JUNE 23, 2020
The city of Mentor has defended their title in the 2020 Mind Challenge for the New Majority championship with a 97-89 victory over Broadview Heights in a thrilling final round. Mentor was over 20 points behind at halftime in their Fact Finding Four semi-final battle with Broadview Heights, Rocky River and Cleveland Heights. They tied Rocky River for 2nd and won the tie breaker to advance to the finals where they pulled away from Broadview Heights late in the first half and held on to win. Mentor won $2,500 for their Senior Center, Broadview Heights won $1,500, Rocky River, the 2019 runner up won $1,000 and Cleveland Heights won $500. This year’s tournament grew from 16 cities in 2019 to 36 cities in 2020 (paired to 34 with Parma and Parma Heights and Chardon and Chesterland combining their teams).75 total teams and over 450 participants started out in January and continued with regional matches in February and March. Then the Covid 19 hit and closed the senior centers so we decided to fulfill the remainder of the tournament virtually on Facebook Live. Trivia host Lana Oriani worked diligently behind the scenes overcoming many technical glitches to conduct a great tournament.
“We congratulate all the teams for their participation and adaptation to this virtual format. Mentor’s win and the addition of two new teams to the final four only confirms the dedication seniors have to using their minds and enhancing their socialization skills to achieve the ultimate victory. In this unprecedented time of the coronavirus, Mentor is worthy of all the accolades for their win. Now it’s on to 2021” from co-founders Phil Levine and Art Greenberg.
2020 mind challenge champions Mentor, ohio
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2020 Mind Challenge Champs - Mentor, Ohio
Pictured from Left-Art Greenberg-Co Founder-The Mind Challenge, Gary Seeman, Bill Quigney, Robin Quigney, Fran Meinke,
Dee Groynom-Phil Levine-Co Founder The Mind Challenge (not shown-Sherry Seeman-Mentor Team)