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3 unusual facts about College Bowl


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Pimentel's idol is College Bowl founder Dr. Padrow (Hector Elizondo), but upon trying out for Dr. Padrow, the ambitious young speaker is informed that he won't have anything to talk about until he has lived a full life.

Pratfall effect

The experiment was set up involving male students from the University of Minnesota who would listen to tape recordings of a confederate (actor) pretending to be a contestant for the show College Bowl.

Vic Piano

College Bowl games such as the Fiesta, Bluebonnet, Hall of Fame, Peach, Liberty, Freedom, Cherry, Garden State, Tangerine, Holiday, California, All American, Blue Gray, East West Shrine and Senior Bowls were all televised by Mizlou.


Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

From 1989 to 2011, Honda Campus All Star Challenge used the same gameplay structure as two of its sister shows- College Bowl and University Challenge.

Robert Earle

Robert Earle (born January 5, 1926 in Baldwin, New York) is a former host of G.E. College Bowl, an American game show that was broadcast first by CBS, later by NBC.

YSU Academic Challenge

Two teams of four students representing different high schools across the WYTV viewing area compete in a game similar to that of the format of College Bowl.


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