2007 blue heron bowl-refresher
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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
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