 They had 30 seconds to solve the problem using a dry-erase board and marker; during their thinking time, they would be distracted by such things as a crying baby, a mariachi band, and children poorly playing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" on violins.At the end of the round, the partitions were removed, and the correct answer was revealed by Stevens.The players then revealed their answers, usually in high-to-low score order.