2007
Blue Heron Bowl-Refresher
Tuesday, February 20th 2007
Friday, February 23rd 2007
Match Details
• 6-minute round
– Toss-up questions
– Bonus questions
• 2 Team Challenge Questions
• At least 2 min break
• 6-minute round
– Toss-up questions
– Bonus questions
Question types
• Toss-up (TU) questions
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Anyone may buzz in
No collaboration
MUST be recognized by Moderator…otherwise BLURT
May buzz in AFTER reading of question subject
• Bonus questions
– Awarded to winning team of TU question
– Team collaboration
– Only Captain may answer
• Team Challenge Questions (TCQs)
– Written
– Captain must turn in team’s answer
Question Timing
• To answer TU questions…5 seconds
– Allow natural pause of 3 seconds when
answering
• To answer Bonus questions…20 seconds
– 5 second signal given
• To answer TCQs…at least 2 minutes
– 45 seconds signal given
– 15 seconds signal given
Scoring
Question Type
TU
Bonus
Incorrectly answered
interrupted TU
Unrecognized Interrupted
TU (BLURT)
Incorrect Bonus
TCQs
Points Awarded
+4 pts and bonus
+6 pts
-4 pts
0 pts
0 pts
+0-20 pts
Answer Flow-Chart
TU question is read
by Moderator
NO
YES
Subject line read?
BLURT
Question Interrupted?
NO
YES
Question read
to other team
BLURT
NO
Question reread to other
team
NO
NO
Recognized by
Moderator?
YES
YES
- 4pts
YES
Re-read question
to other team
+4 pts
+ Bonus
Other team
may answer
NO
Correct?
BLURT
YES
+4 pts
+ Bonus
0 pts
Other team
may answer
Answer phrasing
• First answer is the ONLY one that counts
• May answer with the letter
(“W”,“X”,”Y”,”Z”)
• May answer with the scientific answer
• May answer with both the letter and the
scientific answer
If Moderator gives answer
• TU question asked and answer incorrectly
by one team
• Moderator doesn’t give other team chance
to answer
– Moderator skips to the next TU question and
presents it to the second team ONLY
Time has run out…now what?
Question read completely?
YES
NO
Player buzzed in?
NO
GAME
OVER
BLURT
NO
Other team gets 5s
to answer AND
Bonus if successful
GAME
OVER
NO
YES
YES
Recognized by
Moderator?
YES
YES
Answered
YES Correctly? YES
+4 pts. Bonus asked,
then GAME OVER
NO
NO
GAME
OVER
BLURT
Re-read question
to other team
AND Bonus option
NO
-4 pts. Re-Read ?
to other team with
Bonus option
Challenges
• Two types:
– Scientific answers
– Enforcement of Competition Rules
• Only team members may challenge
• Must be made before Moderator begins
next question
• Competition “pauses” during challenges
• Decisions from Appeals room are FINAL!
Tie-breakers
• Round-Robin
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NO TIE-BREAKERS
2 pts win
1 pt tie
0 pts loss
Place in Round-Robin
determines seed for
Double Elimination
• Double Elimination
– A series of 5 toss-up
questions are used to
break the tie.
Misc. rules
• Alternates sub in ONLY at break
• Coach and alternate introduction at the
beginning of match
• NO audience participation
• NO notes at the beginning of match
• NO photography except by competition hosts
Answer Flow-Chart
TU question is read
by Moderator
YES
Subject line
Read?
NO
BLURT.
Question read
to other team
NO
Question interrupted?
YES
NO
Recognized by
Moderator?
NO
BLURT. Question
re-read to other
team
BLURT.
Other team
may answer
YES
YES
+4 pts
+bonus
Re-read question and
other team may answer
Recognized by
Moderator?
Correct?
NO
-4 pts
YES
Correct?
YES
NO
+4 pts
+bonus
0 pts
Other team may answer