National Association of the Deaf

 

On Thursday, July 6th, 2012, three great College Bowl teams, all familiar opponents, faced off against one another at the 2012 Biennial NAD Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Even with the Finals taking place in the Cascade Ballroom, a spacious setting, the air in the room was filled with palpable nervousness. Gallaudet University, NTID / RIT, and California State University, Northridge all got off to a great start by scoring three points each, until RIT took the lead with a literature-related question. Emcee Alana Beal moderated the evening's competition, wowing the audience with her knowledge of all things related to Louisville- incidentially, the world's largest manufacturer of disco balls. 

The scores are as follows: 

RIT - Gallaudet - CSUN 

1-1-1

2-2-2

3-3-3

4-3-3

5-4-3

5-5-3

RIT - Gallaudet - CSUN

6-6-4

7-7-4

8-8-5

9-9-5

10-10-6

11-10-7

At this point in the Finals, no challenges have been issued by any of the three teams. 

RIT - Gallaudet - CSUN

12-11-8

13-12-9

14-13-8

18-17-12

21-17-15

21-20-18

After a particularly difficult question regarding the name of Yogi Bear and an objection by Gallaudet University's Gabriel Paulone, RIT lost that point to Gallaudet. 

21-23-21

Answering a question with Costa Concordia, CSUN took the lead, hoping to lead the bull by its horns, as true matadors do. 

21-23-24

RIT - Gallaudet - CSUN

24-26-24

RIT took the lead by answering a question with "Intersection", leaving Gallaudet and CSUN in the dust... for now. 

27-26-24

Answering a question with Terrence Parkin, the South African swimmer, CSUN caught up with RIT quickly and tied the competion. 

27-26-27

30-26-30

30-29-30 

RIT's knowledge of Taft allowed them to leap ahead, gaining three points. 

33-32-30

36-32-30

At the end of round 2, the score was 36 (NTID / RIT), 32 (Gallaudet) and 30 (CSUN).

As the teams began round 3, Gallaudet took the lead with Thorpe as an answer. 

RIT - Gallaudet - CSUN

36-37-30

41-42-35

Trollius and Cressida reigned, as RIT pulled a rabbit out of a hat and came roaring back. 

46-42-35

Curiouser and curiouser... Gallaudet answers a question correctly with "Curiousity" and grabs the lead right out of RIT's grasp. 

46-47-40

51-52-40

56-57-45

And with Memphis, the RIT Tigers roar ahead and win the whole thing.

61-57-45

The final score was 61 (NTID / RIT), 57 (Gallaudet) and 45 (CSUN).

Read more about the RIT winning team here. 

And watch our interview with members of the RIT winning team here!