National Scholastic Championship

The National Scholastics Championship, or NSC, is a high school national quizbowl tournament run by PACE. Since 2010, matches have consisted of 20 tossups and 20 bonuses per round, with 20 point powers but no negs on tossups; each bonus is worth 30 points, with bouncebacks on the bonuses.

Archived results, including the roster of all-star students can be found at http://www.pace-nsc.org/results.html. Official records for the NSC can be found at http://www.pace-nsc.org/records.html. Brief descriptions for each tournament (including consolation round results when known) can be found at http://www.pace-nsc.org/results/index.html .

Year Champion Runner-Up Third Place* Fourth Place* Benjamin Cooper Award Young Ambassador Location Field size 1998 State College Henry Ford II Copley Gonzaga Susan Ikenberry NA Case Western 29 1999 State College† Rockville Eleanor Roosevelt Detroit Catholic Central Joe Hermiller NA University of Pennsylvania 22 2000 State College† Eisenhower Dorman Riverdale J.R. Barry, James Garrick, and Hodges Lewis NA Furman University 16 2001 State College Georgetown Day School Detroit Catholic Central Detroit Country Day Robert C. Grierson NA Bowling Green 22 2002 Richard Montgomery† Detroit Catholic Central Eleanor Roosevelt Detroit Country Day Douglas Tyson and Sue Altman NA George Washington University 40 2003 Dorman† Thomas Jefferson Detroit Catholic Central Dunbar Carolyn Hawkins NA Case Western 27 2004 Maggie Walker Thomas Jefferson Richard Montgomery St. John's Paul Cain Matt Weiner and David Bykowski University of Maryland 40 2005 Thomas Jefferson A† State College Mission San Jose Thomas Jefferson B Sue Korosa Thomas Egan Valencia Community College 31 2006 Raleigh Charter Richard Montgomery State College Maggie Walker Bob Weiser and John Barnes Eric Grunden North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics 29 2007 Maggie Walker Martin Luther King Dorman Thomas Jefferson Julie Gittings Evan Silberman University of Michigan 36 2008 Walt Whitman† Thomas Jefferson Dorman Wilmington Charter No award given Lee Henry and Chris Sewell George Mason University 48 2009 Wilmington Charter State College Georgetown Day School Maggie Walker Eric Huff Christian Carter George Mason University 64 2010 State College† Maggie Walker LASA St. Anselm's R. Robert Hentzel Sarah Angelo George Mason University 64 2011 State College Hunter LASA Stevenson Matt Weiner Missouri Quizbowl Alliance Northwestern University 60 2012 Hunter A Bellarmine Centennial IMSA A David Riley and Linda Greene Lily Chen WUSTL 60 *Third and fourth place were not distinguished before 2009; for 1998 to 2008, both teams listed should be considered semifinalists of equal standing †undefeated