College Bowl Awards and Recognition

In its 17 seasons on the air and since then, College Bowl has received widespread acclaim from Presidents, Congress, state and local officials schools, churches, the press and the public. College Bowl has been awarded many major educational, newspaper and television awards.  It's been awarded an Emmy and the coveted Peabody Award for outstanding achievement in entertainment and education. College Bowl was cited by Congress and entered into the Congressional Record as "entertainment at its best." It has received citations from the national PTA and many other organizations.

College Bowl's presence in popular culture has also been memorialized on the large and small screens. Ed Asner's Lou Grant references College Bowl on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." In "Diner," Kevin Bacon's character is seen playing along with the program from the comfort of his couch. Later, the plot of 2006's "Starter for 10" is centered around James McAvoy competing in the British version of the show, "University Challenge."