▁toss up - style ▁questions ▁with ▁bon uses , ▁and ▁r ounds ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 5 ▁were ▁toss up / follow - up . ▁A ▁Fast ▁Track ▁was ▁played ▁after ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ 4 ▁r ounds , ▁with ▁r ounds ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁having ▁their ▁Fast ▁Tra cks ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁with ▁the ▁lower ▁score ▁at ▁that ▁point . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁show ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁live ▁studio ▁audience , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁bal lo on ▁drop ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁Ch anges ▁for ▁Season ▁ 5 ▁▁ ▁Popular ▁culture ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁dis cont in ued ▁as ▁possible ▁subject ▁matter . ▁ ▁The ▁" th ink ▁music " ▁that ▁plays ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 0 - second ▁answering ▁time ▁el aps es ▁has ▁been ▁changed . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁shows ▁featured ▁music ▁res emb ling ▁a ▁fut ur istic ▁echo ing ▁bell ▁over ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁m uted ▁stop watch ▁tick ▁sound ▁effect . ▁Currently , ▁the ▁music ▁is ▁te ch no / hip - h op ▁in ▁style , ▁and ▁slightly ▁res emb les ▁the ▁original ▁think ▁music . ▁ ▁The ▁cred its ▁now ▁appear ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁screen ▁instead ▁of ▁using ▁a ▁split ▁screen , ▁as ▁in ▁prior ▁seasons . ▁ ▁The ▁qual ifying ▁r ounds ▁now ▁feed ▁into ▁a ▁simple ▁ 1 6 - team ▁tournament , ▁as ▁stated ▁above . ▁ ▁Once ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 - team ▁tournament ,