Describe a time when you won a prize or a game

I'd like to talk about the time I won a quiz competition at my university, in my second year. Our faculty organised an annual general knowledge quiz, with teams of four from different departments. A few of my friends and I decided to enter more or less for fun, since none of us thought we had much chance against the students who had won in previous years.

The quiz took place on a Friday evening in a big lecture hall. There were around twenty teams, and the atmosphere was tense but friendly. The questions covered history, geography, science, sport and popular culture, and we had to write our answers on paper. Our team was well balanced: I knew a lot about history, my friend Kamol was good at geography, Zarina loved science, and Bekzod knew everything about football and films. After the first two rounds, we were in the middle of the table, but in the third round, we got every question right and moved into second place.

The final round was a tie-break against the team from the law faculty. We both answered the last question correctly, but ours was faster. We had won by a single point, which was a close call.

When the host announced our name, we jumped up and cheered. We received a small trophy and gift vouchers for a café. I was thrilled to bits, and I think I was smiling for the entire evening. Winning together made the moment even better, and we celebrated by spending the vouchers on coffee and cake the next week.