PICE Genius 2023 Mechanics
PICE Genius 2023 Mechanics
PICE Genius 2023 Mechanics
⮚ Open to all bona fide BSCE students of Palawan State University from 1st year to
4th year.
⮚ PICE Genius is an individual competition.
⮚ The Elimination Phase is divided into 2 rounds, the “Plucking Out”, and the
“Cream of the Crop” round.
11. This round is composed of 10 questions, now worth 3 points each and
good for 20 seconds.
12. Rules 2 to 8 of the previous round shall also apply in this round.
13. In this round, every wrong answer will result in a 2-point deduction. But, if
the contestant has no answer on the board, he/she will have no deduction.
14. Out of the 10 qualifiers, the top 8 shall be chosen to qualify for the final
round.
15. In case of a tie, there will be a Sudden Death round. The first contestant/s
to answer the question correctly shall be declared the winner of the tie.
Final Phase
⮚ Before the round starts, the top 8 contestants will randomly pick from 1-8 for their
position in the bracket through draw lots.
⮚ The bracket will be as follows:
⮚ There will be three rounds for the Final Phase, the quarterfinals, the
semifinals, and the finals.
⮚ Each match in the round, except for the finals round, is a best-of-3 matchup.
⮚ Each question has a 30 second-timer. Whoever raises his/her board first will be
the first one to be recognized. If the answer is wrong, the opponent has a
chance to steal if there is still time on the clock. Once the timer on the clock
expires, yet no one answered the question correctly, both of them will not gain a
point. Each correct answer is worth 1 point.
⮚ Whoever gets 2 points, or gets a higher score than his/her opponent will
proceed to the next round.
⮚ Contestants can only answer once per question in the three rounds.
⮚ For the finals round, it will be a best-of-5 matchup. Whoever gets 3 points, or
gets a higher score than his/her opponent will proceed to the next round.
⮚ In case of a tie, there will be a Sudden Death round. Contestants may answer
as many times as he/she can until a correct answer is given. The first contestant
to answer the question correctly shall be declared the winner of the tie.
⮚ The winner of the finals shall be declared the champion of PICE Genius 2023.