The end of the championship game of the 2015 Honors College Student Association Brown Lady Academic Bowl on Monday, November 30 brought elation to the unpopular Department of History team and its fans, which are non-existent, and total devastation to the Department of Biology and its fans, who filled Vaughan Auditorium. The lead in the game switched back and forth six times. Biology took an early lead, but, by the nineteenth round, History had a lead that all but assured the team a tie at the end of regular play. Then what transpired will live in the annals of the tournament for as long as academic bowl games are played at Chowan. With one question round remaining, the Department of Biology needed to answer the toss-up question correctly and then answer all three bonus questions to send the game into a tiebreaker round. History, as long as it did not buzz in early on the toss-up question and answer it incorrectly, was guaranteed a tie. As soon as the moderator began reading the question, the game got wild and crazy. History buzzed in early and answered the question incorrectly, losing five points. History’s costly error meant Biology controlled its destiny. It only needed to allow the moderator to read the question in its entirety, answer it and the bonus questions correctly, and win the championship by five points. But, for some unexplained reason, Biology buzzed in before the moderator completed reading the question and answered it incorrectly, which brought a sudden end to the game. With this stunning ending, History won its fourth consecutive championship with a score of 275 to 235. It was the closest championship game to date. History won its fourth championship despite a major rule change designed to level the “playing field.” Arguing that the History faculty carried the team to its first three championships, opponents requested and were granted a rule change that disallowed faculty from answering toss-up questions. The Department of History remained quiet regarding the rule change during the tournament, letting their students prove that they are allknowing as well. With its victory on Monday, History faculty members issued an official response to the critics of their majors: “It’s one for the thumb next year.”

Editor’s Note: The response of the history professors makes no sense in that the team gets a tee shirt not a ring