Removing time and score from big screen during elimination matches

[Gray Adams]

Originally Posted by George A.

Personally from my time as announcing, I work it out with the scorekeepers to take the score down immediately after the buzzer sounds. That way it doesn't interfere with any match play, but still gives us a bit of excitement before the big reveal. We also only do this for the semi-finals and final rounds.

I like this method best. Drive teams know the score, and the reveal is really about finding out if all balances are legit. Adds a bit of suspense, makes it clear what the final score is, and doesn't change the game.