Brainstormers

Brainstormers was a quiz bowl for Long Island high schools.

Broadcast
WLIW PBS 21 1985-2000

Packager
WLIW21 Productions

Host
June Coloness

Gameplay
Two Long Island high schools compete. There are three students from the school on each team who have to answer questions. The questions are given by category. Whoever has the most points at the end of the game wins.

Round 1: Toss Up
The questions in this round are worth 3 points with no point deductions for incorrect answers. The contestants must signal to respond to an answer. Missed questions will be offered to the opposing team. After the tone, a final bonus question will be read and the correct answer is worth double the score.

Round 2: Doubles
Same as Round 1. If the first question is answered correctly, a second question will be given. Teams may confer on the doubles, but the captain of the high school team must answer that question.

Round 3: Alternating Round
The first question goes to the team with the lowest score. But in this round incorrect answers deduct three points.

Bonus Round: Rapid Response
The bonus round in this game is where the contestants must answer the questions in a quick manner. No categories are read by Coloness. The point value for each correct answer is 5 points. If it's wrong, the team loses five. The teams are timed 2:00 on the clock. The team with the most points at the end of the game is the champion. The first prize and champion team for the bonus round is a set of dictionaries and a trophy. The second place prize is a solid walnut plaque. Each student receieves the same walnut plaque.

Funding
NYIT (New York Institute of Technology)

Dairy Barn

YouTube Videos
Full Episode

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3