4-H Contest General Rules (applies to all PASE and Life Challenge contests)

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1 4-H Cntest General Rules (applies t all PASE and Life Challenge cntests) PRE-REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY FOR ALL CONTESTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PARTICIPATING IN STATE 4-H LIFE CHALLENGE, QUIZ BOWL, LIVESTOCK, MEATS, DAIRY OR POULTRY JUDGING CONTESTS, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EXTENSION OFFICE. While a cntest with individual placings is in prgress, a cntestant shall nt cmmunicate with thers, except as directed by the Superintendent f the cntest. Participants will be infrmed f regulatins at the beginning f each cntest. Dress cde: N hats, caps r ther types f headgear are t be wrn and n cunty r club identificatin is permitted. If PASE T-shirts are available, cntestants are encuraged, but nt required, t wear these during cntest cmpetitin. General PASE and Life Challenge Eligibility: 1. 4-H members are eligible t participate in judging, skill and identificatin cntests regardless f prject enrllment. 2. All participants in events must be at least 10 years f age as f January 1 f the current year. 3. Cntestants must be pre-registered thrugh 4-H Online. 4. T represent Nebraska at a reginal r natinal 4-H cntest, all members f the team entered in the qualifying state cntest (including the alternate n a fur member team) must have reached their 14th birthday and nt passed their 19th birthday by January 1 f the current year and all (including the alternate) must meet the requirements f the reginal r natinal cntest in which they participate. 5. Verificatin f eligibility is based n infrmatin prvided by cunty extensin staff. 6. The final year f eligibility fr all cntests is the final year f 4-H membership, regardless f year in schl. 4-H members wh have cmpeted with a cllegiate judging team r thse that have cmpleted cllege-level curses specific t the cntest subject matter are ineligible t cmpete in PASE r Life Challenge cntests. (Examples: cmpletin f a cllege-level intrductry animal science curse wuld eliminate eligibility fr the livestck quiz bwl; cmpletin f a livestck judging class r participatin with a cmmunity cllege livestck judging team wuld eliminate eligibility fr the livestck judging cntest) H'ers becme ineligible t cmpete n a team if they have represented Nebraska in the designated Natinal 4-H cntest. Designated Natinal 4-H cntests are:

2 Livestck Judging - Natinal 4-H Cntest in Luisville, KY Meats Judging - Natinal 4-H Cntest (Manhattan, KS) Pultry Judging - Natinal 4-H Cntest in Luisville, KY Dairy Judging - Natinal 4-H Cntest in Madisn, WI Quiz Bwl - Natinal 4-H Invitatinal Livestck Quiz Bwl in Omaha, NE Skill-a-thn - Natinal 4-H Livestck Skill-a-thn Cntest at Luisville, KY 8. Individuals that are selected and cmpete in a natinal cntest based n their individual placing in the state level cntest (rather than cunty team placing) are eligible t return t the state cntest and judge n a cunty team H'ers wh have cmpeted in a natinal r reginal level cntest that is nt the designated cntest are eligible t cmpete fr team and individual hnrs. 10. High pint individuals may return t state cmpetitin and cmpete again fr individual and/r team hnrs. Judging Team Entries In Meats, Pultry and Livestck Judging, teams shall cnsist f up t 4 members, with the tp 3 scres making up the ttal team scre fr each species and verall scres. The cntestant with the lwest scre is still eligible fr individual awards. Teams may be entered by a single cunty r extensin unit name. Each cunty may enter up t 2 teams per judging cntest and divisin (intermediate & senir). If a cunty des nt have enugh yuth t cmplete a team, there are tw ptins. Team members may be added frm an adjacent cunty t cmplete a team OR the yuth may enter t cmpete as individuals. All cunties assciated with a multicunty team must have representatin during the actual cntest. If all cunties are nt represented, the team will be disslved and remaining members entered as individuals representing their hme cunty. Multi-cunty teams are cnsidered t be affiliated with thse particular cunties and will cunt against the maximum number f teams that may be entered by any given cunty. NO cunty/unit teams shuld slicit team members withut the knwledge and supprt f extensin staff f cunties/units frm which ther team members are recruited. Any ne cunty may enter up t 2 teams and 10 additinal individuals fr a maximum participatin in each cntest and divisin f 18 yuth Individual Awards: Medals: Gld (1st), Silver (2nd), and Brnze (3rd) Gift Cards: 1st thrugh 5th high verall individuals in the Meats and Pultry cntests, 1 st thrugh 10 th high verall individuals in the Livestck Intermediate and Senir divisins. Placing ribbns: 1st thrugh 10th high verall individuals

3 Team Awards: Placing Ribbns: 1 st thrugh 5 th highest pint teams (ne ribbn per team member). Award Annuncement: Fds Challenge, Clver Challenge, Meats and Pultry team and individual placings will be annunced n Mnday fllwing the evening meal. Livestck cntest placings will be annunced n Tuesday afternn, fllwing the cntest and discussin f fficial placings (prvided tabulatin is cmpleted). Wardrbe and Design Challenge results will be annunced Tuesday fllwing the cmpletin f all presentatins. All yuth and visitrs are encuraged t stay fr awards annuncements. Natinal Cntest Representatin: Life Challenge des nt have a natinal cmpetitin. Livestck Judging: Eligibility fr the natinal cmpetitin is limited t participants in the senir divisin. All team members cmpeting in a natinal cntest must meet age requirements dictated abve. Chices f these cntests will be determined in rder f their placing in the state cntest. 1 st Place Senir Team Chice f the fllwing natinal livestck judging cntests: Natinal 4-H Livestck Judging Cntest (Luisville, KY) American Ryal 4-H Livestck Judging Cntest (Kansas City, MO) Natinal Western Rundup (Denver/Frt Cllins, CO) 2 nd and 3 rd place Senir Teams will have the chice f the remaining trips in their respective finishing rder. Fr example: If the 1 st place team chses t attend the Natinal Western Rundup the 2 nd place team will have the chice between the Natinal 4-H Cntest in Luisville r the American Ryal 4-H Cntest in Kansas City. The 3 rd place team wuld then have the ptin f attending the cntest nt chsen by the 2 nd place team. The pprtunity t attend either the Natinal 4-H Cntest in Luisville, The American Ryal, r the Natinal Western Rundup cntests will be extended nly as far as the 5 th place team, if declined by higher placing teams. Under this frmat, it is pssible fr Nebraska t nt have representatin at ne r mre f these natinal cmpetitins. Participatin in the Natinal 4-H Cntest in Luisville, KY will prhibit team members frm cmpeting at the State 4-H Livestck Judging Cntest fr team awards and ther natinal cntest trips in future years, prviding they are still eligible fr cmpetitin based n age. Hwever, they will still be eligible t cmpete and receive individual awards. Participatin in the American Ryal Livestck Judging Cntest r Natinal Western Rundup will nt deem a team and its individual members ineligible fr team awards in future years. Additinally,

4 teams that have chsen t attend either the American Ryal Livestck Judging Cntest r Natinal Western Rundup in previus years will nt be allwed t return t the same natinal cmpetitin in future years, per the rules put frth by thse respective cntests. The Tp-3 Senir Teams are als all eligible and encuraged t cmpete at the Ak-Sar-Ben Livestck Judging Cntest in Omaha, NE. The pprtunity t participate in this cntest will be extended as far as needed until 3 teams have accepted the pprtunity. The number f teams able t attend Ak-Sar-Ben may be subject t change based n rules put frth by that respective cntest. Meats fr Cnsumers: The highest ranking eligible team will have the pprtunity t participate at the Natinal 4-H Meats Judging Cntest. Cmpetitin in the natinal cntest will deem that team and its individual team members ineligible fr further team cmpetitin n the state level. The pprtunity t cmpete will be extended n further than 5 th place. Pultry: The highest ranking eligible team will have the pprtunity t participate at the Natinal 4-H Pultry Judging Cntest in Luisville, Kentucky. Cmpetitin in the natinal cntest will deem that team and its individual team members ineligible fr further team cmpetitin n the state level. The pprtunity t cmpete will be extended n further than 5 th place. Quiz Bwl: The highest ranking eligible team will have the pprtunity t participate in the Ak-Sar-Ben Natinal 4-H Invitatinal Livestck Quiz Bwl Cntest. Cmpetitin in the natinal invitatinal cntest will deem that team and its individual team members ineligible fr further team cmpetitin n the state level. The pprtunity t cmpete will be extended n further than 5 th place. Skillathn: The highest ranking eligible team will have the pprtunity t participate in the Natinal 4-H Livestck Skillathn Cntest in Luisville, Kentucky. Cmpetitin in the natinal cntest will deem that team and its individual team members ineligible fr further team cmpetitin n the state level. The pprtunity t cmpete will be extended n further than 5 th place. 4-H Meats fr Cnsumers Judging Cntest Superintendent: Dr. Dennis Bursn, UNL Extensin Meats Specialist Day, Time and Place: Mnday; Registratin at 7:30 a.m., Cntest at 8:00 a.m., Leffel Meats Labratry, Animal Science Cmplex There are n age divisins in this cntest. A team cnsists f 3 r 4 individuals with ttal scres f three high individuals making the team scre. Tp team may qualify fr the Natinal Meats Judging Cntest. Hwever, if a team has ne r mre members wh are under 14 years f age, that team will be ineligible t qualify fr Natinal cmpetitin. Individuals cmpsing a team must be designated as such if they are t enter team cmpetitin. Each cunty may enter 2 teams

5 and up t 10 additinal individuals. Cunties may als enter 10 individuals in lieu f 2 teams if they chse. Judging Cnditins: Participants shuld prepare t be in degree F cnditins fr mst f the cmpetitin. Cntest Cmpnents: The cntest cnsists f retail meat cut identificatin, fd safety practicum lab exercise, written test and tw placing classes f retail cuts. 4-H Pultry Judging Cntest Superintendent: Dr. Sheila Purdum, UNL Pultry Extensin, Research & Teaching Day, Time and Place: Mnday; Registratin at 8:45 a.m., Cntest at 9:00 a.m., Animal Science Cmplex There are n age divisins in this cntest. A team cnsists f 3 r 4 individuals with ttal scres f three high individuals making the team scre. The tp team may qualify fr the Natinal Pultry Judging Cntest in Luisville, KY. Eligible teams must meet all the qualificatins established by the Natinal cntest. Hwever, if a team has ne r mre members wh are under 14 years f age, that team will be ineligible t qualify fr Natinal cmpetitin. Individuals cmpsing a team must be designated as such if they are t enter team cmpetitin. Each cunty may enter 2 teams and up t 10 additinal individuals. Cunties may als enter 10 individuals in lieu f 2 teams if they chse. Cntest Cmpnents: The cntest cnsists f tw classes f judging hens fr past prductin, ne set f ral reasns n a prductin hen class, grading eggs based n exterir quality, interir quality by candling, and brken-ut quality, grading ready-t-ck pultry and identificatin f ready-t-ck parts. "Natinal Pultry Judging" (4H 460) will be a reference fr this cntest. 4-H Livestck Judging Cntest C- Superintendents: Mnte Stauffer, Duglas-Sarpy Cunty Extensin, Steve Landn, Washingtn Cunty Extensin Tabulatin & Data Management: Jessie Bauman, State 4-H Office and Mike Reber, Nrtheast Cmmunity Cllege Livestck Crdinatr: Brad Bennett, UNL Livestck Judging Cach and Extensin Educatr - Yuth Livestck Prgrams. Day, Time and Place: Tuesday, July 1; Registratin frm 7:00-7:45 am in Student Cmmns area, Animal Science Cmplex; Cntest instructins at 7:45 am in Animal Science Classrm TBD; immediately fllwed by the cntest in the Animal Science Arena.

6 The Livestck cntest has tw divisins. In each divisin, a team cnsists f 3 r 4 individuals with ttal scres f the three high individuals making the team scre. Individuals cmpsing a team must be designated as such if they are t enter team cmpetitin. Each cunty may enter 2 teams and up t 10 additinal individuals in each divisin. Cunties may als enter 10 individuals in each divisin in lieu f 2 teams if they chse. An Intermediate Divisin team cnsists f 3 r 4 individuals, age 10 t 13 as f January 1 f the current year. A Senir Divisin team cnsists f 3 r 4 individuals, 14 years f age r lder as f January 1 f the current year. (If a unit des nt have 3 r 4 Senir members wh are 14 years r lder, they may designate a member f the team wh typically wuld be in the Intermediate Divisin. This individual will have scres nly cunted fr the Senir Divisin and will nt be eligible fr any individual and/r team awards in the Intermediate Divisin. If a Senir Divisin team has ne r mre members wh are under 14 years f age, that team will be ineligible t qualify fr Natinal cmpetitin. Eligible Senir teams must meet all the qualificatins established by the Reginal and Natinal cntests. The tp three Senir teams als are eligible t participate in the Ak-Sar-Ben Livestck Judging Cntest held in Omaha, Nebraska. Cntest Cmpnents: 10 Placing Classes: Classes can cnsist f any cmbinatin f breeding and/r market classes within beef, swine, sheep, and gat species. Perfrmance data (EPD s and/r actual data) may be prvided n breeding livestck classes alng with prductin scenaris. Reasns/Questins: Senir cntestants will give reasns n 4 classes and answer questins n 2 classes. Intermediates will give reasns n 3 classes and answer questins n 2 classes. Questins will be asked in a grup frmat after the cmpletin f all placing classes. Judges are required t furnish their wn nte pads and pencils. Prepared judging aids are nt allwed. N cntestant is allwed t hld any card r paper that will assist in giving ral reasns befre fficials, except a card bearing the cntestants placing f the class. If such card is used it will result in a deductin in scre. 4-H General Livestck Quiz Bwl Rules PRE-REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY FOR THE QUIZ BOWL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PARTICIPATING, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EXTENSION OFFICE.

7 C- Superintendents: Kerry Elsen, Buffal Cunty Extensin & Ashley Benes, Cass Cunty Extensin Data Management: Kerry Elsen, Buffal Cunty Extensin, Brandy Wagner, 4-H Educatinal Engagement Crdinatr Date, Time & Place: Sunday; runds beginning at 5:00 p.m. if needed. Mnday; runds begin r resume at 10:30 a.m. and cntinue until a champin team is determined. **Due t time cnstraints n the cmpetitin day, 4-H members may cmpete in either the Livestck Quiz Bwl OR the Livestck Skill-a-thn. Eligibility: ** Every cunty which enters a quiz bwl team must bring ne individual t help in a quiz bwl rm! 1. The General Livestck Quiz Bwl has tw divisins. An Intermediate Divisin team cnsists f fur individuals, age 10 r 13 as f January 1 f the current year. A Senir Divisin team cnsists f fur individuals, 14 years f age r lder as f January 1 f the current year. If a unit des nt have fur members wh are 14 years r lder, they may use members wh are Intermediate Divisin age, but wh are nt als n an Intermediate Divisin team. If a Senir Divisin team has ne r mre members wh are under 14 years f age, that team will be ineligible t qualify fr natinal cmpetitin at the Natinal 4-H Invitatinal Livestck Quiz Bwl. An Intermediate Divisin team cannt include anyne ver age 13 as f January 1 f the current year. 2. An attempt will be made t make the Senir Divisin questins mre challenging than the Intermediate Divisin questins. 3. There are n individual entries in this cntest, nly teams. 4. Team members need nt be enrlled in any specific 4-H prjects. 5. A team will cnsist f fur members and up t 1 alternate. An alternate can be substituted at the cnclusin f any phase in a rund. N substitutins are allwed within a phase, unless the mderatr deems that an individual cannt cntinue n in cmpetitin. Recmmended prcedure fr Quiz Bwl team member substitutin is as fllws: Each team may name a fifth yuth as an alternate and the alternate is expected t attend all runds f cmpetitin in which their team participates. If an alternate enters play, he/she must remain in the cntest fr the rest f that phase. Substitutin during the cntest needs t be apprved by mderatr. In the event a fur-member team enters cmpetitin and ne member is unable t cntinue, and

8 there is n designated alternate, the resulting three member team will be allwed t cntinue; hwever, they frfeit the Phase I questins directed tward the furth team member. 6. Cunties shuld encurage all 4-H members t study and cmpete fr the cunty team n an pen participatin basis. Cunty team members may be selected in a manner determined by the cunty. Awards: The Champin Senir Divisin Quiz Bwl team will participate in the Natinal Invitatinal 4-H Livestck Quiz Bwl in Omaha, Nebraska. Eligible senir teams must meet age and all ther qualificatins established by natinal rules. Teams with ne r mre members under age 14 as f January 1 f the current year are ineligible t cmpete at the natinal cntest. If the Champin team is ineligible r declines t participate, the pprtunity will be ffered t the Reserve Champin Senir Divisin team. General Rules: 1. Teams will be ntified prir t cmpetitin when and where they shuld reprt. 2. Team Captain: A team captain is designated and must be seated nearest the mderatr, wh is psitined between the tw teams. Cntestants will wear nametags and/r have cards with their names t prvide t the mderatr. The captain will remain the captain thrughut the cntest and will always be seated clsest t the mderatr. Other team members may change their seating rder between matches. 3. Viewing: Cntestants cannt view matches in either divisin until their team has been eliminated frm cmpetitin. After their team has been eliminated, cntestants may view matches in either divisin, but must remain quiet thrughut the event. Other specific rules abut public and participant viewing will be annunced at rientatin. 4. Each cntestant will be given the pprtunity t test the prper functining f game equipment. 5. Timeuts: Team members, cach, mderatr, judges, scrers, r Quiz Bwl cmmittee members may call fr a timeut fr clarificatin f rules, scring, questin and/r answer, r t allw fr unexpected prblems. Timeuts may be called nly after a questin has been answered and befre the start f the next questin. In general, there shuld be n timeuts in any game unless called by the mderatr r judge. 6. Prtests: When a prtest is raised, timeut will be called by the mderatr. The mderatr and judge(s) will cnsider the prtest. In all cases, the decisin f mderatr and judge(s) is final. A prtest f a questin r answer may be made nly by a team member r cach f either team, and then nly at the time a particular questin is read r answer given. Once the mderatr has begun the next questin, the prtests are nt valid.

9 Caches are allwed t use reference material t defend a prtest, but have a maximum f tw minutes t find the reference. If a prtest is sustained, the mderatr will take ne f the fllwing actins as deemed apprpriate: 1. A questin is prtested befre an answer is given and the prtest sustained - discard the questin. N lss r gain f pints fr either team. 2. An answer is prtested (either crrect r incrrect) - at least ne judge and the mderatr r tw judges will determine the validity f the prtest. Pints will be added r subtracted as apprpriate. 3. A questin is prtested after an answer is given (crrect r incrrect) - at least ne judge and mderatr, r tw judges will determine the validity f the prtest questin. The questin may be discarded at n lss r gain f pints r the questin may be allwed with the apprpriate gain r lss f pints as in the situatin abve. Abuse f prtest prvisins may result in ne r mre f the fllwing: Dismissal f team cach frm the cntest area; dismissal r replacement f the team member; dismissal f entire team with frfeiture f any pints r ranking. Spectatrs, parents and visitrs may nt prtest any questin, answer r prcedure during the curse f play. They may, hwever, submit in writing t the cntest fficials any suggestins, cmplaints r prtests at the cnclusin f the cntest. N surce f infrmatin is infallible. There may at times be answers given t questins which are in agreement with recmmended surces which are in fact errneus. Every effrt shall be made t eliminate these questins, but in the event f such ccurrences, the judges and mderatr may challenge the answer t the questin, and if there is unanimus agreement, may elect t accept nly the crrect answer r t discard the questin with n lss r gain f pints t either team. 7. Ties: If bth teams are tied at the end f a match, the mderatr will read a series f three additinal tss-up questins until the tie is brken. Questins will be scred as in Phase Three (see belw). If still tied after this; the play becmes "sudden death" frm with the first team t achieve a higher scre becming the winner. Questins fr "sudden death" play will be selected by judges. 8. Once the mderatr has declared a winner based n the ttal team pint accumulatin, there shall be n prtests.

10 Methd f Quiz Bwl Cmpetitin: 1. Seating and matches will be dne thrugh a randmized system. The exact prcedure fllwed will be determined by the number f teams participating and the time allwed fr the cntest. 2. Whenever time and space permit, a duble eliminatin prcedure will be used. 3. Each match will cnsist f three phases as described belw. In all phases, nly the first answer given is accepted and will be ruled as crrect r incrrect. Phase One: Phase One will cnsist f eight (8) ne-n-ne questins. During the ne-n-ne cmpetitin, nly ne member f each team wh the specific questin is directed t will be eligible t respnd. This eligibility will rtate with each questin beginning with the team captain f each team, and rtating t the 2 nd, 3 rd, and 4 th cntestants f each team, respectively, until all eight questins have been asked. This means each pair f individuals (ne member frm each team) will be asked tw questins. Crrect answers are wrth 10 pints with n deductin fr incrrect answers. If neither cntestant buzzes in, the questin dies and n pints are awarded r lst. N teammate assistance may be ffered r received in this phase. A cntestant must buzz in within 5 secnds after the questin is read and answers must be started within 5 secnds f the cntestant being recgnized by the mderatr (starting an answer after the 5 secnd buzzer ges ff is nt acceptable). Answers will cnsist f multiple chice; fill in the blank, and/r cmpletin type questins. The mderatr shall indicate prir t reading f each questin which tw cntestants are eligible t respnd. If the first recgnized cntestant fails t respnd r answers incrrectly, the mderatr will ffer the questin t the ther cntestant. The mderatr will read the crrect answer if bth cntestants answer the questin incrrectly r n answers are given. Each questin shall be addressed t nly ne member f each team, beginning with the team captain and prgressing with subsequent questins t the number 2, 3, and 4 cntestants, respectively. If neither cntestant buzzes in, the questin dies and n pints are awarded r lst. The next pair f cntestants gets a new questin. A cntestant must be recgnized by the mderatr prir t beginning his/her answer. Any member answering a questin withut being acknwledged will result in the deductin f 10 pints frm the team scre. The ppsing cntestant has the ptin f answering the questin within 5 secnds after receiving an ffer frm the mderatr. If a cntestant buzzes in and fails t respnd t the questin in the frm f an answer, a five pint penalty will be assessed. There will be a five pint deductin if any cntestant, ther than the tw designated cntestants, respnds. If the equipment allws a member f each team t buzz in at the same time r

11 lcks ut bth team members because they hit the buttn at the same time, and the mderatr cannt determine which team member buzzed first, the questin will be discarded and a new ne will be selected by the judges. Phase Tw: Phase Tw will cnsist f eight (8) questins. Each team will have first pprtunity t answer fur questins n alternating basis. Crrect answers are wrth 10 pints, with n deductins fr incrrect answers. The team shall discuss questins prir t answering, but nly the team captain can reprt the answer. Once the team captain begins an answer, n additinal help may be ffered frm teammates. If anyne ther than the team captain answers r additinal help is ffered, n pints will be awarded. Answers must be started within 20 secnds after the questin is read (starting an answer after the 20 secnd buzzer ges ff is nt acceptable). Questins shall primarily be fill-in-the-blank, cmpletin, r shrt answer. When a team fails t answer the questin in the alltted time r answers incrrectly, mderatr shall ffer the questin t the ppsing team, withut re-reading it. The ppsing team may discuss the questin and shall have 20 secnds (frm the time the mderatr ffers the questin) t begin an answer t the questin. Crrect answers are wrth 10 pints, with n deductins fr incrrect answers. This team may discuss the questin nly after it has been ffered t them by the mderatr (nt while the team riginally asked the questin is discussing it). Only the team captain may reprt the answer. Phase Three: Phase Three will cnsist f regular, tss-up and bnus questins with a ttal f sixteen (16) questins wrth 15 pints each. During this phase, any team member frm either team may buzz in t answer a regular r tss-up questin. The first tw questins will be regular questins. Every 3rd questin will be a tss-up questin with a bnus attached. The nly difference between a regular and a tss-up questin will be that tss-up questins will have a bnus questin attached. a. Scring and prcedures f regular and tss-up questins with n Vilatin f Play: After the regular r tss-up questin has been read, the first individual frm either team t signal will answer the questin within five secnds after being acknwledged by the mderatr, r will lse 10 pints. Ten pints will be deducted fr incmplete r incrrect answers. If an incrrect answer is given, mderatr will ffer the questin t the ther team, wh has the pprtunity t answer after buzzing and being acknwledged. The secnd team must buzz in within 10 secnds f being ffered the questin. The questin will nt be re-read. If neither team can ffer an answer within 10 secnds, the mderatr will give the crrect answer and neither team will frfeit pints. b. Scring and prcedures f regular and tss-up questins with Vilatin f Play: Any member answering regular r tss-up questins withut being acknwledged will result in a deductin f 10 pints. The mderatr will NOT indicate whether the answer was crrect r incrrect, but nly that it was answered withut acknwledgement and will ffer t the ppsing

12 team. The ppsing team has the ptin f answering within 10 secnds after receiving an ffer frm the mderatr. The questin will nt be reread. The secnd team must buzz in and be acknwledged by the mderatr befre answering. c. Bnus questins: If a bnus questin is attached t a crrectly answered tss-up questin, the mderatr reads the bnus questin and the team that answered the tss-up questin is allwed t discuss the questin. The questin will nt be re-read. Answers must be started within 20 secnds after the questin is read. Only the team captain, may answer. Once team captain begins an answer, n additinal help may be ffered by teammates. If mre than ne persn answers r additinal help is ffered, n pints will be awarded. Crrectly answered bnus questins are wrth 15 pints. All parts f bnus questins must be answered crrectly. N pints are deducted fr incrrect r incmplete answers t bnus questins. The ppsing team des nt have the pprtunity t answer bnus questins. d. If a bnus questin was attached t an unanswered tss-up questin r an incrrectly answered tss-up questin, the bnus questin dies with n pints awarded and the mderatr will read the next regular questin. e. Pre-mature buzzing: When the buzzer is pushed befre a questin is cmpletely read, the mderatr will stp reading and that persn must answer the questin after being acknwledged. If the answer is incrrect r incmplete, ten pints will be deducted frm the team scre. Judge(s) will nt ask fr clarificatin f answers in these instances. Answers must be cmplete and crrect. In the event that a multiple chice questin must be answered befre all the pssible answers have been read, the cntestant's answer must match the mderatr's crrect answer exactly, either by letter chice, r by the crrespnding wrding f the crrect letter. If the answer is nt cmplete and crrect, the questin will then be cmpletely re-read and ffered t the ther team. 4. Questins will nt be re-read, except as in (5) abve. 5. The scre f bth teams will be annunced peridically. The judge(s) may ask fr clarificatin f answers.

13 Livestck Skill-a-thn Superintendents: Dr. Bryan Reiling and Brian Bsshamer Date, Time & Place: Mnday; Registratin/check-in at 9:30 am, 12:00 nn and 2:00 pm based n rtatin grup, at the main PASE registratin desk. (Teams will be ntified in advance which rtatin grup they will be in.) **Due t time cnstraints n the cmpetitin day, 4-H members may cmpete in either the Livestck Quiz Bwl OR the Livestck Skill-a-thn. Grup 1 Registratin at 9:30, Orientatin at 9:45, Cntest 10:00 am nn, Grup 2 Registratin at 12:00, Orientatin at 12:15 pm, Cntest 12:30 pm 2:30 pm, Grup 3 Registratin at 2:00 pm, Orientatin at 2:15 pm, Cntest 2:30 pm 4:30 pm The livestck skill-a-thn cntest has tw divisins. In each divisin a team cnsists f three, fur r five individuals. All members f a team wrk tgether thrughut the cntest fr ne team scre. An Intermediate Divisin team cnsists f individual s ages 10 r 13 as f January 1 f the current year. A Senir Divisin team cnsists f individuals aged 14, 15, 16, 17 r 18 as f January 1 f the current year. (If a cunty/unit des nt have enugh individuals f this age t cmpse a team, they may use additinal members wh are Intermediate Divisin age, but wh are nt als n an Intermediate Divisin team. These members will cmplete the senir divisin activities with ther senir divisin team members.) If a Senir Divisin team has ne r mre members wh are under 14 years f age as f January 1 f the current year, that team will be ineligible t qualify fr natinal cmpetitins. The highest ranking eligible team will qualify fr the Natinal 4-H Livestck Skill-a-thn Cntest at Luisville, KY. Eligible senir teams must meet age and all ther qualificatins established by the natinal cntest. If the Champin team is ineligible r declines t participate, the pprtunity will be ffered t the next highest ranking eligible team. Hwever, a team must rank n lwer than 5 th verall in the state cntest t be ffered a natinal trip. Cntest Cmpnents: The cntest will cnsist f six team statins. Each statin is wrth 100 pints, fr a ttal f 600 pints in the cntest. Statins will be 18 minutes each. It is expected that statins will have enugh tasks r prblems t cmplete that in rder t cmplete an entire statin, all team members will nt be able t wrk tgether n all tasks/prblems. Statins will include: 1. Meats 2. Breed and/r equipment identificatin and use 3. Breeding scenari prblem (may include a brief ral defense f decisins) 4. Feed identificatin and use and/r feeding/perfrmance prblem 5. Quality assurance 6. Animal evaluatin and/r marketing prblem

14 Refer t the Resurces sectin f this website fr example prblems and mre infrmatin. Participants must furnish their wn pencils, clipbards and calculatrs. Wrksheets will be prvided at each statin, alng with blank paper if needed.