Rules and Regulations

Each round of the competition consists of two halves.

Teams will complete 20 questions in 20 minutes for each half. After each half, teams will receive a grade and ranking. Scores from both halves will be combined to determine the winning teams.

All five team members must participate in the competition.

During each half, only four students may compete at one time.

The team’s alternate must be substituted at halftime. In the event of a tiebreak, the team coordinator may decide whether to substitute the alternate at that time.

While solving problems as a team, no student may blurt out answers. Teams will receive one warning; a second warning will result in disqualification.

In the event of a tie, teams will have five minutes to complete a 12-question tiebreak exam known as Sudden Death! The team(s) with the highest score will advance.

Materials provided include: 4 pencils, scratch paper, 1 test booklet per team, and 1 Scantron answer sheet per team.