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WPBS-TV Announces Lowville Academy as Season 45 WHIZ
QUIZ Champions
Published: December 16, 2025
at 05:15 p.m.
By: Press Release from WPBS-TV
WPBS-TV Announces WHIZ QUIZ Season 45 Champions
WATERTOWN, NY
(December 16, 2025) – WPBS-TV is excited to announce the completion of
production for the
45th season of
its local quiz show Whiz Quiz. Congratulations to the 2025 Whiz Quiz
Champion, Lowville
Academy and
Central School from Lowville, New York.
Hosted by Mel
Busler, Whiz Quiz is a quiz bowl-style competition that brings
together over 30 high schools from
across the North
Country. Competing students test their knowledge in a variety of subjects
including Math,
Geography,
Literature, and the Arts. Filming for the show takes place each fall, and
the program airs on WPBSTV
from October
through December.
In the 45th
season of Whiz Quiz, 31 American high schools competed in the
single-elimination tournament. The
Championship
title was claimed by the team from Lowville, NY, consisting of Brayden
Gillette, Josh Weiler,
Anthony LaPuma,
Ira Blavvelt, and alternates Connor Munn, Elizabeth Hyde, Cooper Lincoln
and Paige Zehr.
Under the
guidance of Advisor Jackson Hyde, the team showcased exceptional academic
skills to secure their
victory over
Massena Central School District. The hour-long U.S. Championship match
aired on WPBS-TV on
Monday, December
15, 2025 at 7:00 pm.
The production of
Whiz Quiz Season 45 culminated with a festive banquet and awards
celebration on October
23, 2025, at WPBS
Studios. During the event, the Season 45 Champion, Lowville Academy, was
presented with
the Glenn
Gough Championship Trophy and a scholarship prize of $3,500. Massena
Central School District,
who secured
second place in the competition, received a scholarship prize of $2,000.
South Jefferson Central
School District
and Thousand Islands Central School District each received $500 for their
third-place finish. The
gathering marked
the successful conclusion of another exciting season, honoring the academic
achievements of
all the
participating teams.
WHIZ QUIZ Season 45 Brackett
WPBS thanks all of their sponsors and participating schools for
making Whiz Quiz the longest running, local
academic quiz
production in the North Country and one of the longest running programs of
its kind in the
country.
Production funding for Whiz Quiz, season 45 is provided by: Jefferson-Lewis
BOCES, St. Lawrence Lewis
BOCES, Jefferson
Community College, Samaritan Medical Center, Northern New York Community
Foundation, St.
Lawrence Federal Credit Union, and Front Door Reality.
Additional
funding is provided in part by: The Adirondack Experience, The View Center
for Arts and Culture, IBEW
Local 910 and
O'Reilly's Auto Parts of Watertown and Carthage.
Scholarships
funds for winning Whiz Quiz teams are provided in part by: National Grid,
Stewart’s Shops, New
York Air Brake,
and the following fraternal and civic organizations: Amber Masonic Lodge
395, Philadelphia
Masonic Lodge
916, Queen of Sheba Lodge 226, American Legion Post 583, American Legion
Post 798, American
Legion Auxiliary
Unit 1757, Lions Club of Cape Vincent, Clayton Rotary Club, The sunrise and noon Rotary Clubs
of
Watertown.
All Season 45
matches are available to stream anytime online at watch.wpbstv.org. For
more information about
Whiz Quiz, please
visit www.wpbstv.org/whiz-quiz.
About WPBS
WPBS is a PBS
member station serving approximately 600,000 households across Northern New
York and Eastern Ontario via cable, satellite, internet, and over-the-air
distribution. As a non-profit charitable organization, WPBS relies heavily
on the generosity of its donors to fund its mission of educating and
inspiring diverse communities through trusted, high-quality content across
multiple platforms. WPBS offers free services including educational
resources for teachers and students, emergency communications that keep
residents safe, community engagement events, and local programming that
reflects the region’s culture and history. The station can be streamed live
in the Northern New York area at wpbstv.org or via the WPBS mobile app, and
throughout the United States on platforms like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV,
DirecTV Stream, and Amazon Freevee. In addition to its main channel, WPBS
operates five digital subchannels available over the air and online. Follow
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