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'''First-lining''' a [[tossup]] refers to a [[player]] correctly answering a tossup during or just after the [[first line]]. Because [[pyramidal]] [[questions]] start with difficult [[clues]], first-lining usually requires significant [[knowledge]] about the subject of the tossup.
 
'''First-lining''' a [[tossup]] refers to a [[player]] correctly answering a tossup during or just after the [[first line]]. Because [[pyramidal]] [[questions]] start with difficult [[clues]], first-lining usually requires significant [[knowledge]] about the subject of the tossup.
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Revision as of 00:22, 13 January 2022

First-lining a tossup refers to a player correctly answering a tossup during or just after the first line. Because pyramidal questions start with difficult clues, first-lining usually requires significant knowledge about the subject of the tossup.