Extra! spelling quiz

After an unprecedented playoff lasting 11 questions, two teams from Ashburton Intermediate were named the joint winners of the Otago Daily Times Extra! Current Events Quiz for years 7 and 8 in Timaru last night.

They won the Otago Daily Times Extra! years 5 and 6 current events quiz last night, without getting a question wrong - 100 correct answers out of 100.

A surprise entry from Christchurch won top honours in last night's Otago Daily Times Extra! spelling quiz in Timaru.

Good guesswork was the secret of the top team at the Central Otago Extra! Spelling Quiz last night.

More than 300 school pupils took part in a battle of words yesterday when they competed in the ODT Extra! Canterbury Spelling Quiz in Christchurch.

It was year 9 and 10s turn to be examined in the Otago Daily Times Extra! spelling quiz last night in Timaru.

A sudden-death spell-off decided the years 5 and 6 competition at the annual Otago Daily Times Extra! Central South Island spelling quiz held at Timaru Boys' High School last night.

Just two points separated the top teams in yesterday's Otago Daily Times Extra! Central South Island year 9 and 10 current events quiz last night in Timaru.

The winners of the year 5 and 6 category at the Otago Daily Times Extra! spelling quiz in Dunedin were heading to a fast-food restaurant to celebrate last night after winning the top prize by one point.

Teams of Cromwell and Alexandra school pupils rose to the top of their class by outsmarting other primary and secondary school pupils competing in the Otago Daily Times Extra! Central Otago spelling quiz held at Cromwell College last night.