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Gregory Gauthier: another change I forgot to mention

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another change I forgot to mention

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2013-12-05T04:36:44Z

Playoffs: add a missing parenthesis

Gregory Gauthier: 2013-14 rules update

2013-12-05T04:32:31Z

2013-14 rules update

fix>QBWikiBot at 01:35, 25 January 2010

2010-01-25T01:35:39Z

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'''''Brain Game''''' is a long-running show that has aired on WRAL featuring teams from North Carolina. The show has aired since January 1997. Mark Roberts is the current host, who tries too hard to be hip and cannot tell the difference between ESP, [[ESPN]], and buzzing in early on a transparent question.

==Format==
There are two tournaments each school year: fall and spring. On each show, three teams compete to answer questions and score points. Almost all questions are toss-ups which are worth plus or minus the value of the question; additionally, most questions can only be answered by one team. The game is divided into the following rounds.
*Pop-up culture (10 questions worth +/-10 points)1
*Headliners (10 questions worth +/-10 points)1
*Crossword puzzle (10 questions worth +/-20 points)
*Arts & Crafts (5 questions worth +/-20 points)
*Name game
*:Each team gets 30 seconds to answer five questions, scoring +/-10 points for each question (they may pass without penalty). If a team answers all five questions correctly, that team gets a 20 point bonus.
*Crunching numbers (10 questions worth +/-20 points)
*Rocket science (10 questions worth +/-20 points)
*Globetrotting (10 questions worth +/-20 points)2
*Across America (10 questions worth +/-20 points)2

===Notes===
#In these rounds, a question that is answered wrong by the first team becomes a toss-up and may be answered by one of the opposing teams. (This rule change began for the Fall 2007 season.)
#In these rounds, the teams are given the specific topics in advance.
Before Fall 2008, Arts & Crafts was the Connections round.

==Playoffs==

Before Fall 2008, the top nine teams (based on scores) advanced to the playoffs. This meant that two teams that played against each other could both qualify; conversely, it also meant that two strong teams who lowered each others' scores could both miss the playoffs.

Beginning in Fall 2008, each preliminary round winner advances to the playoffs, along with the three highest scoring runners-up.

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 ==Format==
-There are two tournaments each school year:  fall and spring.  On each show, three teams compete to answer questions and score points.  All questions other than Name Game are toss-ups which are worth plus or minus the value of the question and rebound to only one other team (called a "toss-up" by Roberts) if the first answer is incorrect.  The game is divided into the following rounds.
+On each show, three teams (or, in later rounds, two) compete to answer questions and score points.  All questions other than Name Game are toss-ups which are worth plus or minus the value of the question and rebound to only one other team (called a "toss-up" by Roberts) if the first answer is incorrect.  The game is divided into the following rounds.
 *Pop-up culture (10 questions worth +/-20 points)
 *Headliners (10 questions worth +/-20 points)
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 Noticeably, the production staff appear to make no effort to sequester the teams in the second round so that later-playing teams do not know what score they need to reach to qualify for the Final Four as a runner-up.
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 *6 first-round playoff games featuring the twelve preliminary winners plus six second-place teams with the highest scores
 *3 second-round games featuring the six first-round winners (each game features only two teams)
-*The Final Four and Championship, with the three second-round winners plus the highest scoring runner-up participating (each game features only two teams
+*The Final Four and Championship, with the three second-round winners plus the highest scoring runner-up participating (each game features only two teams)
 Noticeably, the production staff appear to make no effort to sequester the teams in the second round so that later-playing teams do not know what score they need to reach to qualify for the Final Four as a runner-up.

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 ==Format==
-There are two tournaments each school year:  fall and spring.  On each show, three teams compete to answer questions and score points.  Almost all questions are toss-ups which are worth plus or minus the value of the question; additionally, most questions can only be answered by one team.  The game is divided into the following rounds.
+There are two tournaments each school year:  fall and spring.  On each show, three teams compete to answer questions and score points.  All questions other than Name Game are toss-ups which are worth plus or minus the value of the question and rebound to only one other team (called a "toss-up" by Roberts) if the first answer is incorrect.  The game is divided into the following rounds.
-*Pop-up culture (10 questions worth +/-10 points)<sup>1</sup>
+*Pop-up culture (10 questions worth +/-20 points)
-*Headliners (10 questions worth +/-10 points)<sup>1</sup>
+*Headliners (10 questions worth +/-20 points)
 *Crossword puzzle (10 questions worth +/-20 points)
-*Arts & Crafts (5 questions worth +/-20 points)
+*Arts & Literature (10 questions worth +/-20 points)
 *Name game
-*:Each team gets 30 seconds to answer five questions, scoring +/-10 points for each question (they may pass without penalty).  If a team answers all five questions correctly, that team gets a 20 point bonus.
+*:Each team gets 30 seconds to answer five questions, scoring +/-20 points for each question (they may pass without penalty).  If a team answers all five questions correctly, that team gets a 20 point bonus.
-*Crunching numbers (10 questions worth +/-20 points)
+*Crunching numbers (5 questions worth +/-20 points)
 *Rocket science (10 questions worth +/-20 points)
-*Globetrotting (10 questions worth +/-20 points)<sup>2</sup>
+*Globetrotting (9 questions worth +/-20 points), then <s>Final ''Jeopardy!''</s> the Extra Credit question where all teams write down an answer; the point value (any number of points from 0 to 100) is determined by each team before the start of Globetrotting.  The Globetrotting questions cover three specific countries that teams know about prior to the show and can study.
 ===Notes===
-#In these rounds, a question that is answered wrong by the first team becomes a toss-up and may be answered by one of the opposing teams.  (This rule change began for the Fall 2007 season.)
-#In these rounds, the teams are given the specific topics in advance.
+Before around 2011, Arts & Literature was Arts & Crafts, and before fall 2008, Arts & Crafts was the Connections round.
-Before Fall 2008, Arts & Crafts was the Connections round.
 ==Playoffs==
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 Beginning in Fall 2008, each preliminary round winner advances to the playoffs, along with the three highest scoring runners-up.
 [[Category:Quizbowl TV shows]]
 [[Category:Original QBWiki Page]]