The Champions!
The Trivia Bowl Rice Cup Champion is the team with the highest number of points after the final round. Trivia Bowl has been held every year in person, since the early 1990’s except for 1999 and in 2010, when the Los Angeles Chapter hosted the AAJA national convention, and 2020, 2021, 2022 during the Pandemic.
- 2025 Trivia Bowl XXVII: Japanese American Bar Association
- 2024 Trivia Bowl XXVI: Los Angeles Times
- 2023 Trivia Bowl XXV: Japanese American Bar Association
- 2019 Trivia Bowl XXIV: Japanese American Bar Association
- 2018 Trivia Bowl XXIII: Los Angeles Times
- 2017 Trivia Bowl XXII: Los Angeles Times
- 2016 Trivia Bowl XXI: Los Angeles Times
- 2015 Trivia Bowl XX: Los Angeles Times
- 2014 Trivia Bowl XIX: Japanese American Bar Association
- 2013 Trivia Bowl XVIII: 89.3 FM KPCC
- 2012 Trivia Bowl XVII: Japanese American Bar Association
- 2011 Trivia Bowl XVI: Japanese American Bar Association
- 2009 Trivia Bowl XV: Japanese American Bar Association
- 2008 Trivia Bowl XIV: Fong & Chun, LLP Stuart I. Folinsky Law Office
- 2007 Trivia Bowl XIII: Fong & Chun, LLP Stuart I. Folinsky Law Office
- 2006 Trivia Bowl XII: Japanese American Bar Association
- 2005 Trivia Bowl XI: Asian Pacific American Legal Center
- 2004 Trivia Bowl X: NBC4
- 2003 Trivia Bowl IX: Orange County Register
- 2002 Trivia Bowl VIII: Japanese American Bar Association
- 2001 Trivia Bowl VII: Japanese American Bar Association
- 2000 Trivia Bowl VI: Asian Pacific American Legal Center
- 1998 Trivia Bowl V: City News Service
- 1997 Trivia Bowl IV: Long Beach Press-Telegram
- 1996 Trivia Bowl III: Daily News
- 1995 Trivia Bowl II: Daily News
- 1994 Trivia Bowl I: City News Service
Grasshopper Cup Winners
College Bowl is comprised of six local University teams competing against each other and within the Trivia Bowl competition.
The inaugural College Bowl was held in 2011 at Trivia Bowl XVI.
- 2025 Trivia Bowl XXVII: Cal State Long Beach
- 2024 Trivia Bowl XXVI: Cal State Long Beach
- 2023 Trivia Bowl XXV: Cal State Long Beach
- 2019 Trivia Bowl XXIV: Cal State Long Beach
- 2018 Trivia Bowl XXIII: UCLA
- 2017 Trivia Bowl XXII: UCLA
- 2016 Trivia Bowl XXI: UCLA
- 2015 Trivia Bowl XX: USC
- 2014 Trivia Bowl XIX: UCLA
- 2013 Trivia Bowl XVIII: UCLA
- 2012 Trivia Bowl XVII: UCLA
- 2011 Trivia Bowl XVI: USC
Spirit Award Winners
The Spirit Award is awarded to the team that demonstrates the most positive engagement, animated enthusiasm and team uniform, in spite of non-competitive quiz scores. One year, the winning “Spirit Award” team received a year’s supply of instant noodles.
- 2025 TRIVIA BOWL XXVII: IW GROUP
- 2024 TRIVIA BOWL XXVI: IW GROUP
- 2023 TRIVIA BOWL XXV: IW GROUP
- 2019 Trivia Bowl XXIV: IW Group
- 2018 Trivia Bowl XXIII: Asian Americans Advancing Justice
- 2017 Trivia Bowl XXII: Asian Americans Advancing Justice
- 2016 Trivia Bowl XXI: IW Group
- 2015 Trivia Bowl XX: IW Group
- 2014 Trivia Bowl XIX: Cerrell Associates
- 2013 Trivia Bowl XVIII: IW Group
- 2012 Trivia Bowl XVII: IW Group