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by re 697 days ago
Do you implement the Jeopardy!-style buzzer lockout or can contestants hit their buzzers as much as they want without penalty? https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/behind-scenes/how-does-jeopar...
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Yes. If a team buzzes in and the host marks their response as incorrect, they can’t buzz in again.
I meant this part:

> If a contestant attempts to ring in before the gameboard lights activate, the system locks out their signal for a quarter of a second.

This discourages contestants from repeatedly tapping the buzzer before the question has finished being read.

Oh, I see. No, not yet.