▁of ▁each ▁half ▁are ▁" light ning " ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁Each ▁team ▁has ▁one ▁minute ▁to ▁answer ▁up ▁to ▁ten ▁questions ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁category , ▁without ▁inter ference ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁team . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁must ▁bu zz ▁in ▁to ▁answer ▁these ▁questions . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁player ▁is ▁certain ▁that ▁nobody ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁answer ▁that ▁question , ▁that ▁player ▁may ▁bu zz ▁in ▁and ▁answer ▁" pass " ▁to ▁move ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁question . ▁ ▁Each ▁correct ▁answer ▁is ▁worth ▁ 1 0 ▁points . ▁ ▁After ▁half - time , ▁play ▁continues ▁exactly ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁segment ▁until ▁a ▁bu z zer ▁sounds ▁signal ing ▁that ▁time ▁has ▁exp ired . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁that ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁score ▁wins ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁adv ances ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Tournament ▁format ▁ ▁The ▁tournament ▁bra cket ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁divisions ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁intermediate ▁units ▁in ▁the ▁W V IA - TV ▁broadcast ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁divisions ▁( N ort he astern , ▁Lu zer ne , ▁Central ▁Sus que h anna ), ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 4 ▁high ▁schools ▁compet ing . ▁ ▁( The ▁exact ▁number ▁of ▁schools ▁var ies ▁from ▁year ▁to ▁year , ▁and ▁other ▁intermediate ▁units ▁have ▁spons ored ▁divisions ▁in ▁previous ▁seasons .) ▁ ▁Each ▁division ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁single -