GUIDE FOR

The Engineering Bowl is designed to encourage states to send two (2) contestant to each contest of the Engineering Event.

States with five contestants will participate in the Engineering Bowl. States with fewer than five contestants will participate as follows:

State delegations with fewer than 5 contestants will be combined into multi-state teams with 5 to 10 people per team. Every official contestant will be on a bowl team.

The Chair of the Engineering Bowl committee will determine the state combinations.

The first priority in forming the team is to include as many of the project areas as possible on each team. The second priority will be geographic.

Seeding of the multi-state teams will be determined by written test scores, the same as other teams.

Participation in the Engineering Bowl is limited to a maximum of two times (years) per contestant.

Teams will be seeded based on scores in the written exams, translated to a percentage basis. With 16 teams, in the first round Team 1 vs. 16, Team 2 vs. 15, and so on. For any number less than 16 the higher ranked teams would have a bye to the next round.

• Round 1 (or the first half) of each contest will include questions on Small Engines, Lawn Tractor, Bicycle, and Automotive. Contestants at this time would be: Small Engines, Lawn Tractor, Bicycle and two Automotive.
• Round 2 (second half) would contain questions on Tractor, Computers, Electric, and Aerospace. Contestants at this time would include: Tractor,Computer, Electric, and two Aerospace.
• A team with any "missing" contestants will substitute others so there are 5 participants in each round.
• The competition is a "free-for-all" using electronic equipment that locks out all but the first one to buzz in. After being identified by an official, the person has three seconds to begin answering the question. If the first answer is wrong, the other team has an opportunity for one member to answer.

All questions count 10 points. There is no penalty for an incorrect answer. In case of a tie the first team to answer three additional questions will be the winner.

The following officials are needed: 1 Moderator, 1 Chief Judge, 2 Appeals or Backup Judges, 1 "Identifier" and Timer, 1 Official Scorekeeper, and 2 Scoring Assistants.