 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. Now, let's put that power to the test. It's time for... K-CHECK! Hello everyone, I am Jonelle Labor. Kupo si Amy Subartines and this is K-CHECK, the US and smartest game show on Philippine television. We searched all over the country for people na hindi nagsasawang dagdagan ang kanilang kaalaman. Titig na natin ngayon kung gaano katindi ang brain power nila. And in the final week of the competition, malalaman natin kung sino ang kaunang-unang tatangaling K-CHECK champion. Nandito na tayo sa weekly finals, hila-lanin natin ngayon ng ating apat na daily winners. One of them will move to a spot in our semifinals kung pumasasya sa ating K-CHECK sa araw na ito. Nard is a third-year mathematics education student at UP Delimand, currently serving as college representative to the University Student Council and is a multilingual. Denise is a graduate of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and is a certified public accountant who loves to watch basketball and sitcoms. Gabby is a second-year BS geology student at UP Delimand. He has 4,000 hours spent on playing Dota 2 and Esel is a graduate of Kesson City Science High School and an incoming freshman of UP Delimand. He and his family loves to take care of cats. These four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-CHECK panel of experts. Professor Wendell Kapili of the College of Arts and Letters, UP Delimand. Professor Rikin Nelyas of the Institute of Chemistry, UP Delimand. And Professor Niel Santillian, Chairperson of the UP Delimand Department of History. Welcome, everyone. I'm you, weekly finals. Matas ang expectation ko sa tagisa ng talino sa araw na ito. Ako din, we have the best right here. Kama naman yan, no? So contestants, papasok na tayo sa K-CHECK paramihan where each correct answer is worth 10 points and this is your chance to bank as many points as you can and take the all-important early lead. Let's begin. Let's begin. Nard, what is covered by the earth's shadow in a lunar eclipse? Apo, G. Malay, the moon. Denise, in what province can you find Cologne Street and Magellan's Cross? Cebu. Cebu, K-CHECK. Gabi, in what sport can you score a turkey by rolling three straight strikes? Bowling. Bowling, K-CHECK. Esa, what does the S in the government agency FIVOX stand for? Sismology. Sismology, K-CHECK. Nard, in what sport is there a stroke known as butterfly? Swimming. Swimming, K-CHECK. Denise, what does the G in the government agency Pag-ASA stand for? Geophysical. Geophysical. K-CHECK. Gabi, in what continent can you find Israel? Europe. Europe, Malay. Asia. In what sport, Esa, can you throw an uppercut or a left hook? Boxing. Boxing, K-CHECK. Nard, hepatitis is the inflammation of what body part? Malay, liver. Denise, in what sport can you send a shuttle cock to speeds of over 200 kHz per hour? Badminton. Badminton, correct. K-CHECK. Gabi, what does the moon cover in a solar eclipse? The sun. The sun, K-CHECK. Esa, which Roman god of love is often depicted as a winged child with a bow? Atina. Cupid. That's it for round one. Exciting ng round one. Dama ka dyan, no? Parang lahat talaga gusto hong lumaban. Ang dami nilang nasagot. Professor Ricky, curious ka daw kay Nard? Anong tanong mo sa kanina? Curious ako kay Nard, kasi math ed siya. Ang daming takot sa math. So ed ka pa. So paano may ituturo sa mga takot sa math ang math? So, of course, no? Yung pag-integrate ng math concepts, interreal life concepts, yun yung isa sa mga ways para mas maintindihan ng mga students, yung mga math concepts na kailangan nilang malaman. So, limbawa, yung integration, sa mga nilang nag-agamit yung integration sa med, sa engineering, para mas ma-appreciate pa po nila yung concept. Dama naman yun, no? Oh, ang panang may na-tutuna nako kay Nard. Correct, liba. Kasi lahat naman na yung math talaga. Tato. It's how the universe speak. Let us now do a recap of the performance of our contestants. Denise is leading with 30 points. She's followed by Gabby and Esl at 20 points. And third is Nard at 10 points. Nard, habul ka. Kayo, ilang tanong ang nasagot nyo? 12. Kasi perfect tayo sa Mascom. Ako de, 12 na. Of course, di ba? At ready na ba kayong lahat for the Publish and Round? Next, here on... K-Check! Welcome back sa ating Karunungan Check Weekly Finals. Para sa ating recap, na una si Denise na may 30 points, sunod si Gabby and Esl na may 20 points each at si Nard na may 10 points. Habul tayo Nard, okay? Ikaw, Denise. Dahil na una naka naman, sabi sa kanina, ikaw ay mahirig sa basketball. Tama ba ako? Okay? Ano meron sa basketball na kinakahiligan mo? Naging banding po kasi namin yung tatay ko. So, simula, bata pa lang ako nanonod na ako ng basketball local or international. So, hanggang ngayon. Okay, sino ang paborito yung dalawa ng tatay mo? Yung same na player? Bisa nagaaway na po kami sa team namin. So, ako ang paborito ko is si Jamorant Memphis Gracie. So, yung tatay ko iba. Ikaw naman, Gabby. Mahili ka rau sa Dota. Dota 2. Ano pinagkaiba ng Dota 1 sa Dota 2? Mas maganda po yung graphics ng Dota 2. Mas mahirap ba ang Dota 2? Hindi naman po. Okay, so, dahil 4000 hours ka ng naglalarunyan, ilang hours o pagustong ilaro ulit yan sa mga kasunod naraw. Ibala ko po siya in-double sa buong college life ko. Ano ka? Kayang classing CPU, meron yung batang yan. May cluster yata yan. Correct ko. Napaka-init ng Round 1, Professor Neal. Ano ang assessment mo? Well, sobrang init ng Round 1. Nagpakitanggila siyong apat na contestant. So, of course, leading ngayon sa Denise. Pero, I think kaya yung habulin yan kasi mga daily winners, itong patlong ito. Pero, sinards, malaking hamon yan. Kaya panghumabol, meron pang rounds 2 and 3. I couldn't agree more. Tama si Professor Neal. Now, we're going into K-check pabilisan. Buzz in first for the right to answer the questions. Correct answers are worth 20 points, pero sa round na ito, minus 10 points ang maling sagot. Contestant, strategy is key. Let's begin. Let's begin with round 2. The first question. What is the more popular name of Stefani, Johan, Angelina, Nard? Pedigaga. K-check. Next question. What present day country was once known as Persia? Nard. Syria. Malik. Esal. Kiran. K-check. Given the surname of the mayor of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, who was a former world heavyweight boxing champion, the answer is Klitschko with first name Vitaly. Next question. What 25 kilometer river runs from Laguna Dibay to Manila Bay over more than 20 bridges including Kyiv. Nard. Pasig River. K-check. Next question. How many times in a month does a bi-weekly publication come out? Gabby. Eight. Malik. Nard. Twice. K-check. Which South American mammal that can grow to four feet in length and weigh 140 pounds is the largest living rodent in the world? Gabby. Gabibara. K-check. In what province was a former president Rodrigo Duterte born? Nard. Davoudal Norte. In what province was former president Rodrigo Duterte born in 1945? The correct answer is Southern Leyte. One of the top hit songs in the year-end global, 200 music charts was the single How You Like That that was recorded by which girl? Nard. Gafin. K-check. What twin buildings in Kuala Lumpur? Nard? Um... Gabby. Petronas Towers. K-check. The Basilica de la Sagrada Familia is a Roman Catholic church that is still under construction. It can be found in which European city? Denise. Spain. City. Gabby. Barcelona, Spain. K-check. Next question. In a current event, which author of the satanic verses was hospitalized after a stabbing at a speech in New York? The correct answer is Salman Morshti. The last question for round two. Which female Dutch dancer was a famous German spy during World War I? The correct answer is Matahari. And that's the end of our K-check Publish and Round. Napaka exciting ng round na yun. Oh, challenging, di ba? Challenging, kasi andami-dami mo kailangan dat malaman. Esel, ano yung strategy mo para ikaw o manalo ngayong araw na ito? Make sure ko lang alun ko yung sagot baka babakas eh, baka mabukas na nil. Tama naman yun. Kailangan talaga certain ka doon sa sagot mo. Prof Wendell. Tama ba ang strategy na yun, Esel? Pag-ikotama, what's incredible is we have to remember that in this particular group, Esel is the youngest. For somebody with that determination and maturity, not to be intimidated by the more experienced opponent. It's something that you have to comment. Very well said, sir Wendell. Ngayon, let's do a points recap na una si Gabby with 70 points, sumusanod si Nard with 60 points, si Esel with 40 points, and then si Denise with 20 points. Again, kailangan nileng humabol ni Denise at si Esel. Paano kaya mag-end ang labanang ito? Masasagot yan sa ating ultimate pag-alinga round up next, here on... Game check! Competition is Gabby with 70 points, followed by Nard at 60 points. This is a close call. And then we have Esel at 40 points, and Denise at 24 points, which is 4. Sino kaya sa 4 ang mananalo. We'll find out in our K-check ultimate pag-alingan where correct answers are worth 30 points. Wrong answers get a 15-point deduction. At para mas madagdagan ang kaalaman ng ating contestants at viewers sa round na ito, sa mga professors ng ating panel of experts mangagaling ang mga tanong. At the end of this round, malalaman natin kung sino ang tatangaling K-check weekly winner. Let's begin! Let's begin the round. Professor Wendel, question number one please. Okay, the question is known for works like El Tres de Mayo and The Clothed Maha, who is the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, kahit family name will do. Esel. Pablo Picasso. Malay. The correct answer is Goya or Francisco Goya. Prof. Ricky, question please. Which metal element is the primary component of bauxite ore? The correct answer is aluminum. Prof. Neil. Which term for the morbid fear of foreigners can also mean dislike, off or prejudice against people from other countries? Ang tamang sagot ay xenophobia. Prof. Wendel, question? The question is which Norwegian has won more Olympic and world titles than any other female figure skater? The correct answer is Sonja Hennie. Prof. Ricky. Next question for math. What do you call an expression obtained by finite number of the fundamental operations of algebra upon symbols representing numbers? The correct answer is algebraic expression. Prof. Neil. Limasawa, the site of the first Christian mass in the Philippines, is part of what present-day province. Leyte. Malay. Dito rin ipinanganak si Dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ang tamang sagot ay southern Leyte. Prof. Wendel. The question is which musical artist became the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize, the most prestigious literary prize in America? The correct answer is Kendrick Lamar. Prof. Ricky. What do you call the altitude of 100 km above sea level that marks the beginning of space where human travelers are considered astronauts? The correct answer is Carmen Lai. Prof. Neil. What is the Philippine island province that has more volcanoes than towns? Ang province siyang ito ay may pitong vulkan at meron lang siyang limang bayan. Ito rin ang site ng annual Lanzones Festival. Ang tamang sagot ay kamihin. Prof. Wendel. The Russian novelist, authored War and Peace and Anna Kaninina, two of the finest novels ever written. The correct answer is Leo Tolstoy. Prof. Ricky. What is the stage in Mayosis where homologous chromosomes separate and move towards opposite poles? Part. Anna phase two. The correct answer is Anna phase one. Prof. Neil. Uling tanong belief on monotheism fusing the tenets and traditions of Hinduism and Islam is observed by which religion? Ang tamang sagot ay Sikhism. Thank you so much, Prof. Neil. That's it for K-check Ultimate Pagalingan. And that's it for K-check Ultimate Pagalingan. Congratulations to Gabi, K-check weekly winner with a final score of 70 points. We'll see Gabi again in the semi-final. Thanks to Nard, Denise and Asil for joining and to the members of our panel of experts, Prof. Wendel, Prof. Ricky and Prof. Neil. I'm Isu Martinez. And I am Jonella Bohr. Join us again on Monday for another K-check!