Alabama Statewide Math Contest
First Round: April 9-11, 2021
Second Round (by invitation): Canceled for 2021
The first (and only) round of the 40th Alabama Statewide High School Math Contest will be on April 9-11. Schools will self-proctor paper tests, subject to some security measures. Full details are available in the official rules document. Please email alstatemathcontest@gmail.com with any questions.
Solutions to the 2021 Exams are posted!
Registration Information.
2021: Registration for 2021 is now open!
Sample Problems
For past Written Exams, 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 with Trigonometry and Comprehensive. 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 at the Auburn University at Montgomery. 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 with Trig, Comprehensive I and Comprehensive 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.