Extra! Current Events Quiz years 7 and 8 winners (from left) Ryan Shields, Jackson Collier and Matthew Nevill (all 12) of Clyde School, were also second overall in the regional final of the Extra!spelling quiz held earlier in the year. Photos by Lynda... : Goldfields team almost perfect

Goldfields School pupils (from left) Logan Pagan (11), Jaide Dixon (11) and Hunter Norton (10) won the years 5 and 6 section. : Goldfields team almost perfect

Maniototo Area School pupils (from left) Mitchell Duncan (10), Anna Clarke (11) and Paris Anderson (10) wait for the next round in the current events quiz. : Goldfields team almost perfect

James Officer (13) of The Terrace School, Alexandra, comes up with the answer. : Goldfields team almost perfect

Years 5 and 6 teams ready for the next round of competition. : Goldfields team almost perfect

Forty-four teams - the maximum number - filled the Cromwell gymnasium for the Central Otago years 7 and 8 final. : Goldfields team almost perfect

Cromwell College principal Mason Stetch keeps an eye on the progress of one of the college's teams (from left) Darcie Crowle, Laurel Williams, and Greta Bauer (all 13) as they complete a 'scavenger hunt' though the newspaper. : Goldfields team almost perfect