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Mineola 'Challenge' Watch 2011 – First Round

Keeping you updated on how the Mineola team fares on the MSG Varsity quiz show circuit.

Want to know how the are faring on “The Challenge” this round? Patch is keeping track of how Gaby Gonzales, Razvan Tohanean, captain Daniel Willis, Stephin Jose and alternate Sujith Maracheril are faring against other schools on the MSG Varsity quiz show this season.

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*WARNING – SPOILERS FOLLOW*

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Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara might make a protest that neither team playing on the November 10 episode of “The Challenge” knew that his team won a championship last season, but can probably find some relief that Mineola captain Daniel Willis at least knew it was the Stanley Cup they hoisted above their heads after beating the Vancouver Canucks.

Willis’ answer put Mineola up by 10 points, 265-255 in the third round of the MSG Varsity quiz show, advancing them onward.

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The four-person team from Mineola, which includes Gaby Gonzales, Razvan Tohanean, Stephin Jose and alternate Sujith Maracheril in addition to Willis, had  been trailing through most of the 30-minute game show, briefly tying East Rockaway at 120 early in the first round on an English Literature question.

During the lightning round the foursome were coming in down by 15, but went six-for-four on the “Complete the Quote” category. East Rockaway answered back, getting three out of eight questions correct on “French Speaking Countries” to knot it at 150 and took a 20-point lead with “Three Letter Words” in round three.


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