"The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Knowledge"
- Proverbs 1:7
The annual Battle of the Brains in the country was started, this year, the town of San Pedro was chosen to be the the host, many of the smartest people in the country were gathered to participate.
LIST OF BATTLE OF THE BRAINS CHAMPIONS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS
2014 - San Agustin - Jonas Reyes
2015 - San Lorenzo - Jonas Reyes
2016 - San Pedro - ???
As of now, Jonas is the smartest in the country right now, because he is a contender for the three-peat, people ask him what is his strategy in order for him to get the three-peat.
Reporters: Sir Jonas, what is your strategies so that you will named to be the 2nd person who will get the three-peat in the BTB.
Jonas: Well, I'm confident, because San Pedro is my hometown, this is a good place for me, this is where I born and started my fame.
Reporters: Did the organizers know that you are from San Pedro?
Jonas: Yes it is, in fact, one of my predecessors in the BTB is from San Pedro too, his name is Jairus dela Fuente, here in San Pedro, he get his 10th straight championship. Since 1991 to 2000.
Reporters: Okay sir, what is your secret?
Jonas: I am a Catholic, but, I am not attending masses every Sundays, and God is doing nothing because he let my mother go, and I lost my trust, so my advice is do not pray in competition, have a plan for yourselves, That's all thank you.
Reporters: Thank you for your time Sir Jonas, wishing you goodluck!
People around in San Pedro watched the press conference. Some of them did not believe what Jonas says, but there are people who believe Jonas and they're not praying or show their deep faith anymore.
Battle of the Brains Proper
Fr. Lance: Marcus, please open the television, we will watch the BTB.
Marcus: Okay Father.
Host: Welcome to the Annual Battle of the Brains contest! I'm the host for this year's BTB. And now let us introduce our contestants!
From San Gregorio, Yna Tesla
From San Agustin, Kim Yang-chow
From San Lorenzo, Jessica Lewis
From San Juan, Jericho Kidd
From San Antonio, May Bates
And from San Pedro, the Defending Champion, Jonas Reyes!
And now let us start the competition! Since the host of this year's BTB is San Pedro, the first capital of this country, we will talk about history!
Kim: I hate history, I like Math!
Yna: I don't have interest in the past, I like Science!
Jessica: I don't like history, I like Sports!
Jericho: Me too!
May: Well, I think I like history, but I prefer the Technology category this year.
Jonas: I think I will dominate again!
Host: Okay, we have 3 question in each difficulty, easy, medium and hard, are you ready?
Contestants: Yes!
First: Who is the first provincial governor of San Pedro? Ready, Set, Go!
(Kim press the buzzer first)
Kim: U'm Juan Cruz?
Host: No!
Jonas: HAHAHAHA
(Jonas press the buzzer)
Jonas: Lucia Alonzo is the first governor of San Pedro from 1935-1942
Host: Correct! Second question, who is this person who is the president of the Philippines from 1965-1986?
(Jericho press the buzzer)
Jericho: Ferdinand Marcos!
Host: Correct! Last question for the easy round, when St. Augustine's Cathedral was founded, and please explain about it.
(May press the buzzer)
May: 28th of August in the year 1964, it was almost destroyed because of the fire in 2006, the current parish priest of St. Augustine's Cathedral is Fr. Lance Harrison.
Host: Correct! Let us proceed to the medium difficulty.
(Brownout)
Fr. Lance: Hey! What just happened
Marcus: Father, it is brownout. I will lit the candle
Fr. Lance: No Marcus, I will lit it.
Altar Boy: Father, here is the radio coverage of the BTB
(Radio)
Host: Our scores tally: Jonas leads with 4 points, followed by Yang Chow, with 3 points and Jericho & May has 1 point each, means, Jonas Reyes wins the three-peat!
🎶We are the Champion my friend
And we'll keep on fighting
till the end
We are the champions,
we are the champions
No time for losers,
cause we are the champions
of the world! 🎶
Fr. Lance: Why! Why this man wins? I don't know why!
Marcus: I know what you feel father, he speak against God, he will dethrone soon.
Jonas wins the epic battle. The people who watched the contest in live started to be like Jonas, they lost their faith and started to study during Sundays rather than attending mass #THOGJonas
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