The last page of each packet is then current event questions and therefore most schools' matches take place in the library. Occasionally, The match is tight and may not be decided in 210 questions. In the event of a tie, the coaches go to a sealed tie breaker packet. Score differential at the end, the match is over. If the teams remain tied, another five questions are read and so on until a winner is decided.
Audiences are welcome, but generally only the other team members and a few parents attend.
Of necessity, the audiences must be quiet during the match with no cheering or saying answers. The yearly grudge match between Lakota East and West is a bit of an exception with some turnout and even a little face painting and some pregame cheers.