3/4 the way through the 2022 Bible quizzing season

 After the 5th week's performance, the Stony Brook quiz team stayed in the top 10 in League A, more specifically, 9th place, with 1,035 points and a 74-point average. Things looked up for the 6th week. The straight-forward story of Jonah took up 2/3 of the week's material. It lacked any long lists or unclear pronouns, like Nehemiah and Joshua proceeding it. Furthermore, the schedule had Stony Brook facing off against the teams currently in 20th and 21st place (out of 25). The only teams lower Stony Brook won matches versus them. It looked like Stony Brook have the easiest week ahead of them since the 1st week. It would be a little harder with Kate absent due to a choir recital, so the remaining 4 practiced each getting a buzz-in correct, setting us for team bonus, that that was the only way to get team bonus. Some practice matches successfully did have everybody get a buzz-in correct, while others practice matches did not.

Right after worship, Stony Brook had their first match in the first round versus Weaverland 4, 20th in League A. Kyle from Weaverland 4 began the match with a correct buzz-in. Olivia would match Kyle on question 2 with her own right buzz in. Donovan of Weaverland 4 attempted his own buzz-in, but he would error, which would result in a correct bonus for Olivia. Weaverland 4's Dominic would buzz in on question 4, and he would proceed to get it right. Olivia attempted to quiz out by buzzing in on question 5, but she errored, giving the bonus to Donovan, which he got right. On question 6, Donovan buzzed in, but Kyle answered! Therefore, the staff had to assess Weaverland 4 a foul and give a new question. This time, Kyle actually did buzz in and answered correctly. On question 7, the quizmaster said, " The man riding the red horse was standing..." and Lauren buzzed in! She thought a bit about it, and she answered, "the myrtle trees." The quizmaster gave her a blank stare, so she knew that was her sign to continue, "the myrtle trees in the glen," and the quizmaster marked her as correct! That's Lauren 4th correct buzz in on the year, and her 8th correct answer on the year :) ! The next 3 questions Weaverland 4 dominated, with 3 correct buzz-ins, 1 of which resulted in Kyle quizzing out for Weaverland 4. It looked like it would 4 right buzz-ins in a row, but Dominic erroed, giving a bonus to Caleb, which he got right! On question 12, Olivia, who had been silent since question 5, buzzed in and answered correctly, resulting in a quiz out, her 11th of the year :) ! Then the quiz outs came on Weaverland 4's side. Dominic quizzed out on question 13 with a correct buzz in, and Donovan quizzed out on question 14 with a right buzz in. It looked like question 15 would go unanswered, as the quizmaster asked, "According to what, Job would offer burnt offerings," and nobody buzzed in. After a short paused, Kaylee buzzed in and guessed, "According to the word of Lord," which was incorrect. It didn't matter, as the bonus would be 30 seconds of silence. Stony Brook lost 55-100, but at least Stony Brook had a fairly clean match, with only 2 errors and 0 missed bonuses.

Stony Brook vs. Weaverland 4

Stony Brook had to wait until the 5th round for their next quiz match, this time versus Calvary Monument 4, 21st place in League A. Calvary Monument 4 started the match strong with 2 correct buzz-ins in a row. It looked like it may be 3 right buzz ins in a row, but Calvary Monument 4 errored. The error did not hurt Calvary Monument 4, as Olivia could not get the bonus correct. Now on question 4 it was Olivia's turn to error, but again, it did not help Calvary Monument 4, for the bonus was wrong. After getting a bonus incorrect and a buzz-in wrong, Olivia must have felt frustrated, for she buzzed in and answered right on question 5. Calvary Monument 4 would get their own buzz-in correct on question 6, maintaining their 20-point lead. Olivia would again attempt to close that lead, but she got another error. While the error put Olivia one step closer to an error out, it at least did not hurt the score, for Calvary Monument 4 could not pick up the bonus. At the instruction of quiz coach Graham Holcomb for Olivia to slow down, it allowed Caleb to buzz in on question 8 and answer correctly. Calvary Monument would again have back-to-back correct buzz ins, 1 of which would result in a quiz out for Ellie of Calvary Monument 4. It looked like they would have a 3rd consecutive buzz in right, but instead, an error would happen, giving Olivia the bonus she needed to score another 10 points. On question 12, Kaylee would get a bonus sent her way to redeem herself from the error from last match. Redeemed herself indeed, and she got the bonus correct! Question 13 began the review material. The quizmaster asked, "A shekel weighs about..." and Olivia just had to buzz in. She answered "2/5 ounce." Unfortunately, the quizmaster was looking for how many grams. Olivia's 3rd error would result in her erroring out. To make matter worse, Nathan from Calvary Monument 4 knew how many grams, giving him quiz out on question 13, putting Calvary Monument 4 up 70-40. Stony Brook needed both Lauren and Kaylee to buzz in answer correctly for team to just end the quizmatch in a tie. That dream would die when Calvary Monument 4 buzzed in and answered correctly on question 14. Since Stony Brook could neither get team bonus nor win, Caleb buzzed in and answered for 10 more points under his name for question. In the end, Stony Brook lost 50-80, with Olivia scoring 20 points, Caleb scoring 20 points, and Kaylee scoring 10 points.

After 6 quizmeets and 16 quizmatches, Stony Brook has a record of 6-10, scoring 1,140 total points, averaging 71 points per match. Again, it was pleasant to see all the Stony Brook quizzers get at least 1 question correct, meaning everybody present increased their individual score. Despite not maintaining their average, hopefully the quiz team will remain in the top 10 of their league.

Opening the second half of the quizzing season at Strasburg

 Whenever the Super Bowl happens, the quizmeet gets pushed up to 2:00 p.m. Whenever the quizmeet gets pushed up to the afternoon, every part of quizzing Sunday gets pushed up to an earlier time. At 9 o'clock, the Stony Brook quiz team met downstairs in the fellowship hall for half a practice. They read through the quizzing material and had 2 practice matches. They saw much improvement Kate and Kaylee quizzed out on both of these practices matches, and both practices matches had 4 of the 5 quizzers buzzing in correctly, which means they were set up for team bonus. Things were looking good. At 10 o'clock, the team went upstairs to the sanctuary for worship. After the worship concluded, the team took their team photo, and they bid Caleb farewell, as he had to leave for choir. Then the remainder of the team went back downstairs to the fellowship hall for the second half of quiz practice. Once again, everybody was at least getting a buzz-in correct, setting up hopes for team bonus. Once practice finished, Becca delivered Marcello's for the quiz team's lunch. After everyone had eaten lunch, Stony Brook quiz coach Graham Holcomb asked rounds of questions, letting the quizzers tell him if they wanted a question from Nehemiah (this week's material), Joshua or Job (review material). At 1 o'clock, the team departed Stony Brook Mennonite Church for Strasburg Mennonite Church. The team arrived just in time for worship.

Right after worship, the Stony Brook quiz team had to head downstairs to the fellowship for their first quizmatch, versus Good Shepherd 2, with Dustin King as the quizmaster. The quizmatch begin with Mark of Good Shepherd 2 buzz-in, but he got it incorrect. The bonus went to Kate, and Kate got the bonus correct. Stony Brook continued extending their lead, with a correct buzz in from Kaylee on question 2 and a right buzz in from Olivia on question 3. Mark of Good Shepherd 2 interrupted that with his own correct buzz in on question 4, but Stony Brook bounced right back with their own buzz in right on question 5, thanks to Olivia. On question 6, Mark buzzed in for a third time, but this one he also got wrong, bringing him up to 2 errors. At this point, the Good Shepherd 2 coach called a time out, probably to warn Mark about erroring out if he got a 3rd error. The Stony Brook coach took this opportunity to tell Kate, who turned both of Mark's bonuses into points, to not worry about team bonus if she quizzed out with buzzing in for team bonus. Even if that meant that the team could not get team bonus (remember, with Caleb absent, all 4 of the remaining quizzers had to get a buzz in correct for team bonus), the quiz out was just as valuable, if not more valuable, as team bonus. After all, Stony Brook was winning 50-10 at that point. Sure enough, on question 8, Mark errored out, and Kate quizzed out on his error out. Mark left his seat for the error out, and Kate left her seat for the quiz out, making this a 3 v. 3 quizmatch. On question 9, Kaylee buzzed in and answered correctly, and on question 10, Good Shepherd 2's Olivia (not Stony Brook's Olivia) answered her own buzz in right. On question 11, Good Shepherd 2's Kaylyn buzzed in and answered incorrectly, and Olivia answered the bonus correctly, giving herself a quiz out. On question 12, Kaylyn tried to buzz in again, and this time, she answered right. The last 3 questions were review, and neither team was ready for review, as questions 13 and 14 went by with nobody even attempting the question. On question 15, Kaylee attempted and got it wrong, but it didn't matter, as Ryan of Good Shepherd 2 couldn't get it right either. Stony Brook won, 90-40!

Stony Brook vs. Good Shepherd 2

Stony Brook had a round break before they had their 3rd round quizmatch versus Strasburg 3 in the sanctuary, with Todd Hertzler as the quizmaster. Strasburg 3 quizzer Logan began the quizmatch strong with a buzz-in correct. Strasburg 3 quizzer Truman attempted to start off strong himself with a buzz in, but he answered incorrectly. Kate continued her streak of answering bonuses correctly, putting Stony Brook's first points on the board. On question 4, Kaylee buzzed in and answered right, giving Stony Brook the lead 20-10. She tried to get 2 buzz ins correct in a row, but she instead committed an error, which Riley of Strasburg 3 would answer correctly, tying up the score at 20 points. For the next 3 out of 4 questions, Truman of Strasburg 3 buzzed in and answered them all right, quizzing out by question 8. His quiz out was only interrupted by his own teammate Logan, who errored, which Lauren picked up the bonus, giving Stony Brook more points. Truman would error again on question 9, but this bonus Lauren could not get. At this time, the Strasburg 3 coach called a time out to pull Logan, who was close to erroring out, to put in Grace. The Stony Brook quiz coach took this timeout to remind them team that, while losing by 25 points, this quizmatch was not a runaway, so the quiz team should still go in full throttle. With 2 Strasburg 3 quizzers out and 2 Strasburg 3 subs in, Strasburg 3 slowed down, and Stony Brook sped up. On questions 10 & 11, Stony Brook got 2 buzz-ins correct, one from Kate and one from Olivia. On question 12, Riley of Strasburg 3 attempted her first buzz in, which she got incorrect, and Kaylee also got the bonus wrong. More importantly, Riley's error brought Strasburg 3 to 4 errors. One more error, and they start losing points. The Strasburg 3 coach called timeout to remind the team of this, and the Stony Brook coach again reminded that the team bonus was not needed for a win (the team was 1 Lauren away from team bonus), so everyone should attempt to get to get ahead (Stony Brook was losing by 5 points at this point) and stay ahead in front of Strasburg 3. On question 13, however, Strasburg 3 quizzers Zach buzzed in and answered correctly. Now this changed everything. Not only did Strasburg 3 have a 15-point lead, they also were 1 correct buzz in away from team bonus, with 3 quizzers eligible to get it. Graham called a timeout to inform the quiz team of this, but he also let them know he could take the lead and the win by simply answering the last 2 question right. On question 14, Olivia buzzed in and answered correctly! Stony Brook went from 15 points behind Strasburg 3 to 5 points behind Strasburg 3. It looked like the last question would determine the quizmatch. On question 15, quizmaster Todd asked, "The feet of the priests were dipped in what?" and Strasburg 3 quizzer Riley buzzed in. She buzzed in and answered, "The waters... the brink of the waters..." and then ran out of time. Todd marked Riley wrong, causing her team to lose 5 points. The score was tied at 60, but Stony Brook had the opportunity to grab the win. Todd gave the bonus to Kaylee.  Kaylee answered, "The waters of the Jordan...the brink of the waters of the Jordan," to which Todd marked her right! Ston Brook won, 70-60.

Stony Brook vs. Strasburg 3

The quiz team had a 2 round break before their last quizmatch of the afternoon, versus Strasburg 1, back in the sanctuary with quizmaster Todd Hertzler. The whole quiz team knew they were going up against a 2nd place team, so they knew were going to have a rough match ahead of them. Graham encouraged them to just try their best, score as many points as possible, and whatever God gives and whatever God takes away, the quiz team will bless God's name. Sure enough, it was a tough match. For the first 9 questions, Strasburg 1 buzzed in on all of them. From that, both Zoe and Wesley quizzed out. Now during this time, Strasburg 3 did error on 2 of the questions, but Stony Brook could not pick up the bonuses. Stony Brook got its first points on question 10 with a correct buzz in from Olivia, but Strasburg 1 responded with their own buzz in answered right. Kaylee tried insert herself on question 12, but she answered incorrectly. Ashley on Strasburg 1's side answered the bonus correctly, making herself the third Strasburg 1 quizzer to quiz out for the match. On question 13, Olivia buzzed in and answered right, giving the team 20 points. On question 14, Maddie of Strasburg 1 buzzed in and answered correctly, giving Strasburg 1 team bonus. On question 15, Olivia buzzed in and got it right, quizzing out. Stony Brook lost 35-135, but the silver living was Olivia manging to quiz out in the last third of the quizmatch, especially after being unable to quiz out the last match.

After 5 quizmeets and 14 quizmatches, Stony Brook has a record of 6-8, scoring a grand total of 1,035 points, averaging 74 points per match. Congratulations, Stony Brook, for scoring over 1,000 points, and in 5 weeks, too! It also great to see all the Stony Brook quizzers present score at least once during the quizmeet, so all of them increased their personal record for points in a season. Nehemiah was rough with all its lists, but Jonah should be nicer, so next week should not be as tough. Stony Brook could even have another quizmatch with a score in the triple digits.

Closing the first half of the quizzing season at Petra

 Despite Stony Brook's point per match average dropping by 10, the quiz team was pleased to find out that they only 1 place, from 4th place to 5th place. Yes, Stony Brook was still a top 5 team in their league :) . Again, Stony Brook quiz coach Graham Holcomb reminded them of the motivation poster "Hang in there!" and explained that hanging in there can sometimes simply mean maintaining the point per match average. Since the team's point per match was at 84, the Stony Brook quiz coach encouraged the team to reach that every match. They could do so by getting team bonus and 1 quiz out. That's what the team aimed for. At Thursday night practice, the quiz team performed at par. It felt like for every buzz in they got correct, they got a buzz in incorrect, and it seemed like for every bonus they got right, they got a bonus wrong. The team definitely need more studying and more practice, but at least the team knew what they need to work on before Sunday.

Sunday afternoon practice looked the same as the last week Sunday afternoon practice. Caleb, Kate and Lauren each had choir (3 different choirs albeit), so Sunday afternoon practice consisted of just Kaylee and Olivia. Kaylee and Olivia had definitely improved from Thursday practices. They had both lists and situations memorized. Overall, again, the 2 performed at par. If one did poorly, the other one did well, and vice versa. After having a dinner of cheeseburger pasta and salad, Graham drove Kaylee and Olvia to the Metzlers. There Lauren also met up with the team. Once Kate got back from choir, the whole quiz team piled into the Metzler van to head to Petra Church for the quiz meet. On the way up, Graham asked the team questions, with the heavy focus on Caleb, Kate and Lauren because they missed practice. Once the team arrived at Petra, the quiz coach had to separate from the quiz team for a coach's meeting. After the coach's meeting concluded, the quiz coach met up with the quiz team.

Stony Brook vs. Grace & Truth 2

Stony Brook had to wait for the third round for their quiz match versus Grace & Truth 2 in the Petra sanctuary, with Todd Hertzler as the quizmaster. While the quiz team felt intimated by a sanctuary match, especially with the bright lights and microphones, but at least it was not versus home team Petra. On question 1, Kyle of Grace & Truth 2 buzzed in. He babbled for 30 seconds, so much so that the quizmaster had to meet with his judges. After meeting some time, they decided they could not give the points, so the bonus went to Olivia. Olivia knew what Todd Hertzler was looking for, and she got the bonus right. On question 2, Kyle would buzz in again, and this time, he got it correct. On question 3, Olivia buzzed in and answered correctly. On question 4, Caleb tried buzzing in, but unfortunately, he errored. Grace & Truth 2 quizzer Michael would pick up the bonus. After 4 questions, the quiz match was tied at 20 points apiece. At this time, Grace & Truth 2 would take off, with Kyle quizzing out on question 6 and Michae quizzing out on question 9. Olivia must have got frustrated, as she buzzed in consecutively on questions 8 and 9, but she would error on both. After question 9, Graham called a time out, in fear that Olivia would error out with a 3rd error. Kaylee went in as the substitute. During this time, Graham pointed out the 50-point deficit and strongly encouraged the team to go for the team bonus. Kate took that that to heart, as she buzzed in and answered correctly on question 10. Caleb tried again to contribute to team bonus on question 12, but again, it resulted in an error. During questions 11 and 13, Tabitha from Grace & Truth 2 buzzed in answered correctly. Now Tabitha could quiz out with a 3rd right answer, or Jeremiah or Addie could buzz in and give a right answer for team bonus. At this point, Stony Brook could not catch up to the 60-point deficit, so Graham called time out to put Olivia back in, so she could get a quiz out just as much as the team could get team bonus. On question 15, Todd asked, "Satan in the Hebrew is..." and Olivia buzzed in and said her audible word. She thought about it and at first, she said, "The advisory" but then she changed her answer to "The adversary" and got it right for the quiz out, her 6th quiz out of the year. On the last question, Kaylee buzzed in, but unfortunately, she could not come up with the answer that the quizmaster wanted. Even worse, that was the 5th error, and Stony Brook lost 5 points. Not only did Stony Brook lose 5 points, Stony Brook lost the match 40-100.

Stony Brook vs. Waterway 2

Stony Brook had a break round before their match versus Waterway 2, with Sam Clement as the quizmaster. In the beginning, Waterway 2 owned the buzzing, buzzing in on 5 of the first 6 questions. While that worked for Waterway 2's Gracie, who used all 3 buzz-ins to quiz out by question 6, it did not work for Waterway 2's Alyssa, who errored on both of her buzz ins on questions 1 and 3. Kate took advantage of the bonus, answering both right. The only buzz from Stony Brook within the first 6 questions was Kaylee on question 4, and she answered correctly! Olivia must have been frustrated to not get in so far this match, as she buzzed in and answered correctly twice in a row! Alyssa of Waterway 2 also must have felt frustration not earning any points yet this match, and she buzzed and answered right twice in a row. On question 11, Olivia quizzed out, her 7th on the year. This allowed Caleb to sub in, increasing Stony Brook's chance for team bonus. On question 12, Kaylee buzzed in and answered correctly, her second for the match! Stony Brook was now in the lead 75-50. On question 13, Alyssa from Waterway 2 buzzed in and gave her 3rd right answer for the quiz out, bringing her team only 5 points behind Stony Brook. On question 14, Reagan from Waterway 2 buzzed in. Fortunately for Stony Brook, she answered incorrectly, but unfortunately, Kaylee got the bonus wrong, too. On question 15, Reagan of Waterway 2 would try buzzing in again, and this time, she answered correctly. After 15 questions, Stony Brook lost 75-80. In all honesty, the loss was a heartbreaking shock for the quiz team, as they felt the kept it close in the beginning and took charge in the middle.

Stony Brook vs. Petra 5

Stony Brook had no time to mourn the loss, as they had back-to-back matches, with the next match versus Petra 5. Olivia started off the match strong for Stony Brook, buzzing in on the first 2 questions. While she answered first one correctly, she could not get the second one. Alivia from Petra 5 would then take charge of the match, buzzing in 3 in a row and answering all 3 right for a quiz out, giving Petra 5 the lead over Stony Brook, 35-10. For the next 2 questions, Petra 5 would commit 2 errors, and Stony Brook would pick up both bonuses, 1 from Kate and 1 from Olivia. Olivia would follow up her right bonus with a correct buzz in, which would result in her 8th quiz out of the year. At this point, Petra 5 would take control of the match. Ella from Petra 5 would buzz in and answer correctly question 9. Next, Shalyn of Petra 5 (formerly of Petra 1, now taking more of an assistant coach role) buzzed in 3 in a row and answered them all right for her own quiz out. Then Ella buzz in and answer questions 13 and 15 correctly, making her the 3rd Petra 5 quizzer to quiz out this match. After question 8, the only time Stony Brook could get in was on question 14 with Kate's right answer, but even that was a bonus. Therefore, Stony Brook lost 55-105.

After 4 quizmeets and 11 quizmatches, Stony Brook now has a record of 4-7. After 4 quizmeets and 11 quizmatches, Stony Brook scored a total of 840 points, with an average of 76 points per match. While not as high as Stony Brook did in its opening week, Stony Brook should still be delighted in its performance. At 840 points, Stony Brook has already scored more than they did last year (730 points last year). At 76 points per match, Stony Brook still has a higher average than it did at point during the season last year (last year, the highest Stony Brook ever got is 70 points per match). Don't forget that Stony Brook has 3 team bonuses, more than the 2 last year. Furthermore, 4 of the 5 Stony Brook quizzers have scored more points than they did last year for a personal all-time high, and 3 of the 5 Stony Brook quizzers have quizzed out more than they did last year for a personal all-time high. And nobody can say "It's just because it's longer season." Nope. This year, Stony Brook beat its records within 4 quizmeets and 11 quizmatches, as opposed to last year, which took 6 quizmeets and 12 quizmatches. And these records, both team records and individual records will only increase as the season continues. Let's see what the Lord has in mind for Stony Brook in the second half of the quizzing season! :)

Stony Brook kept quizzing on the 30th day of the 1st month in the evening at Calvary Monument Bible Church

 When the standings came out on Wednesday evening, the standings revealed what everybody expected. Stony Brook dropped to 4th place in their league and 8th place overall. At the Thursday practice, the Stony Brook quiz coach Graham Holcomb reminded the quizzers of the motivational poster "Hang in there!" and that sometimes quizzing can be just hanging in there, trying the best to maintain average and not slide down. The practice questions started off rough, with a lot of error and a lot of missed bonuses, but by the end of the night, the correct buzz ins increased, and the errors decreased.

Sunday afternoon practiced looked a little different than normal. Not only did Caleb and Kate have their usual choir practice, Lauren had a family reunion, so that left Kaylee and Olivia for practice. Their quiz coach asked them if they felt like a quiz practice with only 2 quizzers was worth it. They pretty much answered, "You can never have enough practice!" Graham liked the answer! :) On Sunday afternoon, Kaylee and Oliva met their coach at his home for 4 practice matches. The questions bounced back and forth between the 2 quizzers, but it was worthwhile. The afternoon practice started out with a bunch of errors and a bunch of missed bonuses, but by the end, both Olivia and Kaylee were buzzing in and answer correctly. After having a dinner of Mediterranean pasta with a side of salad, Graham drove Kaylee and Olivia to the Metzlers, where they would meet up with Caleb and Kate. The whole team minus Lauren would go up to Calvary Monument together, so Graham could ask all 4 of them questions, with the heavy emphasis on asking Caleb and Kate questions because they did not have the Sunday afternoon practice. When they all arrived, they met up with Lauren in the back of Calvary Monument sanctuary. After a time of worship, the Stony Brook had to hurry off to the quiz match, as they quizzed during the first round.

In the first round, Stony Brook went to room 22 at Calvary Monument for their quizmatch vs. Metzler, with Sam Beiler as the quizmaster. Stony Brook began the quizmatch strong. Olivia got a bonus correct on the 1st question, and she followed that up with a correct buzz-in on question 2. It looked like she would quiz out on question 3, but Metzler bounced back, with 2 correct buzz-ins from 2 different quizzers. It merely delayed Oliva's quiz out, as she quizzed out on question 5. Graham called timeout, slid everyone down 1 seat, allowing Caleb to sub in on seat 4. Once time was back in, on question 6, Metzler's perfect quizzer Rebekah Martin buzzed in and answered correctly, her second for the match. She really wanted the quiz out, for she buzzed in again on question 7, but she errored instead of quizzing out. The bonus went to Kate, but unfortunately, she could not answer it correctly either. Caleb interrupted Rebekah's buzzing flow on question 8 by answering his own buzz in correctly, but Rebekah would go back to buzzing in on question 9, and this time, she would answer correctly for the quiz out. The score was now tied at 45. Kaylee would break the tie on question 10, with her own correct buzz in, giving Stony Brook a 10-point lead. At the point, Metzler's Annalee would take off, earning a quiz out from 3 consecutive buzz ins correct. With 2 questions left, Metzler was winning 80-55. At this point, Graham called another timeout. He informed the quiz team that the only way to win was with team bonus. Olivia, Caleb and Kaylee had already contributed for team bonus. Therefore, he only allowed Lauren and Kate to buzz in for questions. On question 14, Lauren buzzed in, and unfortunately, she committed an error. Fortunately, for Stony Brook, Laina could not answer the bonus correctly, for if she did, then even a team bonus would not give Stony Brook the win. On question 15, Kate buzzed in on "The priest bearing what..." and she answered "the ark," which would result in a correct answer, which would result in a team bonus, which would result in a win! Stony Brook won, 85-80.

Stony Brook vs. Metzler

Stony Brook didn't have too much time to celebrate their win, as they had to rush to their quizmatch in the second round versus Blainsport 3. Blainsport 3 would dominate the first half of this quizmatch, buzzing in on the first 7 questions. As a matter of fact, the first 3 questions were buzz ins by Cole, all of which he answered correct, quizzing out with 12 questions to spare. Cole's teammate Ty tried to repeat the same results, but he was less successful. He alternated between correct buzz ins and errors. For the first bonus Ty gave Lauren, Lauren could not answer correctly, but on the 2nd bonus, she did answer it right! Lauren gave Stony Brook the turn in the tide they needed. For the next 6 questions, Stony Brook would buzz in and answer correctly 5 of them. It was only interrupted by Ty quizzing out on question 9. Stony Brook's correct buzz in streak would result in Olivia quizzing out. This time, with 2 questions left, the match was tied at 65. Graham had to make a tough coaching decision. Stony Brook was 1 correct buzz in from team bonus. Only Caleb and Lauren could get team bonus, but a team bonus wasn't necessary for a win. Graham had to decide whether to coach the team for team bonus or coach for the win. Graham ultimately decided that, since standings went by points, the team needed the extra 20 points that comes with team bonus. Graham instructed only Caleb and Lauren to buzz in. On question 14, Blainsport 3 quizzer Alli buzzed in and answered correctly, giving Blainsport 3 the lead 75-65. Now Stony Brook needed team bonus for the win, too. On question 15, the quizmaster asked, "Kings and counselors rebuild..." and Lauren buzzed in, and then the quizmaster slipped out the extra word "ruins." This caused a problem for Lauren because Lauren thought "ruins" was the correct answer. Lauren tried her best, giving the answer "The Lord," but unfortunately, that was not the answer. Blainsport 3 quizzer Jocelyn did not get it, either, but it didn't matter. Stony Brook lost 65-75.

Stony Brook vs. Blainsport 3

Stony Brook had a round off, but then, in the 4th round, Stony Brook had to quiz again, this time versus Maple Grove 3, who was 16th place in League A. Because Maple Grove 3 was 16th place, Stony Brook expected this quizmatch to be the easiest match of the night. That couldn't be further from the truth. Maple Grove 3 dominated the first half of the quizmatch, as they buzzed in on 8 of the first 9 questions. As a result, Maple Grove 3 quizzer Grant quizzed out and Peter went to "full count" (2 correct and 2 errors). Fortunately, these bonuses Stony Brook could turn into correct answers. On top of that, the one time Maple Grove 3 did not buzz in, Stony Brook did buzz in and answered correctly. After 9 questions, Stony Brook was still in this match, only losing by 10 points, 40-50. Also to Stony Brook's benefit, Peter's "full count" meant that Peter would most likely slow down, lest he error out and kill the seat. It did help Olivia buzz in three times, but 2 of those 3 buzz ins resulted in errors. Now Oliva was also at "full count." Peter slowing down might have helped Maple Grove 3 as well. It let their other quizzers buzz in. On question 13, Maple Grove 3 would get team bonus, and then, on question 15, Peter, with nothing to lose, would buzz in and quiz out. Stony Brook would lose to Maple Grove 3 50-105.

After 3 quizmeets and 8 quizmatches, Stony Brook has a win-loss record of 4-4. After 3 quizmeets and 8 quizmatches, Stony Brook has scored a total of 670 points, averaging 84 points per match. While Stony Brook's average did drop by 10, it may not hurt too much. Stony Brook had a sizeable lead on 5th and 6th place. Depending on how the other teams near Stony Brook in the standings did, Stony Brook may stay in the top 5. Let's hope so! :)