2007 2007 Blue Heron Bowl-RefresherBlue Heron Bowl-Refresher

Tuesday, February 20Tuesday, February 20thth 2007 2007

Friday, February 23Friday, February 23rdrd 2007 2007

Match DetailsMatch Details

• 6-minute round6-minute round– Toss-up questionsToss-up questions– Bonus questionsBonus questions

• 2 Team Challenge 2 Team Challenge QuestionsQuestions

• At least 2 min breakAt least 2 min break

• 6-minute round6-minute round– Toss-up questionsToss-up questions– Bonus questionsBonus questions

Question typesQuestion types

• Toss-up (TU) questionsToss-up (TU) questions– Anyone may buzz inAnyone may buzz in– No collaborationNo collaboration– MUST be recognized by Moderator…otherwise BLURTMUST be recognized by Moderator…otherwise BLURT– May buzz in AFTER reading of question subjectMay buzz in AFTER reading of question subject

• Bonus questionsBonus questions– Awarded to winning team of TU questionAwarded to winning team of TU question– Team collaborationTeam collaboration– Only Captain may answerOnly Captain may answer

• Team Challenge Questions (TCQs)Team Challenge Questions (TCQs)– WrittenWritten– Captain must turn in team’s answerCaptain must turn in team’s answer

Question TimingQuestion Timing

• To answer TU questions…5 secondsTo answer TU questions…5 seconds– Allow natural pause of 3 seconds when Allow natural pause of 3 seconds when

answeringanswering

• To answer Bonus questions…20 To answer Bonus questions…20 secondsseconds– 5 second signal given5 second signal given

• To answer TCQs…at least 2 minutesTo answer TCQs…at least 2 minutes– 45 seconds signal given45 seconds signal given– 15 seconds signal given15 seconds signal given

ScoringScoring

Question TypeQuestion Type Points AwardedPoints Awarded

TUTU +4 pts and bonus+4 pts and bonus

BonusBonus +6 pts+6 pts

Incorrectly answered Incorrectly answered interrupted TUinterrupted TU -4 pts-4 pts

Unrecognized Unrecognized Interrupted TU (BLURT)Interrupted TU (BLURT) 0 pts0 pts

Incorrect BonusIncorrect Bonus 0 pts0 pts

TCQsTCQs +0-20 pts+0-20 pts

Answer Flow-ChartAnswer Flow-ChartYES

TU question is read by Moderator

Question read to

other team

YES

NO

Question re-read to other team

NO

YES

0 ptsYES

NO

NO

+4 pts+ Bonus

- 4pts

YES Other team may answer

YES

NO

Other team may answer

Re-read question to other team

Question Interrupted?

Subject line read?

Recognized by Moderator?

BLURT

BLURT

Correct?

BLURTNO

+4 pts+ Bonus

Answer phrasingAnswer phrasing

• First answer is the ONLY one that First answer is the ONLY one that countscounts

• May answer with the letter May answer with the letter (“W”,“X”,”Y”,”Z”)(“W”,“X”,”Y”,”Z”)

• May answer with the scientific answerMay answer with the scientific answer

• May answer with both the letter and May answer with both the letter and the scientific answerthe scientific answer

If Moderator gives answerIf Moderator gives answer

• TU question asked and answer TU question asked and answer incorrectly by one teamincorrectly by one team

• Moderator doesn’t give other team Moderator doesn’t give other team chance to answerchance to answer – Moderator skips to the next TU question Moderator skips to the next TU question

and presents it to the second team and presents it to the second team ONLYONLY

Time has run out…now Time has run out…now what?what?

Question read completely?

YES NOPlayer buzzed in?

NO

YES

GAMEOVER

Recognized byModerator?

BLURTNO

Other team gets 5s to answer AND Bonus if successful

YES

AnsweredCorrectly?

GAMEOVER

NO

YES

+4 pts. Bonus asked, then GAME OVER

GAMEOVER

NO

YES

BLURT

Re-read question to

other team AND Bonus option

NO

YES

NO

-4 pts. Re-Read ? to other team

with Bonus option

YES

ChallengesChallenges

• Two types:Two types:– Scientific answersScientific answers– Enforcement of Competition RulesEnforcement of Competition Rules

• Only team members may challengeOnly team members may challenge

• Must be made before Moderator begins Must be made before Moderator begins next questionnext question

• Competition “pauses” during challengesCompetition “pauses” during challenges

• Decisions from Appeals room are FINAL!Decisions from Appeals room are FINAL!

Tie-breakersTie-breakers

• Round-RobinRound-Robin– NO TIE-BREAKERSNO TIE-BREAKERS– 2 pts win2 pts win– 1 pt tie1 pt tie– 0 pts loss0 pts loss– Place in Round-Place in Round-

Robin determines Robin determines seed for Double seed for Double EliminationElimination

• Double EliminationDouble Elimination– A series of 5 toss-up A series of 5 toss-up

questions are used questions are used to break the tie.to break the tie.

Misc. rulesMisc. rules

• Alternates sub in ONLY at breakAlternates sub in ONLY at break

• Coach and alternate introduction at the Coach and alternate introduction at the beginning of matchbeginning of match

• NO audience participationNO audience participation

• NO notes at the beginning of matchNO notes at the beginning of match

• NO photography except by competition NO photography except by competition hostshosts

Answer Flow-ChartAnswer Flow-Chart

YES

TU question is read by Moderator

Question interrupted?Subject line

Read? Recognized byModerator?

BLURT. Question read to

other team

YESNO

BLURT. Question re-read to other team

NO

Correct?

YES

0 pts

YES NO

NO

Recognized byModerator?

Correct?

+4 pts +bonus

-4 pts

YES

BLURT. Other team may answer

NO

YES

NO +4 pts +bonus

Other team may answerRe-read question and other team may answer