PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTING THE RESULT OF A QUIZ
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Why you may wish to contest the result of a quiz
Although every effort should be made to avoid them, errors and omissions will sometimes be made by question setters.
Occasionally a team will provide an answer which is correct, but is not the answer given on the question paper.
This does not necessarily mean the answer on the question paper is wrong, as a question may have more than one correct answer.
There is also the rarer example of a team scoring points for an incorrect answer as it is the answer given on the question paper.
Usually both teams will recognise any mistake and replace the question with a spare.
If either team does not wish to use a spare, as they believe their answer to be correct and the question has a bearing on the overall result of the quiz, the aggrieved team may contest the result.
How to contest the result of a quiz
At the quiz
Your intention to contest the validity of a question and/or answer must be stated at the time the question is asked/answered, not ‘revisited’ at the end of the match.
A note should be made by the question master alongside the relevant question.
At the end of the match, ensure that your opponents are aware of your intention to contest the result and get a contact e-mail address from them..
E-mail addresses can also be found on the team contact details page.
After the quiz
Your appeal should be e-mailed to stockportquiz@hotmail.com and copied to your opponents, allowing them the opportunity to submit their views/comments.  Your e-mail must include: date of quiz and opponents match result number and exact wording of the contested question the exact answer you gave (and that given by your opponents where relevant) reason(s) why you believe the points scored on the particular question should be amended An appeal must be received by 9 am on the Tuesday following the quiz
Failure to comply with these requirements will result in an appeal being automatically rejected.  You should read these guidelines before submitting an appeal.
The decision of the committee
The committee may contact either team for further clarification before making a decision.
The committee’s decision will be e-mailed to both teams 24 hours before it is published on the website.
The committee’s decision is final and teams have no further right of appeal.
When not to appeal
Processing an appeal takes time and effort; please do not contest a question/answer if it does not affect the overall result (i.e. who won and who lost).
The committee will not waste their time on an appeal which may result in a team losing by 18 points instead of 20.
If you know the opposition are correct in contesting an answer, please apply some common sense: don’t hope to ‘get away with it’ when they appeal against the result.
Although rarely used, a facility already exists for those who wish to question publicly the accuracy of a particular question/answer without using the appeal process:
Teams may submit comments (marked ‘for publication’) to stockportquiz@hotmail.com and they will be added to the website.
Why you may wish to contest the result of a quiz
Although every effort should be made to avoid them, errors and omissions will sometimes be made by question setters.
Occasionally a team will provide an answer which is correct, but is not the answer given on the question paper.
This does not necessarily mean the answer on the question paper is wrong, as a question may have more than one correct answer.
There is also the rarer example of a team scoring points for an incorrect answer as it is the answer given on the question paper.
Usually both teams will recognise any mistake and replace the question with a spare.
If either team does not wish to use a spare, as they believe their answer to be correct and the question has a bearing on the overall result of the quiz, the aggrieved team may contest the result.
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