The grand finale, held at the National Theatre, was eventually won by Prempeh College who garnered 53 points, edging past second-placed St. Thomas Aquinas by two points.

[contextly_sidebar id=”PhGT2ViZXrNdl8kU5wVVOl2Sf98rQ5rY”]However, social media was dominated by talk of the performance of Adisadel College, represented by  Edward De-Graft, Vanderpuije Quansah and Sylvanus Afful Assan-Annobil, who finished way behind on 31 points.

The highly-patronized final saw many old students of the participating schools join the crowd at the National Theatre to cheer on their contestants.

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, Dr. Kaufmann stated that, the two contestants’ performance might have been affected by the increased attention despite her attempts to get them to relax.

“Adisadel, on the final day, was not looking as confident as the Adisadel we had seen previously. The young men – De-Graft and Annobil – they seemed intimidated by the crowd. Every time I see that in a contestant, it bothers me. I tried to make some jokes to get them to relax but they were still so tense,” she said.

“The [contestants] can practice all they like at home and in their schools, but when they get onto the stage with the lights and the microphones, it’s a problem so they need to adjust quickly to deal with that kind of stress.”

‘Prempeh were amazing’

Dr. Kaufmann also praised the champions, Prempeh College for their stunning performances throughout the competition, culminating in their win at the tournament.

She noted their record 82-point haul in their Quarterfinal which she acknowledged as impressive, despite having docked them two points for “indiscipline” in that contest.

According to her, the contestants from the school might have tried to intimidate the other contestants by ringing their bells while the students from the other schools were speaking.

Dr. Kaufmann, however, added that, Wonder Sarfo-Ansah and Daniel Osei Badu were a formidable team who could challenge any other in the world.

“[Prempeh College] were amazing honestly. [The quarter-final] was the contest where I actually penalized them. So my advice to them after that was to work on their discipline.”

“I penalized them on two occasions in the same contest and yet they still got 82. It was a very strong team and on a good day, they could answer any question.  They were good.”

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They were dropped at the University of Ghana by an unknown person.

The found purse contained her drivers’ license and ATM cards, however, the money was taken.

Dr. Kaufmann’s sister, Belinda Yaa Dankwaa Effah in a Facebook post on Saturday said: “Update from NSMQ Mistress’ stolen bag: Wallet /purse inside the bag has been dropped at the University of Ghana.” 

She added that, “Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann thanks whoever came to drop off the purse. She says she needs to have a perfect score so the bag also has to be dropped. The purse has her IDs, driver’s license and ATM cards. The cash is gone.”

She had earlier posted the Quiz mistress’ appeal for the bag to be returned.

After a successful final between Prempeh College, Adisadel College and St. Thomas Aquinas at the National Theatre on Thursday, it emerged that the Quiz Mistress, Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann’s handbag had been stolen.

Efforts to immediately trace the thief proved futile, forcing organizers to make public appeals for assistance to retrieve the bag which was said to have contained her ATM cards, her purse, some amount of money, reading glasses, among other valuables.

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The event will see three schools; St. Thomas Aquinas, Adisadel College and Prempeh College, battle for supremacy and bragging rights.

The three competitors successfully triumphed over other schools throughout the contest to make it to this stage.

[contextly_sidebar id=”Fb4ccIejkICSyp9jtv7bk5i4utWDZYu3″]The preliminary stages of the competition began on June 5, 2017 at the University of Ghana, Legon, with 108 Senior High School taking part in 38 contests.

The preliminary stages occurred simultaneously at the R.S Amegashie Auditorium and the New N Block at the University of Ghana.

In each of the 36 contests, three schools competed. Winners of the 36 preliminary contests later joined the 27 seeded schools from the 2016 edition of the competition at the one-eighth stage.

Other 18 schools that had highest losing scores at the previous stage also progressed to this stage. The 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz has Citi FM as the official media partner.

Citi FM aired live the semi-final contests on Monday, and will also do same for the grand finale today [Thursday], June 29, 2017.
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The event will see three schools; St. Thomas Aquinas, Adisadel College and Prempeh College, battle for supremacy and bragging rights.

[contextly_sidebar id=”AYtgdjUnqut5LKpX8G5D2J1GJBjgDeJD”]The three competitors successfully triumphed over other schools throughout the contest to make it to this stage.

The preliminary stages of the competition began on June 5, 2017 at the University of Ghana, Legon, with 108 Senior High School taking part in 38 contests.

The preliminary stages occurred simultaneously at the R.S Amegashie Auditorium and the New N Block at the University of Ghana.

In each of the 36 contests, three schools competed. Winners of the 36 preliminary contests later joined the 27 seeded schools from the 2016 edition of the competition at the one-eighth stage.

Other 18 schools that had highest losing scores at the previous stage also progressed to this stage.

The 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz has Citi FM as the official media partner.

Citi FM aired live the semi-final contests on Monday, and will also do same for the grand finale on Thursday, June 29, 2017.

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The school consistently had a commanding lead in all the five rounds of the competition beating the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC) and Kumasi High School who struggled to catch up with Aquinas.

At the end of five rounds, PRESEC and Kumasi High School had 39 and 28 points respectfully while Aquinas led with 52 points.

Aquinas will therefore meet Adisadel and Prempeh Colleges in the grand finale at the National Theatre in Accra on Thursday, June 29, 2047.

Whereas Adisadel College won with just one point during its contest on Monday, Prempeh and Aquinas both won with huge margins.

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Also progressing were Kumasi High School and T.I. AMASS, Fomena.

These three victors will face each other in the next round.

The 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz, is sponsored by the Ghana Education Service through the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and supported by Tigo, GOIL, Prudential Life Insurance, Accra College of Medicine and GCB Bank.

Contest scores

Kumasi High School: 49

ST. Paul’s SHS, Denu: 26
Simms SHS: 15

T.I. AMASS, Fomena: 36
Kwanyako SHS: 28
Ada SHS: 27

Wesley Girls’ High Sch: 41
Accra High Sch: 27
ST. Charles Min. Sem. SHS: 15

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They were joined by OLA Girls SHS, Nkroful Agric SHS, Okuapeman SHS and Zebilla SHS, who all won their contests on the third day of the preliminary rounds.

St. Peters triumphed with 53 points in the marquee round of the day trumping St. Augustine’s College and Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ as they bid for their third NSMQ trophy.

The grand finale of the month-long competition is expected to end on June 29, 2017 and many schools remain optimistic of dethroning the reigning champions Adisadel College.

Okuapemman SHS were also dominant recording 44 points as they beat Drobo SHS and WBM Zion, who had 38 and 18 points respectively.

The preliminary rounds will conclude on Saturday, June 10, 2017, and have been simultaneously taking place at the R.S Amegashie Auditorium at the University of Ghana Business School, and the New N Block at the University of Ghana, Legon.

Schools which qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition will automatically skip the preliminary stage for the preceding year.

The NSMQ is sponsored by the Ghana Education Service through the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), and is supported by Tigo, GOIL, Prudential Life Insurance, Accra College of Medicine and GCB Bank with Citi FM being a media partner.

Find below the full contest scores

Zebilla SHS: 22
Akumfi Ameyaw SHS: 21
Kalpohin SHS: 17

Bishop Herman College: 28
Atebubu SHS: 16
Peki SHS: 08

Okuapemman Sch.: 44
Drobo SHS: 38
WBM Zion: 18

Nkroful Agric SHS: 35
Kumasi Girls’ SHS: 26
Fijai SHS: 22

Peter’s SHS: 53
ST. Augustine’s: 32
Yaa Asantewaa Girls’: 22

OLA SHS, Ho: 38
Abuakwa State College: 28
Akatsi SHTS: 12

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