Name: Brain Game: Broughton High School vs. Athens Drive High School
Uploaded: 2026-01-17T12:05:26-0500
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Description: Academic teams from Broughton High School and Athens Drive High School face off in the Jan. 17, 2026, edition of Brain Game.

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Academic teams from Broughton High School and Athens Drive High School face off in the Jan. 17, 2026, edition of Brain Game.



COLLEGES WITH ONE TO ONE PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE FOR EVERY STEP OF THE JOURNEY. >> FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, THE SMARTEST, 30 MINUTES ON TELEVISION FROM THE CAMPUS OF WAKE TECH. GET YOUR CRANIUM IN HERE. IT'S TIME TO PLAY BRAIN GAME. >> A MEETING TODAY. IT'S LIVE HIGH SCHOOL AND FOR HIGH SCHOOL. A NICE JOB. ALL RIGHT. I THOUGHT TO THESE GUYS ARE VERY GOOD. ICE JOBS. >> ALL RIGHTS. HELLO, EVERYONE. AND WELCOME TO BRING GAME. I'M YOUR HOST. MARK ROBERTS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE AT WAKE TECH, SCOTT, NORTHERN WAKE CAMPUS. LET'S MEET THESE PLAYERS AND GET THIS THING STARTED. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO. FIRST UP FROM BROUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL IN RALEIGH. WE HAVE MICHAEL OWEN AND DREW THAT IS BROUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL. EVERYONE. AND FROM ATHENS DRIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN RALEIGH. WE HAVE ZANIK IU SHE AND CHARLES THAT IS ATHENS DRIVE EVERYONE. REMEMBER ON BRAIN GAME. EACH TEAM WILL GET FIRST CRACK AT 3 QUESTIONS IN EACH CATEGORY. GET IT RIGHT. WE GIVE YOU 20, GET IT WRONG. WE TAKE 20 AWAY. IF THE TEAM CAN ANSWER A QUESTION THEY CAN PAST. SO THE OTHER TEAM SHOULD ALWAYS BE READY WITH AN ANSWER. OUR TEAMS LOOK READY TO GO. SO LET'S GET THIS BRAIN GAME. REGULAR SEASON MATCHUP UNDERWAY. WE'LL START WITH OUR FIRST CATEGORY, WHICH IS POP-UP CULTURE WHERE PLAYERS TODAY. THE TOPIC IS THE WORLD IS ACCORDING TO THIS. YOU CAN EARN POINTS BY CORRECTLY ANSWERING THE CLUES CENTERED AROUND THE PHRASE THE WORLD IS. SO LET'S BEGIN POP-UP CULTURE. THE WORLD IS WITH >> THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. IS THE TITLE OF THIS 1999 ENTRY IN WHAT MOVIE FRANCHISE ABOUT A BRITISH SECRET AGENT WITH A LICENSE TO KILL OUR TEAMS ANSWER IS JAMES BOND. JAMES BOND IS CORRECT. >> ALRIGHT, QUESTION TO A POP-CULTURE BROUGHT IN A THOMAS FRIEDMAN BOOK ABOUT GLOBALIZATION SAYS THE WORLD IS WHAT MAGELLAN PROVED. IT WASN'T THOUGH SOME PEOPLE TODAY STILL THINK SO. ACCUSES WAS FLAT FLAT. IS RIGHT. AND LAST POP-UP CULTURE FOR BROUGHTON CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST HIP-HOP SONGS EVER RECORDED. NOT AS THE WORLD IS. YOURS ARE FIRST TO WHAT GANGSTER PLAYED BY AL PACINO'S. OUR TEAMS AND RESTART NICE SCARFACE IS RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NOW IS TO POP-UP CULTURE WITH ATHENS DRIVE. IF YOU'RE ABOUT TO TAKE ON THE WORLD TO DO ANYTHING YOU WANT THAT THE WORLD IS YOUR THIS SALT WATER BY EVOLVE MOLLUSK. I'M GOING TO USE THAT. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS OYSTER. THE OYSTER IS RIGHTS FOR DECADES. PEOPLE BEEN ASKING WHERE IN THE WORLD IS WHAT TRENCH COAT WEARING SUPER THIEF. OUR TEAMS ANSWER IS CARMEN SANDIEGO DOT. THAT IS THE RIGHT SUPER THIEF AND LAST POP-CULTURE FOR ATHENS DRIVE. ACCORDING TO THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, DESPITE ALL THEIR RAGE, THE WORLD IS ONE OF WHAT MYTHICAL CREATURES WHO HATE MIRRORS AND GARLIC. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS BEEN PART OF A EMPIRE IS CORRECT. >> ALL RIGHT. NOW FOR TODAY'S EDITION OF HEADLINERS WILL BE OUR PLAYERS TO BE ON TOP OF CURRENT EVENTS HERE AT HOME AROUND THE WORLD AT A LITTLE OUT OF THIS WORLD, EACH TEAM BEGINS WITH A VISUAL CLUE THAT WILL KICK OFF HEADLINERS WITH BROUGHTON AFTER SERVING FOR 40 YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WHAT FORMER SPEAKER ANNOUNCED SHE WOULD RETIRE IN 2027 COUNTRIES. NANCY PELOSI, THAT IS RIGHT QUESTION. 2 HEADLINERS FOR BROUGHTON IN 2025. WHAT US CHIPMAKER BECAME THE FIRST COMPANY TO REACH 5 TRILLION DOLLARS IN MARKET CAPITALIZATION. DANCERS NVIDIA. THAT IS RIGHT. AND LAST HEADLINERS FOR BROUGHT IN ON CHRISTMAS. THE U.S. INITIATED AIRSTRIKES AGAINST ISLAMIC MILITANTS IN THE SEC COTTO STATE OF WHAT AFRICAN NATION, OUR TEAM'S INTEREST, NIGERIA, NIGERIA IS RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO HEADLINERS NOW WITH ATHENS DRIVE IN NOVEMBER. WHAT REPRESENTATIVE FROM GEORGIA ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WOULD RESIGN EFFECTIVE JANUARY 5TH 2026. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE'S. THAT IS RIGHT QUESTION TO HEADLINERS FOR ATHENS DRIVE IN DECEMBER, FORMER CEO LOUIS GERSTNER PASSED AWAY. HE'S CREDITED WITH REVITALIZING BIG BLUE. WHAT AMERICAN TECH COMPANY DID. HE LEAD? OUR TEAMS ANSWERS FAST. WELL, THAT GOES OVER THE BROAD. IF YOU WANT TO TRY THAT. I THINK THAT WAS PASSED. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS IBM. NOW WE'RE BACK FOR QUESTION 3 AND HEADLINERS FOR ATHENS DRIVE IN DECEMBER, ISRAEL BECAME THE FIRST COUNTRY TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THE INDEPENDENCE OF WHAT HORN OF AFRICA COUNTRY OUR TEAMS ANSWER SOMALILAND. THAT IS RIGHT. SOME OF WHAT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER. AND SOMALI LED, BY THE WAY, IS ABOUT 1700 MILE SOUTH OF ISRAEL FOR CONTACTS. IF YOU GET YOUR CAR IN RALEIGH AND DROVE WEST THE SAME DISTANCE, YOU BE AN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, WHICH IS NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY. >> ACROSS AMERICA, OUR NEXT CATEGORY ON BRAIN GAME TODAY. PLAYERS. TODAY'S TOPIC IS AMERICAN FORTS. AGENTS WILL BE THE LOCATION THAT STARTS WITH FORT'S. THAT'S F O R T LET'S KICK OFF FOR ITS WITH BROUGHTON. WHAT UNITED STATES ARMY INSTALLATION LOCATED IN KENTUCKY IS ADJACENT TO DO THE UNITED STATES BULLION DEPOSITORY PARKING SENSORS, FORT KNOX, FORT KNOX IS RIGHT QUESTION TO ACROSS AMERICA FOR BROADEN WHAT TEXAS CITY IS HOME TO A FAMOUS STOCKYARDS AND HAS OFTEN TWINNED WITH DALLAS, TEXAS. FORT WORTH FORT WORTH IS RIGHT. AND LAST ACROSS AMERICA FOR BROUGHT AND WHAT FORD IS NAMED FOR A DISPOSITION OF RESIST. AND HE'S BEEN THE NAME OF 16 DIFFERENT FORTS IN THE U.S. AT A HOME IN LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA. I THINK THAT WAS PASSED. THAT GOES OVER TO ATHENS DRIVE. IF YOU WANT TO TRY THAT. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS FAST. IT'S ARE LOOKING FOR THERE IS FORT DEFIANCE. NOW LETS DO AMERICAN FORTS WITH ATHENS DRIVE. WHAT U.S. CITY IS THE SECOND MOST POPULOUS IN INDIANA AND IS NAMED FOR A MAD AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR. GENERAL WE'RE MAKING THAT. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS TO PAST ALL THAT GOES OVER TO BROADEN OUR TEAM'S INTEREST. FORT WAYNE, FORT WAYNE IS RIGHT NOW. WE'RE BACK WITH ATHENS DRIVE FOR QUESTION 2 HERE. WHAT FORT IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA IS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE START OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR OUR TEAM SINCE WAS FORT SUMTER FORTS. SUMTER IS RIGHT AT LAST ACROSS AMERICA FOR ATHENS DRIVE. WHAT 3RD MOST POPULOUS CITY IN ARKANSAS WAS THE WESTERN END OF THE TRAIL OF TEARS. OUR TEAM TO ITS FIRST PAST OVER TO BROADEN. IF YOU WANT TO TRY THAT. I THINK THAT WAS PAST FORT SMITH IS THE ANSWER. WE WERE SEEKING THEIR ALRIGHT PLAYERS TAKE A BREATHER. EVERYONE'S DONE WELL. SO FAR WE HAVE HAD OUR FIRST BREAK NOW FOR PLAYING A SPELLING. THE ADDITION OF WORLD POWER PLUS ARTS AND LITERATURE. WHEN BRAIN GAME RETURNS. EVERYONE. WELCOME BACK. A GREAT GAME, EVERYONE AFTER THAT FIRST ROUND OF PLAY WE HAVE BROUGHT IN ON THE BOARD WITH ONE 80 AT ATHENS DRIVE IS IN THERE AT ONE 20. LET'S GET BACK TO THE ACTION WITH OUR NEXT CATEGORY, WHICH IS WORD POWER PLAYERS TODAY. WE'RE LOOKING FOR WORDS THAT ARE PENT-UP IN GRAHAM'S WORDS USED 5 TIMES IN THE NEW YORK TIMES SPELLING BEE. SO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION AS YOU'RE FILLING IN THE BLANKS. WE WILL BEGIN WORD POWER, PENT-UP ENGRAM SPORTS USED 5 TIMES IN THE NEW YORK TIMES SPELLING BEE WITH BROUGHTON THIS 8 LETTER. WORD IS A CONDITION SEEN AS UNUSUAL. ITS OPPOSITE IS A 6 LETTER WORD CARRIED WITH IT. IT CENTERS, ABNORMAL, ABNORMAL IS RIGHT QUESTION TO A MORE POWERFUL BROUGHT BOTH NEIL ARMSTRONG AND MICHAEL JACKSON HAVE DONE THIS 8 LETTER PAN GRAHAM. I THINK IT WALK. THE MOON WALK IS RIGHT. AND LAST WORD POWER FOR BROUGHTON. HAS THERE BEEN NO PANIC RAMS THAT START WITH ASKED CONSIDER THIS 10 LETTER WORD BEGINNING WITH T THAT SUGGEST A NICE GIFT. I THINK THAT WAS PASSED. THAT GOES OVER TO ATHENS DRIVE. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A SHOT AT THAT. ANDY, THANK YOU GUYS. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS TO PASS THE ANSWER LOOKING FOR THERE IS THOUGHTFUL, A THOUGHTFUL GIFT. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE DOING WE'RE POWER WITH ATHENS, DRIVE. THIS 7 LETTER WORD DESCRIBES A SET OF NUMBERS AT A TYPE OF ION BUILT FROM COORDINATE COVE. A LOOK AT BONDS AND WAS PROBABLY HARD TO FIGURE OUT. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS FAST OVER THE BROAD. AND IF YOU WANT TO TRY, I THINK THAT THIS PASS COMPLEX, THE U.S. ARE LOOKING FOR AND QUESTION 2 AND WERE POWER FOR ATHENS DRIVE THIS STICKY 8 LETTER? WORD IS A PHYSICS CONCEPT WHOSE MAGNITUDE IS RELATED TO THE GREEK YOU? WE'RE TEAMS ANSWERS. FICTION. FRICTION IS RIGHT. AND LAST WORD, POWER FOR ATHENS DRIVE THIS A LETTER WORD REFERS TO A HABITUAL CRIMINAL AND CONTAINS THE PLACE THAT MIGHT BE FOUND, PERHAPS SAYING IT. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS FAST THAT GOES TO BROADEN. IF YOU WANT TO TRY, IT JUST WAS JAIL. BIRD JAIL BIRD IS RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET ON TO OUR NEXT CATEGORY NOW, WHICH IS ARTS AND LITERATURE TODAY. OUR TOPICS INCLUDE FASHION IN THE ARTS, LONG-RUNNING STAGE PERFORMANCES AND POPULAR WRITERS. EACH TEAM KICKS IT OFF WITH A VISUAL CLUE AND WE WILL START ARTS AND LIVE WITH BROUGHTON. THE STRIKING RED DRESS AT THE PAINTING CENTER REPRESENTS A MATURE WOMAN WHILE THE WHITE ON THE LEFT IS YOUTH AND THE BLOCK TO THE RIGHT IS AN OLD WIDOW IN THE DANCE OF LIFE PAINTED BY WHAT NORWEGIAN ARTIST. IT WAS. IT WAS MONTH. THAT IS CORRECT. QUESTION TO AN ART AND LIVE FOR BROUGHTON. STOP. ALL THE CLOCKS CUT OFF THE TELEPHONE, SILENCED THE DOG WITH A JUICY BONE IS THE INTRODUCTION TO WHAT WH AUDEN POEM ABOUT WHAT RELIGIOUS CEREMONY. I THINK THAT WAS PASSED THAT GOES OVER TO ATHENS DRIVE. ANYTHING OVER THAT YOU GUYS. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS PAST FEW ROLE. THE U.S. ARE LOOKING FOR AT LAST ARE TO LET FOR BROUGHTON WITH 13,981 PERFORMANCES. WHAT MUSICAL BASED ON GASTON LEROUX NOVEL ABOUT A FRENCH OPERA HOUSE IS THE LONGEST RUNNING. A TEAM THAT WAS THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA IS RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING ARE TO LIVE WITH ATHENS, DRIVE. WHO PAINTED THE 15? 0, 9, PORTRAITS OF IN ME, A WELL-KNOWN ACTOR AND CLERGYMEN. IT PREDATED HIS LARGER WORK. THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS ARE A PLAYOFF OUT. RAFAEL IS THE GUY QUESTION 2. WHAT ARE TO LEAD FOR ATHENS DRIVE? IT WAS THE FIRST BROADWAY PRODUCTION TO SURPASS 5,000 SHOWS. WHAT STORY OF DANCERS AUDITIONING FOR PERFORMANCES OPENED IN 1975. AND HIS NAME FOR A DANCING FORMATION. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS THE PAST. THAT GOES ABROAD. IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT, OUR TEAM'S INTEREST CHORUS LINE, A CHORUS LINE IS RIGHT. AND LAST PART OF THAT FOR ATHENS DRIVE. NO LONGER MORE INFORMATION. WHEN I AM DEAD IS THE FIRST LINE IN THE TITLE OF HIS SON AT 71. WHO IS THIS ELIZABETHTON WRITER OF SONIC'S. OUR TEAMS ANSWER SHAKESPEARE. SHAKESPEARE IS CORRECT. YES, WELL, PLAYERS A GOOD JOB. WE'VE NOW MADE IT TO OUR NEXT BREAK. WE'RE PLAYING A NUMERIC EDITION OF NAME GAME. PLUS, CRUNCHING NUMBERS AND ROCKET SCIENCE BRAIN GAME WILL BE RIGHT BACK. EVERYONE. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKING EVERYONE. AFTER THAT SECOND ROUND OF PLAY WE HAVE BROUGHT IN ON THE BOARD WITH 300 AT ATHENS DRIVE IN THERE AT ONE 80, JUST 18 QUESTIONS UNTIL WE GET TO THE FINALS. WE HAVE SOME SUBSTITUTES THAT HAVE COME INTO THE GAME FOR EACH TEAM. FIRST OF ALL, FROM BROUGHTON, WE HAVE CHRISTINA WHO IS NOW IN THE GAME. LETS WELCOME, CHRISTINE, EVERYONE. ATHENS DRIVE IS NOW SUBBED IN WITH JAMES. LET'S WELCOME. JAMES EVER WAS. BILLY WELCOME TODAY IN NAME GAME, OUR TEAMS CAN EARN POINTS BY NAMING THE NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THAT GROUP OF THINGS MENTIONED IN THE CLUE IT'S CORRECT. ANSWER WILL BE A SINGLE OR A DOUBLE DIGIT AGAIN NAMED THE NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THESE GROUPS OF THINGS. WE WILL BEGIN A GAME WITH BROUGHTON. >> THIS NUMBER REPRESENTS THE FOLDS IN THE BUDDHIST PAST. THAT NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS IN A COMMON GASOLINE ADDITIVE AT THE NUMBER OF SIDES ON A PARTICULAR RED SIDE. I THINK IT WAS 8, 8 IS CORRECT. THE QUESTION TO WIN A GAME FOR BROUGHT AN ACTIVIST RIDE FOR DISRUPTING THE 1968 IN CHICAGO. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. THAT NUMBER, OF WAS SAM RISE. AND THE WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD TO 7, 7, IS RIGHT. AND LAST NAME GAME FOR BROUGHT HIM CHARACTERS CHOOSE FROM THIS NUMBER OF ALIGNMENTS IN DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS. DANTE DESCRIBED THIS MANY CIRCLES OF AND A CAT HAS THIS MANY LIVES. I THINK THAT THERE'S 9, 9 IS RIGHT NOW. LET'S GO DO NAME GAME WITH ATHENS, DRIVE. IT'S THE NUMBER ORIGINAL NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE TEAMS. THAT NUMBER OF NOBEL PRIZE CATEGORIES AT THE NUMBER OF NATURALLY OCCURRING NOBLE GASES. WE'RE TEAMS ANSWERS 6, 6 IS CORRECT. A QUESTION TO A NAME GAME FOR ATHENS DRIVE FIGHTING PENALTY MINUTES IN HOCKEY BOOKS OF THE BIBLE IN THE TORAH AND THE NUMBER OF THE HISTORICALLY CIVILIZED TRIBES OF NATIVE AMERICANS ARE TEAMS. INTEREST BY 5 IS RIGHT. 5 FOR FIGHTING. AND LAST NAME GAME FOR ATHENS, DRIVE. IT'S THE NUMBER OF SHIITE. THE MOMS THAT COUNTS OF MEMBERS OF THE JURY AT THE NUMBER OF FACE CARDS IN A STANDARD ECA PLAYING CARDS. WE'RE SEEMS ANSWERS. 12, 12 IS RIGHTS. >> NUMBER LEADS US INTO THIS PLAYERS HAVE YOUR PENCILS AND SCRATCH PAD AT THE READY. IT'S TIME FOR CRUNCHING NUMBERS. YOU NOW HAVE TWICE AS MUCH TIME TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. IF YOU'RE STILL STOP, YOU CAN ALWAYS PASS TO THE OTHER TEAM. SO EVERYONE SHOULD BE WORKING TOWARD A DANCER. LET'S BEGIN CRUNCHING NUMBERS WITH BROUGHTON. IF A FAIR NUMBER, CUBA'S ROLE 120 TIMES, WHAT IS THE EXPECTED NUMBER OF TIMES THAT THE NUMBER 5 WILL BE ROLLED IN? I THINK IT WAS 2020 IS RIGHT. A QUESTION TO A CRUNCHING NUMBERS FROM BROUGHTON. SUPPOSE THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF A CIRCLE IS 18 TIMES THE SQUARE ROOT OF PI. WHAT IS THE AREA? IT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS ANYTHING. OVER TO ATHENS DRIVE. IF YOU WANT TO TRY THAT IF ANYTHING ON THAT, YOU GUYS IT'S SOMETHING. A TEAM THAT WAS 81 PIE JUDGES. THAT IS INCORRECT. IT. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR IT WAS 81. A TOUCHING? WATCHING NUMBERS? THIS IS THE LAST QUESTION FOR BROUGHTON. IF THE POINTS 1, 2, 3, 8 AND K 20 ARCO LINEAR, WHAT IS THE VALUE OF K? I THINK THAT THEY'RE 6. THAT IS INCORRECT AT THE DRIVE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY? IS IT SOMETHING YOU GUYS ANYTHING OVER THAT? IT'S OF INTEREST PAST. OKAY. THE ANSWER LOOKING FOR THERE IS 7. ALL RIGHT. LET'S CRUNCH NUMERICALLY NOW WITH ATHENS DRIVE GIVEN A RIGHT TRIANGLE WITH A HIGH POP NEWS THAT IS 35 MINUTES LONG AND THE SHORT LEG THAT IS 21 UNITS LONG. WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE LONG LEG? IT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS OVER THERE. ANYTHING PAST YEAR. ACCUSED ANSWERS PAST THAT GOES OVER TO BROADEN. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY. ANYTHING. YOU GUYS. IF ANYTHING, I THINK THAT WAS PASSED. 28 THE ANSWER. WE SAW IT. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS QUESTION TOO. AND CRUNCHING NUMBERS FOR ATHENS DRIVE GIVEN THE EQUATION X PLUS 5 EQUALS 5 X -3 MINUS KATE TIMES ACTS. WHAT VALUE OF K WILL RESULT IN THE EQUATION HAVING NO SOLUTION THROUGH. IT'S SOMETHING OVER THAT YOU GUYS ANYTHING TEAMS ANSWER SUPPORT FOR HIS RIGHTS. AND LAST CRUNCHING NUMBERS FOR ATHENS DRIVE. IF A THREE-DIGIT NUMBERS DIVISIBLE BY 11 AT ITS 10'S DIGIT IS 5 AND IT'S ONE'S DIGIT IS 3. WHAT IS THE HUNDREDS DIGIT WIN? TIME'S UP ANYTHING OVER THERE. TEAMS ANSWERS PASS BLOCKING WHICH LIKE TO TRY THEM. I THINK IT'S JUST PAST IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS TO ALL RIGHT, PLAYERS GOOD AND BAD NEWS. YOU'VE MADE IT THROUGH THE DIFFICULT MATH PORTION NOW. OUR NEXT CATEGORY ROCKET SCIENCE IS COVERING A LOT OF DIFFERENT TOPICS. WE GOT TO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH YOUR TEAMMATES HERE. EACH DAY BEGINS WITH A VISUAL CLUE. STARTING ROCKET SITES WITH BROUGHT MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE. WHAT ELECTRICAL DEVICE USES COILS OF WIRE AND CONDUCTIVE CORPS TO EITHER STEP UP OR STEP DOWN. BOTH DIGITAL CIRCUITS. PARKING SENSORS, TRANSFORMER. THAT'S RIGHT. THE QUESTION TO A ROCKET SCIENCE FOR BROUGHTON. THE 3 CATEGORIES OF WHAT CLIMATOLOGICAL AFFECT OUR METEOROLOGICAL AGRICULTURAL AND HYDROLOGICAL. >> WHAT IS THIS CONDITION DEFINED AS DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS? IT JUST WAS DROUGHT DROUGHT. A LONG ROAD TRIP. THE DROUGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT. AND LAST ROCKET SITES FOR BROUGHTON AS I GO JUST FORMED WHEN 2 OF WHAT KIND OF HELP AVOID CELLS COMBINED. OUR TEAM TO GAMES CAN MEAN IS CORRECT. NOW LETS DO ROCKET SITES WITH ATHENS DRIVE THIS PLANET HAS THE HIGHEST WILL BE DO AND THE LARGEST AXIAL TILT OF ALL. IT'S ALSO THE BRIGHTEST BECAUSE IT'S CLOSE TO THE SIGN. WHAT IS IT JUST? IT SEEMS THE ANSWER IS B NES. VENUS IS RIGHT. THE QUESTION TO ROCKET SCIENCE FOR ATHENS DRIVE. WHAT INTERMOLECULAR FORCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAN TAIN HAVING A HIGHER BOILING POINT. THEN PROPANE. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS PAST THAT GOES OVER TO BROUGHT. IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT. I THINK IT WAS HYDROGEN BONDING. THAT IS INCORRECT ANSWERS. WE WOULD HAVE EXCEPT LONDON DISPERSION OR VENDOR WALLS LAST ROCKET SCIENCE FOR ATHENS DRIVE 120 MILLIMETERS IN DIAMETER. WHAT PLASTIC RECORDING MEDIA WERE FIRST SOLD IN 1982. THEY USE A LASER TO READ TINY PITS TO REPRODUCE SOUND DIGITALLY. AND I THINK YOU GUYS NEED SOMETHING OVER THERE. YOU KNOW THAT YOU GUYS OUR TEAMS ANSWER C D C D IS CORRECT. IT WAS SO CUTTING EDGE OF THE TIME WASN'T. ALL RIGHT. HEY, 48 QUESTIONS DOWN. JUST ONE MORE TO GO. GLOBE TROTTING WITH A FOCUS ON FAMOUS EUROPEAN PENINSULA IS OUR FINAL QUESTION OF THE DAY. WHEN BRAIN GAME RETURNS. EVERYONE. [sound of footsteps] >> WELCOME BACK TO BRAIN GAME, EVERYONE. WE HOPE YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING ALONG ON YOUR TV OR YOUR FAVORITE DEVICE IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE SMARTEST, 30 MINUTES ON TELEVISION, GO TO WRAL DOT COM AND TYPE IN THE SEARCH FOR ITS BRAIN GAME FOR THE SEASON SCHEDULE. FINAL SCORES AND EVEN WATCH PAST EPISODES THAT REGULAR ROUND OF PLAY ENDED WITH BROUGHT NOT THE BOARD AT 400 POINTS AT ATHENS DRIVE IN THERE AT 2.80. BOTH TEAMS DECIDE HOW MUCH OF THEIR POINTS TO RISK WITHIN THE 200 POINT LIMIT AT ALL COMES DOWN TO OUR GAME'S FINAL QUESTION, WHICH IS THIS? WHAT ITALIAN CITY IS THE CAPITAL OF LOMBARDI AND A WORLD FASHION CAPITAL HOSTING THE HEADQUARTERS OF ARMANI, PRADA AND VERSACE. STAY TUNED. THE FINAL ANSWER, THE FINAL SCORES WENT BRAIN GAME RETURNS.

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<p>Meteorologist Grant Skinner here in the Weather Center. Some more brief showers are possible today, mainly light rain, and that best chance will be south of the triangle as a front lingers to our south. We'll see lingering cloud cover as well. Some breaks in the clouds late today, but otherwise mostly cloudy. Then warming up, highs will push into the 70s this weekend, so it'll be much warmer. Here's Futurecast. Let's start with 1 p.m. You can see scattered light rain, mainly to the south, but we have sun that's worked its way north. And then we'll, this will gradually work south and east through the rest of the day. By 5:30, the majority of it is to our south and east, but a couple of brief showers are possible to the north, and we'll keep some lingering cloud cover as well all the way through Saturday morning. And we could see some breaks in the clouds for our northern spots, but I think we'll stay mostly cloudy. The majority of the day. And the additional rain that we'll see through Saturday is only around 0.1 of an inch for the triangle, but some higher amounts towards the coastline where they'll see some more consistent rain as that front stays to the south. Some lingering clouds, brief showers a day, highs reach the mid-50s for most spots. Some areas could reach the upper 50s. We're back to the 70s, a high of 74 degrees on Sunday, but it doesn't last long. Look at Monday and Tuesday, back to around 50 degrees for our highs. That's because our next front will pass through the area. There'll be a chance for some isolated showers in the first half of next week. Looks like mainly rain for that. Again, highs at around 50 both Monday and Tuesday, then back to the mid 60s on Wednesday and the 70s again by Thursday. So some ups and downs over the next 7 days. We're in the 50s today. Back in the 70s on Sunday, we'll have more sunshine this weekend after a cloudy Friday with some brief showers possible.</p>

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Good evening. I'm Gayle Hurt. Welcome to tonight's drawings for Thursday, February 26, 2026. Well, let's get started tonight with our Carolina pick 3. Our first winning numbers are 2. Our second number tonight is 8, and the third number this evening is 0, and our pick 3 Fireball number is a 6. Join me for tonight's show. Is our auditor from Preston, CBA. Now let's move to the Carolina pick 4. Good luck everyone that first winning pick 4 number. It's a 7. Our second number is 4. 3rd number tonight is a 3, and the fourth number in our pick 4 is a 6. And our pick for Fireball number here it comes, it's 5. We're turning now to the Carolina Cash Five. If no one wins the top prize tonight, tomorrow's top prize is estimated at $212,000. Good luck, everyone is that first winning cash 5 number. It's 32, our second number. 9. 3rd number tonight is a 35. Our fourth number is 4, and the final number in our cash 5 this evening is 22. The North Carolina Education Lottery has contributed over $12 billion to education. Get your winning numbers right here every night in your exclusive station for the North Carolina Education Lottery.

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Good afternoon. I'm Louis Fernandez. Welcome to this afternoon's drawings for Thursday, February 26, 2026. Let's get started with Carolina pick 3. The first pick three number is 7, the second is 0, and the third is 8, and our pick three fireball number is 2. Joining me for this afternoon's drawing is our auditor from Preston CPA. Now let's move to Carolina pick 4. The first pick 4 number is 0. The second is 0. The third is 3, and the fourth is. 3. And our big four Fireball number is 3. The North Carolina Education Lottery has contributed over $12 billion to education thanks to your support. Get your winning numbers each day at 3:00 p.m. and 11:22 p.m. here in your exclusive station for the North Carolina Education Lottery.

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union

Of what a new nation unlike anything the world had ever seen could be. The United States was founded on the idea that ordinary people could reject the unacceptable excesses of poor leadership, band together to demand better of their government, and create a nation that would be an example for the world. And this year, as we celebrate 250 years since America declared our independence from tyranny, I can think of no better place to speak to you as we reflect on the current state of our union. Tonight, as we watched our nation's lawmakers gather for a joint session of Congress, we did not hear the truth from our president. So let's speak plainly and honestly, and let me ask you, the American people watching at home, 3 questions. Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? Is the president working to keep Americans safe both at home and abroad? Is the president working for you? As I campaigned for governor last year, I traveled to every corner of Virginia, and I heard the same pressing concern everywhere. Costs are too high in housing, healthcare, energy, and childcare, and I know these same conversations are being had all across this country. Because since this president took office last year, his reckless trade policies have forced American families to pay more than $1700 each in tariff costs. Small businesses have suffered, farmers have suffered, some losing entire markets. Everyday Americans are paying the price. And even though the Supreme Court struck these tariffs down 4 days ago, the damage to us, the American people, has already been done. Meanwhile, the president is planning for new tariffs, another massive tax hike on you and your family. And Republicans in Congress, they remain unwilling to assert their constitutional authority to stop him. They're making your life harder. They're making your life more expensive. They're even making it more difficult to see a doctor. Rural health clinics in Virginia and across the country are already closing their doors thanks to the so-called One Big Beautiful bill championed by the President and Republicans in Congress. And tonight the president celebrated this law, the one threatening rural hospitals, stripping healthcare for millions of Americans, and driving up costs in energy and housing, all while cutting food programs for hungry kids. But here in Virginia, I am working with our state legislature to lower costs and make the Commonwealth more affordable. And it's not just me. Democrats across the country are laser focused on affordability in our nation's capital and in state capitals and communities across America. In the most innovative and exceptional nation in the history of the world, Americans deserve to know that their leaders are focused on addressing the problems that keep them up at night. Problems that dictate where you live, whether you can afford to start a business, or whether you have to skip a prescription. In order to buy groceries. So I'll ask again. Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? We all know the answer is no. I grew up in a house of service. My mother was a nurse and my father was a career law enforcement officer. I began my career by following in my father's footsteps as a federal agent working money laundering and narcotics cases. I worked side by side with local and state police to keep our community safe and to uphold and enforce the law. Law enforcement officers across the country know that it is a unique responsibility to do the serious work of investigating crimes, comforting victims, and making arrests. It's about building trust, and that requires an abiding sense of duty and commitment to community. And yet our president has sent poorly trained federal agents into our cities where they have arrested and detained American citizens and people who aspire to be Americans, and they have done it without a warrant. They have ripped nursing mothers away from their babies. They have sent children. A little boy in a blue bunny hat, children to far off detention centers, and they have killed American citizens in our streets, and they have done it all with their faces masked from accountability. Every minute spent sowing fear is a minute not spent investigating murders, crimes against children, or the criminals defrauding seniors of their life savings. Our president told us tonight that we are safer. Because these agents arrest mothers and detain children. Think about that. Our broken immigration system is something to be fixed, not an excuse for unaccountable agents to terrorize our communities. After working in law enforcement, I continued my career of service as a CIA officer, working undercover to protect the United States and our allies from global threats, terrorism, nuclear weapons, and the aggression of adversarial nations around the globe. But as the president spoke of his perceived successes tonight, he continues to cede economic power and technological strength to Russia, bow down to to China, bow down to a Russian dictator, and make plans for war with Iran. Here's the truth. Over the last year, through Doge, mass firings, and the appointment of deeply unserious people to our nation's most serious positions, our president has endangered the long and storied history of the United States of America being a force for good. So I'll ask again, is the president working to keep Americans safe, both at home and abroad? We all know the answer is no. In his speech tonight, the president did what he always does. He lied, he scapegoated, and he distracted, and he offered no real solutions to our nation's pressing challenges, so many of which he is actively making worse. He tries to divide us, he tries to enrage us, to pit us against one another, neighbor against neighbor, and sometimes he succeeds. And so you have to ask, who benefits from his rhetoric, his policies, his actions, the short list of laws he's pushed through this Republican Congress. Somebody must be benefiting. He's enriching himself, his family, his friends. The scale of the corruption is unprecedented. There's the cover-up of the Epstein files, the crypto scams, cozying up to foreign princes for airplanes and billionaires for ballrooms, putting his name and face on buildings all over our nation's capital. This is not what our founders envisioned, not by a long shot. So I'll ask again, is the president working for you? We all know the answer is no. But here's the special thing about America. On our 250th anniversary, we know better than any nation what is possible when ordinary citizens like those who once dreamed right here in this room, reject the unacceptable and demand more of their government. We see it in the determination of students organizing school walkouts all across the country, whose voices are becoming so powerful that the governor of Texas seeks to silence them. We see it in the bravery of Americans in Minnesota standing up for their communities, from peacefully protesting in sub-zero temperatures to carpooling children to school, so that their immigrant parents are not ripped away from them in the parking lot. As a mother of three school-aged daughters, I am inspired by their bravery. But I am sickened that it is necessary. And Americans across the country are taking action. They are going to the ballot box to reject this chaos. With their votes, they are writing a new story, a more hopeful story. In November, I won my election by 15 points. And we won 13 new seats in our state legislature. Because voters decided they wanted something different. Our campaign earned votes from Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and everyone in between, because they knew as citizens, they could demand more, that they could vote for what they believe matters, and that they didn't need to be constrained by a party or political affiliation. This is happening across the country. New Jersey elected Mikey Sherrill as governor in a double-digit victory. Democrats flip state legislative seats in places like Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, and Texas. The list goes on and on. Ordinary Americans are stepping up to run in the spirit of our forefathers. They are running to demand more and to do more for their neighbors and communities. I know the story well. I first ran for office in 2018 alongside dozens of other Democrats who did the seemingly impossible, flipping 41 seats in Congress. In my case, I was the first Democrat elected in 50 years, swinging our district 17 points. Those who are stepping up now to run will win in November because Americans, you at home. Know you can demand more, and that we are working to lower costs. We are working to keep our communities and our country safe, and we are working for you. In his farewell address, George Washington warned us about the possibility of quote cunning, ambitious and unprincipled men rising to power. But he also encouraged us all Americans to unite in a common cause, to move this nation forward. That is our charge once more, and that is what we are seeing across the country. It is deeply American and patriotic to do so, and it is. How we ensure that the state of our Union remains strong, not just this year, but for the next 250 years as well, because we, the people have the power to make change, the power to stand up for what is right, the power to demand more of our nation. May God bless the Commonwealth of Virginia and may God bless the United States of America.

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