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The ''Brain Game'' is a weekly quiz bowl show for high school students that airs on NBC-affiliate WTHR-13 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Originally called ''Exercise in Knowledge'' when introduced in 1972 (under the station's prior call letters, WLWI), the ''Brain Game'' is currently broadcast at 7 pm on Saturdays, and the host is WTHR morning meteorologist Chuck Lofton. It is sponsored by Westfield Insurance, which also sponsors four other high school quiz shows.〔(Westfield Insurance: About Us: Sponsorships: High School Scholastic Competitions )〕 The show is filmed at the WTHR studios on Meridian Street in Indianapolis. Since 2008 ''Brain Game'' has been filmed in HD. Chuck Lofton has hosted the ''Brain Game'' since 2013, taking over for meteorologist Chris Wright who hosted from 2000 to 2013. Bob Gregory did so for 28 years from the show's start in 1972 until 2000. Until 2008 it was filmed at the Fairbanks Center at Butler University. The ''Brain Game'' was nominated for a Regional Emmy in 2001 for best On Camera Talent - Non News, in 2003 for best Children/Youth Program - Regularly Scheduled, in 2004 for best Children/Youth Program - Regularly Scheduled, and in 2007 for best Children/Youth Program. ==Rules== Each ''Brain Game'' show is contested by two teams of four players each. Teams may buzz in and attempt to answer at any time while a question is being read. Team members may not confer with one another prior to answering. Questions are selected by the show's judge, Dr. Matthew Shaw from the University of Indianapolis is the present judge taking over from Dr. David Wantz from the University of Indianapolis. Dr. Phil Young from the University of Indianapolis was the judge from the early 1990s until his death on January 7, 2009. Don Hanlin, founder of the White River Academic League and Indiana Quiz Bowl,() and Christine Guyonneau of the University of Indianapolis were the interim judges. The overall format of the show is a single-elimination tournament with five rounds. The bracket involves 48 teams playing 47 matches in 31 episodes; episodes of the first round of the season consist of two fifteen-minute matches with the winner of the first match playing the bye team in the second match. Games in the next four rounds of the tournament have two teams competing the entire thirty minutes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brain Game (Indiana)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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