 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. Now, let's put that power to the test. It's time for K-Check. Hello everyone, I am Jonella Borg. Ako po, si Amy Sumartinez and this is K-Check, the newest and smartest game show on Philippine television. We searched all over the country for people na hindi na sasawang dagdagan ang kanilang kaalaman. Kigdan natin ngayon kung gano'y kating day ang kanilang brain power. And in the final week of the competition, malalaman natin kung sino ang kauna-unahang tatanghaling K-Check champion. Apat na contestants ang dadaan sa ating karunungan check sa aro na ito. Carmela Jans is a curvy model, makeup enthusiast, and an advocate for body positivity who enjoys fashion shoots that celebrate her body. Denise is a graduate of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and is a certified public accountant who loves to watch basketball and sitcoms. AJ is a registered social worker who loves to travel and dreams of establishing his own foundation. RS went from a well-informed, do-it-all teen to an absurdist philosopher mascarading as a motivational speaker and a multidisciplinary artist. These four will be competing under the watchable eyes of today's K-Check panel of experts, Professor Wendell Kapili, College of Arts and Letters, UP Dileman. Professor Rikin Elias, Institute of Chemistry, UP Dileman. And Professor Nils Nantelian, Chairperson of UP Dileman, Department of History. And now, contestants, papasok na tayo sa K-Check paramihan where each correct answer is worth 10 points. This is your chance to bank as many points as you can and take the all-important early lead. Let's begin! Carmela, which batang genyo is known as the brains of the revolution? Apalanar Mabini. K-Check. Denise. Ariel or Ariel is the title character in what Disney movie? The Hitler Mermaid. K-Check. AJ, which billionaire became the president of the United States in 2017? Barack Obama. Malik. Donald Trump. RS, what jasmine plant is the name of the national flower of the Philippines? Sampagita. K-Check. Carmela, Emma Watson played what character in the Harry Potter movie franchise? Hermione Cranger. K-Check. Denise, which bird of prey is a national bird of the Philippines? Philippine eagle. K-Check. AJ, which Marvel superhero was played by Robert Downey Jr. in 10 movies? Thor. Malay, Iron Man. RS, in what country is a TV series Crash Landing on You produced? South Korea. K-Check. Carmela, which power utility company plays as the boats in the PBA? Meralco. Denise, Harry Styles was a member of which boy band formed in 2010? One Direction. K-Check. AJ, which young general died in battle at Tiradpas? Gregorio Delpilar. RS, what film franchise starred Jennifer Lawrence as a girl on fire skilled in archery? Hunger Games. K-Check. And that's it for the first round of K-Check. Napakaingmit nalabanan kanin na first round. Carmela, can you tell us what your latest photo shoot? Oh yes, it's for a body positivity shoot because I'm a curvy model, and I do shoots for people who are curvy of body positivity. So we go on more on like shoots for plus size models and give them more positivity when it comes to angles that usual models we have because right now with social media and a lot of constraints about non-realistic beauty standards, I believe that body positivity through plus-size modeling can help enhance other people's confidence and self-esteem. What do you want to communicate to our young ladies? Well, obviously, just to be really comfortable in your own skin no matter who you are and what you want to be. Don't let unrealistic beauty standards especially in social media right now to dictate what you want to be and who you want to be. Just be you and that's what's beautiful about being ourselves. We all have our unique selves. Well said, well said. Kako naman, may tanang hok ay RS. Sabi nila philosopher kadaw. Paki-define naman yung philosophy para sa iyo. Define yung philosophy. Yung philosophy ko nalang naniniwala ako na yung pag-iral natin. Wala ng kaulogan. Pero yung kaulogan binubuhu siya ng memoria, ng ala-ala. Saka na mga babubutin bagay nang ginagawa natin dito sa salimuto. Sa mong inuhugot yung ganung klase ng definition mo ng filosopiya? Sa mga karanasan sa tunay na nangyari sa lipoonan. Tama naman yun, no? What a profound view online. Di ba? O gusto mo yun? Syempre, now let's do our recap from round one. Wow, this is very interesting. We actually have two people taking the lead. We have Denise at 30 points and RS at 30 points. And then they are followed by Carmela at 20 points. AJ, habol. Kayo, ilang tanong ang nasagot nyo? Ako marami. Mga five. So, ready ka na? Ready na ba kayong lahat for our Publish and Round? Next here on... Kcheck! Play pa rin ang ating karunungan check at bago tayo magsimula, ulit a recap of what happened last time. Si Denise chaka si RS ay pareho may 30 points at si Carmela ay may 20 points at si AJ ay habol. Si Professor Ricky, ay may tanong para kay AJ? Professor Ricky, anong tanong mo? AJ, bilang isang social worker, paano kaya yung best way ng pag-didistribute ng ayuda sa ating mag-aharal? Best ayuda sa pag-didistribute ng mga ayuda sa mga students, sir, is dapat po they are holistically empowered to be able to help other people. Hindi lang po. Thank you. Holistically empowered kaya mo yun? Sa tingin ko kaya mo. Mokan mo kaya mo talaga yun. Para makakawa ka ng ayuda kakayanin mo. Correct. Si Denise naman, tatalungin ko siya. Ikaw ay isang public, ano nga? Certified public accountant. Public accountant. Dream mo ba maging accountant talaga? Hindi, sir. Initially, for practicality purposes lang, pero eventually nagustuhan ko yung accounting. So, nintoloy-toloy pa. So successful ka ngayon? Magusabi ko naman, sir. Yes, pa. Tama naman yun, di ba? I wonder kung may firm na makalintig ka ang magkupunin siya, ano. Correct. We're now going into K-check pabilisan. Buzz in first for the right to answer the question. Correct answers are worth 20 points, pero sa round na ito minus 10 points ang maling sagot. Kaya contestants, think first before you press dot buzzer. Let's begin. In mythology, who was the king of frisia whose touch could turn everything to gold? My guess. My guess. K-check. Next question. In William Shakespeare's play of the same name, Hamlet is the prince of which European country? Ang tamang sagot ay? Denmark. Let's move on to our next question. What Southeast Asian country had Suharto for its precedent for 30 years? The answer is Indonesia. What is the last letter in the Greek alphabet? AJ. Omega. K-check. The famous character Mickey Mouse was created by UBI Works in which American animator in 1928. Carmela. Disney. K-check. Very good. Question number six. Which of Spider-Man's enemies was the main character in the 2021 film subtitled Let There Be Carnage? Carmela. Carnage. Green Goblin. Ang tamang sagot ay Venom. Willis Carrier is best known for his invention of what household appliance? The answer is air conditioner. Sounding like a geometric curve, what do you call a figure of speech where exaggeration is used for emphasis? AJ. Hyper Bowl. K-check. Accept that. What term comes from the Latin phrase for almost an island? Refers to land that is surrounded by water on three of its sides. The correct answer is peninsula. In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which character, originally known as Smeagol, was obsessed in getting back the ring? Ang tamang sagot ay Golung. One of the biggest hits of 2021 is Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic which is composed of Anderson Pack and which Filipino-American singer? RS. Bruno Mars. K-check. And the last question for round two. In mathematics, what do you call the longest side of a right triangle? And the correct answer is hypotenuse. And that's the end of our K-check's Pabilisan round. Let's have a recap first of what happened at last round. Now, una si Carmela with 50 points. Si AJ and si RS are tied sa 40 points at humahabol si Denise with 30 points. Dikit-dikit ang kanilang Ikaw bahas tingin mo, ay mga kahabul pa si Denise. Oh, very exciting. Pati si AJ o from 0-4. Diba, o from nothing to everything. Ikaw, Prof Wendell. Anong masasabi mo? I think they're just enjoying the game and I think despite the fact that dikit-dikit yung laban, ang excitement is may camaraderie between the participants and that's what I enjoy most about this batch. Totoan naman yung camaraderie, diba? It's important. Prof Neil, anong reaction mo sa last round? May reaction ako dun sa comment di, Sir Wendell, baka dapat mas-fiesty kasi competition ito quiz show. Baka dapat mas-tumaas ang level dun sa last round. So, hamon ko yung sa lahat ng contestants. Narinig mo yung 5-st. Sir Wendell, blaze this round. Okay, in just a few minutes, magkakalaman na as we go into the ultimate pagalingan. Up next, here on, K-check! Let us now have a recap of the performance of our contestants. Taking the lead at 50 points is Carmela. She's followed by two people, AJ and RS at 40 points and Denise has 30 points at the end of the competition. Yes, okay. So sana, mas gumaling pa sila. Para malaman at nyan, puta tayo sa K-check ultimate pagalingan where correct answers are worth 30 points. Wrong answers get a 15-point deduction. At para mas madagdagan ang kalaman ng ating mga contestants at viewers surround na ito sa mga professors ng ating panel of experts mangagaling ang mga tanong. At the end of the round, malalaman na natin kung sino ang tatangaling K-check daily winner. Contestants! Let's begin! Question number one, Prof Wendell. The question is, which beauty pageant gave the Philippines its first international crown? Miss Art? Miss Universe. Malipa yung. Denise. Miss International. K-check. Prof Ricky, next question please. What is the second deepest part of the earth that is located in southwest Pacific Ocean? Carmela, bring me the triangle. Malip. Denise. Mariana Trench. Malip. Ang deepest ay ang Mariana Trench. Ang second ay ang Tonga Trench. Prof Neil, question number three, please. After Luzon and Mindanao, what is the country's biggest island in terms of land area? Ang tamang sagot ay Samar. Prof Wendell, next question. During the 1990s, a Mexican actress and singer captivated Filipino audiences with her telenovelas like Marimar and Maria Delvario Hushi. Denise. Talia. K-check. Prof Ricky, next question. Sa math naman tayo. What is the next term of the arithmetic progression two, ten, eighteen, 26? Eight. Malip. Akit ng nang eight, bawat. So ang sagot ay 34. Prof Neil, next question. Who was the Philippine president that responded to the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s? Denise. Fidel B. Ramos. Naglingkod siyang pangulo mula 1992 hanggang 1998, ang tamang sagot ay Fidel Maldes Ramos. K-check. Prof Wendell. Which Filipino illustrator is regarded as the father of Tagalog comics and is known for giving life to the character Ken Coy? Denise. Malip. The correct answer is Antonio Velasquez, Tony Velasquez. Prof Ricky, next question please. Sa chemistry naman tayo. What is the crystal structure of sodium chloride unit cell? Pagkakaayos na mga atoms na kalaniwang salt, ang tawag ay FCC or face centered cubic. Prof Neil. What is the popular name of the European recovery program of the United States that provided aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II? Ipinangalan sa isang general na Amerkano, ang tamang sagot ay Marshall Plan. Prof Wendell. The question is commonly known as the queen of Latin music. Her biggest hit is Hipstone Tla, who is she? Kcheck. Prof Ricky. What are the four geological major layers of the earth? KJ. Water, air, fire, and land. Malip. Ng tamang sagot, inner core, outer core, mantel, and crust. Prof Neil. Uling tanong What three countries were considered the Allied powers in World War II? So pinaka, makapangyarihang mga bansa sa Western world ng 1940s. Ang tamang sagot ay Grand Britannia, Stados Unidos, and Union Soviet Union. Thank you so much. And that is it for Kcheck Ultimate Pagalingan. And that's it for Kcheck Ultimate Pagalingan. Congratulations to Denise, our Kcheck Daily Winner with a final score of 90 points. We'll see Denise again on Friday when she competes with our other Daily Winners for a spot in our semifinals. Thanks to Carmela, AJ, and RS for joining and to the members of our panel of experts, Professor Wendell, Professor Ricky, and Professor Neil. This is Aimee Sue Martinez. We'll see you tomorrow for another Kcheck!