Science Bowl

Science Bowl is a quizbowl-like competition using only science questions. It could be called the bastard child of quizbowl and government-bureaucratized science. It is run and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Unique features of Science Bowl

• The strict adherence to rules of any kind. A example is "10 to the −1" not being accepted for ".1" or "1/10" in a short answer question.

• There are two types of questions: multiple choice, which have to be answered by repeating the correct choice exactly word-for-word or by saying the corresponding letter (w, x, y, or z), and short answer

• Tossups and bonuses are interchangeable, but are worth 4 and 10 points respectively.

• Officially, five staff are required to run one game room: a reader, a scorekeeper, a timekeeper, a scientific judge, and a rules judge. Sometimes rooms will have two scientific judges, or two or three rules judges. At many regional and invitational meets, however, fewer staff are used.

• When answering incorrectly in the middle of a tossup, 4 points are awarded to the other team, rather than losing 4 points for your team.

• Blurting, or saying the answer before being recognized, results in 4 points for the other team, and they get a chance to answer the question.

• The national tournament also features a number of non-quizbowl competitions, like an electric car race and design competition.

Academic Competition Results

High School

Year	Champion	Second	Third	Fourth
2020	Dougherty Valley
2019	Wayzata
2018	Lexington
2017	Lexington
2016	Montgomery Blair
2015	Mira Loma
2014	Mira Loma	Westview (OR)	Regis	Baton Rouge Magnet
2013	Mira Loma	NCSSM	Lexington	University (Irvine, CA)
2012	Lexington	North Hollywood	Mira Loma	Morgantown
2011	Mira Loma	Montgomery Blair	Sunset	Hunter
2010	NCSSM	Mira Loma	North Hollywood	Arcadia
2009	Mira Loma	Lexington	Oak Ridge	Santa Monica
2008	Santa Monica	Mira Loma	Thomas Jefferson	Fairview
2007	Poudre	State College	East Chapel Hill	Miami Palmetto
2006	State College	North Hollywood	Santa Monica	Albany
2005	Thomas Jefferson	Mission San Jose	Walton	Wootton
2004	Thomas Jefferson	A&M Consolidated	Baton Rouge	Montgomery Blair
2003	Thomas Jefferson	Centerville	A&M Consolidated	Allderdice
2002	Thomas Jefferson	Boulder	Mission San Jose	Sycamore
2001	North Hollywood
2000	duPont Manual
1999	Montgomery Blair
1998	Valley
1997	Venice
1996	Venice
1995	Van Nuys
1994	Westminster
1993	Albany
1992	Lubbock
1991	Lubbock

Middle School

Year	Champion	Second	Third	Fourth
2014	Greater Boston Math & Science	JDroids Science Club	Takoma Park	Science Infinity
2013	Creekside (Carmel, IN)	Takoma Park (Montgomery Co., MD)	Hopkins (Fremont, CA)	Treasure Valley
2012	Hopkins (Fremont, CA)	Longfellow	Seattle Science Infinity Club (not a school)	Treasure Valley
2011	Gale Ranch (San Ramon Co., CA)	Shahala (Clark Co., WA)	Hopkins (Fremont, CA)	Van Antwerp
2010
2009
2002	Samford (Auburn, AL)