The team with the second highest total will be declared the alternate team. In case two or more teams tie for first place, all tied teams advance to the next higher level and there is no alternate team. Team members also qualify to compete for individual awards. After the papers are graded, but before official results are announced, coaches and contestants shall be provided a time not to exceed 15 minutes to examine test papers. Contestants and coaches not present at the verification period forfeit their opportunity to raise questions.
Papers are to be kept in the room.
Errors in the grading or recording of scores or in the answer key itself should be reported to the contest director during verification. The contest director will then make the determining decision before results are announced. Mistakes in the answer key should be corrected and papers judged on correctness rather than on an incorrect answer given in the key. Announcement of Results. Once the verification period has expired and all questions from the verification period have been settled, the contest director should announce results as official.