February 27, 2023
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The Tallahassee Community College Brain Bowl team won the 2023 National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) Community College Quiz Bowl Championship. This is the first national title in TCC’s program history. TCC’s Brain Bowl team members are Britain Godwin (captain), Louis Seybold, Grace Toole Duncan, Alejandro Valdivia, Elizabeth Kemp, and Ryan Carmichael.
The tournament had 24 teams that qualified from sectional tournaments across the nation. TCC went undefeated and then beat Chipola College, who finished second, in the championship round. Southern Union State Community College (Wadley, Alabama) placed third; Murray State College (Tishomingo, Oklahoma) claimed fourth place. The top four finishers earned invitations to compete at NAQT's Intercollegiate Championship Tournament March 31st to April 1. The squads will join 60 four-year colleges and universities in competing for the championship.
Quiz bowl is a competitive, academic, interscholastic activity for teams of four students. Quiz bowl teams use buzzers to answer questions about science, math, history, literature, mythology, geography, social science, current events, sports, and popular culture. The matches feature a blend of individual competition and team collaboration since no individual player is likely to be an expert in all subject areas. Participation in quiz bowl both reinforces lessons from the classroom and encourages players to develop new intellectual interests.
ABOUT NAQT
National Academic Quiz Tournaments, founded in 1996, organizes the premier middle school, high school, and college quiz bowl championships in North America. In addition to its national championships, NAQT provides questions to invitational tournaments, league championships, and television shows throughout the year. NAQT operates out of the Twin Cities and Kansas City, but its members mentor coaches, host tournaments, volunteer their services, and share their expertise across the United States.