Shawn has succinctly but accurately stated my
main objection to bouncebacks.
They could also
create a situation where it would be advantageous for a
team NOT to answer a question they know. Strategy is
fine in any game, but should not create a situation
where you're better off playing BADLY. The situation
is: last tossup of the game, your team is up by
between 5 and 20 points. The other team misses the
tossup. Then you're sure as heck not going to answer it
and risk the other team getting a chance to clean up
on your bonus. This qualifies under the objection
that many people have aired in many different
situations and that we've tried our best to eliminate from
the game: we do not want to penalize extra knowledge.
Doug