Last week, the ball was set rolling for the first episode of the season 5 of the Cowbellpedia game show.
The competition was previously analysed in this thread below in case you missed it:

https://www.nairaland.com/5339413/cowbellpedia-2019-return-jessey-uche-nwichi

Coincidentally, two familiar foes; Jeessey Uche-Nwichi and Oluwafemi Adeyanju were put in the same group of 6 in the first prelim. Jessey Uche-Nwichi had emerged as the Junior champion two years ago and Olufemi Adeyanju was the first runner up to him that same 2 years ago.

Every edition usually present 6 participants and only 2 can emerge to the next stage. Thus, the pressure is expected to be high on these young students.

The 6 contestants in the first prelim for the Senior category were;

1. Alabi Anita from Gloryland Secondary School, Edo
2. Falodun Ayokunle from The Federal University of Technology Staff School, Ondo
3. Irogbama Uyiosa from Graceland International College, Port-Harcourt
4. Ouwafemi Adeyanju from Jesuit Memorial College, Port-Harcourt
5.Shankyula Simeon from Mount Saint Gabriel Secondary School, Benue
6. Uche- Nwichi Jessey from Graceland International School, Port- Harcourt

After round 1 of the quiz show, the result below was obtained.

OLUWAFEFEMI ADEYANJU TAKES A BOW

The main highlight of the prelim was the early exit of the first runner up of the Junior edition of the game show two years ago; Oluwafemi Adeyanju.
Out of the 12 questions posed to all the candidates in the first round, he could only answer a total of 4 questions to have a total of 20 points. This made him 4th position on the list and thus, signifying an exit as only the top 3 candidates can progress to the second round(60 seconds of fame).
The overall performance in the first round was generally not impressive as the highest scoring candidate(Jessey Uche-Nwichi) could only answer 6 questions correctly to qualify for the second round.

Prior to the game show, Oluwafemi Adeyanju scored a perfect score of 100% in the qualifying exams and that alone is worthy of a serious commendation

60 SECONDS OF FAME

The duo of Uriosa Irogbama and Jessey Uche-Nwichi were too much for Anita Alabi to handle as they edged her out to qualify for the semi finals of the competition.
Jessey Uche-Nwichi had 70 points
Uriosa Irogbama had 60 points and
Anita Alabi had 30 points

GRACELAND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, PORT-HARCOURT MAKES A BOLD STATEMENT
The 2 students who qualified for the semi final are from the same school; Graceland International School, Port-Harcourt. With this, the school has made a statement that she is here for serious business and all other schools will need to brace up to challenge them for the title this time around.Moreover, the last winner of the competition. Mbgemena Victor Chinedu emerged from this same school.

THE YOUNG SHALL GROW

In the Junior category, Ebube Okafor of St. Francis Catholic Secondary School, Idimu Lagos and Salami Ayorinde of Princely Academy, Ogun state qualified for the semi finals.

Ebube Okafor's performance in the game show was exceptionally good. Subsequently, everyone should watch out for Ebube Okafor from St. Francis Catholic Secondary School as he is not here for jokes

VIDEO RECAP
In Case You Missed It, here is a video recap of the entire event for the first prelim of the Cowbellpedia 2019.Enjoy!

As it stands, 4 candidates have qualified for the semi finals. 2 from the Junior category and 2 from the Senior category

JUNIOR CATEGORY

1. Ebube Okafor from St, Francis Catholic Secondary School, Idimu Lagos
2. Salami Ayorinde from Princely Academy, Ogun State.

SENIOR CATEGORY
1. Uche-Nwichi Jessey from Graceland International School, Rivers State
2. Irogbama Uyiosa also from Graceland International School, Rivers State.

Enjoy the video!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9cY9TF4kbw&t=2732s

That Simeon Shankyula na real olodo!

This is what we want to be seeing on the front page, not those nollynude and Softcore po.rnstars big brothers.
Thank you op

Hummm

Cowbellpedia is on? So how come Nairalanders still litter the BBNaija threads? One will think their many shouts for an educative show will make them gather here as addicted viewers. The EPL is not strong enough to keep them away from those threads.

Ohhhh



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Yohh:
This is what we want to be seeing on the front page, not those nollynude and Softcore po.rnstars big brothers.
Thank you op

God bless you

Ndi igbo..Kwenu

Igbo Amaka.. Ya kpotu ba

This is what we want to be seeing..
Hope the prizes are in Millions too

Better

Sapiosexuals should click like.

I hardly see government schools In this show or have I even seen one self

This is the simple reality. Gv the south easterner and south westerner a level playing ground...okoro will always win.

We were the 1st in everything when the whitemen held sway and we are still paying for that till today

The other 2 regions ganged up against us because of oil found in our region...they would have been so happy for us to leave nigeria and stop competing with them if not for the oil in the east.

God will heal the Igbo race...one person at a time

Irogbama Uyiosa from Graceland International College, Port-Harcourt.

Edo to the world..

We need more of this...

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Evangkatsoulis:
That Simeon Shankyula na real olodo!

go and take he's position if you can do better or shut the fvck up..
encourage Don't insult them

Yohh:
This is what we want to be seeing on the front page, not those nollynude and Softcore po.rnstars big brothers.
Thank you op

abi o.

We hardly see Northerners shining in things like this even with their self acclaimed over population.

Yohh:
This is what we want to be seeing on the front page, not those nollynude and Softcore po.rnstars big brothers.
Thank you op

Great Performance.

Good

Maybe one babe for him school done dey give am breast wey format him brain

How come those schools where parents pay millions of naira in Lekki and VI are not here?

How can their owners justify the huge sums paid in tuition?

Congratulations to the kids, BTW!

Watch how it will turn into a superiority contest between Igbos nd afonja

Waiting for them to come and tribalise the thread


Patiently waiting for the first idiot that will comment

Oops

marvin906:
I hardly see government schools In this show or have I even seen one self

Federal government Academy Suleja.