'Google Boy' achieves record score in the 2017 Road to Olympia competition.

With 400 points, Phan Dang Nhat Minh (Hai Lang High School, Quang Tri), nicknamed "Google Boy," not only won the weekly competition but also achieved a record score in the 2017 Road to Olympia competition.

Participating in the 17th season of the "Road to Olympia" program, Phan Đăng Nhật Minh gained recognition and attention as he was previously the champion of the "Conquer" competition for junior high school students. In the first week of March, first quarter, Nhật Minh continued to demonstrate impressive form, leading the pack in all competition rounds.

In the Warm-up round, Nhat Minh excelled, scoring 100 points by answering 10 out of 12 questions correctly.

In the Obstacle Course section, by the second question, she had correctly identified the keyword for the Obstacle as "Pi". This put her in the lead with 170 points.

Nhat Minh said that after hearing the second question, he took 5 seconds to decide whether to press the buzzer to answer the Obstacle Course question. “Because if I answered incorrectly, it would mean I wouldn’t be able to continue participating in this part of the competition. So when I pressed the buzzer, I was 95% sure my answer was correct,” Nhat Minh said.

In the Speed ​​Round, Nhat Minh continued to show impressive form by answering all the questions correctly, earning a total of 280 points and maintaining his lead in the competition.

In the final round, Nhat Minh chose the 80-point question package and, notably, answered the "Star of Hope" question about English correctly, earning a total of 370 points.

In addition, Nhat Minh earned an extra 30 points from two questions in the final round of the competition, which were answered by his fellow contestant Khanh Linh. This secured him the laurel wreath for the week's competition with a total score of 400 points. Notably, this is also a record score for the 2017 Road to Olympia program to date.

Besides Nhật Minh, Nguyễn Thanh Tú (Nguyễn Du High School, Thái Bình) scored 210 points. Nguyễn Văn Cao (Ứng Hòa A High School, Hanoi) scored 190 points and Đỗ Khánh Linh (Hùng Vương Specialized High School, Bình Dương) scored 130 points.

According to Vietnamnet