2026 Regional 24 Challenge Math Tournament

24 Game logo with colorful design and numeral cards

SAVE THE DATE!
24 Challenge Math Tournament! 

April 15, 2026 - Grades 4-5 Math 24 Challenge
April 16, 2026 -  Grade 6 Math 24 Competition and Grade 7-8 Math 24 Competition

Congratulations to our 2025 Math 24 Challenge Winners for our 6th Grade Competition as well as our 7th/8th Grade Competition. 

Our 6th Grade Winners are: 
3rd Place- Emilia Winmill
2nd Place- Daniella Kamta
Champion/1st Place- Grace Kayim
 
Our 7th/8th Grade Winners are: 
3rd Place- Ali Alnaham
2nd Place- Elijah Washington
Champion/ 1st Place- Arabella Pigg
 
 
CIU 20 is sponsoring a two-day Regional 24 Challenge® Math Tournament for 4-8th grade students!  This tournament will be held at CIU 20, 6 Danforth Drive, Easton, PA 18045 on Thursday, May 8, 2025 for Grades 4-5 and on Friday, May 9, 2025 for Grades 6 and Grades 7-8. 
 
 
Registration information for the 2026 Math 24 Competition will be available at a later date.
 
District Contacts may register up to 10 champions for Grades 4-5 and 10 champions (total) for Grades 6, and 7-8 at registration. School districts may also add students to the waitlist. 
 
Guidelines for Tournament 
  1. Participating school district/diocese must be from the CIU 20 catchment area.
  2. Students in grades 4 through 8 may enter the tournament.
  3. Up to 10 students for each challenge day from a school district/diocese may enter. (10 students for 4-5  and 10 students for 6, 7-8.)  If more than 10 students would like to participate in the challenge, advisors may submit their names, and these students will be waitlisted. 
  4. The competition is limited to 100 students per day.  Registrations will be determined in the order they are received.
  5. Advisors will be notified after registration as to the status of their students' registration, especially the waiting list.
  6. Participating schools must send one advisor for every 4 students. The advisor may be required to be a proctor for the Challenge. 
  7. Click on the link below to learn more about the 24 Challenge Official Rules.
  8. As much as we would love to welcome parents, our building capacity at the 24 Challenge cannot accommodate that many people. 
  9. No changes to student rosters will be permitted a week prior to the competition day.
 
 
 
Tournament Challenges 
 
24 Challenge student participants will be doing the following 24 game challenges: 
  • Round 1 – Single Digits
  • Round 2 – Double Digits
  • Round 3 – Variables (both Semi-Final and General)
  • Round 4 – Variables
  • Grade groups will be competing simultaneously but separately (Grade groups consist of Grades 4/5; Grade 6; and Grades 7/8) 
Frequently Asked Questions
 
Q: Will there be a state competition this year? 
A: No, there is no state competition planned.
 
Q: Are parents allowed to come to to the challenge?
A: No. As much as we would love to welcome parents, our building capacity cannot accommodate that many people.
 
Q: Are districts from other IUs able to participate in the CIU 20 tournament?
A: No. As much as we would love to welcome outside teams, our building capacity cannot accommodate that many people. 
 
Q: Which cards will you be using? 
A: We will be using Single Digits, Double Digits and Variable cards for the IU 20 tournament. 
 
 Other Questions?
 
Please email Sam Siegfried at [email protected] with questions. We would like to have all questions in writing so that we can appropriately update the "Frequently Asked Questions" for all participants.
 
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