Pikesville High Bows to Rival Schools in Quiz Show

Pikesville High School students competed in a playoff match Friday against James M. Bennett High School in Salisbury and Middletown High School in Middletown, but ended up in third place.

The scores were:

• James Bennett High School: 595
• Middletown High School: 465
• Pikesville: 410

Visit the CBS Baltimore website for videos of the game, taped in Baltimore.

Another playoff match will be taped May 28 in Baltimore, but the competitors are not yet determined. Semifinal rounds will be played June 4, 11 and 18.

Visit the official "It's Academic" website for schedule details.

This year, the quiz show celebrates 50 years of being broadcast. It is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "the longest-running television quiz show in the world," according to the It's Academic site.