Masterminds (Quiz Bowl)
| MasterMinds | |
|---|---|
| Starring | David Guistina |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Time Warner TW3 |
| Original release | 2003 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Quiz bowl, college bowl |
MasterMinds (Quiz Bowl) is an academic quiz bowl program active in Upstate New York. There are currently four regions with associated leagues: Albany, Rochester, Syracuse, and Buffalo. Some games in the Albany and Rochester regions are broadcast on Public-access television.
MasterMinds is an academic, Quiz Bowl-type program in Upstate New York that uses NAQT as its question source. Masterminds uses NAQT A-Set questions. Two teams of four players face off answering questions on a wide variety of topics including literature, history, science, visual and auditory arts, philosophy, social science, geography, current events, and popular culture. Rounds consist of two eight-minute timed halves.
Toss-Up questions are worth 10 or 15 points apiece. They are asked, and any one person from either team can buzz in and give the answer. If they get the question correct, they earn 10 or 15 points for their team which then has the opportunity to answer a bonus question. If a player interrupts the question and supplies an incorrect answer, that player's team is penalized 5 points and may not answer the question again, letting the other team wait until the question finishes to answer. If an incorrect answer is given after the question is finished, or if the second team interrupts incorrectly after the other team has already been penalized, no penalty is given, but the team that answered incorrectly cannot answer again. If a player rings in on a toss-up before the "power mark" on the packet, he/she "powers" the question and earns 15 points instead of 10. Players may not confer with their teammates during toss-up questions by verbal or nonverbal means.
These questions are aimed for the team to work together to answer. Bonuses are worth 30 points total and are usually broken down into three, 10 point parts. Conferring is allowed and encouraged. Anyone may answer the bonus question.
During the Regular Season, the teams in each region are divided up into leagues. Most leagues have six teams, though some have five or seven. In the 2016-17 season, Albany and Buffalo had five leagues, Rochester had ten, and Syracuse had two. The leagues are run with a double or triple round robin format, depending on the number of teams. All teams play twelve regular season games across six rotations, meaning that teams usually play two games each rotation, though they may play more if they were unable to go to an earlier one. There is generally one rotation each month, and they are held at schools in the league. Individual statistics, such as the number of questions answered correctly, the number answered incorrectly, the number "powered", the number of games and halves played, and the player's average points per half, are kept.
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