Moderator's Script

It’s time to play Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, the HBCU National Quiz Championship.

I am your moderator…[INSERT MODERATOR NAME]

Our students are competing at this campus tournament for the opportunity to represent our HBCU if we qualify for the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournament in Los Angeles.

You’ll be answering questions on traditional academic subjects like history, geography, science and literature, as well as on topics like entertainment, sports, the arts and more.

Time now for the introductions...

In this game, it’s the HCASC academic team from [INSERT GROUP NAME ON LEFT] AND the HCASC academic team from [INSERT GROUP NAME ON RIGHT].

A quick review of the rules:

There'll be 3 rounds of Face-Off and Bonus questions followed by the final 60 second speed round for each team that is the Ultimate Challenge!

In the Face-Off position.. in the center…we have Player 1 L and Player 1 R, to answer the face-off questions.

(ASK QUESTION OF EACH CENTER PLAYER – MAJOR, HOBBY, FAVORITE BOOK)

You’ll be answering 10 point Face-Off questions on your own. Answer a Face-Off correctly and your whole team can help you to answer the 20 point bonus question.

ROUND ONE

OK! Let's play the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Round 1…

[INSERT TEAM NAME] you won the toss before the game, so [INSERT PLAYER] please choose a category to begin…

Let's take a look at the first four categories …

(READ CATEGORIES/PLAYER CHOOSES)
(PLAY CONTINUES UNTIL THE ROUND 1 ENDING SIGNAL)

At the end of Round 1. The score stands at... [INSERT SCORE, LOSING TEAM FIRST]

(TEAM MEMBERS CHANGE POSITIONS)

ROUND TWO

It’s time for Round 2! The score stands at __________ to __________.

The new Face-Off players [INSERT PLAYER LEFT] and [INSERT PLAYER RIGHT] are in center position…

(ASK QUESTION TO EACH PLAYER– MAJOR, HOBBY, FAVORITE BOOK)

[INSERT TEAM NAME], your team is behind. Please, choose from our four new categories …

(READ CATEGORIES/PLAYER CHOOSES)
(PLAY CONTINUES UNTIL THE ROUND 2 ENDING SIGNAL)

End of Round 2! The score stands at..._________ to _________.

(TEAM MEMBERS CHANGE POSITIONS)

ROUND THREE

Now it’s time for Round 3, the last Face-Off Round! Player 3 L and Player 3 R are now in the center positions.

(ASK QUESTION TO EACH PLAYER– MAJOR, HOBBY, FAVORITE BOOK)

[INSERT TEAM NAME], your team is behind. Please, choose from our four new categories …

(READ CATEGORIES/PLAYER CHOOSES)
(PLAY CONTINUES UNTIL THE ROUND 3 ENDING SIGNAL)

At the end of Round 3! The score stands at ___________ to ____________. But the Ultimate Challenge is next and anything can happen.

ULTIMATE CHALLENGE

(PLAYERS ADJUST POSITIONS IF DESIRED)

The ULTIMATE CHALLENGE is one last chance for each team to win. Here's how:
You’ve got sixty seconds to answer ten questions in the category of your choice… Every correct answer is worth 25 points, so you can earn 250 points if you answer them all correctly!

Speed is of the essence! Working as a team, you can answer or pass on any question. As long as there’s time, you can keep on playing, trying to answer all ten.

The score stands at [INSERT SCORE, LOSING TEAM FIRST]

[INSERT TEAM NAME BEHIND], you're behind, so you play first.

The Ultimate Challenge is the ultimate choice…Take a look at our four final categories …

(READ CATEGORIES/TEAM PICKS)

(READ CATEGORY DESCRIPTION AND CLICK START FOR CLOCK)

(PLAY ULTIMATE CHALLENGE WITH TEAM #1)

(AFTER ROUND ENDS: RECAP MISSED ANSWERS
& AWARD POINTS)

[INSERT TEAM PLAYING UC #2], you’re _______ by ______ points. You need _____ correct answers to win. Which of the three remaining categories do you wish to play?

(READ CATEGORIES/TEAM PICKS)

(READ CATEGORY DESCRIPTION AND CLICK START FOR CLOCK)

(PLAY ULTIMATE CHALLENGE WITH TEAM #2)

(AFTER ROUND ENDS: RECAP MISSED ANSWERS
& AWARD POINTS)

DECLARE WINNER

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Game Officials Role

This format has substantial changes in the roles of game officials and requires fewer game officials.

The moderator serves as a judge.

The computer scorekeeper controls the flow of the game using a computer which displays the questions for the moderator to read from (and the team to see) also records the scores.

A reset/announcer may be used if a lockout system is used (not required).

In many cases, the moderator will fulfill the announcer function, especially when a lockout system is not in use.

What's an "HCASC easy button"?

It's a free replacement for a lockout system!

Because the new game format does not allow interruptions of Face-Off questions, judging which player signaled first is easy...

If a player hits the button to signal before the question has been read in its entirety, the moderator ignores that and just keeps reading.

Once the moderator has finished reading the Face-Off question, s/he listens for the "team 1" or "team 2" audible sound from the battery operated table-top button, calling on the correct team's player to answer the Face-Off.

If it sounds simple, it is!

The goal is to teach both moderators and players that Face-Off questions may not be interrupted.

The existing lockouts can be used, but the procedure requires a reset person:

Use 3 lockout buttons, one on each side and a 3rd on either side.
Give the 2 players a lockout and give the reset person the 3rd.
As the player picks the category for a Face-Off question, the lockout person presses their hand held lockoput button. This "locks out" the 2 players.
On the last word of the Face-Off question, the reset person hits the reset button on the lockout controller box. That enables the 2 players' buzzers.
As the player picks the next category for a Face-Off question, the lockout person presses their hand held lockoput button. This "locks out" the 2 players.

This may be confusing to individuals who have previously used the lockout, so advance practice will be needed.,