Score with the technological solution for quizmasters and sportsmasters!

A letter from EPE reader John Reynolds in the April 2003 edition prompted the design of this Scorer. It is a versatile PIC-microcontrolled aid for all quizmasters, providing independently adjustable scores for two teams, a countdown stopwatch timer (“You have two minutes on . . .”) and “Fingers on the button” functionality.

Three score pushbutton switches are provided for each team so that scores can be increased by one, two and four points for each press. There are also buttons to “undo” the last score and take a point off for corrections and penalties.

As well as quizzes, the design could be used to keep track of both time and scores in rugby, football, hockey or other similar sports.

An optional extra is a remote slave unit (or units) so that each team can have its own local display if needed.