el im ination ▁bra cket , ▁then ▁the ▁division ▁w inners ▁comp ete ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁the ▁overall ▁championship . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Sch ol astic ▁Sc rim m age ▁season , ▁the ▁winning ▁school ▁is ▁awarded ▁$ 5 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁runner - up ▁receiving ▁$ 3 0 0 0 ▁and ▁third ▁place ▁receiving ▁$ 1 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁winning ▁team ▁also ▁receives ▁med als , ▁a ▁pla que ▁for ▁their ▁high ▁school ' s ▁tro phy ▁case , ▁and ▁b rag ging ▁rights . ▁ ▁The ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁on ▁W V IA - TV . ▁ ▁W PS U - TV ▁ 3 ▁version ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁three ▁r ounds ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 6 ▁minutes ▁each . ▁Each ▁round ▁began ▁with ▁host ▁Harry ▁Price ▁asking ▁a ▁toss - up ▁question . ▁Play ers ▁bu zz ▁in ▁to ▁answer ▁the ▁toss - up ▁question ; ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁bu zz ▁in ▁with ▁a ▁correct ▁answer ▁earned ▁ 1 0 ▁points ▁and ▁a ▁chance ▁at ▁a ▁related ▁bonus ▁question ▁( a ▁" follow - up ") ▁for ▁their ▁team . ▁An ▁incorrect ▁answer ▁in cur red ▁no ▁penalty , ▁but ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁team ▁got ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁bu zz ▁in ▁and ▁score ▁ 5 ▁points ▁on ▁a ▁reb ounded ▁toss - up . ▁ ▁Reg ard less ▁of ▁whether ▁the ▁team ▁scored ▁