Contest Format

Individual Round: The individual round is a 12-question, 75-minute test. All of the questions are weighted equally and have only numerical answers.
Team Round: The team round is a 10-question, 45-minute test. All questions are weighted equally, and you may work with your team to solve the problems. Again, all answers are numerical.
Lightning Finals: The Lightning Finals serves to determine the top three individuals in the contest. The top 12 individuals will compete two-at-a-time onstage in a double-elimination-style bracket tournament. For each match, a problem will be read and projected and the students will have 60 seconds to solve the problem. When a student has an answer ready, they may buzz in and answer and time is paused. If it is correct, they gain a point. If it is incorrect, time is resumed and the other student will have the remainder of the time to buzz in and answer. The first student to two points wins the match, and this process is repeated until a first-place winner is decided.

Schedule

​07:45 - 08:45: Check-In
09:00 - 09:30: Opening Presentation
09:45 - 11:00: Individual Round
11:15 - 12:00: Team Round
12:00 - 13:00: Lunch
13:15 - 13:45: Student Meet & Greet
14:00 - 14:45: Spotlight Speaker 
15:00 - 16:00: Lightning Finals
16:00 - 17:00: Awards Ceremony