1. 2007 Blue Heron Bowl-Refresher
Tuesday, February 20th 2007
Friday, February 23rd 2007

2. Match Details 6-minute round 2 Team Challenge Questions
Toss-up questions
Bonus questions
2 Team Challenge Questions
At least 2 min break

3. Question types Toss-up (TU) questions Bonus questions
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

4. 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

5. Scoring Question Type Points Awarded TU +4 pts and bonus Bonus +6 pts
Incorrectly answered interrupted TU
-4 pts
Unrecognized Interrupted TU (BLURT)
0 pts
Incorrect Bonus
TCQs
+0-20 pts

6. Answer Flow-Chart - 4pts 0 pts TU question is read by Moderator
Question Interrupted?
YES NO
Subject line read? NO
BLURT
YES
Question read to other team NO
Recognized by Moderator? NO
BLURT
BLURT
YES
Other team may answer
Question re-read to other team
YES NO NO
- 4pts
Correct?
0 pts
YES
Re-read question to other team
YES
Other team may answer
+4 pts
+ Bonus
+4 pts
+ Bonus

7. 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

8. 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

9. Time has run out…now what?
Question read completely?
YES NO NO NO
GAME
OVER
GAME
OVER
Player buzzed in?
YES
YES NO NO
Recognized by
Moderator?
BLURT
BLURT
Other team gets 5s to answer AND Bonus if successful
Re-read question to other team AND Bonus option
YES
YES NO NO
Answered
Correctly?
GAME
OVER
YES
YES
-4 pts. Re-Read ? to other team with Bonus option
+4 pts. Bonus asked, then GAME OVER

10. Challenges Two types: Only team members may challenge
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!

11. Tie-breakers Round-Robin Double Elimination 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.

12. 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

13. Answer Flow-Chart TU question is read by Moderator
Question interrupted? NO
YES
Subject line
Read?
YES
Recognized by
Moderator? NO
Recognized by
Moderator? NO
BLURT. Question read to other team
BLURT. Other team may answer NO
YES
YES
Correct?
BLURT. Question re-read to other team
Correct?
YES
YES NO
+4 pts +bonus NO
0 pts
+4 pts +bonus
-4 pts
Re-read question and other team may answer
Other team may answer