2009 Archive

Our first-ever contest took place on Saturday, November 14, 2009, at New York University in New York City. It was a huge success. Two hundred twenty girls from across the country competed for $44,000 in cash prizes.

Elizabeth Synge of Massachusetts won the $20,000 first prize. Download the press release. View the list of winners. 

Download the Math Prize 2009 problems. Students received 150 minutes to solve the 20 problems (without a calculator). Download the Math Prize 2009 solutions.

At our talk for parents, Richard Rusczyk discussed "Problem Solving: A 21st Century Education." Download his slides (4.1 MB) and watch his video lecture. Thanks to Beth Pauka, a transcript (3 MB) of his lecture is available.