SCORING
I.
TEAM POINTS
A. TWENTY POINTS EARNED
1. A team with all of its registered members present at the scheduled time for
quizzing will receive 20 bonus points.
2. Each correct answer is worth 20 points.
3. All toss-up questions are worth 20 points.
4. If, in the first 15 questions, two teams error on consecutive questions, a 20point bonus question will be awarded to the third team on the next numbered
question.
5. If question 15 is erred, question 16 becomes a toss-up for the other two teams.
If both questions 15 and 16 are erred, 16A becomes a 20-point bonus.
6. If question 15 is answered correctly and 16 is erred, 16A becomes a toss-up
and 16B will be a 20-point bonus.
7. When a quizzer errs on the tie-breaker question, it will be treated as a regular
question and the quiz will continue as normal.
B. TEN POINTS EARNED
1. When the third, fourth, or fifth quizzer on the same team jumps and correctly
answers a question in the same quiz, a 10-point team bonus is awarded.
2. When three teams are competing, all bonus questions numbered 17 through
the end of the quiz are worth 10 points. These will always be on the "B"
questions.
3. When two teams are competing, the bonus is worth 10 points but is the next
numbered question on questions 1 to 15. On questions 17 to 20 both teams
must be jumping.
C. TEN POINT DEDUCTIONS
1. Beginning on question 17, 10 points will be deducted for each team error.
2. Two errors made by the same quizzer will be a 10-point team and individual
deduction.
3. The third team error and each subsequent error will constitute a deduction of 10
points from the team score.
4. For every three team fouls, 10 points will be deducted from the team score.
5. Ten points are deducted for a team's second overruled challenge and each
subsequent overruled challenge.
6. Never will more than 10 points be deducted from the team score for a single
infraction (error, foul, or overruled challenge).
7. If, in the judgment of the officials, a deliberate attempt is made to forfeit a
question, an error will be charged and 10 points deducted from the team score.
The next question will be numbered the same.
D. TIE SCORE—In the case of a tie score, quizzing will continue with sets of three
additional questions until the tie is broken. Scoring will continue as above.
E. TEAM PLACEMENT POINTS
Team placement points for determining positions shall be awarded as follows:
The C&MA Internationals Bible Quizzing Executive Team
Revised 2013
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