CHAMPIONSHIP 2027

Format:

• Participants individually solve 20 problems (10 multiple-choice / 10 short-answer) in 40 minutes.

  • • Correct (multiple-choice) = +1 point

    • Correct (short-answer) = +2 points

    • Blank / Incorrect = 0 point

Scoring:

• Individual Score is calculated as the total points earned from Individual Round.

• The maximum Individual Score is 30 points.  There is no penalty for incorrect or blank answers.

• In case of ties, Round Tiebreaker Algorithm is used.

• Individual Score determines the final ranking for Individual Awards.

Format:

• Team members cooperatively solve 12 problems (short-answer) in 30 minutes.

  1. • Correct = +10 points each

     • Blank / Incorrect = 0 point

Scoring:

• Team Score is calculated as the sum of two components: (A) the total points earned from Team Round and (B) the sum of Individual Scores of all team members.

• The maximum Team Score is 240 points.  There is no penalty for incorrect or blank answers.

• In case of ties, Round Tiebreaker Algorithm is used.

• Team Score determines the final ranking for Team Awards.

Qualification:

• Participants with top 30 Individual Scores are announced and invited to compete.

Format:

• Participants individually solve 15 problems (speed-and-accuracy) in 5 minutes.

  1. • Correct = +3 points

     • Blank = 0 point

     • Incorrect = -1 point

• Speed-and-accuracy problems are short-answer problems comparable to Knockout Round questions and intended to be solved quickly.

Scoring:

• Expedition Score is calculated as the total points earned from Expedition Round.

• The maximum Expedition Score is 45.  Each incorrect answer incurs a 1 point penalty.  There is no penalty for blank answer.

• Expedition Score determines the qualifying participants for Knockout Round.

Format:

• Participants play one round of Bingo using Bingo packets.

• Math questions are projected and read, one at a time with a 45-second limit before the answer is revealed.

• The answer to each question is a whole number between 1 and 75, inclusive.

• The answers are the called numbers to mark off.

• There are two different ways to win: BINGO Mode and Survival Mode.

BINGO Mode:

• Regular BINGO rules (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) apply.

• First threshold number of participants with valid BINGO will win and select a prize!

Survival Mode:

• A card survives each question only if it DOES NOT have the number that matches the answer.

• The goal is to avoid all called numbers.

• The last surviving participant with a clean card will win and select prizes for the whole team!

Qualification:  

• Participants with top 12 Expedition Scores are announced and invited to compete on stage.

Format:

• Participants solve speed-and-accuracy problems in head-to-head buzzer matches.

• Knockout Round progresses according to a single-elimination tournament bracket, seeded based on Expedition Scores.

• Top 4 seeded participants receive a bye in the first round.

• The third-place match is conducted before the finals.

Procedure:

• Questions are projected and read, one at a time with a 45-second limit.

• Participants may buzz in at any time, once per question.

• After the moderator acknowledges, the participant must begin answering within 3 seconds.

• If the participant answers incorrectly or fails to answer, the opposing participant has the remainder of the time limit to buzz in.

Scoring:

• Participants begin each match with a set number of life points:

  • • 3 life points in the first round and quarter-finals

    • 4 life points in the semi-finals, third-place match, and finals

• If a participant answers correctly, the opposing participant loses one life point.

• If both participants answer incorrectly or fail to answer, both participants lose one life point each.

• A participant who reaches zero life point is eliminated, and the opposing participant advances.

• If both participants reach zero life point at the same time, the participant who correctly answers the next question advances.

• Trophies are awarded to the following winners:

  • • Individual: 1st-10th place overall

    • Team: 1st-5th place overall

    • Knockout: 1st-3rd place overall

• Trophy winners are honored in the Results page

• Gold Medals are awarded to the following winners:

  1. • Team: 6th-10th place overall

     • Knockout: 4th-8th place overall

• Silver Medals are awarded to the following Honorable Mentions:

  1. • Team: top 5 Grades 3-4 Teams (Division E)

     • Individual: top 10 Grades 3-4 Individuals (Division E)

     • Team: top 5 Grades 6-7 Teams (Division M)

     • Individual: top 10 Grades 6-7 Individuals (Division M)

• Silver Medals recognize top lower-grade Teams and Individuals who are not Trophy or Gold Medal winners.

• Any team with at least one Grade 5 or Grade 8 team member is not considered a lower-grade Team.

• Division M champions are awarded the following scholarships:

  • • Individual: 1st place overall - $250

    • Team: 1st place overall - $500

    • Knockout: 1st place - $250

• Recipients will be contacted via email (awards@mamts.org) within 3-5 days after the tournament to coordinate scholarship distribution.

• Digital certificates are available upon request by emailing awards@mamts.org after each tournament.

  • • Certificate of Distinction: all Trophy and Gold Medal winners

    • Certificate of Merit: all Silver Medal winners

    • Certificate of Participation: all participants