JUNIOR PRELIMINARY EPISODES

Twenty-four contestants, ages 11-14, are competing for $50,000! The competition starts with 6 Preliminary Episodes. The top two scoring contestants in each preliminary episode advance to the Semi Final Episodes which will start on July 25th.

EPISODE #2: JUNE 20

Eliminated

Annalise van der Wel

Age: 13
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Favorite Verse: Psalm 51:1-17
Fun Fact: She's writing her own book

Semi-Finalist

Catherine Chen

Age: 12
Hometown: Villa Park, CA
Favorite Verse: 1 Timothy 6:12
Favorite Hobby: Crafts

Semi-Finalist

Lydia Hoverson

Age: 13
Hometown: Burlington, ND
Favorite Verse: Psalm 37:4
Favorite Hobby: Taking walks on our farm land

Eliminated

Thomas Bryant

Age: 13
Hometown: Thomasville, GA
Favorite Verse: John 14:4
Favorite Hobby: Building domino runs and producing videos about them

EPISODE #4: JULY 5

Eliminated

Ann Shan

Age: 14
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Favorite Verse: 2 Corinthians 5:21
Favorite Hobby: Reading fiction

Semi-Finalist

Brianna Minica

Age: 13
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Favorite Verse: Jeremiah 29:11-14a
Favorite Hobby: Reading historical fiction

Eliminated

Rachel Miller

Age: 13
Hometown: Fairbanks, AK
Favorite Verse: Romans 8:31-39
Favorite Hobby: Drawing

Semi-Finalist

Zachary Urdaneta

Age: 13
Hometown: Great Mills, MD
Favorite Verse: Isaiah 6:1-5
Favorite Hobby: Playing sports

EPISODE #6: JULY 18

Eliminated

Ashrita Vadlapatla

Age: 11
Hometown: Fayetteville, NC
Favorite Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:50-54
Favorite Hobby: Reading

Eliminated

Everett Hamilton

Age: 14
Hometown: Tehachapi, CA
Favorite Verse: Galations 2:20
Favorite Hobby: Flying my Quadcopter

Semi-Finalist

Sonja Puhek

Age: 14
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Favorite Verse: Philippians 4:13
Favorite Hobby: Bird watching

Semi-Finalist

Victoria Hoverson

Age: 11
Hometown: Burlington, ND
Favorite Verse: Romans 5:8
Favorite Hobby: Crafting, drawing, and fancy writing