MSPE is proud to announce that our state's 2019 Mathletes once again earned top placement at the National MATHCOUNTS Competition in Orlando, Florida on May 12 and 13.
Massachusetts Mathletes were among 224 competitors from all 50 states, plus U.S. territories and schools that serve the U.S. State and Defense departments, who traveled to Orlando after earning a spot in the national competition. More than 90,000 students nationwide participated in their local and state competitions that led to the national competition.
In Team Competition, Massachusetts won First Place. Team members include Kaylee Ji, Jeff Lin, Daniel Mai and Max Xu. Florida's state team placed second, and California's state team placed third.
In Individual Competition, two students earned first and second place in the Written Competition, earning spots in the Countdown Round, in which the nation's top 12 Mathletes compete in head-to-head match-ups.
The Winning Answer
Daniel Mai won the final round of the Countdown Round by answering the question: "What is the quotient of 5040 divided by the product of its unique prime factors?" He provided the correct answer, 24, in just 22.53 seconds. As National Champion, Daniel will receive the $20,000 Donald G. Weinert College Scholarship, plus a trip to U.S. Space Camp.
MSPE Director and State MATHCOUNTS Coordinator,
John Hayden, PE, said, "
This vital program empowers students to solve problems, work in teams, and positively contribute to our society and world. I am very proud of the 900+ Massachusetts students who participated this year, and the top four who represented us and won top honors at National competition. Without the dedicated support of MSPE, as well as volunteers and sponsors, this program could not happen."
