Rules & Scoring
Format
Individual Rounds
Individual Theme Round
- 45 minutes
- 8 problems
- From all high school math topics
Countdown Round
- 45 minutes
- 12 person 1v1 knockout round
- 3 questions per round
- Bracket based
- Buzzer based
- The bracket decideds individual standings
Team Rounds
Team General Round
- 45 minutes
- 8 unrelated problems
- Team collaborates freely
Team Guts Round
- 60 minutes
- 21 problems of varying difficulty and point values
- Problems are divided into sets of 3
- Each team will have a runner who brings problem sets from the scoring table and drops off the team’s answers for each set
- The point value for each problem increases between each set
Scoring
Individual Rounds
Individual Theme Round
Problems are worth 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, and 55 points for a total of 300 points
Countdown
Three questions per round, each question is worth 1 point and the person with the most points advances
Team Rounds
Team General Round
Problems are worth 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, and 55 points for a total of 300 points.
Team Guts Round
8 rounds of 3 problems worth (7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 18 points per problem), where the last round is estimation and points are given based on a formula that awards how close the answer is to the true value for a total for 300 points.
Awards
Awards are given for each round and individual and team overall winners.
- Individual overall winners are determined by the sum of scores in the individual rounds
- Team overall winners are determined by the sum of scores in the team rounds
- In case of a tie, the top four individual scores from each team may be taken into account
