The March contest of Road to Olympus Mount is a competition of 4 contestants: Huỳnh Trần Duy Bảo Anh (An Phước High School - Ninh Thuận), Lê Phạm Minh Toàn (Lê Thánh Tông High School, Middle School & High School - Ho Chi Minh City), Nguyễn Quốc Nhật Minh (Hùng Vương Specialized High School - Gia Lai) and Lê Trà My (Sóc Sơn High School - Hanoi).
The four mountain climbers from the March - Quarter II competition
Right from the warm-up round, 4 contestants showed determination and high concentration. After the individual warm-up round, the contestants' scores were Bảo Anh - 40 points, Minh Toàn - 20 points, Nhật Minh - 20 points, and Trà My - 30 points. The overall warm-up round witnessed the rise of Trà My. At the end of the first round, the female contestant from Hanoi was temporarily in the lead with 55 points.
The contestants showed a high level of concentration from the very first round of the competition
Coming to the Obstacle Course round, four r contestants had to solve a 7-letter crossword puzzle. In the first question about the song Voluntary, only Bao Anh gotit right. However, as soon as the first image corner was opened, all 4 contestants pressed the bell to win the right to answer the obstacle crossword.
Nhật Minh from Hùng Vương Specialized High School - Gia Lai was the fastest to ring the bell and give the correct answer "blood donation" with 100 points. Trà My follows with 55 points, and Bảo Anh and Minh Toàn both have 40 points.
Nhật Minh was the first to hit the buzzer and became the top climber by answering "Blood Donation"
The Acceleration Round marked a leap in the contestants' scores. Minh Toàn and Trà My were the only contestants to answer questions 1 and 2correctly. In the third question, Bảo Anh jumped up by giving the correct answer after only 0.37 seconds. As a result, the score gap between the 4 candidates was gradually closing.
Bảo Anh and Nhật Minh both got the last question right. With 30 points from the fourth question, Nhật Minh consolidated his position at the top of the climbing team with a score of 150.
Nhật Minh continued to lead with a correct answer in the fourth acceleration question
The Finishing Part of the March competition became more intense and thrilling when the contestants scored important points using the Star of Hope. Nhật Minh, who finished first,chose 3 questions worth 20 points, but only answered the last question correctly in English.
Similarly, Trà My also chose a set of 3 questions worth 20 points but scored no points on the first two questions. On the third question, a female high school student in Soc Son, Hanoi chose Star of Hope and got an excellent answer, bringing her total score to 145.
Tra My gained an additional 40 points after choosing the Star of Hope in the final question
Competing in 3rd place, Bảo Anh decided to choose 2 questions with 20 points and 1 question worth 30 points. The final 30-point question is a question that applies theory to practice in physics. However, after a period of reflection and 60 seconds of practice, Bảo Anh was still unable to correctly answer the question posed by teacher Mai Văn Túc correctly.
Bảo Anh's 30-point question was a practical physics question from teacher Mai Van Tuc
Coming to the final destination, Minh Toàn chose 1 question worth 20 points and 2 questions worth 30 points. The student from Hồ Chí Minh City scored 20 points on the first question and 60 points using the Star of Hope on the last maths question. This unexpected comeback helped Minh Toàn cross the finish line with 170 points.
Minh Toàn answered the final 30-point question correctlytake second place in the mountaineering team
In the end,after 4 competitions, Nhật Minh won the laurel wreath with 190 points. With this victory, Nhật Minh officially became the next contestant to compete in the Quarter II contest. Minh Toàn with 170 points will also participate in the Quarterly round as the runner-up with the highest score.
Nhật Minh and Minh Toàn, along with two other contestants, will compete for the television trophy in the upcoming Quarter II contest
Nhật Minh could not hide his happiness when talking about his feelings after becoming champion, but the contestant from Gia Lai also expressed his determination to do his best to win the second quarter contest.
