Description
High schools from around the state compete against each other to win bragging rights and grant money for their school. The first season of the program was hosted by Tom Bergeron (now of America's Funniest Home Videos and Dancing with the Stars fame), one of Bergeron's first jobs appearing on television. Starting in the second season and continuing to today, Jim Jeannotte took over hosting duties. The co-host is Lori Warriner, who interviews the contestants. Prior co-hosts include Tim Estiloz, John Herman, and Alison MacNair (former host of NHPTV's NH Outlook). The competition features 32 teams in a single elimination tournament competing in half-hour shows that are pretaped over a few weeks and air through the broadcast season. The championship game, called the Superchallenge, is a 1-hour show with extended categories and more questions. Since 1995, part of the funding for Granite State Challenge comes from proceeds of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission. Beginning in 2008, each episode is available to view on YouTube and to download at no charge on iTunes. There have been many fierce rivalries throughout the years of competition, including Bishop Guertin and Nashua (until recently undivided), Alvirne and Pinkerton, and Phillips Exeter Academy and Hollis/Brookline.
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