The 2025 Cowbellpedia Competition, themed “The Mega Minds” has crowned Peace Adewole of Welkins International School and Kenechukwu Azuike of St. Gregory’s College as champions of the Junior and Senior categories, respectively.
Both winners received five (5) million Naira each and an all-expense-paid trip to Kenya, a full year supply of Cowbell, alongside laptops and projectors for their schools.
With a total prize pool of up to 100 million Naira, the 14-week Cowbellpedia show not only rewarded contestants from the preliminaries stage to the finals but also kept its audience ‘mentally entertained’.
The iconic STEM and general knowledge quiz show continues to showcase and reward brilliance, wits, and intelligence among Nigeria’s brightest secondary school students.
This year’s season raised the stakes, attracting over 5,000 students aged 11–17 from secondary schools across Nigeria to participate in a computer-based test (CBT). From this pool, the top 132 (66 students each from the Junior & Senior categories) students advanced to the elimination stage, with 48 students from both the junior and senior categories qualifying for the quarterfinals, 16 for the semi-finals, and 8 for the finals.
The competition featured 78 intense rounds of intellectual battle. It culminated in a grand finale showcasing four gripping segments, 60 Seconds of Fame, Zone of Power, Cowbellpedia Bank, and the decisive Dignitary Shots, where the finalists vied for the coveted top prize under the watchful gaze of guest dignitary Francois Gillet, Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria.
The crowned champion and winner of the Junior category, Peace Adewole from Welkins International Schools answered the question in the Dignitary Shots segment in just 0.52 seconds, winning a cash prize of ₦5 million and an all-expense-paid educational trip to Kenya. Haruna Salvin, who kept everyone on their toes throughout the competition, competed in the Dignitary Shots segment with a time of 0.88 seconds, earning him the position of first runner-up and a cash prize of ₦3 million. Onyema Alexis, the only girl to reach the finals, emerged as the second runner-up and won ₦2 million, while Anyaeji Arthur finished as the third runner-up, earning ₦500,000.
In the Senior category, Kenechukwu Azuike claimed victory, with Fopefoluwa Adegboye, Prince Orji, and Lyon Awhaisoba, winning ₦3 million, ₦2 million and ₦500,000 to clinch the second, third and fourth positions, respectively.
Parents and Teachers also shared in the winnings of the 2025 Cowbellpedia Competition. Peace Adewole’s guardian, Mr. Beckley Adebayo, topped the junior parents’ segment, winning ₦500,000, while Mr. Remi Adegboye led the Senior parents’ segment, winning ₦500,000. Outstanding teachers like Mr. Babayode Samuel from St. Gregory’s College and Mr. Egbeyemi Stephen from Ambassadors College each received ₦1 million and brand-new laptops.
