For Immediate Release:
February 14, 2020

Marlboro High School wins County Consumer Bowl
Marlboro will move on to Central Regional Competition

HOWELL, NJ – Marlboro High School finished victorious in the 2020 Monmouth County Consumer Bowl, a game-show-style competition for teams of high school students, held on Thursday, Feb. 13 at the Monmouth County Fire Academy.

“Each year, I am impressed by these young adults who participate and demonstrate their knowledge of consumer-related legislation, regulation, fraud and more,” said Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, liaison to the Division of Consumer Affairs. “This friendly competition between County high schools emphasizes the importance of outreach and how this Division executes consumer laws to help residents who suspect they might be victims of malpractice.”

Consumers from six high schools answered consumer-related questions in a multiple choice and open-ended format to test their knowledge of consumer issues, such as internet fraud and buying and leasing automobiles.

In the final round, Marlboro High School and Freehold High School faced off. Even though the scores were close, the Marlboro team was victorious and won the 2020 County Consumer Bowl.

Team members include Matthew Goodman (team captain), Nikhit Basineni, Ankit Adimala, Jacob Zhang and Finn Leahy. Their teacher and advisor is Patrick Scinto.

Teams from Freehold High School, Freehold Township High School, Howell High School, Manalapan High School, Marlboro High School and Raritan High School participated in the competition.

The Marlboro High School team now moves on to the Central Regional Competition held on Wednesday, April 22 with home-field advantage as the competition will be held at the Monmouth County Fire Academy. The winner of the regional competition will go on to compete in the 2020 New Jersey State Consumer Bowl scheduled for May in Trenton.

The New Jersey High School Consumer Bowl is a program of the State Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Consumer Affairs. It was established in 1997 to help students learn about consumer issues that will benefit each of them throughout their lives.

The Division of Consumer Affairs is a law enforcement agency, created and funded by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Division helps protect residents against consumer fraud and dishonest business practices by enforcing the State Consumer Fraud Act among other regulations.