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Three perfect scores from two schools highlighted the release of the results of the
2018 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show qualifying
examination by the National Examinations Council (NECO).
According to the results released, the students with 100 percent scores are in the
junior category. They are Favour Okarike and Benny Sampson from Graceland
International School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State; and Chiedozie Okezie Uzoschukwu
of Nigerian Tulip International College, Abuja.
Candidates are expected to check their results on the Cowbellpedia portal at
www.cowbellpedia.ng
About 40,000 students sat for the examination conducted on Saturday, February 17,
2018 to participate in the competition sponsored by Cowbell, the flagship brand of
Promasidor Nigeria Limited. The junior category had 21,000 candidates, while the
remaining were senior secondary school students.
At the end of the qualifying round, 108 students (54 each for junior and senior
categories) will proceed to the second stage, which is the Television Quiz Show.
With 15 candidates in the second stage, Ogun State led the rest of the states in the
country, while Rivers State followed with 10 candidates and Osun State and the
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja had five candidates each.
Further breakdown of the results shows that Ambassador College, Ota, Ogun State,
which produced champions in both categories in 2016, topped the school chart with
nine students in the second stage, while Graceland International School, Port
Harcourt, Rivers State came second with seven students.
The second stage, which is in a quiz format, will involve the candidates going through
the preliminary, semi-final and final rounds. The show will be broadcast in 13 weekly
episodes on major television stations across the country including DSTv.
The Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Anders Einarsson
acknowledged the support of NECO, state Ministries of Education across the country,
school principals, teachers, the media and partner agencies on the initiative over the
years.
He explained that the company has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to the
project by significantly increasing the prize money for both winning students and
their teachers.
This year’s prize money has been doubled as the ultimate winner in each of the
categories will be rewarded with N2,000,000 (Two million Naira) plus an all-expense
paid educational excursion outside the country, while the first and second runners-
up will receive N1,500,000 (One million five hundred thousand Naira) and
N1,000,000 (One million Naira) respectively.
The teachers of the top prize winners will win N500,000 (Five hundred thousand
Naira), while those of the first and second runners-up will receive N400,000 (Four
hundred thousand Naira) and N300,000 (Three hundred thousand Naira)
respectively.
Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics TV Quiz show is endorsed by NECO, the
examination body that conducts both the Basic Education Certificate Examination
(BECE) and Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE).
