Big Mistake

[bgtg19]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

My guess is that the running score (at the top of the book) showed something like 61-60. Then, when all the individual points were added up, they came to 61-61.

Too late, imo. The 61-60 running score is official.

Exactly. If the running score showed 60-60 in the official book (and, say, the scoreboard showed 61-60) and the officials all ran off, I think you have to get the officials back and play OT. But if the running score in the official book showed 61-60, all the officials ran off, and a few minutes later the scorekeepers discovered a discrepency, it's too late. Game over.

Another reason why, in closely contested games that are nearing an end, it is worthwhile for the R to go to the table during a timeout (and there are always timeouts in the last few minutes of close games) and try to make sure that everyone is in agreement.