"It's Academic" Taping

Walter Johnson played Osbourn and West Springfield on September 18, 2004 at NBC studios in Washington, D.C. The Wildcats began the game by correctly answering all 10 questions in the lightning round. They answered all their questions in the team rounds correctly. WJ won the game with a score of 705 to 365 to 370. The game will be aired on October 2nd.

Thomas Jefferson Tournament

WJ attended the NAQT tournament at Thomas Jefferson High School. Our performance at this tournament was too awful to receive a tournament summary.

University of Maryland Fall High School Tournament

The Wildcats came out of the preliminary rounds undefeated, and ranked fifth overall out of 48 teams. In the playoffs, WJ easily defeated Altherton and then fourth ranked Hammond with a score of 500 in each game. In the semifinals, they were defeated by the eventual champion, Blake. WJ tied for 3rd place and qualified for the PACE NSC in Orlando next June. WJ's B team had a very successful tournament as well. They were 4-2 in the preliminary rounds with a noteable win over Churchill. They were ranked 17th after the prelinaries. A good time was had by all and the team looks forward to further improvement.

Quizmaster Preseason Tournament Preliminaries

WJ finished the preliminary round of this tournament undefeated and ranked 2nd. The team averaged over 320 points per game and allowed their opponents an average of less than 90 points per game. Additionally, WJ b bad a good day although their record doesn't reflect it. They finished 2-4 with all of their losses coming by a small margin.

Quizmaster Invitational Tournament Playoffs

WJ took second place at the Quizmaster Invitational Tournament. The team began the playoffs by defeating Rockville by a comfortable margin in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals the Wildcats defeated Whitman with a score of 320-140. The team lost in a very close game against Richard Montgomery that went into a second overtime. The final score of the game was 240-250. In the semifinals the Wildcats had a win over Whitman with a score of 320-140.

RichMo Stakes

Walter Johnson's A team took the championship at this tournament. The team won all three games in the preliminaries and made the top bracket of the playoffs. They beat Whitman and then Eleanor Roosevelt and played Blake in the finals. Walter Johnson took control of the game on the first question with captain Zach Hommer's correct response of Jay and Silent Bob off the clue "heterosexual life partners". The team went on to win with a score of 230 to 150. The B team's performance at this tournament was also very successful. Andre Joutz, was able to lead the team to 7th place in his first time serving as captain of the B team this year.

Green Eggs and Hammond

Walter Johnson attended this event despite having only one of the top four players. The team went 4-2 in the preliminaries and was seeded 14th going into the playoffs. The team lost to the eventual champions from Richard Montgomery in the first round.

Thomas Jefferson House Written Tournament

In this tournament, Walter Johnson went 4-1 in the preliminaries with a close loss to Governor's school, but with a notable win over Blair. In the playoffs, the team faced tough science questions as they played the math and science magnet school, Eleanor Roosevelt. The team lost by a close 15 points.

NAQT: Howard Siesta Bowl

After winning their first two games, the Wildcats left the tournament early because it was being run very slowly and inefficiently.

NAQT: DC/Maryland State Championship at UMD

Playing without a full team, WJ beat Whitman and Blair in the playoffs. The team eventually took third place after loosing to the eventual champion, Blake in the semifinals.