[contextly_sidebar id=”PhGT2ViZXrNdl8kU5wVVOl2Sf98rQ5rY”]However, social media was dominated by talk of the performance of Adisadel College, represented by \u00a0Edward De-Graft, Vanderpuije Quansah and Sylvanus Afful Assan-Annobil, who finished way behind on 31 points.<\/p>\n
The highly-patronized final saw many old students<\/strong><\/span><\/a> of the participating schools join the crowd at the National Theatre to cheer on their contestants.<\/p>\n Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> on Monday, Dr. Kaufmann stated that, the two contestants\u2019 performance might have been affected by the increased attention despite her attempts to get them to relax.<\/p>\n \u201cAdisadel, 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.<\/p>\n \u201cThe [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\u2019s a problem so they need to adjust quickly to deal with that kind of stress.\u201d<\/p>\n ‘Prempeh were amazing’<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Kaufmann also praised the champions, Prempeh College for their stunning performances throughout the competition, culminating in their win at the tournament.<\/p>\n![\"prempeh-wins-national-science-and-math-quiz-9\"](\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Prempeh-wins-National-Science-and-Math-quiz-9.jpg\")
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