PLYMOUTH REGIONAL TOPS HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL IN GRANITE STATE SUPERCHALLENGE

(DURHAM, May 20, 2013) - With two friendly rivals in a fierce competition until the very end, Plymouth Regional High School emerged the victor over Hanover High School last night with a score of 535-515 in the GRANITE STATE SUPERCHALLENGE season finale.In last night's match, the two teams see-sawed back and forth for the lead in seven intense rounds of fast-paced buzzers and twisty word-based challenges. Tying most of their rounds, Plymouth and Hanover answered tough math and history questions about famous NH politicians. But ultimately, Plymouth secured its victory with some help from Superman in the game's last seconds. Plymouth and Hanover teams also have competed against one another over the years in NH's Quiz Bowl League. Watch the game online here.The Plymouth Regional Bobcats were represented by captain Kate Brownstein, Jordan Brownstein, Jade McLaughlin, and Aaron Scheinman, and led by coach Jay Fogarty. The Plymouth team also recently won the History Bowl National Small School Championship.The Hanover Marauders were represented by captain Graham Reid, Matt Jin, Siddhartha Jayanti, and Hannah Sobel, and led by coach Bill Murphy.Plymouth Regional High School will compete against the winner of WGBH's High School Quiz Show in the first Granite State/Bay State Governor's Cup Challenge match on May 26 at 6:30 p.m.The popular quiz contest began the season with 16 Granite State high school teams battling toward the coveted SuperChallenge title and brainy bragging rights. All GSC matches are available online to watch anytime.It takes a winning combination of knowledge, teamwork, grace under pressure, and a quick buzzer reflex to play Granite State Challenge. The show brings New Hampshire's top high school academic teams head-to-head in lively competition. The game emphasizes quick recall of factual material in all major disciplines - math, science, social studies, language and fine arts - along with a mix of questions about current events, entertainment, sports, and regional topics. Host Jim Jeannotte poses the Challenge questions to the teams; Lori Warriner interviews team members.Each of the four team members and the alternates of the winning Granite State SuperChallenge team will receive a $1,000 award from the NHHEAF Network/ I Am College Bound.org program. The winning school also receives $1,000 and a trophy, and the runner-up school receives $500.Watch Granite State Challenge Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME, and at other times on NHPTV PRIME and NHPTV EXPLORE; watch online anytime.Granite State Challenge is generously funded by lead sponsor Unitil Corporation, a provider of natural gas and electricity to customers in New England. Additional funding is provided by the NHHEAF Network Organizations, DF Richard, Markem-Imaje, Pax World Funds, Heinemann and Measured Progress. All of us here at NHPTV would like to extend a thank you to all of our sponsors who made this excellent season of Granite State Challenge possible. Thank you!

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