“I definitely wanted to represent BYU well and wanted to show that we’ve got some quality Quiz Bowl players. So hopefully we didn’t embarrass ourselves,” Ben Potter said with a laugh.
Cooper Manning, Craig Walker, Cosmo the Cougar, Ben Potter, Frani King and Peyton Manning on "College Bowl."BYU students Frances “Frani” King, Ben Potter and Craig Walker love competing in Quiz Bowl. It’s been a highlight of their years in Provo. They just never thought they’d be competing in a nationally televised Quiz Bowl-style competition.
“It was too good to be true,” said King. “Not only are you on a stage with all these cameras, but you’re doing your absolute favorite thing — Quiz Bowl. And for Ben, he’s in front of his favorite celebrity. That’s crazy.” They weren’t just competing for themselves, they were competing for their university. And even, maybe, representing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“It’s definitely different,” Potter said. “The gameplay is different. .... It’s kind of a different game with each round of the episode.” And, unlike traditional Quiz Bowl competitions, this one takes place on an elaborate set while cameras are trained on the contestants, and there’s a potential audience of millions who’ll be watching at home.“It was a little bit nerve wracking,” Potter added. “I mean, I’ve never experienced anything like that — filming on a big stage like that.” For him, it was kind of a mixed bag — “wanting to soak in the moment” and “wanting to be really prepared.
“And every time things got a little tense, we would regroup and kind of just tell ourselves, ‘OK, we’re just happy to be here.”
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