Blythewood Middle Gets Back To Back Wins In Quiz Whiz Tournament

Columbia SC

11 April, 2022

2:12 PM

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Press release from Richland County School District Two: April 8, 2022 The winner of the 11 Quiz Whiz is similar to the National Academic Quiz Tournament with rigorous, pyramid-style questions focusing on history, literature, science, math, fine arts, current events, and sports. It's not a game of trivia. Quiz Whiz was held March 25-26, 2022 at Ridge View High School located at 4801 Hard Scrabble Road, Columbia, SC. Blythewood Middle School, coached by Janie Hamrick and Stephanie Turiak, won the competition by winning five matches and the championship round against Kelly Mill Middle School. Coached by Griff Probus, Kelly Mill won six games, losing only in the championship round by 10 points. Previous tournament winners are Dent Middle School (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018), Summit Parkway Middle School (2013, 2015), E.L. Wright Middle School (2012, 2019), Kelly Mill Middle School (2011) and Blythewood (2020). The tournament was not held in 2021 because of COVID-19 restrictions. This press release was produced by Richland County School District Two. The views expressed here are the author's own.