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South Carolina is the most frequent winner of the National Academic Championship, claiming titles in 1986 , 1989 , 1991 , 1999 , 2001 , and 2002 . Irmo High School has won the most of any high school, three of those six titles. GAMEPLAY The game is played in four quarters. The first quarter, the "Warm-Up Round", consists of relatively easy toss-up questions worth 5 or 10 points each. The second quarter, the "Bonus Round", consists of 10-point toss-up questions leading to four-part bonus questions. Each successive question increases in point value if the team answers correctly. The first correct answer is worth 5 points, the second is 10, the third is 15, and the fourth is 20. A wrong answer ends the bonus for the team that answered the toss-up and the opposing team is allowed to answer the question that was last read. The third quarter, the "Lightning Round", consists of ten questions asked within sixty seconds. The losing team at the beginning of this round chooses one of four categories of questions and the winning team chooses one of the remaining three. Each question answered correctly is worth 10 points, and there is a 20 point bonus for answering all ten questions correctly within the time limit. After a team's sixty seconds has ended, the other team can answer any questions missed. The fourth quarter, the "Stump the Experts Round", consists of relatively difficult toss-ups worth 15 or 20 points each. At the end of this quarter, the leading team wins; if necessary, a 5-point toss-up question is used to break a tie. WINNERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIC CHAMPIONSHIP
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