These answers will be scored during intermission and the results used to determine initial competition pairings, which will then be posted. Each match will last 10 minutes. Students must wear badges at all times. Spectators may not enter once the door of the competition room has closed. Spectators may not speak, make sound, take notes, videotape, record, or exhibit any other kind of disturbing behavior.
Judges have the authority to ask spectators to leave.
Coaches and other students are not allowed in the room during competition. If a team misses a match for any reason, the other team automatically wins that match. Team members who arrive late to a match will not be admitted. If the judge reads a question and a student buzzes in before the judge has finished, the judge will stop and ask the student to answer. If the student answers incorrectly, the judge will finish the question and give the other team the opportunity to answer.