Teams will receive 5 points for a correct answer; NO points will be deducted for an incorrect answer. If the answer given is not clear to the moderator, s/he will ask the judges to make a final decision. If a team wishes to challenge a decision, the team captain must say “challenge” immediately after the decision. Challenges will not be taken after the next question is read. In the event of a tie during any match, a tiebreaker match will be held. If the tiebreaker match ends in a tie, the cumulative point totals for each team will be added up (excluding any points awarded during tiebreaker matches) to determine the winner of the match. Final Placement The teams who advance to the FINAL MATCH of the tournament will earn a final placement of 1st or 2nd place, with 1st place going to the team with the higher score in the final elimination match. The tiebreaker rules notated in #11 above will apply to the FINAL MATCH. If necessary, a 3rd Place match will be held to determine 3rd “Bronze Medal” place. The losing team of the match will receive 4th place in the “Bronze Medal” final rankings. The tiebreaker rules notated in #11 above will apply to the “Bronze Medal” match. The remaining final placements will be determined based on the points earned in the tournament. Scoring Points toward the overall cumulative score of the Competition will only be awarded to the top 8 teams. Teams can earn a maximum of 100 points to count towards their cumulative Competition score. Final Placement: 1st Place Team 100 Points – 2nd Place Team 98 Points – 3rd Place Team 96 Points – 4th Place Team 94 Points – 5th Place Team 92 Points – 6th Place Team 90 Points – 7th Place Team 88 Points – 8th Place Team 86 Points – 9th Place Team 84 Points – 10th Place Team 82 Points –
Teams will receive 5 points for a correct answer; NO points will be deducted for an incorrect answer. If the answer given is not clear to the moderator, s/he will ask the judges to make a final decision. If a team wishes to challenge a decision, the team captain must say “challenge” immediately after the decision. Challenges will not be taken after the next question is read. In the event of a tie during any match, a tiebreaker match will be held. If the tiebreaker match ends in a tie, the cumulative point totals for each team will be added up (excluding any points awarded during tiebreaker matches) to determine the winner of the match. Final Placement The teams who advance to the FINAL MATCH of the tournament will earn a final placement of 1st or 2nd place, with 1st place going to the team with the higher score in the final elimination match. The tiebreaker rules notated in #11 above will apply to the FINAL MATCH. If necessary, a 3rd Place “Bronze Medal” match will be held to determine 3rd place. The losing team of the “Bronze Medal” match will receive 4th place in the final rankings. The tiebreaker rules notated in #11 above will apply to the “Bronze Medal” match. The remaining final placements will be determined based on the points earned in the tournament. Scoring Points toward the overall cumulative score of the Competition will only be awarded to the top 8 teams. Teams can earn a maximum of 100 points to count towards their cumulative Competition score. Final Placement: 1st Place Team – 100 Points 2nd Place Team – 98 Points 3rd Place Team – 96 Points 4th Place Team – 94 Points 5th Place Team – 92 Points 6th Place Team – 90 Points 7th Place Team – 88 Points 8th Place Team – 86 Points 9th Place Team – 84 Points 10th Place Team – 82 Points