Team matchups and episode schedule released. Series begins taping Jan. 20 and premieres Feb. 3 on WGBH 2
WGBH has revealed the official matchup bracket for the 2018 High School Quiz Show tournament. The single-elimination competition is produced and broadcast by WGBH and hosted by Billy Costa.
Sixteen Massachusetts high school student teams advanced from a pool of 99 schools to compete in the televised academic tournament. The schools competing on High School Quiz Show earned the highest scores on an oral quiz at WGBH’s “Super Sunday” qualifying event at WGBH studios in Brighton, MA.
The season nine field includes two-time defending state champion, Lexington High School and four schools that will appear on the show for the first time: Foxborough High School, Mansfield High School, Phillips Academy and South High Community School.
“We have an exciting set of matches on the bracket this year, including a faceoff between two former champions and a newcomer versus newcomer showdown later in the season,” said High School Quiz Show Executive Producer Hillary Wells. “We all look forward to seeing the passion and academic skill that each team brings to High School Quiz Show season nine!”
The 2018 High School Quiz Show team matchups and corresponding episode premiere dates follow. All episodes premiere Saturdays at 6 p.m. on WGBH 2:
Feb. 3
Advanced Math and Science Academy (Marlborough)
Lexington High School
Feb. 10
Belmont High School
Bromfield School (Harvard)
Feb. 17
Brookline High School
Needham High School
Feb. 24
Hingham High School
Thayer Academy (Braintree)
March 3
Natick High School
Wellesley High School
March 10
Mansfield High School
Phillips Academy Andover
March 17
Andover High School
Foxborough High School
March 24
Newton North High School
South High Community School (Worcester)
WGBH will begin taping first-round playoffs the weekend of Saturday, Jan. 20 and Sunday, Jan. 21 in front of a studio audience at WGBH Studios in Brighton. Tickets are free, but an RSVP is required.
High School Quiz Show will premiere Saturday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. on WGBH 2.
The season will culminate for the first time with an Interstate Invitational, featuring WGBH’s High School Quiz Show state champions competing against New Hampshire PBS’ Granite State Challenge state champions, the High School Quiz Show: Rhode Island state champions and the High School Quiz Show: Maine state champions for the final title.
Season 9 of High School Quiz Show is dedicated to the late Mitchell Chester, the former Massachusetts Commissioner for Elementary and Secondary Education. Chester was a strong advocate for celebrating the academic achievement of all Massachusetts high school students and was a passionate champion and dedicated advisor of High School Quiz Show since its inception.
About High School Quiz Show
High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Massachusetts PTA. Questions on the show are aligned with the Massachusetts high school curriculum standards in subjects that include literature, history, science and math, as well as current events and general knowledge. Major funding for High School Quiz Show is provided by Safety Insurance. Additional funding is provided by the Museum of Science, Massachusetts Teachers Association, University of Massachusetts Amherst, XFINITY from Comcast, Harvard Summer School Programs for High School Students, and Subaru of New England. For more information, visit highschoolquizshow.org or follow the show on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.