Cayman Prep wins KPMG 2022 Brain Bowl

11 October 2022

Cayman Prep and High School are the new KPMG 2022 Brain Bowl Academic Tournament winners.

The team of Abigail Rose, Eleni Buchan, George Green, James Anderson and Scarlett Akiwumi snagged the winner’s trophy when they answered the final question – How many minutes represent 10% of a full day?

Their answer of 144 minutes sealed their names on the winner’s plate at the 9th annual contest, in which local students from public and private schools are tested on general knowledge in a Jeopardy-style competition.

The event was held at the Kimpton Seafire last week and saw students quizzed on high school academic subjects. Students from Cayman Brac were also flown over to participate.

Sheenah Hislop, Partner and Head of Local Recruitment at KPMG, said it was good to have the tournament return, as the Brain Bowl hasn’t been held since 2019 due to COVID.

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2nd Place winners Year 12 Dual Enrollment.

“The tournament encourages participation of students with a diverse range of abilities and experiences – whether they prefer to stay behind the scenes or act as the decision-maker, competing as a team fosters success in a fun and engaging way. We are extremely proud to see the effort and hard work all students put in to preparing for the day,” she said.

A total of 11 schools participated in the contest, which was also livestreamed on Facebook.

Governor Martyn Roper, who was present for the contest, welcomed the academic challenge.

“It was highly competitive but played in a great spirit. [I was] delighted to listen to the final round of questions at Kimpton earlier today [5 October] and hand out awards,” he said on his official Facebook page.

Clifton Hunter High School received the Team Sportsmanship Award for their inspiring display of teamwork throughout the event.

This year’s theme for the contest was “Supporting local entrepreneurs.”

Products and services were shared with guests this year from EventPro, Eco Eats, and Cayman Cookie Company.

There was a special guest presentation message from BecomingX Co-Founder Bear Grylls who shared an inspiring message for the students to reach their full potential and always keep trying.

KPMG Honour Roll

1st Place – Cayman Prep and High School

Students:

Abigail Rose

Eleni Buchan

George Green

James Anderson

Scarlett Akiwumi

2nd Place – Year 12 Dual Enrollment

Students:

Chad Powell

Kichoun Gordon

Marco Lopez-Francis

Stafford Hunter

3rd Place – St. Ignatius Catholic School

Students:

Alexander Rhule

Charles Henderson

Diamond White

Michael Marzouca

The Team Sportsmanship Award was presented to Clifton

Hunter High School for their inspiring display of teamwork

throughout the event.