In order to answer that question, a contestant must ring the provided buzzer by activating the button. An answer must not be given until the judge has called out the team and individual players name. It will be the province of the judge to decide who rang first and the judge's decision is final. If a member of each team rings absolutely simultaneously, the judge will so indicate and the question will be voided. In the instance where members of the same team ring simultaneously, the judge will call the name of the team and the name of the contestant seated farther from the moderator who rang.
Simultaneous rings are rare.
There can be no conferencing between team members before or during the answer to a toss-up question. Any activity deemed by the judge to be a conference in nature will result in the question being voided for the team called for the conference, and transferred to the other team if the situation so warrants. Teams are allowed to confer on bonus questions only. Only one person on each team may offer an answer to a toss-up question. A contestant who rings will be given an appropriate amount of time to answer.