11
CrossWire Tips
Playing a Category
Here are some tips that you can use in
the CrossWire Round that will help you
to play better.
➤ Scan Clues Then Match
A good strategy in the CrossWire
categories is to scan all of the clues
first. Then match the pairs you know
are correct. Matching the easiest
pairs first helps you to match the
remaining, more difficult ones.
➤ Look Before You Leap
The field of knowledge matched with
each category is indicated by an
abbreviation (for example,

POP

for
Pop Culture). To see the full title of
the field of knowledge before
selecting a category, highlight the
category and press
? ✽
.
➤ Watching Your Score
If you have scored 2500 points already
(or you are close to scoring 2500
points), you may want to be careful
when answering more questions. One
incorrect answer might keep you out of
the HighWire round.
➤ Scoring in the CrossWire Round
Here is how many points you get for
each correct and incorrect match in
the CrossWire categories:
•

1st Category Played

correct: +100 incorrect: -50
•

2nd Category Played

correct: +150 incorrect: -75
•

3rd Category Played

correct: +200 incorrect: -100
If you correctly match all nine pairs
of clues in nine guesses, you win
300 bonus points.
If you do not score 2500 points in
the three categories you do not
move to HighWire and will return to
the

Play Game Number

screen.
➤ Shared Clues
In some categories, the clues may
be shared (i.e., clues from one
column match more than one clue in
another). So these clues may not
disappear if you select them.