{
  "id": 2179859,
  "title": "NSMQ 2026: Heartbreak for Techiman SHS as Wesley High edge them by one point in prelims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nsmq-2026-heartbreak-for-techiman-shs-as-wesley-high-edge-them-by-one",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T16:50:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/nsmq-2026-heartbreak-for-techiman-shs-as-wesley-high-edge-them-by-one-point-in-prelims/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Techiman Senior High School experienced heartache as they suffered a narrow defeat to Wesley High School, Bekwai in the Preliminary Stage of the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz. Starting the contest with 11 points, Techiman trailed behind Wesley High's 16 points. As the competition heated up, Techiman and Wesley both rose to 20 points, while Esaase Bontefufuo remained at 11 points. Techiman pushed forward in Round Three, reaching 27 points, just one point behind Wesley who had 28 points. By the end of Round Four, Wesley had widened their lead to 35 points, with Techiman at 31 points and Esaase Bontefufuo at 23 points. In the final round, Techiman fought to close the gap, answering the first riddle correctly. However, their one-point loss in the True or False round proved to be the deciding factor, resulting in Wesley High School emerging victorious with 38 points, followed by Techiman SHS with 37 points, and Esaase Bontefufuo SHTS finishing on 23 points. The defeat meant Techiman SHS will not advance to the One-Eighth Stage, ending their NSMQ 2026 journey at the preliminaries.",
  "summary": "It was heartbreak for Techiman Senior High School as their 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) campaign came to an end at the Preliminary Stage, after they narrowly lost to Wesley High School, Bekwai by just one point.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "NSMQ 2026: St. Hubert Sem edge Bright SHS in three-point thriller to book one-eighth spot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nsmq-2026-st-hubert-sem-edge-bright-shs-in-three-point-thriller-to",
        "published": "2026-08-20T14:26:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}