PRIMARY SEMI-FINAL EPISODES

Twelve remaining contestants, ages 7-10, advance to the Semi-Final Round, competing for the Grand Prize of $25,000! There are three Semi-final episodes and only the top scorer in each episode advances to the Finals which will be held on October 24th.

EPISODE #7: OCTOBER 3

Adarsh Vadlapatla
Finalist

Adarsh Vadlapatla

Age: 9
Hometown: Fayetteville, NC
Favorite Verse: Psalm 145
Favorite Hobby: Playing board games
Ellia Pentimone
Eliminated

Ellia Pentimone

Age: 9
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Favorite Verse: John 5:24
Favorite Hobby: Reading
Grace Rasmussen
Eliminated

Grace Rasmussen

Age: 10
Hometown: Marshalltown, IA
Favorite Verse: Romans 8:28
Favorite Hobby: Playing with my siblings
Max Ledford
Eliminated

Max Ledford

Age: 10
Hometown: Cottonwood, AZ
Favorite Verse: Acts 17:19-31
Special Talent: Beekeeping
EPISODE #8: OCTOBER 10

Angela Kipp
Eliminated

Angela Kipp

Age: 10
Hometown: Brooklyn Park, MN
Favorite Verse: Psalm 103
Favorite Hobby: Crochet
Chelsea Crawford
Eliminated

Chelsea Crawford

Age: 10
Hometown: Houston, TX
Favorite Verse: Psalm 103
Favorite Hobby: Coin Collecting
Hudson Bontrager
Finalist

Hudson Bontrager

Age: 10
Hometown: Kalona, IA
Favorite Verse: Isaiah 6:8
Special Talent: Wiggling my ears
Mason Valentine
Eliminated

Mason Valentine

Age: 10
Hometown: Seymour, TN
Favorite Verse: Acts 17:19-31
Favorite Hobby: Playing instruments and reading
EPISODE #9: OCTOBER 17

Rebecca Bontrager
Eliminated

Rebecca Bontrager

Age: 8
Hometown: Kalona, IA
Favorite Verse: Joshua 1:9
Special Talent: playing violin
Rhett Mullen
Eliminated

Rhett Mullen

Age: 10
Hometown: Waxhaw, NC
Favorite Verse: 2 Timothy 4:6-8
Favorite Bible Character: Daniel
Samuel Moss
Finalist

Samuel Moss

Age: 10
Hometown: Bells, TN
Favorite Verse: Acts 4:12
Fun Fact: Own 72 chickens
Theodora Brown
Eliminated

Theodora Brown

Age: 8
Hometown: New Castle, PA
Favorite Verse: Ephesians 2:8
Favorite Hobby: Riding my bike

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