Battle of the Brains (Philippine TV series)

Battle of the Brains
Genre	Quiz show
Created by	Focal Media Arts, Inc.
Developed by	Focal Media Arts, Inc.
Presented by	David Celdran, (alternates) Chiqui Roa-Puno, Cathy Santillan, Anthony Suntay
Theme music composer	Yanni
Opening theme	Santorini
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	English, Filipino
No. of episodes	460+?
Production
Executive producer(s)	Eve Serrano Cunanan?
Production location(s)	Broadcast City, Quezon City (1992-1999)
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	≈ 1.5 hours (including commercials)
Release
Original network	Radio Philippines Network ; (1992–2000); People's Television Network ; (2000–2001)
Picture format	480i SDTV
Original release	July 18, 1992 [1] – 2001

Last updated March 13, 2019

Battle of the Brains was a Philippine quiz show shown at RPN 9 from 1992 to 1999 and at PTV 4 from 2000 to 2001. It was hosted for almost all episodes by David Celdran, with various alternates (including Chiqui Roa-Puno, Cathy Santillan, and Anthony Suntay) taking over in his absence. The show is primarily sponsored by Uniwide Sales, Inc. (a major budget retailer during the show's popularity) from 1992 to 1999, and by AMA Computer College from 2000 and 2001 before the show folded. The show was open to all elementary, high school and college students nationwide, but the majority of grand champions have come from Metro Manila.

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.

Radio Philippines Network Philippine television network

Radio Philippines Network, Inc. (RPN) is a Filipino-based media company co-owned by Government Communications Group under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), Nine Media Corporation, Far East Managers and Investors Inc., and several private stockholders. The network's main offices and transmitter are located at # 97 Panay Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle, Quezon City. Founded by Roberto Benedicto and prior to the privatization, it was the sister station of current government owned and controlled Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. RPN, along with sister media companies People's Television Network and Philippine Broadcasting Service, forms the media arm of the PCOO.

Peoples Television Network government television network in the Philippines

People's Television Network is the flagship public television network owned by the Philippine Government. Founded in 1974, PTV is the main brand of People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI), one of the attached agencies under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). PTV, along with sister media companies Radio Philippines Network (minority-owned) and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, as well as radio network Philippine Broadcasting Service, forms the media arm of the PCOO. Its head office, studios and transmitter are located at Broadcast Complex, Visayas Avenue, Barangay Vasra, Diliman, Quezon City.

Tournament format

Competitors usually join by contacting Focal Media Arts by telephone, and are directly slotted for the televised Weekly Finals. However, there are also reports that non-televised provincial rounds have been held.^[2]
Each season determines its elementary, high school, and college level Grand Champions in a single-elimination tournament with 4 rounds (called the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, and Grand Finals). Only the top competitor advances to the next round.
The Weekly and Quarterly Finals feature 4 competitors each, while the Monthly and Grand Finals each field 3 competitors. However, there have been exceptions to this allocation for rounds prior to the Grand Finals.
Each competing elementary and high school is represented by 2 students (except for elementary teams from Seasons 1 and 2, which fielded 3 students each). The college competition featured an individual representing the school, except from Season 8 (1999–2000 season) onwards, when 2-person teams were adopted.
Alternates were allowed for elementary and high school competitors. But once used in competition, the alternate must continue to compete, taking the displaced student's place, for the rest of the competition.
In Season 9 (2000–2001 season), the format for the college level was changed to the returning-champion format similar to that of Jeopardy! . The winner will return on the next episode to face a new set of challengers until they lost.

Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions. The original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975. A weekly nighttime syndicated edition aired from September 1974 to September 1975, and a revival, The All-New Jeopardy!, ran on NBC from October 1978 to March 1979. The current version, a daily syndicated show produced by Sony Pictures Television, premiered on September 10, 1984.

Episode format

A panel of judges is present at every round, whose members are usually professors from top Philippine universities. Their primary function is to oversee and settle any disputes or complaints. Some of the competition's judges have been:

Name of Judge	Affiliation	Subject Expertise	Years Active
Milagros Ibe	University of the Philippines Diliman	Mathematics	1992-1999?
Ma. Assunta Caoile-Cuyegkeng	Ateneo de Manila University	Chemistry	1992-?
Manuel Dy, Jr.	Ateneo de Manila University	Philosophy	1992-1999?
Marcelino Foronda	De La Salle University	History	1992-?
Oscar Evangelista^[3]	University of the Philippines Diliman, National Historical Commission of the Philippines	History	?
Lou Bolinao	University of the Philippines Diliman	History	1994-?
Rechilda Villame	?	Mathematics	?
Doris Montecastro^[4]	?	?	?-?
Francis Ted Limpoco^[5]	Ateneo de Manila University	Science	1998-2000
John Bulaong^[6]	Ateneo de Manila University	Arts and Culture	?-?

Mechanics for elimination rounds prior to Grand Finals^[7]:

Competition in each level was composed of 30 questions in total, grouped into easy, average and difficult rounds in Seasons 1-2, and afterwards into 2 rounds of 15 questions each. Each round involved an equal number of questions asked in 5 subject areas: Science, Mathematics, History, General Information, and Arts/Literature.
The host reads the question twice, and is given some freedom to paraphrase the question. Contestants may answer as soon as the question is first read.
Contestants answered by buzzing in first, which when performed is accompanied by a unique light and sound display. The rostra are rigged with a lockout buzzing system: contestants buzzing in late will not generate the light and sound display. After buzzing, the host acknowledged the school and were given 5 seconds to answer correctly. If not, they forfeit the question and the other teams are given the chance to answer, subject to the same time constraints. For each question given, a team may only attempt to answer once.
If no contestant attempts to buzz within 5 seconds (or within 30 seconds for math questions) after a question has been asked, the host announces the correct answer.
Points allotted for each question have varied, but generally the harder-category questions carry more points.
In year 1-2 elimination rounds, only two contestants out of four are given the chance to answer. To prevent two contestants blocking the chances of the remaining two contestants, a score penalty is imposed in the difficult round for the second & subsequent wrong answers made. The penalty has since been waived starting in year 3 as all contestants are given a chance to answer.
At the end of each round, the host recaps the scores and announces round leaders or winners.
In case of a tie for the winner, sudden-death questions were asked. The first team to answer correctly became the winner.
The winner of each round prior to the Grand Finals had the opportunity to answer bonus questions, which were linked to a pattern board. The appearance of the pattern board has changed throughout the years, adopting the 3-ring board in Seasons 7 to 8?.

Mechanics for the Grand Finals are modified as follows^[8]^[9]:

Written-answer format with correct spelling required, and with no buzzers involved so all contestants can simultaneously score on each question.
No more bonus round after the winner is announced.
Still 30 questions in total, grouped in the same manner as in the eliminations, equally weighted in the 5 subject areas mentioned above, and with sudden-death questions employed in case of a tie for the winner.
The competition also has a list of reference books which are used in settling disputes which are given to Grand Finalists. Since year 7 the books themselves are sometimes part of the Grand Prize.

In the 3-ring pattern board, the contestant chooses 1 of 3 concentric rings to accomplish, with the questions in each ring having a common theme (such as all answers beginning with the same letter, or of people from a particular field). Rings with more questions are found at the outermost portion of the set,and are generally easier to answer per question, while rings with fewer questions are at the center of the set are usually harder per question. Each question adds points to the total, while completing a ring merits extra prizes from show sponsors.

Complaints against questions, which may lead to score changes, are allowed during the actual taping of the show and are resolved with the decision of a panel of judges. But the actual protestations are not shown on air: the host simply summarizes the complaint and explains the score change.

Eligibility rules

Any school recognized by the Philippine Department of Education, Culture, and Sports (DECS) was eligible to compete. It must field students who are enrolled at the school at the designated level at the time the season starts. It is unknown whether Philippine schools abroad which are recognized by DECS were technically eligible.
For the elementary and high school levels, 1 alternate may be designated who will participate for the duration of the tournament once he or she is activated.
For the elementary and high school levels, a school may be represented only once during the entire tournament. At the college level, a school may be represented as often as possible, provided it has not yet reached the Grand Finals. Once a competitor from a school makes the Grand Finals, other contestants from the same school will not be allowed to compete.
As is common in televised academic quiz formats in the Philippines, which promote the 'give-chance-to-others' concept, an individual can become Grand Champion only once per level. This means that, for example, winning the elementary Grand Championship twice is not allowed, but winning 1 elementary and 1 high school Grand Championship is.

The Department of Education is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for ensuring access to, promoting equity in, and improving the quality of basic education. It is the main agency tasked to manage and govern the Philippine system of basic education. It is the chief formulator of Philippine education policy and responsible for the Philippine primary and secondary school systems. It has its headquarters at the DepEd Complex in Meralco Avenue, Pasig City.

Venues

All rounds prior to the Grand Finals were recorded in Broadcast City, Quezon City. However, the Grand Finals were usually held at different auditoriums, including the following:

Broadcast City is a television and radio broadcast center owned by the Philippine government. It is located at Old Balara, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City. Broadcast City is the home of state-owned sequestered TV and radio network IBC. This is also the former home of the networks, BBC and RPN. It was built in July 1978 and founded by Roberto Benedicto and it was the most modern broadcast facility at that time. IBC has discontinued the usage of Broadcast City in mid 2019, and it is set to be demolished to give way for the Larossa Condominum project.

Season Number	Dates Covered	Venue
1	1992–1993	PICC Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay^[10]
2	1993–1994	PICC Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay
3	1994–1995	PICC Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay
4	1995–1996	PICC Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay
5	1996–1997	PICC Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay
ASEAN Invitational	1997-08-08	PICC Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay
6	1997–1998	PICC Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay
7	1998–1999	Teatro Aguinaldo, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City
8	1999–2000	Broadcast City, Quezon City
9	2000–2001	Due to the change in competition format, no Grand Finals event was held

Prizes

For all rounds prior to the Grand Finals, points earned were paid out in Philippine peso for all contestants.

From Seasons 1 to 6, Grand Champions were awarded the following (in units of Philippine pesos, before 20% tax on prizes):

Level	Student/s	School	Coach	Total
Elementary	300,000	100,000	100,000	500,000
High School	400,000	100,000	100,000	600,000
College	500,000	0^†	0^†	500,000

† - No coaches are formally recognized or awarded. Schools are recognized but are not given a separate prize. However, in reality, certain college competitors are given support or formal recognition by coaches and university officials.

In Seasons 7 and 8, most likely due to Uniwide Sales' financial troubles, the Grand Finals prize was paid ₱ 100,000 in cash and the balance in kind which included household appliances, encyclopedia sets and other books, and travel packages to destinations within the Philippines. The travel destination for the students may be different from that of the coaches.

From Seasons 1 through 7, all Grand Finalists were awarded plaques prior to taping, with the eventual Grand Champion getting another trophy at the conclusion of the Grand Finals. In Season 8, certificates were given for each round win prior to the Grand Finals, and a Grand Champion trophy was given at the conclusion of the Grand Finals.

Special Editions/Portions

Prior to the start of the elementary, high school, and college tournaments, the show may sometimes air Celebrity Edition episodes, where competitors are each composed of a television personality (usually female) and a college level contestant (usually male). It may be observed during parts of the Celebrity Edition that the college contestant presses the buzzer and whispers the answer to the celebrity, who in turns provides the response to the host. The Celebrity Edition is not part of any tournament format.
In 1997, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of ASEAN, an ASEAN Invitational Battle of the Brains was aired on RPN 9, pitting the Season 5 Grand Champions against students from Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand.^[11]^[12] The Philippine champions won at all levels.
From 1995 to 1997, a Mind Master portion was added to the program, in which college graduates (some of whom have previously competed as students) compete as individuals in a 2-competitor, returning-champion format. The winner gets to compete in the next episode until he or she loses. Leonardo Gapol (Season 1 college Grand Finalist) was well known for winning 18 consecutive matches.

Grand Champions and Finalists

Season Number	Dates Covered	Elementary Grand Champion	Other Elementary Grand Finalists	High School Grand Champion	Other High School Grand Finalists	College Grand Champion	2nd and 3rd College Grand Finalists
1	1992–1993^[13]^[14]	Georgie Anne Liad Aimee Marie Alcera Javier Gil Montemayor Aurora Aragon Quezon Elementary School, Manila	St. John's Academy, San Juan, Metro Manila Philippine Academy of Sakya	Novito Magsino Froilan Mendoza Pasig Catholic College	Christian Vasquez Christopher Quilalang Roosevelt College, Marikina ?	Ferdinand Makalinao 1st Year Intarmed University of the Philippines Manila	Orion Dumdum Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City Leonardo Gapol Pamantansan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Manila
2	1993–1994^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]	John Paul Bayhon Patrick Libranda Faith Victory Mejor Colegio San Agustin, Biñan, Laguna		Garry Ng Rommel Go St. Stephen's High School, Manila	Bernard Chan Allan Yu Grace Christian High School, Quezon City St Mary's Academy, Baliuag, Bulacan	Alfonso Gonzales III 1st year B.S. Applied Mathematics University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna	Oliver Tungol Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila Giovanni Claveria Don Bosco Technical School (now Don Bosco Technical College), Mandaluyong
3	1994–1995^[19]	Germaine Lisa Ang Ellyson Ting Philippine Academy of Sakya, Quezon City		Paulo David Javier Joseph Joemer Perez San Jose Academy, Navotas		Richard Pante Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila	Jessie Antonio TIP Manila Christian Vasquez UP Manila
4	1995–1996^[20]	Ma. Ailil Alvarez Rosemarie Amodia St. Paul College of Parañaque	Christian Paolo Pestelos Edward Jay Salao La Consolacion College - Caloocan	Mel Anthony Cruz Jasper Hendrick Cheng Chiang Kai Shek College, Manila		Joserizal Coteng 4th Year Physical Therapy University of Santo Tomas, Manila	Emmanuel Simbulan Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila
5	1996–1997^[21]	Mark Anthony Salud Anthony Jefferson Atienza Holy Rosary Academy, Sta. Rosa, Laguna	Sir Martin Cortez Jerome Canlas Notre Dame of Greater Manila, Caloocan Melina Mel Moran Christina Anne Hernandez San Geronimo Emiliani School, San Pedro, Laguna	Marie Grace Mappala Ron Emil Castro Bloomfield Academy, Las Piñas	Allen Perez Jonil "Estafador" Bautista St. Mary's Academy, Baliuag Sharon Lyn Jalac Alexis Ryan Razon Rizal High School, Pasig	Pierre Cantillero B.S. Industrial Psychology Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila	Joebert Ramos University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City Edric Andrey Cruz Lyceum of the Philippines
ASEAN Invitational^[22]	1997-08-08	Mark Anthony Salud Anthony Jefferson Atienza Holy Rosary Academy, Sta. Rosa, Laguna	Theodric Lee Jun Pates John Richard Pau Yi ?, Singapore Nguyen Thu Tang Nguyen Linh Dan ?, Vietnam Bhawin Sirithanaratanakul Karan Bhuripanyo ?, Thailand	Marie Grace Mappala Ron Emil Castro Bloomfield Academy, Las Piñas	Lila Kurniasari Mellisa Efiyanti ?, Indonesia Natalie Koh Si Fa Hong En Ping ?, Singapore Nguyen Thi Thanh Thao Ho Huong Giang ?, Vietnam Chomppunut Asava-Aree Suchanan Tambunlertchai ?, Thailand	Pierre Cantillero B.S. Industrial Psychology Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila	Alfred Pang Kah Meng ?, Singapore Le Xuan Thang or Dang Cam Tu ?, Vietnam Wan Azrin Izani bin Wan Mohamad Zin or Rafidah bt Mohammad ?, Malaysia Sutayut Osornprasop ?, Thailand
6	1997–1998^[23]	? La Salle Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila		Jose Roi Avena Rogaciano Pasion III Claret School of Quezon City	Mark Noel Mabanglo Jayson Arvin Salazar Makati Science High School, Makati Philip Kimpo, Jr.^[24] Lourdes School QC \|Christian Franco Richard Abalos Ramon Magsaysay High School, Manila	Joseph Joemer Perez B.A. Political Science University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City	Marcelino S. Javier Jr. B.S. Electronics and Communications EngineeringComputronix College (now Colegio de Dagupan), Dagupan, Pangasinan Jonil Bautista Ateneo de Manila University
7	1998–1999^[25]	Joseph Michael Vitug Victor Joel Ayson Bernard Vic Mendoza Lourdes School of Quezon City	? Divine Light Academy, Las Pinas City ? St. Scholastica's Academy, Marikina City	Patrick Gerard de Guzman Neil Tristan Yabut Manila Science High School	? Sisters of Mary School (Adlas Campus), Silang, Cavite Samuel Versoza Michael Gerald Dealino Angelicum College, Quezon City	Ronald Bautista B.S. Electronics and Communications Engineering Computronix College (now Colegio de Dagupan), Dagupan, Pangasinan	Almario Roxas University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City Lingwi Valguna Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila
8	1999–2000^[26]		? Bernard Vic Mendoza Ateneo de Manila Grade School	? ? La Salle Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila	? ? ?? ? ? ?	Neil Tristan Yabut Stanley Kristoffer Cabrera VI 1st Year B.S. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and 1st Year B.S. Business Administration and Accountancy University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City	Christopher E. Lopez Rey Reyes, Jr. Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila Christian Anthony Reyes Francis Rino Alegado University of Santo Tomas, Manila
9	2000–2001^†	None	None	None	None	None	Roy Ragutana Rossbert Chua Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila (undefeated for 10 episodes until show's cancellation)

† - a change to the returning-champion format meant that there was no overall champion at the end of the season.

Mind Master

1996 18 weeks? - Leonardo Gapol
1997-10-? - Richie Velasquez^[27]
1998 2 weeks - Ian Ceasar Vicente

Records and Notable Events

Most Grand Championships

School

Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa - 1995, 1997
University of the Philippines Diliman - 1998, 2000
La Salle Greenhills - 1998, 2000

Individual

Joseph Joemer Perez - 1995, 1998
Neil Tristan Yabut - 1999, 2000

Both attended the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Youngest Grand Champions respective to year level

Ferdinand Makalinao (1993) - freshman (year 1 of 7-year course)
Alfonso Gonzales III (1994) - freshman (year 1 of 4-year course)
Stanley Kristoffer Cabrera VI (2000) - freshman (year 1 of 5-year course)
Neil Tristan Yabut (2000) - freshman (year 1 of 4-year course)

All attended campuses of the University of the Philippines System.

Most Grand Finals appearances

Total

Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa - 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000
University of the Philippines Diliman - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
University of Santo Tomas - 1996, 2000
Lourdes School of Quezon City - 1998, 1999
La Salle Greenhills - 1998, 2000

At different levels

Lourdes School of Quezon City - 1998 (high school), 1999 (elementary)
La Salle Greenhills - 1998 (elementary), 2000 (high school)

Most points

in 1 episode

Manila Science High School (Season 7 Weekly Finals,^[28]^[29] 1999-05-22) - 11,000

in 1 season

Manila Science High School (Season 7) - 11,000 + 10,700 + 10,000 + 8,800 = 40,500

During this scoring run, Manila Science also perfected all 3 of their bonus rounds. And in the Grand Finals, they exceeded the combined score (4,100 + 3,100) of their rivals.

Other notables

The Season 5 competitors from Ramon Magsaysay High School included Roselle Ambubuyog, the visually impaired student achiever. They made it as fas as the monthly Championship.

Ferdinand Makalinao of UP Manila (Season 1) was known to perform math computations without using pen and paper.
All of the Season 5 Grand Champions also won their respective levels at the 1997 ASEAN Invitational.^[30]

Sponsorship

At least during its first season in 1992, Battle of the Brains was produced in cooperation with the Philippine Department of Education, Culture, and Sports.
Various corporate sponsors have appeared on the shore at various times, including the following:
- Colgate Mintirinse
- Tru-Shine shoe shine
- Negros Navigation
- Milo
- Tivoli Ice Cream

In popular culture

Throughout its run, Battle of the Brains has become one of the most familiar and legendary quizbowl show in Philippine television, especially for students and trivia enthusiasts. In fact, the name of the show has been synonymous to any quiz competition in the Philippines, regardless of content and degree of TV coverage. However, the producers of the show do not have any copyright claim to the phrase "Battle of the Brains".

Its level of fame during its time can be compared to those of the Kilometrico Quiz Date and Student Canteen's IQ7 in the 1960s-1970s, and the Digital LG Quiz in 1999-2004. It has also served as the model for various quiz competitions, televised or not, in the Philippines.

David Celdran's name has become strongly associated with the show. Winners at the show, especially in later stages and as Grand Champions, are known to have gotten celebrity attention within their school campuses.

The comedy show Tropang Trumpo parodied the show in a segment called Battle of the Brainless.^[31] In each episode, the competitors are said to come from schools whose names sound very similar to those of actual Philippine schools. Each question given by host is usually met by incorrect and humorous responses from competitors. The episode mostly ends in a tie for all schools. The host (usually portrayed by Ogie Alcasid) is also known to wear shorts, which is revealed as he moves away from his rostrum.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Individual Winner	Citation
1994?	PMPC Star Awards	Best Game Show Host	David Celdran
1995?	PMPC Star Awards	Best Game Show Host	David Celdran
1996?	PMPC Star Awards	Best Game Show Host	David Celdran
1996	Catholic Mass Media Awards	Lorenzo Ruiz Award for Television Entertainment		for "inspiring its youthful audience to strive for excellence in school and in everything they do"^[32]

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