>>> WELCOME TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR THE 38th SEASON OF "IN THE KNOW".

IT'S ALSO OUR 40th YEAR.

STARTS NOW.

THE COMPETITION STARTS NOW.

>>> WELCOME TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR THE 38th SEASON OF "IN THE KNOW".

IT'S ALSO OUR 40th YEAR ON WOSU.

THE COMPETITION STARTS NOW.

TONIGHT ON "IN THE KNOW", IT'S THE QUIZ QUASHERS VERSUS THE THIRD NERD HERD, AND IT'S COMING UP NEXT.

>> PRODUCTION FUNDING FOR "IN THE KNOW" IS PROVIDED IN PART BY AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER.

>> AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER IS PROUD TO SUPPORT WOSU PUBLIC MEDIA'S "IN THE KNOW."

WORKING TOGETHER FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, WE'RE COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING A BRIGHT BOUNDLESS FUTURE FOR US ALL.

>> Announcer: AND NOW HERE'S YOUR HOST, BILL SCHIFFMAN.

>> HI, THERE.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME ONCE AGAIN TO "IN THE KNOW" FOR THE FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

YOU MAY NOTICE THAT OUR FORMAT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.

IN ORDER TO GIVE MORE SCHOOLS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE, WE GAVE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS TO CHANCE TO COMPETE FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS.

AFTER A VERY COMPETITIVE FIRST ROUND, THE TOP 16 STUDENTS ADVANCED TO FOUR SEMIFINAL TEAMS AND THE TWO WINNING TEAMS FROM THAT ROUND ARE HERE TONIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

BEFORE WE BEGIN THE COMPETITION, LET'S MEET OUR STUDENTS.

THE FIRST TEAM IS THE THIRD NERD HERD.

>> I'M ISHAN CHAHANDE.

I'M A FRESHMAN, AND I ATTEND OLANTENGY BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M PATRICK COONEY, AND I'M A SENIOR AT LONDON HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M NICK GREGA, AND I'M A SENIOR AT MT.

VERNON HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M JULIAN BOILEN AND I'M A SENIOR AT PHILO HIGH SCHOOL.

>> AND NOW LET'S MEET THE STUDENTS FROM OUR SECOND TEAM, THE QUIZ QUASHERS.

>> I'M WILL ALLEN, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT BUCKEYE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M ADRIAN TOLAND.

I'M A JUNIOR AT HILLIARD DAVIDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

>> I'M ALI ALI, AND I'M A SENIOR AT WESTERVILLE NORTH.

>> I'M MALCOLM D'SOUZA, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT ST. CHARLES PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

>> BEFORE WE START THE COMPETITION, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE OUR JUDGE FOR TONIGHT'S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

HE IS MANUEL M. WILSON, AND A SALUTE AS ALWAYS TO YOU, MANNY, AND MANNY'S DECISIONS CONCERNING THE VALIDITY OF ANY ANSWER GIVEN ON "IN THE KNOW" WILL INDEED BE FINAL.

GOOD LUCK TO TWO GREAT TEAMS.

LET'S BEGIN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS CHAMPIONSHIP "IN THE KNOW" CONTEST WITH THIS FIVE POINTER.

MIGHT NEED PENCIL AND PAPER.

UNSCRAMBLE THE FOLLOWING FIVE LETTERS.

THEY ARE "I," "P, "C," TTS", AND "O."

YOUR CLUE, IT COULD BE A HOT ONE.

JULIAN FROM THE HERD.

>> TOPIC.

>> TEN POINTER IN CHEMISTRY.

WHICH ELEMENT HAS THE HIGHEST ELECTRON AFFINITY OF ANY ELEMENT.

MALCOLM, QUASHERS.

>> FLOUR ARENA.

>> NO.

>> AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IT'S A YELLOW GREEN GAS.

IT'S ALSO THE SECOND LIGHTEST HALLOGEN.

>> BROMINE.

>> NEW YORK CHLORINE.

>> LET'S TRY THIS 20 POINTER.

WHICH NFLer WAS SOLD FOR A RECORD PRICE FOR A SPORT FRANCHISE -- ISHAN, HERD.

>> BRONCOS.

>> CORRECT.

FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PORTRAIT.

HERD, NICK.

>> GAINSBORO.

>> THOMAS GAINSBORO.

HE ALSO DID THE BLUE BOY, BUT THAT WAS MARY WISE.

GOOD.

HERE'S A TEN POINTER NOW IN ENGLISH LITERATURE.

WHICH NOVELLA IN WHICH MEMORIES OF MR. FEZIWIG --.

JACOB.

>> CHRISTMAS CAROL.

>> GOOD.

WHICH WORLD LEADER FROM RIGHT TO RUN FOR OFFICE WAS RESTORED IN APRIL 2021 -- ISHAN, HERD.

>> LULA DESILVA?

>> IN BRAZIL, VERY GOOD.

TEN POINTER.

IT'S A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION.

HERE ARE YOUR POTENTIAL ANSWERS.

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.

AMERICAN REVOLUTION NARY WAR.

OR THE WAR OF 1812.

HERE'S YOUR QUESTION.

LOCATED IN PRESENT DAY BOLIVAR, OHIO, THE HISTORIC SITE OF FORT LAURENS IS OHIO'S ONLY FORT ESTABLISHED DURING -- LET'S TRY THIS 15 POINTER.

PENCIL AND PAPER AND YES, YOU'RE GOING TO BE THRILL.

IT IS YOUR CLASSIC TWO TRAINS LEAVING A STATION QUESTION.

NOW, MY TRAIN LEAVES THE STATION AT NOON.

WE'RE HEADING WEST AT A SPEED OF 40 MILES PER HOUR.

MANNY'S TRAIN LEAVES THE STATION AT 2:00 P.M., ALSO HEADING WEST, BUT AT A SPEED OF 60 MILES PER HOUR.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR MANNY'S TRAIN TO CATCH UP TO MINE?

HERD, PATRICK.

>> TWO HOURS?

>> NO.

QUASHERS?

IT'S ALL YOURS.

QUESTION IS COMPLETE.

ADRIAN.

>> AN HOUR AND 20 MINUTES?

>> NO, LONGER THAN THAT -- FOUR HOURS.

ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, WE'RE GOING TO RACE TO A PLACE.

LITTLE GEOGRAPHY QUESTION HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU THREE CLUES BY WHICH YOU'LL BE ABLE TO NAME THE AFRICAN COUNTRY BY ITS LANDMARKS.

FIRST CLUE IS A 40 POINTER.

SERENGETI PARK.

>> TANZANIA.

>> YOU GOT IT FOR 40, GOOD.

WHICH INSECTS WHICH WERE THE SUBJECT OF AN ERADICATION PROM IN THE UNITED STATES -- HERD, JULIAN.

>> MOSQUITOS?

>> GOOD TRY, NO.

WERE ONCE COMMON IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH WHERE THEY DESTROYED COTTON PLANTS.

QUASHERS.

ADRIAN.

>> TERMITES.

>> NEW YORK HOW ABOUT BOLL WEEVILS.

LET'S DO THIS TEN POINTER.

WHAT ENERGY PRODUCING FACILITIES MAY SLOW DOWN FAST NEUTRONS USING A MODERATOR AND CONTROL RODS -- HERD, NICK.

>> NUCLEAR ENERGY FACILITY.

>> THAT'S GOOD, NUCLEAR REACTORS OR POWER PLANTS.

WE'LL TAKE THAT.

HERE'S A 15 POINTER IN LITERATURE.

ELIZA FROM UNCLE TOM'S CABIN USES CHUNKS OF ICE TO CROSS WHAT RIVER -- QUASHERS, MALCOLM.

>> THE OHIO RIVER.

>> THE MIGHTY OHIO RIVER.

THAT'S GOOD.

LOOK AGAIN AT YOUR MONITOR.

OUR FIRST WORLD SCRAMBLE.

IT'S A 25-POINT QUESTION.

NINE-LETTER WORD.

IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO FIND SOME BUCKS.

ADRIAN.

>> MILWAUKEE.

>> CORRECT, ALTHOUGH THE BUCKS ARE OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS.

HERE'S A TEN-POINTER ANOTHER MULTIPLE GUESS QUESTION FOR YOU STUDENTS.

HERE ARE YOUR CHOICES.

NILES, NORTH BEND, OR POINT PLEASANT.

25th U.S. PRESIDENT WILLIAM McKINLEY -- HERD, ISHAN.

>> NILES.

>> HE WAS BORN IN NILES, OHIO.

THAT'S GOOD ANTICIPATION.

HERE'S A TEN POINTER U.S. GEOGRAPHY, WHICH CITY ON THE RIO GRAND HOSTS THE ANNUAL GATHERING OF NATIONS POWWOW -- HEARD, ISHAN AGAIN.

>> EL PASO.

>> GOOD TRY, NO.

IT'S WEST OF THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS AND MEXICO'S MOST POPULOUS CITY.

>> ALBUQUERQUE.

>> GOOD FOR TEN.

15 POINTER, PENCIL AND PAPER AGAIN, GUYS.

WHAT VALUE OF "X" SATISFIES THE EQUATION "X" SQUARED PLUS 32X PLUS 256 EQUALS ZERO?

HERD, ISHAN.

>> PLUS OR MINUS 16.

>> NO.

ADRIAN.

>> MINUS 16.

>> THERE WE GO, THAT'S GOOD FOR 15.

ALL RIGHT, 0 TO 90 NOW, STUDENTS, AND OUR CATEGORY THIS FIRST TIME AROUND IS GOING TO BE FAMILIAR ACRONYMS AND INITIALISMS.

SO WE'LL GIVE YOU THE ACRONYM OR INITIALISM AND YOU TELL ME WHAT IT STANDS FOR.

KNOWN AS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR CONNECTION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COMPUTERS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES SUCH AS A FLASH DRIVE, WHAT DOES USB STAND FOR?

HERD, ISHAN.

>> UNIVERSAL STANDARD BANK?

>> NO.

GOOD TRY.

QUASHERS?

ADRIAN.

>> UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS?

>> THAT IS CORRECT FOR 20 POINTS.

30-POINTER NOW.

WHEN REFERRING TO THE MEDICAL DEVICE THAT IS USED TO PRODUCE A RECORD OF A PATIENT'S HEART ACTIVITY, WHAT DOES EKG OR EKG STAND FOR?

QUASHERS, MALCOLM.

>> ECHO CARDIOGRAM.

>> NO.

>> ELECTRIC CARDIOGRAM.

>> THERE YOU GO.

SOME OF THE TITLES IN THIS VIDEO GAME GENRE INCLUDE ROOM SCAPE, WORLD OF WAR CRAFT.

HERD, ISHAN.

>> ROLE-PLAYING GAMES?

RPGs.

>> ALL RIGHT.

ALI.

>> MMORPG?

MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ROLE-PLAYING GAME.

>> YOU MISSED THE ONLINE, "O."

HERE'S A TEN POINTER.

WHICH AMERICAN STATESMAN WHO'S APOTT SIS WAS TAINTED IN 1865 -- HERD, NICK?

>> GEORGE WASHINGTON.

>> GEORGE WASHINGTON IS CORRECT.

YOU GOT THAT ONE IN A HURRY.

THAT'S GOOD.

TEN POINTER.

PHYSICS QUESTION NOW, GUYS.

WHICH REGION OF THE ELECT RO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM HAS A TYPICAL WAVE LENGTH OF ONE MAGNOMETER AND LIES BETWEEN -- IT'S USED IN MEDICAL IMAGING.

HERD.

>> X-RAY.

>> X-RAY IS GOOD FOR TEN.

TEN POINTER AGAIN.

MULTIPLE GUESS QUESTION.

PENCIL, PAPER.

68th.

69th.

OR 70s.

FILL IN THE BLANK NOW.

ELECTED IN 2018, MIKE DeWINE IS THE BLANK GOVERNOR.

>> 70th.

>> HE IS, GOOD.

15 POINTER.

WHAT COUNTRY CONTAINS THE NORTHERN MOST PORTION OF THE REGION OF THRACE.

IT'S HOME TO THE RESORT -- QUASHERS, ALI.

>> BULGARIA.

>> NICELY DONE FOR 15.

THAT'S GOOD.

15 POINTER AGAIN.

WHICH U.S. GENERAL LED UNITED NATIONS FORCES DURING THE KOREAN WAR -- HERD, NICK.

>> MacARTHUR.

>> GOOD FOR 15.

PENCE AND PAPER AGAIN.

GEOMETRY QUESTION.

IF TWO INTERIOR ANGLES OF A TRIANGLE MEASURE 45 DEGREES AND 70 DEGREES -- QUASHERS, MALCOLM.

>> 65 DEGREES.

>> THE THIRD ONE'S 65, VERY GOOD.

FIVE-POINTER.

OLLIE KIRK CHRISTIANSON FOUNDED WHAT COMPANY IN DENMARK WHICH OWNS THE NINJAGO -- >> LEGO.

>> MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION AGAIN.

YOUR CHOICES ARE GOLDEN ROD, PASSION FLOWER, AND WHITE TRILL YUM.

NOW, ESTABLISHED IN 1986, WHICH OF THESE.

HERD, ISHAN.

>> TRILLIUM.

>> THE OFFICIAL FLOWER OF THE STATE OF OHIO, GOOD.

IN WHICH 2007 VIDEO GAME WAS ANDREW RYAN LORD OVER THE DISTAUPE YA RAPTURE -- WON'T GET TO BIOSHOCK.

THAT'S THE END OF THE FIRST HALF.

WE'LL CHECK THE SCORE AFTER WE HEAR FROM PAST CHANCE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE ON THE SHOW.

>> MY NAME IS AVERY LYLE.

I COMPETED FOR "IN THE KNOW" IN 2019 AND 2020.

>> I'M NOAH ADAMS.

I PLAYED FOR HILLIARD IN 2018 TO 2020.

>> I PLAYED 2018 TO 2020 IN AT HILLIARD DARBY WOMEN MADE IT TO THE FINAL ROUND MATCH BUT LOST A CLOSE ONE, AND SECOND YEAR WE MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TOOK IT HOME.

I GOT ALL MY FRIENDS TO PLAY ON THE TEAM, TOO, SO IT WAS REALLY FUN BECAUSE WE'RE ALL KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR SO LONG WHEN HE PLAYED.

WE WOULD PRACTICE TOGETHER DURING STUDY HALL, AFTER SCHOOL.

IT WAS FUN.

I DIDN'T ALWAYS LOVE MY REGULAR CLASSES, BUT I LIKED LEARNING ALL THE BITS AND PIECES FOR "IN THE KNOW".

I LOOKED FORWARD TO IT EVERY WEEK.

>> WE WERE A COMPETITIVE TEAM AT DARBY, SO WE HAD A LOT OF PRACTICES, A LOT OF TRAINING JUST TO MAKE SURE WE WON IT ALL AND IT PAID OFF.

FELT GOOD.

>> I WAS DEFINITELY SUPERNERVOUS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE EACH GAME EACH SEASONAL ALL MY TEAMMATES WOULD HAVE TO CALM ME DOWN.

BUT IT WAS FUN.

>> I REMEMBER BEFORE THE GAMES BILL AND MANNY WOULD COME TALK TO US AND CALM THE ROOM DOWN.

BILL HAD A NIGHT STICK AND SAY, IF YOU GIVE AN ANSWER I DON'T LIKE I'M GOING A TO WHACK YOU WITH IT.

>> BILL ALWAYS KNEW THE ANSWER.

EVEN IF IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW.

HE NEVER MADE YOU FEEL STUPID FOR BEING WRONG.

AN ENCOURAGED TO YOU FIGURE IT OUT AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT MADE THE GAME FLOW.

>> I HAD A GREAT TIME.

IT WAS WELL DONE.

I LIKED EVERYBODY.

I LIKED FILL, MANNY, ALL THE CAMERA CREW AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

I THINK IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

>> IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

IT WAS SOMETHING I FEEL LIKE HELPED ME GROW AS A PERSON, AND MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE I FORMED CLOSE FRIENDSHIP ON THAT TEAM.

>> I THINK IT TAUGHT ME HOW TO STUDY THINGS.

IT MADE ME ENJOY SCHOOL A LOT MORE TO BE HONEST, BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE BEST STUDENT IN HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT IT SHOWED ME WHAT AREAS I WAS INTERESTED TO HELP TAKE MY MAJOR.

IT JUST GAVE ME PROBABLY MY FAVORITE HOBBY OF ALL TIME, TRIVIA, WHICH I STILL DO TODAY.

REAPED A LOT OF BENEFITS FOR ME MOVING FORWARD, DEFINITELY FOR SURE.

>> THE THING IT HELPED WITH IN COLLEGE IS BEING UNDER PRESSURE.

THE FIRST TIME THE LIGHTS WERE ON ME AND THE CAMERA STARTED ROLLING, I FELT LIKE THE MOMENT WAS BIGGER THAN ME FOR 15, BUT IT'S COMFORTING TO KNOW NIFB A SITUATION LIKE THAT BEFORE WHEN I HAVE TO SPEAK TO GROUPS, PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE.

THAT HELPS YOU STAY FOCUS, CONFIDENT, STAY GROUNDED.

>> OUR SCORE AT HALFTIME, THE THIRD NERD HERD, 170, QUIZ QUASHERS, 150.

BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR SECOND HALF DON'T FORGET, THE LAST THREE MINUTES, ALL POINT VALUES WILL BE DOUBLED GOOD LUCK, LET'S BEGIN OUR SECOND HALF WITH THIS FIVE POINTER.

UNSCRAMBLE THE FOLLOWING FIVE LETTERS.

TWO "T"s, "S," "U," AND "P." YOUR CLUE, SOME PEOPLE TRY TO SINK THEM.

HERD, ISHAN.

>> PUTTS.

>> GOOD.

15 POINTER NOW.

IN U.S. HISTORY, WHICH WAR ENDED IN TREATY OF PORTS MOUTH -- MOLL COM.

>> RUSSO JAPANESE WAR.

>> VERY GOOD.

15 POINTER.

IN MUSIC, WHAT OPERA IN WHICH MARTSALENA FALLS FOR A PRISON GUARD IS THE ONLY OPERA COMPOSED BY BEETHOVEN?

HERD, NICK.

>>FIEDELIO.

>> WELL DONE FOR 15.

GOOD.

LOOK AT YOUR MONITORS.

ONCE AGAIN, FROM OUR FRIENDS -- QUASHER, MALCOLM.

>> DEGAS.

>> SIMPLY ENTITLED DANCERS, GOOD FOR HIS WORK.

THOUGH HE TENDS TO BE MORE RISK AVERSE, MANNY MAKES A BET WITH ME THAT IF HE ROLLS A NORMAL PAIR OF SIX-SIDED DICE THAT BOTH OF THE DICE WILL COME UP AS A FOUR OR HIGHER.

WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT MANNY ACTUALLY WINS THIS BET?

HERD, NICK.

>> 50%.

>> ADRIAN.

>> 25%.

>> THERE WE GO, ONE IN FOUR.

GOOD.

TEN POINTER.

KEEP YOUR PENS AND PAPER HANDY.

MAR YET THE, MIRIAM OR MARYSVILLE.

YOUR QUESTION, IN WHICH OHIO CITY DOES THE WEATHER PREDICTING GROUNDHOG KNOWN AS BUCKEYE CHUCK LIVE?

QUASHERS, ADRIAN.

>> MARIONE.

>> GOOD.

IN TRIGONOMETRY, WHAT ACUTE ANGLE HAS A TANGENT OF ROUTE 3 OVER 3?

QUASHERS, ADRIAN.

>> 30 DEGREES.

>> 30 DEGREES IS ON THE MONEY FOR TEN.

GOOD.

15 POINTER.

WHICH 20th CENTURY AMERICAN AUTHOR WROTE ABOUT A MAN WHO AGES BACKWARD IN HIS SHORT STORY "THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON"?

GOOD MOVIE MADE OUT OF THAT, TOO.

QUASHERS, ALI.

>> HAWTHORN.

>> GOOD TRY, GOOD TRY.

HERD?

ISHAN?

>> SMITH.

>> NO.

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO HIT THE LIT NOW.

LITERATURE QUESTION, AND WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME CLUES.

ANYMORE THIS 20th CENTURY BRITISH AUTHOR BY THESE WORKS.

HERE WE GO.

40-POINT CLUE.

TALE OF THE UNEXPECTED A SHORT STORY COLLECTION PUBLISHED IN 1979.

ANY TAKERS?

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE TO THE 30 POINT CLUE NOW.

"FANTASTIC MR. FOX".

HERD, NICK.

>> DAHL.

>> IS IT ROALD DAHL?

YOU BET IT.

THAT'S GOOD FOR 30.

LET'S MOVE TO THE TEN POINTER, ALSO A LITERATURE QUESTION.

WHICH 19th CENTURY AUTHOR WHO ADDRESSED A BREATH OF AUTUMN'S BEING THAT DRIVES AWAY LEAVES IN HIS POEM "ODE TO THE WEST WIND" -- QUASHER, MALCOLM.

>> SHELLY.

>> PERCY BISH SHELLY.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.

ALSO WROTE FRANKENSTEIN.

HIS WIFE WROTE FRANKENSTEIN.

WHICH REGION INCLUDES THE FORMER ISLAND OF TAIPA THAT RIVALS ONLY LAS VEGAS IN GAMBLING REVENUE, IS A CHINESE TERRITORY -- HERD, ISHAN.

>> MACAU?

>> GOOD.

YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE THE FLAG OF A COUNTRY IN WESTERN AFRICA.

QUASHER, ADRIAN.

>> LIBERIA.

>> GOOD FOR 15.

15 POINTER, PENCIL AND PAPER AGAIN.

HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING, WHAT IS MY CURRENT AGE IF I AM EXACTLY 11 TIMES AS OLD AS I WAS 50 YEARS AGO?

WHAT'S MY AGE NOW?

I WISH.

QUASHERS, ADRIAN.

>> 55.

>> 55 IS GOOD.

TEN POINTER IN MUSIC.

WHAT PITCH OR NOTE WHOSE MAJOR KEY IS USED IN SHUBERT'S TROUT QUINTET IS TODAY PLAYED AT 440 HERS TO TUNE ORCHESTRAS?

>> B FLAT.

>> IT'S A WHOLE STEP ABOVE "G." >> "A."

>> "A" NATURAL, VERY GOOD.

0 TO 90.

WE'RE GOING TO DO WORD SCRAMBLE AS WE ALWAYS DO IN THE SECOND HALF.

CHAMPIONSHIP SCRAMBLE.

INSTEAD OF A CATEGORY, EACH SCRAMBLE WILL COME WITH A CLUE.

YOU'LL NEED TO LOOK AT YOUR MONITOR.

FIRST SCRAMBLE AS EIGHT LETTERS.

THEY WILL APPEAR SHORTLY, AND THEY WILL BE "K," "T," "S," "I," "M," "N," "E," AND "A."

THE CREW IS IT CAN DESCRIBE SOMEONE'S IDENTITY.

HERD, PATRICK.

>> MISTAKEN.

>> MISTAKEN IS WELL DONE FOR 20.

GOOD.

30 POINTER.

NINE LETTERS THIS TIME.

THE LETTERS WILL BE "O," "A" "H" -- QUASHERS, ADRIAN.

>> CHOCOLATE.

>> DIDN'T NEED THAT CLUE, VERY GOOD.

TEN LETTERS FOR 40 POINTS.

THEY WILL BE "F," "T," "U," "N," "I," "S," "E," "C," AND ANOTHER "I" AND ANOTHER "F." QUASHERS, MALCOLM.

YOUR CLUE, HERD, THAT'S QUITE ENOUGH.

NICK.

THE ANSWER IS SUFFICIENT.

SUFFICIENT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE TO THIS 15-POINT PHYSICS QUESTION NOW, GUYS.

WHICH SYSTEMS -- WHICH DLVO THEORY DESCRIBES USING THE ZETA POTENTIAL SCATTER LIGHT IN THE TYNDALL EFFECT AND HAVE SUBTYPES INCLUDING GELS AND AEROSOLS?

THOSE ARE COLLOIDS OR DISPERSIONS.

LET'S MOVE TO THE 15-POINTER -- WELL, LESS THAN THREE MINUTES TO GO IN THE GAME, SO THE GOING TELLS ME.

ALL POINT VALUES WILL BE DOUBLED.

GOOD LUCK, EVERYBODY.

THIS QUESTION BECOMES A 20 POINTER.

THE OFFICIAL NICKNAME OF WHICH STATE THE MT.

RUSH MORE STATE.

ISHAN, HERD.

>> SOUTH DAKOTA.

>> GOOD.

CONFIRM BY THE U.S. SENATE ON APRIL 7th, 2022, WHO IS THE MOST RECENT PERSON TO BE NAMED ASSOCIATE JUSTICE -- >> QUASHERS, MALCOLM.

>> BARRETT.

>> OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, ISHAN.

>> KETANJI BROWN JACKSON.

>> CORRECT.

WHAT IS 360 DIVIDED BY 18.

QUASHERS, MALCOLM.

>> 20.

>> 20 IT IS.

TEN POINTER ENGLISH GRAMMAR, THE PHRASE BILL SCHIFFMAN MADE HIS "ITK" DEBUT IN 1982 IS SPOKEN FROM WHICH POINT OF VIEW OR PERSON?

QUASHERS, MALCOLM.

>> THIRD PERSON.

>> THIRD IS IT.

GOOD FOR TEN.

30 POINTER U.S. GEOGRAPHY, WHAT'S THE CAPITAL OF IOWA?

QUASHERS, MALCOLM.

>> DES MOINES.

>> GOOD FOR 30.

30 POINTER AGAIN.

FILL IN THE BLANK IN THE FOLLOWING NPR HEADLINE.

DATED APRIL 25th, 2023, BLANK SINGER, ACTOR, AND ACTIVIST DIED AT AGE 96.

HERD, JULIAN.

>> HARRY BELL FON STAY.

>> GOOD FOR 20.

THIS IS THE 40th YEAR SINCE IN THE KNOW'S DEBUT.

DISPLAY THIS NUMBER IN ROMAN NUMERALS.

QUASHERS, MALCOLM.

>> XL.

>> GOOD FOR 20.

THE FLAG OF WHICH URN YURNT FEATURE TWO PER DIG LAR BLEW STRIPES THAT CROSS LEFT ENTER OF A WHITE BACKGROUND?

>> FINLAND.

>> GOOD.

30 POINTER.

IN JAPANESE, THE PHRASE -- ROUGHLY TRANSLATES TO WHAT IN ENGLISH?

QUASHERS, MALCOLM.

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> NO.

NICK.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> NO.

I LOVE YOU.

20 POINTER MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, PURSUANT TO CHANGES MADE IN 2022, HOW MANY OF THE 30 TEAMS WILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS IN 2023?

HERD, ISHAN.

>> 16.

>> GOOD TRY, NO.

>> 14?

>> NO, 12.

WHAT'S THE MODERN BIRTHSTONE FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY?

HERD, PATRICK.

>> AMETHYST.

>> AMETHYST IS GOOD FOR 30.

TEN POINTER.

ON THE GAME SHOW JEOPARDY!

CONTESTANTS ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE THEIR RESPONSES IN THE FORM -- >> QUESTION.

>> OF A QUESTION, GOOD.

20 POINTER IN ARITHMETIC.

WHAT'S 20% OF 300.

MALCOLM.

>> 60.

>> 60 IT IS.

ORIGINALLY ELECTED IN -- AND THE TIME IS UP.

AS THE JUDGE MAKE HIS FINAL TABULATION OF THE SCORE, WE'D LIKE TO YOU KNOW THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS USED IN THISSEN IS OF "IN THE KNOW" HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY RESEARCHED AND PREPARED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMIC QUIZ TOURNAMENTS ALONG WITH THE ALWAYS DELUXE STAFF OF "IN THE KNOW".

BY THE FINAL SCORE OF 415 TO 385, THIRD NERD HERD WINS OVER THE QUIZ QUASHERS.

THAT MEANS THIRD NERD HERD IS THE 2023 "IN THE KNOW" CHAMPION.

CONGRATULATIONS, FELLAS.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT RUN FOR 40 YEARS, EVERYBODY.

I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF HOSTING THIS SHOW.

THE KIDS HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL.

OUR CREW THROUGH THE YEARS HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL.

JUDGE MANNY HAS BEEN GREAT.

ALSO THE LATE CARL PAPAY, BUT I THANK YOU FOR WATCHING US DURING THE FOUR DECADES.

WE'D LIKE TO THANK OUR CONTESTANTS AND THEIR ADVISER FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS SEASON.

AND WE'D LIKE TO THANK OUR GENEROUS AEP.

ON BEHALF OF THE CREW AND MYSELF, THANKS FOR WATCHING.

>>> SUPPORT FOR IN THE KNOW IS PROVIDED BY -- AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER IS PROUD TO SUPPORT WOSU PUBLIC MEDIA'S IN THE KNOW.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING A BRIGHT BOUNDLESS FUTURE FOR US ALL.