All contest participants who plan to attend the Wednesday luncheon and/or tradeshow must register for convention, which is not automatically included in contest registration.

Contest Structure & Eligibility:
Eligible teams will be made up of 4 current GJCA, 4-H, or FFA members. Teams will compete against each other by responding quickly and correctly to questions asked by the contest moderator. The contest will be made up of questions focused on beef industry related topics. Each team is given credit for correct answers, and in some cases a penalty for incorrect answers. The team with the highest score at the end of the contest is declared the winner. The GJCA Junior Beef Quiz Bowl is a single elimination competition. Members of the winning team may not compete in the subsequent year.
• Round 1 – Consists of an individual question asked to each player, with 5 seconds to respond with the correct answer. The player will not be able to refer to the team for assistance and the answer must only come from the individual player that the question was asked to.
o 1 point will be received for each correct answer.
• Round 2 – Consists of the one-on-one round, where a moderator states clearly which two contestants (1 from each team) are eligible to respond. There will be two questions for each designated pair of players. The team whose player hits the buzzer and responds with the correct answer the quickest will receive credit for that question.
o 2 points received for each correct answer.
o 2 points deducted from team’s score for player answering without being recognized by the moderator.
o 1 point deducted from team’s score for each incorrect or incomplete answer.
o 2 points deducted from team’s score for questions answered from an undesignated player on the team.
o No points received if the buzzer is not activated within 5 seconds of the moderator asking the question.
• Round 3 – Consists of team play round, where any member is eligible to answer the question asked by the moderator and the member that activates the buzzer first (within 5 seconds) will have the opportunity to answer the question. After the player is recognized, they will have 10 seconds to answer the question. If the question is answered incorrectly, the timer will reset, and the other team will have 5 seconds to buzz in for an opportunity to answer with their guess. In addition to toss-up questions, bonus questions may also be attached to some toss-up questions. Members may work together in their team on bonus questions and must begin their answer within 10 seconds after the question is asked by the moderator. There is no penalty for incorrect or unanswered bonus questions. If a toss-up question with a bonus attached goes unanswered or is answered incorrectly, the bonus question is moved to the next toss-up.
o 1 point received for each correct toss-up answer.
o 2 points received for each correctly answered bonus question.
o 2 points deducted from the team’s score if an undesignated player answers questions or if a player answers without being recognized by the moderator.
o 1 point deducted from the team’s score for incorrect, incomplete, or questions not answered within 10 seconds once that team is acknowledged by the moderator.
• Team Bonus: Any team that has each player correctly answer a toss-up question in rounds 2 and 3 will earn 2 bonus points. This can be earned multiple times.
Categories and Contest Areas:
• Georgia Cattle History
• Breed Identification and Characteristics
• Cattle Nutrition
• Disease Identification and Traceability
• Beef Quality Assurance
• Reproduction