Your duty as a Science Bowl SCOREKEEPER is to:

Accurately award points and record the competition score. Scores will be recorded on a blackboard or easel that should be visible to all contestants and Science Bowl officials. The teams are awarded 4 points for each correctly answered toss-up question and 10 points for a correctly answered bonus question.

The only variations to the above are:

1. [INTERRUPTS] When a contestant buzzes in and interrupts a toss-up question while it is still being read, is recognized, and gives the wrong answer;

2. [BLURTS] When a contestant buzzes in and gives an answer before being recognized (“blurt”). 4 points are awarded to the opposing team. The opposing team then has the opportunity to answer the interrupted question after it is read in its entirety and, if it answers the toss-up correctly, receives another 4 points for the toss-up question and is then asked the bonus question; or

3. When the team not answering the bonus question is verbally or visually distracting. The team answering the bonus question will automatically receive 10 points for the bonus.

2) [See score card below] As you keep track of the score on the scoresheet or blackboard, two columns should be recorded for each team. Use a pencil when writing the score.

• • • • In the first column, record the points a team receives on each individual question, with toss-up, interruption, and bonus points being recorded separately.

      • The second column should contain a running total of the teams’ points. If recorded in this fashion, the point total can be checked at the end of the round.

3) Post-game. Announce the scores and help the Moderator complete the official scoresheet.