    • Round 11: Won against First A/G, Lexington, KY 230 to -5
    • Round 12: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 180 to 65
    • Round 13: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 115 to 50
    • Round 14: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 105 to 50
    • Round 15: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 195 to 25
    • Round 16: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 165 to 60
    • Round 17: Won against Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 135 to 125
    • Round 18: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 90 to 75
    • Round 19: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 120 to 35
  • Team History
    This is Word of Life’s second year at nationals.
  • Tournaments attended this year
Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA

3rd Place

  • Church: Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA
  • Coaches:
    • David Warnock: Has coached for 4 years, three times at Nationals.
    • Cliff Bononi (assistant): Has coached for 2 years. This is his first time at Nationals.
    • Grant Warnock (assistant): A former quizzer at Journey Church from 2004 - 2009. This is his first time coaching at Nationals.
  • Team:
    • Dana Warnock: Quizzing four years. This is her second time to Nationals. She received the NMA this year.
    • Colton Bononi: Quizzing three years. This is his first year in “A” League and first time to Nationals. He received the NMA this year.
    • Connor O’Keefe: Quizzing two years. This is his first year in “A” League and first time to Nationals.
    • Rebekah Welesko: Quizzing three years. This is her first time to Nationals.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 165 to 50
    • Round 2: Won against Central A/G, “Without Limit”, Springfield, MO 140 to 45
    • Round 3: Lost to Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 110 to 155
    • Round 4: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 250 to -10
    • Round 5: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 120 to 85
    • Round 6: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 200 to 5
    • Round 7: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 85 to 130
    • Round 8: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 55 to 150
    • Round 9: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 120 to 75
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 155 to 50
    • Round 2: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 130 to 120
    • Round 3: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 155 to 85
    • Round 4: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 60 to 155
    • Round 5: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 140 to 120
    • Round 6: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 20 to 215
    • Round 7: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 145 to -5
    • Round 8: Lost to Racine A/G, Racine, WI 15 to 150
    • Round 9: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 160 to 115
    • Round 10: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 90 to 140
    • Round 11: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 95 to 115
    • Round 12: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 140 to 125
    • Round 13: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 90 to 190
    • Round 14: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 245 to -25
    • Round 15: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 60 to 110
    • Round 16: Won against Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 120 to 95
    • Round 17: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 135 to 215
    • Round 18: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 160 to 110
    • Round 19: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 60 to 215
  • Team History
    This year is Journey Church’s third time at Nationals out of four seasons in the “A” League. We placed in the championship bracket in previous years. Assistant coach, Grant Warnock finished as top individual scorer at Nationals our first season of “A” League quizzing in 2008.
  • Most exciting match this season
    Winning our final match at Regionals which ensured a trip to National finals.
  • Favorite Contest
    Every time Colton contests.
  • Favorite Quiz Question For 20 points. Statement and Question. Give a Complete Answer. From John chapter 6.
    Four “I tell you the truth” statements are found. Give the 3rd one.
  • Favorite Verse from John
    • Dana Warnock: John 8:44: You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
    • Colton Bononi: John 7:49: No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law - there is a curse on them.”
    • Connor O’Keefe: John 9:34: To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.
    • Rebekah Welesko: John 16:33: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
  • Tournaments attended this year
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    Every time there has been fellowship with a large group of quizzers. Also, eating frog legs at an Asian restaurant at Regionals in Binghamton, NY.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Being involved in Bible Quiz in general, and being able to recite Scripture verses in particular, have created constant opportunities to witness to family, friends and classmates.
First A/G, Binghamton, NY

4th Place

  • Church: First A/G, Binghamton, NY
  • Coaches:
    • Hank Ward: 6 years as head coach, six consecutive years at National Finals.
    • Annette Ward (assistant): Wife of Henry and BQ Co-coordinator at First Assembly of God, Binghamton.
    • LaJoie Ward (assistant): Daughter of Henry and former National quizzer. Curtis Scholarship and Female Quizzer of the Year Award Recipient.
  • Team:
    • Aaron Scarinzi: 1st year in A-League, 1st year at National Finals, received the State Memorization for John.
    • Isaac Ward: 4th consecutive year at National Finals, received the MMA, the NMA, and the Discipleship Award for John.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 175 to 150
    • Round 2: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 80 to 115
    • Round 3: Won against Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 200 to 130
    • Round 4: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 195 to 165
    • Round 5: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 40 to 125
    • Round 6: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 100 to 110
    • Round 7: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 70 to 120
    • Round 8: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 170 to 85
    • Round 9: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO 70 to 65
    • Playoff Round 1: Won against Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA
    • Playoff Round 2: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 50 to 260
    • Round 2: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 110 to 190
    • Round 3: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 150 to 40
    • Round 4: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 100 to 140
    • Round 5: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 25 to 275
    • Round 6: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 205 to 55
    • Round 7: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 75 to 165
    • Round 8: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 185 to 110
    • Round 9: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 190 to 5
    • Round 10: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 175 to 100
    • Round 11: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 215 to 120
    • Round 12: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 125 to 140
    • Round 13: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 205 to 10
    • Round 14: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 130 to 105
    • Round 15: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 155 to 80
    • Round 16: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 210 to 35
    • Round 17: Won against Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 145 to 140
    • Round 18: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 60 to 205
    • Round 19: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 120 to 165
  • Team History
    Binghamton First Assembly of God has been to National Finals for six consecutive years.
  • Most exciting match this season
    Pre-Nationals match with Garfield. 75-70
  • Favorite Contest
    Two contests in Jeannie’s room at pre-nationals against the ghost team. :D
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    From the Section Titled: The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn to Joy.
    Grief will turn to what?
  • Favorite Verse from John
    • Isaac: John 6:68
    • Annette: John 16:31
    • Aaron: John 1:29
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    • LaJoie and Isaac: Sledding, volleyball, and dodgeball after Friendship Classic.
    • Aaron: First time on a roller coaster during our team trip to Darien Lake Theme Park.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Our teams have volunteered at Operation Christmas Child collection centers together for the past couple of years. We also have lots of opportunities to talk to people about the competitions, which often leads to conversations about Christ. Bible Quiz is a wonderful witnessing tool because it opens the door for us to share our faith.
Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA

5th Place

  • Church: Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA
  • Coaches:
    • Vivian Hains
    • Johnny Jones (assistant)
    • Sonji Thee (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Kerry O’Bannon
    • Kristyn Jones
    • Catherine Hains
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 145 to 105
    • Round 2: Won against Orange County Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 150 to 120
    • Round 3: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 170 to 105
    • Round 4: Won against Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 170 to 45
    • Round 5: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL -15 to 225
    • Round 6: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 40 to -10
    • Round 7: Won against James River A/G, “Bread of Life”, Ozark, MO 120 to 90
    • Round 8: Lost to First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 75 to 95
    • Round 9: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 140 to 100
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 115 to 145
    • Round 2: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 130 to 105
    • Round 3: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 85 to 155
    • Round 4: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 140 to 100
    • Round 5: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 165 to 45
    • Round 6: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 170 to 135
    • Round 7: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 65 to 90
    • Round 8: Won against Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 125 to -5
    • Round 9: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 55 to 185
    • Round 10: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 70 to 195
    • Round 11: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 130 to 215
    • Round 12: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 75 to 220
    • Round 13: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 85 to 170
    • Round 14: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 150 to 50
    • Round 15: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 75 to 255
    • Round 16: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 160 to 115
    • Round 17: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 105 to 150
    • Round 18: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 80 to 100
    • Round 19: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 165 to 120
Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ

6th Place

  • Church: Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ
  • Coaches:
    • Wayne Hill: First time coaching at Nationals.
    • Debbie Hill (assistant): 2nd year assistant coaching at Nationals.
  • Team:
    • Chase Hill: memorized John. This is his first year in A League and first year attending nationals.
    • Kayla Hill: received her NMA. This is her 3rd time attending nationals.
    • Jared Hill: memorized John. This is his second year attending nationals.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 140 to 55
    • Round 2: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 40 to 240
    • Round 3: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 155 to 110
    • Round 4: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 160 to 65
    • Round 5: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 155 to 60
    • Round 6: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 135 to 15
    • Round 7: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 195 to 0
    • Round 8: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 120 to 100
    • Round 9: Lost to Central A/G, “Without Limit”, Springfield, MO 50 to 150
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 130 to 60
    • Round 2: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 125 to 100
    • Round 3: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 75 to 135
    • Round 4: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 100 to 105
    • Round 5: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 120 to 140
    • Round 6: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 55 to 205
    • Round 7: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 65 to 150
    • Round 8: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 135 to 115
    • Round 9: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 30 to 100
    • Round 10: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 100 to 135
    • Round 11: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 130 to 190
    • Round 12: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 90 to 175
    • Round 13: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 115 to 130
    • Round 14: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 5 to 195
    • Round 15: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 60 to 160
    • Round 16: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 115 to 160
    • Round 17: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 25 to 225
    • Round 18: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 30 to 85
    • Round 19: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 50 to 260
  • Team History
    This is Living Hope’s 5th year of involvement in teen bible quiz. This will be the third consecutive year of sending a team to nationals.
  • Most exciting match this season
    There’s not one particular match that we can think of this season. Hoping for some good ones at nationals.
  • Favorite Contest
    During a league match between Swedesboro’s two teams, Chase answered the question “When did Jesus ask the Samaritan woman ‘Will you give me a drink?’” by saying, “the sixth hour” before giving the correct answer from verse 7. It was originally ruled correct and contested by the other team. During the rebuttle, Jared said, “We know from the application questions that the sixth hour is noon, in other words it was lunch time! And so the Samaritan woman was obviously getting water to prepare for LUNCH, thus making her come at the sixth hour.”
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    10 points. Statement and Question. Give a Complete Answer. From John Chapter 1.
    It’s embarrassing when you see someone’s underwear. Jesus saw Nathanael under where?
    A fig tree.
  • Favorite Verse from John
    • Jared: 11:41,42
    • Kayla: 15:19
    • Chase: 5:44
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    Probably taking a walk in our woods after a league meet with several of our quizzers. Two of them ended up falling in the stream.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Quizzers have had opportunites to minister and witness to friends, family, and co workers through talking about Bible Quiz.
Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY

7th Place

  • Church: Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY
  • Coaches:
    • Caryl Hock: She has coaching for over 15 years. She has coached her team to Regionals numerous times in the past and this will be her 2nd time coaching a team at Nationals
    • Jackie Ford (assistant): She has been coaching for over 10 years and was an A-league quizzer all 4 years in high school. This will be her 2nd time coaching a team at Nationals.
    • Carlton Prime (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Jordanne Prime: She began quizzing in JBQ and this will be her 4th year quizzing in A-League. She memorized all of John and received her NMA.
    • Rachel Singh: She began quizzing in JBQ and this will be her 5th year quizzing; 1st in A-League. She memorized all of John and received her NMA.
    • Rebecca Ford: She began quizzing in JBQ and this will be her 5th year quizzing; 1st in A-League. She memorized all of John and received her NMA.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 80 to 195
    • Round 2: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 55 to 190
    • Round 3: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 0 to 150
    • Round 4: Lost to Racine A/G, Racine, WI 80 to 125
    • Round 5: Won against Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 115 to 65
    • Round 6: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 35 to 75
    • Round 7: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO 30 to 160
    • Round 8: Lost to Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 135 to 145
    • Round 9: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 0 to 185
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 100 to 65
    • Round 2: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 10 to 165
    • Round 3: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 20 to 95
    • Round 4: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 15 to 205
    • Round 5: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 135 to 45
    • Round 6: Lost to Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 45 to 200
    • Round 7: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 90 to 85
    • Round 8: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 165 to 145
    • Round 9: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 15 to 130
    • Round 10: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO -10 to 205
    • Round 11: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 205 to -10
    • Round 12: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 150 to 90
    • Round 13: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 110 to 50
    • Round 14: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 175 to 25
    • Round 15: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 25 to 195
    • Round 16: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 55 to 40
    • Round 17: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 60 to 175
    • Round 18: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 20 to 155
    • Round 19: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 60 to 105
  • Team History
    This is our second year at nationals. We have been to Regionals every year for the past 30 years.
  • Most exciting match this season
    We played against Binghamton at States and beat them on the last question to force a tiebreaker.
  • Favorite Contest
    We had to contest on Help or Hinderance during a match because one of the judges fell asleep and started snoring lightly.
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    “In the American Culture, when a girl turns 16, it is referred to as a Sweet 16. Quote John 3:16”
  • Favorite Verse from John
    • Jordi: 20:31
    • Rebecca: John 14:3
    • Rachael: 21:25
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    We decided to make a rap and sing it in the back of the van and then we shared the rap with other quizzers that we met at Friendship Classic.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    We used scriptures from John to explain God’s love to non-Christians at school.

Northwest Region

1st Place

  • Church: Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA
  • Coaches: Kevin Gallo, Vanessa Borja (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Jessica Dawson
    • Joshua Gallo
    • Kara Gallo
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 40 to 195
    • Round 2: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 120 to 105
    • Round 3: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 35 to 100
    • Round 4: Lost to Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 65 to 160
    • Round 5: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 40 to 100
    • Round 6: Lost to Central A/G, “Without Limit”, Springfield, MO -45 to 300
    • Round 7: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 115 to 110
    • Round 8: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 155 to 35
    • Round 9: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 75 to 120
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 165 to 15
    • Round 2: Lost to Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 130 to 135
    • Round 3: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 135 to 125
    • Round 4: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 205 to 15
    • Round 5: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 125 to 60
    • Round 6: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 85 to 145
    • Round 7: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 55 to 80
    • Round 8: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 165 to 95
    • Round 9: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 180 to 75
    • Round 10: Lost to North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 60 to 150
    • Round 11: Lost to Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 60 to 95
    • Round 12: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 65 to 180
    • Round 13: Lost to Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 45 to 75
    • Round 14: Won against Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 150 to 5
    • Round 15: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 145 to 100
    • Round 16: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 85 to 95
    • Round 17: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 160 to 155
    • Round 18: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 65 to 105
    • Round 19: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 110 to 125

3rd Place

  • Church: Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA
  • Coaches:
    • Kari Brodin: Former national champion and has coached Teen Bible Quiz for 12 years, coaching teams to Nationals in 1983, 1985, and consecutively from 2004-present.
    • Kristi Brodin (assistant): Assisted each year since 2004.
    • Heather Karnes (assistant): 5-year national quizzer who placed 6th individually last year and is in her first year of coaching, coaching the Cedar Park Middle School team to a 1st place Regional finish this year.
  • Team:
    • Anita Jaganath: Quizzed for 3 years, and this is her second Nationals.
    • Isaac Moore
    • Adi Purohith: Quizzed for 3 years, and this is his second Nationals.
    • Ani Purohith: Quizzed for 3 years, and this is his second Nationals.
    • Andre Nicolov: Quizzed for 3 years, and this is his first Nationals.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 75 to 135
    • Round 2: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 135 to 120
    • Round 3: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO 75 to 95
    • Round 4: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 165 to 195
    • Round 5: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 40 to 150
    • Round 6: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 55 to 170
    • Round 7: Won against Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 135 to 55
    • Round 8: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 80 to 115
    • Round 9: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 100 to 65
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 75 to 175
    • Round 2: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 80 to 160
    • Round 3: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 115 to 45
    • Round 4: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 105 to 130
    • Round 5: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 100 to 90
    • Round 6: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 170 to 50
    • Round 7: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 60 to 125
    • Round 8: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 110 to 80
    • Round 9: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 15 to 170
    • Round 10: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 140 to 95
    • Round 11: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 180 to 95
    • Round 12: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 130 to 45
    • Round 13: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 70 to 90
    • Round 14: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 40 to 115
    • Round 15: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 100 to 145
    • Round 16: Lost to Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 65 to 140
    • Round 17: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 205 to 75
    • Round 18: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 155 to 20
    • Round 19: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 185 to -20
  • Team History
    Cedar Park this year ties the record for consecutive appearances at Nationals, with 14 consecutive years. The highest finish was 1st place in 2005; combined with 4th place finishes in 2004 and 2010, and a four-year string of 2nd place finishes from 2006-2009, that makes 7 consecutive years finishing in the top four. Cedar Park also has the distinction of being the only church to place two teams in the top ten in the same year, with a 1st-and-10th finish in 2005. Finally, Cedar Park holds the record for the only “perfect match” recorded at Nationals: all four quizzers quizzed out positively in a single match during the first day of competition in 2008. (Editor’s Note: This was the first time it was achieved with 430 points possible, however it has happened before with 380 points possible).
  • Most exciting match this season
    At the West Coast Open in sunny Santa Ana in March, we had lost twice to the talented Phoenix North Valley team, and were really motivated to try to avoid the sweep by getting that final match with them. It was neck and neck the whole way, with no lead greater than 35 for either team, four lead changes, and a tie score after 17. Chad of Phoenix got a 20 on 18, and we called a time out, knowing we needed both the remaining questions (a 10 and a 20) to win. The twins each pulled one (Ani the 10 and Adi the 20) to come through!
  • Favorite Contest Can’t remember! I know we’ve had some doozies, but they escape my memory.
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    The first morning of quizzing at the West Coast Open, the very first question in the very first quiz was one we had just asked in warm-ups, barely 10 minutes prior. It made for an impressive start! =)
  • Favorite Verse from John
    John 1:16: From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.
  • Tournaments attended this year:
    • West Coast Classic
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    We played a game at our Christmas party based on a new game called “Things,” and had some pretty funny answers. Everyone thinks of an answer to a category-type question, and then you try to guess whose answer is whose.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Well, we actually did set up the buzzers and quiz at Sea-Tac International Airport on the way to the West Coast Open, but I don’t think that’s quite what you mean. =) At her school, Anita has been encouraging classmates to memorize Scripture.
Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID

4th Place

  • Church: Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID
  • Coaches:
    • Laura Brothers: Laura and Troy have been coaching together for the last 7 years.
    • Troy Olson (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Keaton Gillihan: 4th year quizzer, this will be his 2nd appearance at National Finals.
    • Missa Quintana: 2nd year quizzer, this will be her 1st appearance at National Finals.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 70 to 170
    • Round 2: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 60 to 110
    • Round 3: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 120 to 230
    • Round 4: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 110 to 145
    • Round 5: Lost to First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 100 to 120
    • Round 6: Lost to Orange County Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 25 to 60
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 110 to 95
    • Round 8: Lost to James River A/G, “Bread of Life”, Ozark, MO 55 to 195
    • Round 9: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 100 to 140
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 95 to 75
    • Round 2: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 95 to 45
    • Round 3: Lost to North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 0 to 145
    • Round 4: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 155 to 0
    • Round 5: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 10 to 190
    • Round 6: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 160 to 150
    • Round 7: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 35 to 155
    • Round 8: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 80 to 110
    • Round 9: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 80 to 30
    • Round 10: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 150 to 40
    • Round 11: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 85 to 100
    • Round 12: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 15 to 185
    • Round 13: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 75 to 45
    • Round 14: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 110 to 80
    • Round 15: Lost to Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 45 to 90
    • Round 16: Lost to Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 40 to 55
    • Round 17: Lost to Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 105 to 130
    • Round 18: Won against Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 85 to 70
    • Round 19: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 110 to 65
  • Team History
    This will be Kuna Life Church’s 3rd appearance at National Finals.
  • Most exciting match this season
    The first match of the year, it is always exciting to kick of the season!
  • Favorite contest
    This happened at “Snowflake Classic” (our in-house tourney where the quizzers “quiz” against other prominent leaders in the church), it was just a lot of fun to see Pastor get “smoked”.
  • Favorite Verse from John
    • Keaton: John 3:30: “He must become greater, I must become less.”
    • Missa: John 8:58: “I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    Our trip to Regional Finals in Seattle. Jamming to the mixed CD Missa created (compilation of quizzer’s favorite music) on the journey there, riding the ferry & eating the “pretty freaking sweet” strawberries at Pike’s Place Market.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Missa: “Great conversation starter with friends and opens a door for them into christianity/youth outreaches.”

South Central Region

Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK

1st Place

  • Church: Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK
  • Coaches:
    • Kevin Wagner: 5th year coaching at Nationals.
    • Nicole Wagner (assistant): 5th year coaching at Nationals.
    • Joshua Wagner (assistant): Captain of 2 National Championship teams, 2 Regional Championship teams and 3 District Championship teams. 2-time National Quoting Bee Champion.
  • Team:
    • Jesse Wagner: 3-straight National round-robin Championships; 4-straight Regional Championships; 5-straight District Championships. Voted Male Quizzer of the Year, Nationals 2010.
    • Daniel Wagner: 3-straight National round-robin Championships; 4-straight Regional Championships; 4-straight District Championships. Individual Tournament Champion, Nationals 2009.
    • Aaron Jackson: National round-robin Champion; 2-straight Regional Championships; 2-straight District Championships.
    • Luke Wagner: 2-straight National round-robin Championships; 3-straight Regional Championships; 3-straight District Championships.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 195 to 40
    • Round 2: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 240 to 40
    • Round 3: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 205 to 105
    • Round 4: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 180 to 130
    • Round 5: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 175 to 20
    • Round 6: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 215 to 55
    • Round 7: Won against Central A/G, “Without Limit”, Springfield, MO 135 to 65
    • Round 8: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 150 to 55
    • Round 9: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 190 to 20
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 275 to 85
    • Round 2: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 245 to 90
    • Round 3: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 180 to 90
    • Round 4: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 155 to 60
    • Round 5: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 275 to 25
    • Round 6: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 150 to 170
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 240 to 120
    • Round 8: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 250 to 35
    • Round 9: Won against Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 210 to 25
    • Round 10: Won against Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 195 to 145
    • Round 11: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 250 to 100
    • Round 12: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 155 to 70
    • Round 13: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 300 to 50
    • Round 14: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 195 to 30
    • Round 15: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 255 to 75
    • Round 16: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 240 to -20
    • Round 17: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 225 to 25
    • Round 18: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 150 to 170
    • Round 19: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 245 to 45
  • Team History
    “Down here in these parts, we have a sayin’: ‘You’re as good as your record says you are!’ Well–let the numbers speak! In the past 3 years at Nationals, these are the all-time records our team has set at Nationals:
    • Most consecutive round-robin Championships: 3
    • Longest Winning Streak: 48 games
    • Best record over a 3 year span: 54 wins and 3 losses.
    • Highest Scoring average over a 3 year span: 228 points per game
    • Highest average Margin of Victory over a 3 year span: 145 points per game
Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS

2nd Place

  • Church: Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS
  • Coaches:
    • Brian Brookbank
    • Pam Brookbank (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Ariel Brookbank
    • Zach Brookbank
    • Jed Brookbank
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 115 to 135
    • Round 2: Lost to Racine A/G, Racine, WI 100 to 105
    • Round 3: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 185 to 130
    • Round 4: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO 85 to 135
    • Round 5: Lost to Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 65 to 115
    • Round 6: Won against First A/G, Lexington, KY 175 to 40
    • Round 7: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 155 to 70
    • Round 8: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 170 to 135
    • Round 9: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 55 to 165
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 2: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 145 to 65
    • Round 3: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 165 to 50
    • Round 4: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 95 to 90
    • Round 5: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 185 to -5
    • Round 6: Won against Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 100 to 85
    • Round 7: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 155 to 35
    • Round 8: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 130 to 60
    • Round 9: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 170 to 15
    • Round 10: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 165 to 105
    • Round 11: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 165 to 60
    • Round 12: Won against Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 160 to 105
    • Round 13: Won against First A/G, Lexington, KY 215 to -10
    • Round 14: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 5 to 150
    • Round 15: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 150 to 100
    • Round 16: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 165 to 55
    • Round 17: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 175 to 60
    • Round 18: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 295 to -30
    • Round 19: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 130 to 155
Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK

3rd Place

  • Church: Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Coaches:
    • Elizabeth Bluebird: Started the BQ program at Highpointe (formerly Lakeside) 18 years ago and has coached ever since. Never having had any quizzing experience or prior knowledge of quizzing she depended on other coaches in the Oklahoma district to learn about quiz.
    • Jordan Davis (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Micah Samuelson: Quizzing with Highpointe since 7th grade. He has earned the NMA for the past 5 years and the MMA the past 3 years.
    • Seth Urbina: Senior this year and has been quizzing with Highpointe both with JBQ and teen BQ. He and Micah were both part of the team at Nationals last year.
    • Matthew Samuelson: Quizzing since 5th grade. He has earned the NMA the past two years. This is his first year on the A-League team. Last year he and Connor McGraw and Matthew Alfaro were on a novice team and went to Regional’s
    • Adrian Davis: He came in and started quizzing in February. He had been coming to practice to watch and decided he wanted to start quizzing. He is very excited about being able to go to Nationals his first year of quizzing.
    • Connor McGraw: Earned his NMA the past two years
    • Matthew Alfaro
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 110 to 140
    • Round 2: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 115 to 80
    • Round 3: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 130 to 225
    • Round 4: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 70 to 215
    • Round 5: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 150 to 40
    • Round 6: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO 140 to 70
    • Round 7: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 200 to 115
    • Round 8: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 115 to 170
    • Round 9: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 165 to 105
    • Playoff Round 1: Won against Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA
    • Playoff Round 2: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 90 to 145
    • Round 2: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 140 to 160
    • Round 3: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 0 to 165
    • Round 4: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 115 to 135
    • Round 5: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 45 to 110
    • Round 6: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 125 to 135
    • Round 7: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 90 to 65
    • Round 8: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 35 to 250
    • Round 9: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 100 to 30
    • Round 10: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 65 to 145
    • Round 11: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 145 to 60
    • Round 12: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 175 to 105
    • Round 13: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 220 to 85
    • Round 14: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 75 to 60
    • Round 15: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 110 to 60
    • Round 16: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 35 to 210
    • Round 17: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 20 to 300
    • Round 18: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 70 to 60
    • Round 19: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 145 to 115
  • Team History
    Our team name is “Highpointe! Can anything good come from there?” We chose that because as John shows us, no matter how small, or large, new or old something good can come from there. This is the churches second year to go to Nationals.
  • Most exciting match this season
    When the team was questioned about their favorite match, they discussed several, but then said “The ones that we lost, because they taught us humility and put our prides to shame.
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite verse of John
    The team’s favorite verse of John is John 11:14.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Our BQ program has grown and we have 15 quizzers that have quizzed this year. They have also competed in Fine Arts and won many awards there. However our pastor has challenged the BQ department along with the other departments to “go out to the mission field”. We chose as our mission field a Hispanic church on the south side of the city to partner with. Last year in August we did out first project which was to hand out school supplies. Expecting about 100 people at the most, we were overwhelmed when over 1000 people showed up. We did not have enough supplies for everyone, but started with backpacks until they were gone, then bags of school supplies till they were gone, then handed out $5.00 gift cards to Wal-mart. We were able to deliver the gospel message along with the supplies to over 500 people. This year we plan to do it again at the end of July, and are hoping to give away 1000 backpacks. We have also ministered at Halloween with a Trunk-or-Treat and then with an Easter Egg hunt at Easter. As a BQ team we have learned the value of learning Gods word so we can share it with others.
Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK

4th Place

  • Church: Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK
  • Coaches:
    • Dan Meddaugh: Second year coaching in TBQ A-League. Dan coached last year this same team and went to Nationals and took 30th. The year before the same team took 2nd in MSQ at South Central Regional. Dan has coached three years in JBQ, taking a team to JBQ nationals all three years (highest placement was 13th). Dan also wrote the “TBQ Live Match Excel Scoring Sheet” that is on bq.ag.org under the news tab.
    • Tracy Meddaugh (assistant): Coached Muskogee’s TBQ MSQ team the last two years and this year took 1st at South Central Regionals.
    • Mary Meddaugh (assistant): 6th grader who took 1st place Individual at 2011 South Central Regionals.
  • Team:
    • Ryley Nutt: 10th Grader. Second year to quiz at TBQ Nationals. Going for his NMA this year.
    • David Meddaugh: 9th Grader. Quizzed two years in A-League. Got his NMA the last three years. Two years ago at TBQ 2009 SC Regionals took first in Individual in MSQ. In JBQ he attended JBQ Nationals 3 times.
    • Paul Meddaugh: 7th Grader. He received his NMA for the last three years. At Nationals last year took 7th in the Quoting Bee. Took 3rd at Oklahoma Districts this year. Quizzed In JBQ he attended JBQ Nationals 3 times.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 105 to 145
    • Round 2: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 110 to 60
    • Round 3: Lost to James River A/G, “Bread of Life”, Ozark, MO 50 to 165
    • Round 4: Lost to First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 125 to 145
    • Round 5: Won against Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 95 to 55
    • Round 6: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 55 to 200
    • Round 7: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 105 to 130
    • Round 8: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 115 to 25
    • Round 9: Won against Orange County Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 190 to 50
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 115 to 50
    • Round 2: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 130 to 140
    • Round 3: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 135 to 15
    • Round 4: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 200 to 15
    • Round 5: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 55 to 155
    • Round 6: Lost to North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 30 to 230
    • Round 7: Lost to Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 65 to 90
    • Round 8: Won against Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 130 to 105
    • Round 9: Lost to Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 30 to 80
    • Round 10: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 105 to 165
    • Round 11: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 95 to 180
    • Round 12: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 170 to 140
    • Round 13: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 35 to 115
    • Round 14: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 70 to 190
    • Round 15: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 105 to 155
    • Round 16: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 95 to 85
    • Round 17: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 130 to 85
    • Round 18: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 125 to 65
    • Round 19: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 105 to 60
  • Team History
    Last year we went to TBQ nationals and took 10th in the challenger after going undefeated the first day in Challenger round robin. Two years ago in Novice the team took 1st in both the “Missouri Classic” and “Owasso Extreme” tournaments. At the 2009 South Central Regionals (without Paul Meddaugh) the team took 2nd. This is our Second year is A-League and the team has done very well. We took 5th in Championship bracket this year at the River Classic. At Oklahoma Districts this year we took 2nd to Owasso and the round with Owasso went to overtime. Thanks to Owasso for letting us quiz (and mentor us) every Monday night. Thanks to Michael Pearson, Zach Sullivan and Cheri Smith for your Bible Quiz training.
  • Most exciting match this season
    Going in overtime with Owasso at OK districts this year.
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    Going to the Beach in Galveston, TX after SC Regionals.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Knowing the Bible and answering Bible questions at Christian school.
Christian Temple, Houston, TX

5th Place

  • Church: Christian Temple, Houston, TX
  • Coaches:
    • Michael Forsman: 5 years as a Head Coach and 4th year as a National Coach.
    • Adam Forsman (assistant): 2 years as an Assistant Coach and 1 year as an Assistant Coach at Nationals. Adam was a Quizzer for 5 years and competed at Nationals 4 of those years.
    • Brianna Forsman (assistant): Head Coach for MSQ and this year will serve as an Assistant Coach at Nationals. Brianna was a quizzer for 6 years and competed at Nationals for 5 years.
  • Team:
    • Andrew Forsman: Memorized the book of John and earned the NMA. Andrew has quizzed for 6 years and this is his 5th year at Nationals.
    • Tim Pyle: Memorized the book of John and earned the NMA. Tim has quizzed for 4 years and this is his 2nd year at Nationals.
    • Anna Kirby: Quizzed for 4 years and this is her 2nd year at Nationals.
    • Matthew Kirby: Memorized the book of John and earned the NMA. Matthew has quizzed for 3 years and this is his 2nd year at Nationals.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 195 to 80
    • Round 2: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 170 to 100
    • Round 3: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 135 to 105
    • Round 4: Won against Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 175 to 100
    • Round 5: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 125 to 85
    • Round 6: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO 100 to 125
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G, Lexington, KY 90 to 5
    • Round 8: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 135 to 170
    • Round 9: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 140 to 35
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 50 to 155
    • Round 2: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 190 to 110
    • Round 3: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 5 to 125
    • Round 4: Lost to First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 75 to 105
    • Round 5: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 110 to 45
    • Round 6: Won against Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 185 to 110
    • Round 7: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 55 to 220
    • Round 8: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 95 to 200
    • Round 9: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 125 to 95
    • Round 10: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 130 to 80
    • Round 11: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 0 to 245
    • Round 12: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 220 to 75
    • Round 13: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 50 to 300
    • Round 14: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 195 to 5
    • Round 15: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 80 to 215
    • Round 16: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 30 to 85
    • Round 17: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 200 to 105
    • Round 18: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 135 to 160
    • Round 19: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 150 to 0
  • Team History
    Our highest finish is 10th place in the Championship division and last year we tied for 4th in our first visit to the Challenger division.
  • Most exciting match this season
    That one moment at Regional Finals when we were ahead of Owasso by the start of question #2!
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    4 part answer from John. Which questions were NOT asked?
  • Favorite verse from John
    John 8:32
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    Most likely the party after Regional Finals at the Kirby’s house
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    As a coach, I get to discuss the value of scripture memorization every time I take off work for a tournament or competition. Someone will always ask me what I am doing during my time off.

Southeast Region

Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL

1st Place

  • Church: Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL
  • Coach:
    • Joshua Weber: 4th consecutive year at Nationals as a coach, to add to the 3 as a quizzer. 3 National championships-2 as a quizzer and 1 as a coach.
  • Team:
    • Abby Rogers: 3rd consecutive year at Nationals, obtained MMA and NMA this year. Member of 2010 National championship team. Performed well at 2010 Nationals.
    • Erinn Wolf: 4th consecutive year at Nationals, obtained MMA and NMA this year. Member of 2010 National championship team.
    • Reesie Owens: 4th consecutive Nationals appearance, obtained NMA this year. Member of 2010 National championship team.
    • EJ Mintah: 3rd Nationals appearance. nearly qualified for Nats in 2010 as a one-man team, ‘literally’.
    • Mo Adewunmi: 1st Nationals appearance.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against James River A/G, “Bread of Life”, Ozark, MO 165 to 95
    • Round 2: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 265 to 25
    • Round 3: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 230 to 120
    • Round 4: Won against Orange County Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 285 to 85
    • Round 5: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 225 to -15
    • Round 6: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 200 to 55
    • Round 7: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 270 to 90
    • Round 8: Won against Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 220 to 10
    • Round 9: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 215 to 45
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 220 to 75
    • Round 2: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 160 to 140
    • Round 3: Won against Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 245 to 120
    • Round 4: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 170 to 45
    • Round 5: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 180 to 145
    • Round 6: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 175 to 145
    • Round 7: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 220 to 55
    • Round 8: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 150 to 120
    • Round 9: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 185 to 55
    • Round 10: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 145 to 195
    • Round 11: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 190 to 130
    • Round 12: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 145 to 165
    • Round 13: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 195 to 105
    • Round 14: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 275 to 55
    • Round 15: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 225 to 130
    • Round 16: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 245 to 90
    • Round 17: Won against Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 215 to 135
    • Round 18: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 205 to 60
    • Round 19: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 130 to 135
  • Team History
    VLC has sent teams to Nationals since we re-started teen quiz back in 2008. Sent two teams in 2009 and nearly again in 2010.
  • Favorite Contest
    As Aaron Kohler quizmastered our round against Garfield at the Friendship Classic, a contest came up that we agreed with. Therefore, for the rebuttal, Coach Joshua started reading from the section title, The World Hates the Disciples. Unfortunately, Aaron prematurely called time on him before he could get to his point-if he had one.
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    Most any of Dr. Bohanon’s statement and questions.
  • Favorite Verse from John
    • Abby: 9:34, 8:44
    • Erinn: 5:44, 21:25
    • Reesie: 8:8
    • EJ: 2:4
    • Mo: 16:12
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Just the Jesus, the quizzers had the opportunity to let the children come to them-in the jumpy house-as they ministered to the community. Was a blessing for all.
First A/G, Montgomery, AL

2nd Place

  • Church: First A/G, Montgomery, AL
  • Coaches:
    • Daniel Mims: Coaching since 1995. Coached at Nationals 6 years (1995, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).
    • Andrew Banach (assistant): Quizzed at National Finals in 2008.
  • Team:
    • Hudson Kelley: Captain. 11th grade, 4th straight year to quiz at National Finals. Memorized all of John.
    • Silas Mims: 9th grade. Third straight year. Memorized all of John
    • Sidney Mims: 7th grade. 2nd straight year.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 135 to 115
    • Round 2: Won against First A/G, Lexington, KY 190 to 40
    • Round 3: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 105 to 135
    • Round 4: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 190 to 60
    • Round 5: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO 25 to 85
    • Round 6: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 95 to 25
    • Round 7: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 55 to 180
    • Round 8: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 145 to 10
    • Round 9: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 185 to 0
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 110 to 225
    • Round 2: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 130 to 65
    • Round 3: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 165 to 0
    • Round 4: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH -35 to 230
    • Round 5: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 145 to 180
    • Round 6: Won against Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 185 to 105
    • Round 7: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” -5 to 315
    • Round 8: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 200 to 95
    • Round 9: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 110 to 135
    • Round 10: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 195 to 70
    • Round 11: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 100 to 250
    • Round 12: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 175 to 90
    • Round 13: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 105 to 170
    • Round 14: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 50 to 120
    • Round 15: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 190 to 60
    • Round 16: Won against Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 115 to 90
    • Round 17: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 155 to 35
    • Round 18: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 110 to 160
    • Round 19: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 165 to 120
  • Team History
    Montgomery First made it to Nationals for the first time in 1985 under the direction of Greg Kelley (at the time he was the youth pastor and is now the senior pastor of the church - Hudson’s dad; Greg was also a top quizzer at Nationals in Ohio in 1978 and 1979). They returned in 1986, 1992, 1995, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011. The highest finish at Nationals is 8th place. Most recently, the team finished 2nd in the Challenger division in 2010.
  • Favorite verse from Corinthians John
    16:33
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment this year
    We always go snow tubing on Saturday night after the Friendship in Pittsburg (3 years running now). This year, the weather was a little warmer, to the point to where a lot of the snow had melted during the day and refrozen that night making a very icy (and very fast) slope. It was the coach’s bright idea to have a little competition among the group to see who could make all the way to the padding about 50 yards past the stopping point). All of the quizzers went first and a couple of them actually made it. It was now the coach’s turn and he was NOT going to be out-done. Needless to say, the coach was moving at a “super-sonic” speed coming down the steep slope. So much so, that he was unable to slow down before CRASHING into the wall and almost KILLING himself. Of course, the quizzers were laughing so hard that they couldn’t even help him up! Fortunately, there were no broken bones, just a LOT of soreness, bruises, and a damaged ego.
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    We recently used our Bible Quiz to minister on an all church missions trip to South Africa (2009) and the Canary Islands (2010) and Guatamala (2011).
Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA

3rd Place

  • Church: Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA
  • Coaches:
    • John Rice: First year as head coach at National Finals. Was assistant coach at Nationals last year.
    • Barbara Rice (assistant)
    • Albury Gardner (assistant): First year as assistant coach at National Finals
    • Denise Gardner (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Curtis Gardner: First year quizzing. Earned NMA.
    • Anna Rice: 3rd year quizzing, 2nd year at Nationals. Earned NMA.
    • Sarah Rice: 3rd year quizzing, 2nd year at Nationals. Earned NMA.
    • Rachel Rice: 3rd year quizzing, 2nd year at Nationals. Earned NMA.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 170 to 70
    • Round 2: Won against First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 180 to 60
    • Round 3: Lost to First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 20 to 115
    • Round 4: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 45 to 170
    • Round 5: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 55 to 95
    • Round 6: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 95 to 105
    • Round 7: Won against Orange County Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 135 to 65
    • Round 8: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 10 to 220
    • Round 9: Won against James River A/G, “Bread of Life”, Ozark, MO 100 to 60
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 115 to 110
    • Round 2: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 165 to 10
    • Round 3: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 115 to 5
    • Round 4: Won against Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 85 to 70
    • Round 5: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 110 to 130
    • Round 6: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 250 to 40
    • Round 7: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 45 to 85
    • Round 8: Lost to North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 65 to 115
    • Round 9: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 120 to 45
    • Round 10: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 95 to 115
    • Round 11: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 100 to 85
    • Round 12: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 105 to 160
    • Round 13: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 90 to 70
    • Round 14: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 190 to 70
    • Round 15: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 120 to -5
    • Round 16: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 105 to 95
    • Round 17: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 110 to 125
    • Round 18: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 105 to 65
    • Round 19: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 70 to 60
  • Favorite Contest
    One of our quizzers interrupted a question and got it wrong, so it was reread to Toccoa. “How did Jesus respond to the disciples’ question, quote, ‘Rabbi, when did you get her?’ “ Toccoa answered it correctly, we contested validity, and the quizmaster had no choice but to accept it. One letter is very important!
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    Quote John 11:35.
  • Favorite Verses
    • Anna: 6:29 and 14:27
    • Sarah: 6:35
    • Rachel: 17:23 and 20:21
    • Curtis: John 10:28
  • Tournaments attended this year:
Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL

4th Place

  • Church: Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Coach:
    • Julie DeLongy: Leading the Junior Bible Quiz at our church for over eight years and have been involved as a coach, parent and official for 13 years. This is the first year for us to have a TBQ team.
  • Team:
    • Rachel DeLongy
    • Daniel Notman
    • Tobi Morakinyo
    • Oore Morakinyo
    • David Notman
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 135 to 140
    • Round 2: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 35 to 165
    • Round 3: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 115 to 100
    • Round 4: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA -10 to 250
    • Round 5: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 20 to 175
    • Round 6: Lost to Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 15 to 135
    • Round 7: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 110 to 115
    • Round 8: Lost to Central A/G, “Without Limit”, Springfield, MO -15 to 250
    • Round 9: Lost to Northfield Church, Gering, NE 85 to 115
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 125 to 115
    • Round 2: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 110 to 100
    • Round 3: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 45 to 140
    • Round 4: Lost to Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 0 to 155
    • Round 5: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS -5 to 185
    • Round 6: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 50 to 170
    • Round 7: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 90 to 65
    • Round 8: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 20 to 170
    • Round 9: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 45 to 120
    • Round 10: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY -5 to 160
    • Round 11: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 95 to 60
    • Round 12: Lost to Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 55 to 100
    • Round 13: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 100 to 50
    • Round 14: Lost to Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 25 to 175
    • Round 15: Lost to Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 90 to 110
    • Round 16: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 70 to 165
    • Round 17: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 70 to 135
    • Round 18: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 160 to 85
    • Round 19: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 45 to 240
  • Team History
    This is our first year of quizzing therefore our first Nationals as well as our first Regionals that we just participated in.
  • Most exciting match this season
    During head to head playoffs at Regionals when we beat both Tocoa GA and Orlando FL the exciting thing was that we had quizzed Orlando during our league competitions and had not won against them except for once, so the kids were pretty excited to be able to win against them at Regionals.
  • Favorite contest
    When David contested on wrong question from John he was basing the contest on a totally different question.
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    When Daniel answered 9th statement of faith of the assembly of God which mentions sanctification from John 17.
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    When David got a paper clip stuck in his tooth during one of our practices for Regionals. It took some time but we got it out - then back to practice.
  • Favorite Verse from John
    • Rachel: John 7:24
    • Daniel: John 5:39
    • David: John 14:27
    • Toby: John 21:2
    • Oore: John 17:25-26
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    The team has been able to use bible quiz at school to their peers and it has been a witness.
Faith A/G, Orlando, FL

5th Place

  • Church: Faith A/G, Orlando, FL
  • Coach: Angie Berkey
  • Team:
    • Tamera Burkhalter
    • Sabrina Burkhalter
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 150 to 175
    • Round 2: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO 150 to 120
    • Round 3: Won against Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 155 to 130
    • Round 4: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 150 to 125
    • Round 5: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 70 to 155
    • Round 6: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 110 to 90
    • Round 7: Won against Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 135 to 65
    • Round 8: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 115 to 80
    • Round 9: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 105 to 165
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 145 to 115
    • Round 2: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 90 to 245
    • Round 3: Won against Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 135 to 75
    • Round 4: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 40 to 235
    • Round 5: Won against Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 170 to 100
    • Round 6: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 140 to 115
    • Round 7: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 120 to 180
    • Round 8: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 100 to 165
    • Round 9: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 115 to 160
    • Round 10: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 100 to 175
    • Round 11: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 125 to 180
    • Round 12: Lost to First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 150 to 165
    • Round 13: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 85 to 220
    • Round 14: Won against Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 135 to 105
    • Round 15: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 130 to 225
    • Round 16: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 90 to 115
    • Round 17: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 115 to 205
    • Round 18: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 160 to 135
    • Round 19: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 120 to 165

6th Place

  • Church: Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA
  • Coach: Lester Cowan Team: Lindsay Cowan Allison Johnson Lacey Cowan
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO 45 to 240
    • Round 2: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 65 to 160
    • Round 3: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 30 to 145
    • Round 4: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 135 to 225
    • Round 5: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 10 to 205
    • Round 6: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 90 to 110
    • Round 7: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 115 to 200
    • Round 8: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 85 to 170
    • Round 9: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 65 to 100
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 50 to 115
    • Round 2: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 30 to 90
    • Round 3: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 5 to 115
    • Round 4: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 65 to 120
    • Round 5: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 60 to 125
    • Round 6: Lost to Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 145 to 195
    • Round 7: Lost to Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 100 to 125
    • Round 8: Lost to Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 145 to 165
    • Round 9: Lost to Northfield Church, Gering, NE 135 to 140
    • Round 10: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 60 to 170
    • Round 11: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 110 to 115
    • Round 12: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 165 to 15
    • Round 13: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 135 to 145
    • Round 14: Lost to North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 80 to 165
    • Round 15: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 110 to 90
    • Round 16: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 60 to 165
    • Round 17: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 130 to 105
    • Round 18: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS -30 to 295
    • Round 19: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA -20 to 185

Southwest Region

Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO

1st Place

  • Church: Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO
  • Coaches:
    • Kimberly Trammell: 6 years coaching, second time at Nationals.
    • Carolyn Laughlin (assistant)
    • Susan Witter (assistant): 5 years coaching, first time at Nationals.
  • Team:
    • Carley Trammell: 5 years. 2 times at Nationals.
    • Kory Witter: 3 years. First time at Nationals, received the National Memorization Award 2 times.
    • Kyle Witter: 5 years. First time at Nationals, received the National Memorization Award 5 times and the Master Memorization Award once.
    • Madison Laughlin: 4 years. First time at Nationals.
    • Marin Laughlin: 3 years. First time at Nationals.
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 60 to 185
    • Round 2: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 115 to 160
    • Round 3: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 130 to 200
    • Round 4: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 225 to 135
    • Round 5: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO -25 to 270
    • Round 6: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 170 to 55
    • Round 7: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 65 to 135
    • Round 8: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 170 to 115
    • Round 9: Lost to Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO 65 to 125
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 175 to 75
    • Round 2: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 140 to 130
    • Round 3: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 140 to 35
    • Round 4: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 70 to 85
    • Round 5: Won against First A/G, Lexington, KY 245 to 115
    • Round 6: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 145 to 85
    • Round 7: Won against Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 90 to 50
    • Round 8: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 245 to 60
    • Round 9: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 130 to 15
    • Round 10: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 170 to 60
    • Round 11: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 215 to 30
    • Round 12: Won against Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 145 to 125
    • Round 13: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 215 to 40
    • Round 14: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 145 to 35
    • Round 15: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 155 to 130
    • Round 16: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 165 to 70
    • Round 17: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 125 to 135
    • Round 18: Lost to Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 70 to 85
    • Round 19: Won against Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 155 to 130
  • Team History
    The Timberline Quiz Team has been to regionals all 6 years of the program, qualified for nationals 3 times, and had at least one quizzer at nationals twice. This particular team has been together (mostly- changing a few quizzers) for two years now of Regionals and Nationals qualification and attendance.
  • Most exciting match this season
    Any of our matches against Living Hope were always entertaining. The most exciting matches were the one or two at Regional finals that were won on the last question. Another joyful match was the last match of Regionals, when we could tell near the end that we would win, giving us a perfect record.
  • Favorite Contest
    The most memorable moment from a contest this season was when Kory said, “I can like chocolate, and you can like chocolate, but that doesn’t mean we’re friends!”
  • Favorite Quiz Question Question for 10 points: What was said plainly?
    Answer: “Lazarus is dead!”
    Any question we know the answers to.
  • Favorite Verse from John
    • Kory: 8:43
    • Kyle: 15:13
    • Carley: 3:19-21
  • Favorite non-quiz related moment(s) this year
    Playing Laser Tag and Putt-Putt after Regionals, all of our fun lunches at Qdoba, and driving in the van :)
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    Carley: I personally use my quiz knowledge a lot in school, when people come up to me looking for answers to tough religious questions or searching for verses to help a point and solve a riddle in their head. I have often been able to give someone a good chapter from the bible to read- chapters I wouldn’t have known had I not been a part of quiz. Books of the Bible I wouldn’t have read that come up every day in my normal life.
North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ

2nd Place

  • Church: North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ
  • Coach:
    • John Nardozzi: Coached for 22 years and is his 7th time at Nationals, previously coaching at Grace A/G in Syracuse, NY
  • Team:
    • Ashley Kellock: First time at both Regionals and Nationals. Received her NMA.
    • Morgan Nardozzi: First time at both Regionals and Nationals. Memorized all the chapters of John.
    • Chad Stogner: Second time at Nationals and has received his NMA
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Central A/G, “Without Limit”, Springfield, MO 60 to 260
    • Round 2: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 105 to 120
    • Round 3: Lost to Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 100 to 115
    • Round 4: Lost to Northfield Church, Gering, NE 60 to 110
    • Round 5: Lost to Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 60 to 155
    • Round 6: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA 5 to 200
    • Round 7: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 100 to 120
    • Round 8: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 105 to 100
    • Round 9: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 20 to 190
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 115 to 125
    • Round 2: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 25 to 220
    • Round 3: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 145 to 0
    • Round 4: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 90 to 95
    • Round 5: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 90 to 100
    • Round 6: Won against Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 230 to 30
    • Round 7: Won against Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 95 to 55
    • Round 8: Won against Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 115 to 65
    • Round 9: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 25 to 120
    • Round 10: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 150 to 60
    • Round 11: Lost to Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 50 to 150
    • Round 12: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 170 to 55
    • Round 13: Lost to Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 50 to 110
    • Round 14: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 165 to 80
    • Round 15: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 130 to 155
    • Round 16: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 60 to 115
    • Round 17: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 210 to 0
    • Round 18: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 85 to 115
    • Round 19: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 240 to 35
  • Team History
    We are a very small church where about 3/4 of the youth group is made up of students who were involved with quizzing. The church had no quizzing ministry when I came, but Pastor Scott had coached quizzing back when he was Pastor at Oak Orchard A/G in Medina, NY and was very excited to have quizzing and is extremely supportive. This is our first year at nationals and regionals.
  • Most exciting match this season
    James River “Condemned Already” team @ the Missouri Classic. It came right down to the end with two contests and even a request for a tournament co-ordinators decision.
  • Favorite Contest
    The question asked for the two verses in which living water is named. Our team answered and gave an additional answer. We contested on Additional Scripture and the other team contested that it was an invalid question because there are three answers and the question implied that there were only two.
  • Favorite Quiz Question
    20 Part Answer. What chapters is Jesus found in?
    Statement and Question. Your 16th birthday is sometimes referred to as your “Sweet 16th”. Quote John 16:16.
  • Favorite Verse from John
    Birthday verse: July 19 - 7:19 and Dec 25 - 12:25
    John 9:34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.
  • Tournaments attended this year:
  • Favorite Non-Quiz Related Moment
    While we were at the West Coast open we went to the Ocean. In the sand there was small patches of globs of tar and Chad got some on his knee and it didn’t come off. I had to go to Home Depot and buy “Goof Off” to remove the tar. When I came back he was on the bathroom floor trying to rub it off with water and toilet paper with the rest of the team standing around him, laughing because it just wasn’t working. Also at Regional’s, Morgan walked into hotel room 216 thinking it was our room 316 (The door was open but still embarrassing).
  • What opportunities has your team had to use Bible Quiz outside of the church?
    On the way back from Regionals we stopped at Denny’s for supper. We were all wearing our Regionals T-shirts and the Manager asked who and what we were. We got to tell him about Bible Quiz and Ashley even got to quote for him.

3rd Place

  • Church: Living Hope Church, Colorado Springs, CO
  • Coaches:
    • Eric Lind
    • Heather Lind (assistant)
    • Marianne Kelley (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Julianne Kelley
    • Melanie Brodsky
    • Meg Pace
    • Armando Sapien
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 140 to 110
    • Round 2: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 120 to 135
    • Round 3: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 145 to 30
    • Round 4: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 125 to 150
    • Round 5: Won against First A/G, Binghamton, NY 125 to 40
    • Round 6: Won against Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 130 to 45
    • Round 7: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO 95 to 70
    • Round 8: Won against Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 105 to 25
    • Round 9: Won against Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 125 to 65
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ 60 to 130
    • Round 2: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 90 to 180
    • Round 3: Lost to Harvest Christian Center, Mt. Vernon, OH 75 to 85
    • Round 4: Won against Racine A/G, Racine, WI 155 to 35
    • Round 5: Lost to Faith A/G, Orlando, FL 100 to 170
    • Round 6: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Nothing False” 185 to 65
    • Round 7: Lost to Journey Church, Bridgeville, PA -5 to 145
    • Round 8: Lost to First A/G, Binghamton, NY 110 to 185
    • Round 9: Won against Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Without Limit” 125 to 115
    • Round 10: Lost to First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 35 to 175
    • Round 11: Lost to Highpointe Church, Oklahoma City, OK 60 to 145
    • Round 12: Lost to Dayspring A/G, Bowling Green, OH 85 to 180
    • Round 13: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 105 to 195
    • Round 14: Won against First A/G, Montgomery, AL 120 to 50
    • Round 15: Won against James River A/G, Ozark, MO, “Bread of Life” 145 to 135
    • Round 16: Won against Christian Temple, Houston, TX 85 to 30
    • Round 17: Won against New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 130 to 115
    • Round 18: Won against Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 100 to 80
    • Round 19: Lost to Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK 45 to 245

4th Place

  • Church: Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA
  • Coaches:
    • Mitzi Majeski
    • Wendy Lynch (assistant)
  • Team:
    • Jessica Lynch
    • Christopher Majeski
    • Mikayla Majeski
    • Justine Phillips
    • Dane Kuroishi
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 90 to 140
    • Round 2: Lost to James River A/G, Ozark, MO 60 to 140
    • Round 3: Lost to Racine A/G, Racine, WI 110 to 195
    • Round 4: Lost to First A/G, Montgomery, AL 60 to 190
    • Round 5: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 30 to 145
    • Round 6: Lost to Praise A/G, Garfield, NJ 70 to 175
    • Round 7: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 70 to 155
    • Round 8: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 145 to 135
    • Round 9: Lost to Christian Temple, Houston, TX 35 to 140
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 70 to 105
    • Round 2: Won against Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 135 to 130
    • Round 3: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 115 to -5
    • Round 4: Won against Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA 85 to 60
    • Round 5: Lost to Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 45 to 135
    • Round 6: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 195 to 145
    • Round 7: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 50 to 90
    • Round 8: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 85 to 105
    • Round 9: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 110 to 50
    • Round 10: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 35 to 205
    • Round 11: Won against North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 150 to 50
    • Round 12: Won against Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 100 to 55
    • Round 13: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 50 to 115
    • Round 14: Lost to Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 80 to 110
    • Round 15: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 100 to 150
    • Round 16: Won against Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 140 to 65
    • Round 17: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 85 to 130
    • Round 18: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 115 to 160
    • Round 19: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 60 to 70

6th Place

  • Church: Orange Country Christian Evangelical Church, Irvine, CA
  • Coaches: Andy Wu, Lanyen Wu (assistant) Team: Tiffany Wu Sophia Ouyang Grace Xu
  • Preliminaries:
    • Round 1: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 190 to 110
    • Round 2: Lost to Manassas A/G, Bristow, VA 120 to 150
    • Round 3: Lost to First A/G, Cedar Rapids, IA 0 to 210
    • Round 4: Lost to Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL 85 to 285
    • Round 5: Lost to James River A/G, “Bread of Life”, Ozark, MO 40 to 260
    • Round 6: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 60 to 25
    • Round 7: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 65 to 135
    • Round 8: Lost to New Life A/G, White Cloud, MI 40 to 135
    • Round 9: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 50 to 190
  • Round Robin:
    • Round 1: Lost to Christ Community Church, Cumming, GA 110 to 115
    • Round 2: Lost to First A/G, Lexington, KY 75 to 150
    • Round 3: Lost to Bellevue Neighborhood Church, Bellevue, WA 125 to 135
    • Round 4: Lost to Orange County First A/G, Santa Ana, CA 60 to 85
    • Round 5: Won against Northfield Church, Gering, NE 150 to -30
    • Round 6: Won against Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY 200 to 45
    • Round 7: Won against Rehoboth A/G, Toccoa, GA 125 to 100
    • Round 8: Lost to Timberline Church, Fort Collins, CO 60 to 245
    • Round 9: Lost to Faith A/G, West Plains, MO 95 to 125
    • Round 10: Won against First A/G of Greater Lansing, East Lansing, MI 160 to 30
    • Round 11: Lost to Central A/G, Springfield, MO “Determined to Kill” 45 to 165
    • Round 12: Lost to North Valley A/G, Phoenix, AZ 55 to 170
    • Round 13: Lost to Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL 50 to 100
    • Round 14: Lost to Word of Life Church, Springfield, VA 50 to 105
    • Round 15: Won against Kuna Life Church, Kuna, ID 90 to 45
    • Round 16: Lost to Overland Park First A/G, Overland Park, KS 55 to 165
    • Round 17: Lost to Cedar Park A/G, Bothell, WA 75 to 205
    • Round 18: Lost to Muskogee First A/G, Muskogee, OK 65 to 125
    • Round 19: Lost to Radiant Life Church, Elkhart, IN 95 to 170

Individual Tournament

# Quizzer Church
1 Daniel Wagner Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK
2 Abby Rogers Victorious Life Church, Wesley Chapel, FL
3 Hudson Kelley First A/G, Montgomery, AL
4 Jesse Wagner Owasso First A/G, Owasso, OK

Special Events

Senior Shootout

Won by Kayla Hill from Living Hope Worship Center, Swedesboro, NJ