In this quiz:
 New Mexico (NM), Florida (FL), South Carolina
Quizmaster: 
 Dave Douglass
Preview: (NM) hopes to rebound from their first loss. (FL) after finishing third last year, hopes to get to the finals again with a depleted crew, (SC) In PQA and hoping to prove that SC still has some of the best talent in the country.
1. Casey(SC) jumps and errors, (FL) gets the rebound
2. David (FL) gets the jump and correct answer.
3. (SC) gets the correct answer.
4. Kelsey (FL) stands and gets it right.
5. Quote the verse: Casey (SC) jumps and answers correctly 
6. Casey(SC) stands and errors, (NM) gets the tossup.
7. Kelsey(FL) gets the jump and errors, (NM) gets the tossup again.
Timeout SC. 40(NM)-60(FL)-40(SC)
8. Finish the verse: David (FL) gets it right.
9. Casey(SC) beats everyone and gets it.
10. Casey (SC) gets two in a row.
11. (NM) gets it
12. Casey gets another one.
13. Seat 2 for (SC) nails it. 
14. (NM) ties FL for the middle
15. David (FL) gets it right.
16. Quote the verse: nobody stands.
16 repeated. Finish the verse: David (FL) gets it and ties (SC) for the high.
17. Michael(NM) stands and gets a tough 50-50.
18. Casey(SC) stands and runs out of time, (FL) gets the tossup.
19. (NM) gets it to move ahead of (SC) for the middle
20. Nobody stands.
20 repeated. (NM) stands and gets it correct to tie (FL) for the high. (SC) gets their first loss.
Tie (FL) and (NM) for high
Tiebreaker #1: David (FL) gets it.
Final Score: 160(FL)-140(NM)-110(SC)
Summary: (FL) seems a little slow but capable of going deep. NM survived by getting key questions at the end of the quiz. (SC) had a HUGE run in the middle to take the top spot but fell in the end by (NM) scorching hot jumping.