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'''Going dead''' is the process of a [[tossup]] not being answered correctly by any eligible player (either due to all attempts being incorrect or no attempts being made). | '''Going dead''' is the process of a [[tossup]] not being answered correctly by any eligible player (either due to all attempts being incorrect or no attempts being made). | ||
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| + | A question set is probably overly [[difficulty|difficult]] if it regularly features multiple '''dead tossups''' per game when played by its target audience (i.e. it has low [[conversion]] statistics). | ||
[[Category:Quizbowl basics]] | [[Category:Quizbowl basics]] | ||
Revision as of 23:38, 23 April 2021
Going dead is the process of a tossup not being answered correctly by any eligible player (either due to all attempts being incorrect or no attempts being made).
A question set is probably overly difficult if it regularly features multiple dead tossups per game when played by its target audience (i.e. it has low conversion statistics).