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. Students will have a maximum of 5 seconds in which to answer each question.
Judges have the final authority in regard to acceptable answers.
In the event of a tie, the judge will ask tiebreaker questions until one team wins. The final competition will be conducted in a quiz bowl format like that of the preliminary competition, but on stage in front of an audience. The final match for each division will last 10 minutes. In the event of a tie, the judge will ask tiebreaker questions until one team wins. Students must wear badges at all times.