First, the format. 100 kids divided into 5 groups. Each group of twenty answers 8 questions. Top 10 from this process (overall) move on. If there's a tie, there's a tie breaker.
First call from Mom: Kevin is 4 for 4
Second call from Mom: Kevin is 8 for 8.
The on-site reporter says: Kevin had one really hard question and pulled one answer completely out of his arse, a complete guess of Kazakhstan that turned out to be right. Had another question about where Christchurch on South Island was (New Zealand) and a current events questions about toads on Vancouver Island in what country (Canada).
