CNC Auditorium, October 14, 2024
Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS, Ejisuman SHS, and Wenchi Methodist SHS battled it out in the final contest for the day. At the end of the contest, Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS secured a spot at the One-eighth Stage by scoring 45 points.
The Quiz Mistress, Dr Anita Oppong, welcomed the contestants, with Archbishop Porter Girls’ and Ejisuman SHS expressing their expectations. Wenchi Methodist, however, remained silent on theirs.
Round One commenced with all three schools performing impressively, each sweeping through the first three questions. However, Ejisuman SHS demonstrated their academic prowess by leading with 22 points.
Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS came back stronger in Round Two, correctly answering four questions to overtake Ejisuman, reaching 24 points. They then gained an additional eight points for solving the “Problem of the Day”. Ejisuman SHS, unfortunately, could not gain any points after miscalculating a variable. Wenchi Methodist SHS, meanwhile, earned two points for their attempt.
The competition continued with the "True or False" round, where Archbishop Porter Girls’ maintained their lead with 39 points, while Ejisuman SHS followed closely with 29 points, and Wenchi Methodist dropped back to 26 points.
The final "Goil Riddle Bonanza" round saw an energetic battle between Archbishop Porter Girls’ and Ejisuman SHS, but Archbishop Porter Girls’ triumphed by solving two riddles correctly.
Archbishop Porter Girls’ emerged victorious with 45 points, becoming the highest scorer of the day and securing their place in the One-eighth Stage. They were awarded One Thousand Ghana cedis as the Pepsodent Highest Scorer, surpassing their performance in last year’s Preliminary Stage.
The Round-by-Round Scores for this contest stood as follows:
Round One General Questions (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology)
Ejisuman SHS 22
Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS 16
Wenchi Methodist SHS 16
Round Two (Prudential Life Speed Race)
Ejisuman SHS 22
Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS 24
Wenchi Methodist SHS 14
Round Three (Problem of the Day)
Ejisuman SHS +0 22
Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS + 8 32
Wenchi Methodist SHS +2 16
Round Four (JupayTrue/False)
Ejisuman SHS 29
Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS 39
Wenchi Methodist SHS 26
Round Five (Riddle)
Ejisuman SHS 32
Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS 45
Wenchi Methodist SHS 26
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