1.  Toss-up questions are worth 4 points, and bonus questions are worth 6 points. Team Challenge Questions are worth a maximum of 20 points toward which partial credit can be awarded to the final score.

2.  If a toss-up question is interrupted, the player was recognized and the answer is correct, the team will receive 4 points.  If the answer is incorrect, 4 points are deducted from the team's score and the question is re-read in its entirety to the opposing team. The opposing team then has the opportunity to answer the same toss-up question. If their toss-up answer is correct, they have the opportunity to answer the bonus question.  Should a member of the second team interrupt the re-reading of the question, four points will be deducted for an incorrect answer and four points will be granted for a correct answer.

3.  If the captain interrupts the reading of the bonus question and gets the answer wrong, no points are awarded or deducted and the Moderator goes on to read the next toss-up question.

4.  If the Moderator inadvertently gives an answer to a toss-up or bonus question without giving either team a chance to respond, the question is removed from the competition and no points are awarded. The Moderator will then read the extra 17th toss-up or bonus question in place of the inadvertently answered question and play continues with the next pair of questions in sequence.

5.  If a toss-up question is interrupted because the player blurts out an answer, i.e., is not recognized by the Moderator, the result is a non-answer. No penalty points will be deducted.  The Moderator will not indicate whether the answer was right or wrong and the question is re-read in its entirety to the opposing team.

6.  If the Moderator inadvertently gives the answer to a toss-up or bonus question before allowing the second team to respond (after an incorrect answer, or an answer given without the team member having been recognized) the Moderator will read the extra 17th toss-up or bonus question to the second team in place of the inadvertently answered question and play continues with the next pair of questions in sequence.