Off the Bench Live: 2025 JAM Query Check!

About this episode

The episode features a live game show where contestants compete in laboratory knowledge and creative scenarios.

Recorded live and in person at the 2025 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting in Sacramento, California, it’s the return of Query Check! Hosts Doryan Redding and Emily Woten take the stage once again for this Off the Bench game show tradition, joined by Sophia Chandrasekar for a special preface to kick things off. Contestants Emilia Marrero, Heather Parks, and Emily Reed face off in a fast-paced battle of laboratory-ish knowledge, creative scenarios, and just the right amount of chaos. So ... who earned the bragging rights and took home the coveted Query Check Champion Trophy? Listen and play along to find out!

People in this episode

Host: Doryan Redding

Guests: Sophia Chandrasekar, Emilia Marrero, Heather Parks, Emily Reed

Topics covered

• game show
• laboratory knowledge
• chaos

Keywords

• 2025 ASCLS
• AGT
• SAFMLS
• Joint Annual Meeting
• Sacramento

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Query Check

Books & works: Off the Bench

Places: Sacramento, California

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