SENIOR PRELIMINARY EPISODES

Twenty-four contestants, ages 15-18, are competing for $100,000! 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 May 16th.

EPISODE #2: APRIL 11

Eliminated

Dani Miller

Age: 16
Hometown: Fairbanks, AK
Favorite Verse: John 14:27
Favorite Hobby: Photography/videography & handcrafts

Semi-Finalist

Hannah del Toro

Age: 16
Hometown: Smithville, TX
Favorite Verse: John 12:25
Fun Fact: Visited 38 states

Semi-Finalist

Kaitlyn Renfer

Age: 17
Hometown: Ferndale, CA
Favorite Verse: Philippians 3:7-11
Fun Fact: Adopted from China

Eliminated

Zachary Baas

Age: 15
Hometown: Hopkins, MI
Favorite Verse: Psalm 32
Favorite Hobby: Web development

EPISODE #4: APRIL 25

Semi-Finalist

Anand Venigalla

Age: 17
Hometown: Glen Head, NY
Favorite Verse: Matthew 5:16
Favorite Hobby: Reading books

Eliminated

Andrea Fletcher

Age: 16
Hometown: Houston, TX
Favorite Verse: Philippians 4:6-7
Favorite Hobby: Playing piano and singing

Eliminated

Carissa Pentimone

Age: 17
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Favorite Verse: Philippians 3:13-14
Favorite Hobby: Singing, photography, and reading

Semi-Finalist

Ethan Carlson

Age: 17
Hometown: Iberia, MO
Favorite Verse: Romans 8:1
Favorite Hobby: Filmmaking

EPISODE #6: MAY 9

Semi-Finalist

Danika Puhek

Age: 16
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Favorite Verse: Jeremiah 9:23-24
Favorite Hobby: Crocheting Amigurumi animals

Eliminated

Natasha Bongioanni

Age: 18
Hometown: Germantown, MD
Favorite Verse: Philippians 3
Favorite Hobby: Born in Italy

Semi-Finalist

Nathaniel Schweitzer

Age: 17
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite Verse: Colossians 3:17
Favorite Hobby: Learning theology

Eliminated

Noah Cassidy

Age: 17
Hometown: Perkin, OK
Favorite Verse: Proverbs 24:11-12
Favorite Hobby: Filmmaking