Both guys and girls went head to head in a “Battle of the Sexes” philanthropy event, hosted by social club Delta Sigma last Thursday night in Shamblin Theater, where the girls ultimately took home the win.
The event helped raise money for the nonprofit Mercy Multiplied.
According to its website, Mercy Multiplied is a “nonprofit Christian organization dedicated to helping young women break free from life-controlling behaviors and situations, including eating disorders, self-harm, drug and alcohol addictions, unplanned pregnancy, depression, sexual abuse and sex trafficking.
“We hope to help every woman we serve experience God’s unconditional love, forgiveness and life-transforming power,” the organization said in a statement.
The night kicked off with an Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader round, which turned out to be a crowd favorite. Questions were asked about all kinds of different subjects, but the guys took home the win for that round with a score of 20 to five.
The next round was The Price is Right, and contestants were asked to write his or her guess for what a particular item was worth on his or her own whiteboard. The items ranged from Kate Spade to iRobot vacuum cleaners. It came close during that round, but the guys captured the win once again with a score of 40-20.
Although the guys took an early lead, the the girls took the lead after the two audience challenges. The audience challenges pulled a guy and a girl from the audience for a chance to win Nashville Predators tickets.
A Family Feud round was up next after the audience challenges. For most of the questions, the contestants fired off answers; however, the question, “Name a celebrity’s plastic surgeon that you would never go to,” nearly stumped the two teams. The girls took home that win.
The next set of contestants competed in a “Finish that Lyric” round. Both teams brought in some points, but the guys ultimately took that win as well.
It was then time for the final round — “Basic Trivia.” The guys fought hard but fell behind early, allowing the girls to capture that win with a huge lead.
Despite the guys winning multiple victories, after the final calculations, the girls were 2016’s “Battle of the Sexes” champions.
Senior Zack Eccleston was one of the contestants of the night. Eccleston said he had a lot fun participating in the battle and was glad he could play a part in helping raise money for a good cause.
“It was an opportunity to play some goofy games to raise money for charity, so I think it was a win-win,” Eccleston said. “Most people enjoy watching game shows like Family Feud and Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader, so I hope the audience got to have fun watching it too!”
To learn more about Mercy Multiplied, visit www.mercymultiplied.com.