CESAO 2023:

PICE Genius 2023

Mechanics:
Registration

⮚ Open to all bona fide BSCE students of Palawan State University from 1st year to
4th year.
⮚ PICE Genius is an individual competition.

⮚ Each division may send 2-3 people to the competition.

⮚ To register, contact Mr. Van Andrey Ambalong on Facebook Messenger or fill up

the following Google Forms link: https://forms.gle/AjXWPr7K4qzNjq3U8
⮚ 1 Google Forms registration per contestant only. Use your corporate email
address to register.
⮚ Any contestant who does not fill out the Google Forms will not be recognized
as an entry.
⮚ Failure to send the minimum number of participants from any of the five (5)
divisions will result in having deductions in the total accumulated points of the
division.
⮚ The competition will be held on January 25, 2024, 9 am at the PalSU
Performing Arts Center (PAC).
⮚ Contestants should be on time at the venue by 9 am. If the contestants won’t
show up at 9 am, contestants will be given a 15 minute grace period for them to
catch up. If a contestant doesn’t show up after 15 minutes, he/she will be
disqualified from the competition.
⮚ To maintain a conducive contest environment at the venue, the audience are
expected to exhibit proper decorum and avoid making excessive or
unnecessary noise. The audience will also be asked to turn off or put to silent
mode their mobile phones and other electronic devices so as not to cause
distraction during the contest. If anybody is caught violating this, the person will
be called and may be asked to leave the place especially if the warning is not
heeded.
Contest Proper
Elimination Phase

⮚ Contestants will be given boards and chalk for their answers.

⮚ The participants are encouraged to wear the color of their division.

⮚ Face masks should be worn at all times.

⮚ The topic of this competition is “anything about everything.”

⮚ The Elimination Phase is divided into 2 rounds, the “Plucking Out”, and the
“Cream of the Crop” round.

Plucking Out Round

1. This round is composed of 15 questions. Each question is worth 1 point,

and is good for 20 seconds.
2. Before the round starts, the board of each contestant must have their
divisions and their respective numbers written on the top right corner of
the board.
3. The quizmaster will read the question twice before the timer starts. Once
the quizmaster says “Go”, the timer will start. Contestants may only write
their answers after the “Go” signal. All contestants must raise their boards
as soon as the time allotted elapses.
4. For multiple choice questions, everyone must write their final answer in
uppercase letters only. Answers in lowercase letters will strictly not be
considered.
5. For identification problems, answers shall be stated in complete
words—spelled out and spelled correctly. Acronyms will be considered
incorrect unless otherwise specified.
6. If contestants want to raise a protest or a question, they may raise their
hands so that the quizmaster may acknowledge them. The judges will
then evaluate the protest/question. Protests/Questions may be entertained
before the reading of the next question.
7. The judges’ decision of the protest will be considered final and
irrevocable.
8. Answers should be erased only after all the answers have been checked
and after all the protests have been resolved.
9. Out of the total number of participants, the top 12 will proceed to the
“Cream of the Crop” round.
 10. 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.

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.