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A tie in a quizbowl tournament has two meanings: a tie at the end of regulation play in a game (which would be resolved by overtime) and a tie in the standings at a tournament (resolved by tiebreaker games).

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-A '''tie''' in a quizbowl tournament has two meanings:  a tie at the regulation end of a game; and a tie in the standings at the end of a tournament or series of preliminary games.
+A '''tie''' in a quizbowl tournament has two meanings:  a tie at the end of regulation play in a game (which would be resolved by [[overtime]]) and a tie in the standings at a tournament (resolved by [[tiebreaker games]]).
-==Tie game==
-If, after a review of the score and protests, a game is found to be tied, the game may either be declared a tie or go into overtime to determine a winner.  Ties can be accommodated in [[SQBS]] (each team is credited with half of the value of a win), but are usually frowned upon for most tournaments.  Overtime resolution is the preferred route, and is necessary for playoff matches.
-Overtime in the [[NAQT]] format is resolved with a reading of 3 tossups with no accompanying bonuses. [[powers]] and [[negs]] apply.  At the conclusion of the third tossup, the team with the higher score wins.  If the game remains a tie, tossups continue to be read until a "sudden death" change in score (either "sudden victory" with a tossup or "sudden defeat" with a neg).  Depending on the length of the overtime, questions are either read from the remaining tossups in the packet at hand or taken from a spare set reserved for that purpose.
-In [[ACF]] format, ties are resolved by sudden-death tossups.
-At the [[PACE NSC]], three tossups with bonuses are read.  This was notably necessary to decide the championship game of the [[2008 NSC]],
-Most independent high school tournaments use the sudden-death method.
-==Tie in the standings==
-Ties in the overall standings of a tournament are a common occurrence, particularly in bracketed play.  For seeding before a playoff round, breaking ties in win/loss records is usually not necessary, as the tournament directors plan a tiebreaking method in advance (points per game, points per bonus, head-to-head, etc).  However, for breaking a tie that decides who enters the playoffs or not (or who moves to which playoff bracket), a half- or full-length game is played at the buzzer between the two teams (for several tied teams, more games must be arranged).
-Ties in the standings may also occur in a tournament that is entirely based on round-robins, with no elimination rounds.  Ties between lower-ranked teams (those that would not earn a prize) are usually left unresolved.  Ties between top teams may be resolved by statistics, but games are the preferred method, particularly for the championship itself.
-==Tournaments that ended in a tie==
-*2008 [[Erik Axel Karlfeldt Memorial Open]] (technically ended on bonus conversion)
-*2008 [[MCMNT]] [[St. Olaf]] mirror
-*2008 [[Ottawa Schoolreach League]] final
-*2007 [[NAQT SCT South]] (DII)
-*2007 [[Ottawa]] Hybrid Tournament
-*2007 [[TTGT11]] [[Maryland]] mirror
-*2006 [[Ghetto Warz|Ghetto Warz III]]
-[[Category:Original QBWiki Page]]
-[[Category: Quizbowl basics]]

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