Brawl of Brains: Psych, PSS Kneels on JPG’s Crown as Quiz Bowl Champions

From clinging at the bottom of elimination ranks to breezing first in the tally, the Junior Philosopher’s Guild snagged former royals of mental sharpness in the race to the scoreboard with the Psychology Society securing first runner-up followed by Political Science Society (PSS) as second in the recently concluded CASSverse Ultimate Quiz Bowl, held at New CASS Building Fifth Floor, Room E53. 

The final round rested with the Junior Philosopher’s Guild (JPG) bearing an accumulated score of 34 points, while the Psychology Society eked out the Political Science Society in a 1-point deficit, garnering 31 points for PsychSoc and 30 points for PSS.

Notably, in the first round, leading teams were among the Psychology Society (11 points), Political Science Society (10 points), the Historical Society (9 points), the Sociology Society (8 points), and the Junior Philosopher’s Guild (7 points). Meanwhile, KAPILAS-Bayan fell short of advancing for the second round with 6 points.  On the other hand, the AB English Organization (ABEO) failed to arrive on time, forfeiting their chance to participate.

Bidding the second round, the same line-up of leading teams proceeding in the final round followed the same order but with JPG catching up until the last set of questions.

In an interview with CASSayuran, Sarahlyn Grace Borjie, one of JPG’s team members, emphasized their society’s dynamics grounded in “unity”, as evidenced in their preparations. Noting the drafting of their team, she disclosed how each member was from every year level. Nevertheless, they have carried out their win despite being out of the scene from last year’s roster of quiz bowl winners.

“Season jod basin namo,” Borjie stressed in response to what she dubbed as an “unexpected” triumph.