Math Challenge Tournament®
Masters
April, 2020
The Ellipsis Academy Math Challenge Tournament Masters will be held in April, 2020. This year, there are about 300 students from 6 states (WA, CA, NY, TN, NV and NC) qualified and invited to participate in the Masters round.
This tournament is by invitations only based on student's score from the Fall 2019 MCT. The fee for this tournament is $20. Registration is final, no cancellation/refund after registration is completed.
This tournament is by invitations only based on student's score from the Fall 2019 MCT. The fee for this tournament is $20. Registration is final, no cancellation/refund after registration is completed.
Math Challenge Masters Tournament Locations
Washington: Skyline High School
Address: 1122 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075
Date and time: April 25, 2020 at 10 a.m. PST
California: Genius Kids Aborn Evergreen Center
Address: 2720 Aborn Rd, San Jose, CA 95121
Date and time: April 25, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. PST
Nevada: NNVMath at Truckee Meadows Community College
Address: 7000 Dandini Blvd, Reno, NV 89512
Date and time: April 25, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. PST
New York: Mathico School of Mathematics (Scarsdale)
Address: 111 Brook St, STE 308, 3rd floor, Scarsdale, NY 10583
Date and time: April 25, 2020 at 1 p.m. EST
Tennessee: Bailey Station Elementary
Address: 3435 Bailey Station Rd, Collierville, TN 38017
Date and time: April 24, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. CST
Washington: Skyline High School
Address: 1122 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075
Date and time: April 25, 2020 at 10 a.m. PST
California: Genius Kids Aborn Evergreen Center
Address: 2720 Aborn Rd, San Jose, CA 95121
Date and time: April 25, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. PST
Nevada: NNVMath at Truckee Meadows Community College
Address: 7000 Dandini Blvd, Reno, NV 89512
Date and time: April 25, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. PST
New York: Mathico School of Mathematics (Scarsdale)
Address: 111 Brook St, STE 308, 3rd floor, Scarsdale, NY 10583
Date and time: April 25, 2020 at 1 p.m. EST
Tennessee: Bailey Station Elementary
Address: 3435 Bailey Station Rd, Collierville, TN 38017
Date and time: April 24, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. CST
FORMAT
The masters round tournament has the same format as the 1st round Math Challenge Tournament. The tournament consists of two rounds: Mental Math and Problem Solving Challenge.
The masters round tournament has the same format as the 1st round Math Challenge Tournament. The tournament consists of two rounds: Mental Math and Problem Solving Challenge.
Mental Math (15 minutes) – Students will be presented with 40 problems to be solved by students ‘mentally’. Students may not do any written work and only their final answers may be written. Any erasures or cross-outs will result in the answer being marked wrong. Because of the emphasis on speed and accuracy, students are given only 15 minutes to answer as many of the 40 problems as they can correctly and legibly. Each problem worth 2 points. Maximum individual score on this test is 80.
Problem Solving Challenge (40 minutes) – Students will be presented with 20 problems to solve. The first 8 questions are worth 5 points each, the next 7 questions are of intermediate difficulty and worth 7 points each, and the last 5 questions are harder and worth 10 points each. During this round, participants will be given scratch papers to do any calculation to reach final answers. Maximum individual challenge score is 139 points.
The mental math and problem solving test scores will be added to determine individual awards for a maximum of 219 points.
The mental math and problem solving test scores will be added to determine individual awards for a maximum of 219 points.
DIVISIONS
Grade levels 2 - 5 will each has Division I and Division II. Students will be competing at the same division as they had for the Fall 2019 Math Challenge Tournament.
Division I is for students who are in the full-time accelerated or advance learning programs such as Quest, Merlin, or HCP and they are usually learning a grade level ahead.
Division II is for students who are not in the accelerated program or advanced learning program.
AWARDS
For grade 2-5, trophies will be awarded to 1st through 5th place students in each grade and division.
For grade 6, trophies will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place students in each division.
Ties are broken by comparing students' scores on who got the most scores on the Problem Solving section. If it is still a tie, then we look at who got the most points on the last 5 problems of the Problem Solving test, then the next 7, then then next 8. If there is still a tie, then we look at the Mental Math problems.
Maximum score is 219.
Grade levels 2 - 5 will each has Division I and Division II. Students will be competing at the same division as they had for the Fall 2019 Math Challenge Tournament.
Division I is for students who are in the full-time accelerated or advance learning programs such as Quest, Merlin, or HCP and they are usually learning a grade level ahead.
Division II is for students who are not in the accelerated program or advanced learning program.
AWARDS
For grade 2-5, trophies will be awarded to 1st through 5th place students in each grade and division.
For grade 6, trophies will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place students in each division.
Ties are broken by comparing students' scores on who got the most scores on the Problem Solving section. If it is still a tie, then we look at who got the most points on the last 5 problems of the Problem Solving test, then the next 7, then then next 8. If there is still a tie, then we look at the Mental Math problems.
Maximum score is 219.