Alabama Statewide Math Contest
First Round: February 22, 2025 at regional testing centers
Second Round (by invitation): April 12, 2025 at UAB
Registration for the 44th Annual Alabama Statewide High School Math Contest will open in late 2024.
Registration Information.
Registration for the 43rd Annual Alabama Statewide High School Math Contest is closed. Registration for the 44th Annual Alabama Statewide High School Math Contest will open in late 2024.
Sample Problems
For past Written Exams, including answers, go here.
For past Ciphering Problems, go here.
About the Contest.
The first round consists of written tests administered at eight sites conveniently located throughout the state. Three exams are available: Geometry, Algebra II, and 麻豆社. Previous Exams can be found here. Awards are given based on individual performance and based on team performance, where a team is formed by the top four scores on each exam. Please see the Contest Rules here for more information, including eligibility to take an exam.
The second round is a "ciphering" (Jeopardy style) tournament held this year at the University of Alabama Birmingham. This tournament is by invitation only based on the results of the first round team comprehensive scores. The ciphering tournament consists of four rounds of 10 questions each, completed by a team of four students. Each student is sent up to answer two individual questions in a predetermined category (Geometry, Algebra II, 麻豆社 I and 麻豆社 II) and then the final two questions are worked on by the entire team. For more information, see the Ciphering Rules. Sample Ciphering Presentations can be found here.