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Past core events of the tournament have included Bingo, Mounting Mayhem (puzzle), Gallop, Herding Hexes. MMT also has a POTD the week leading up to the tournament. The current core events are Herding Hexes, Mounting Mayhem (puzzle), and Relay Rodeo. The core events of each year’s tournament are made public to all contestants. | Past core events of the tournament have included Bingo, Mounting Mayhem (puzzle), Gallop, Herding Hexes. MMT also has a POTD the week leading up to the tournament. The current core events are Herding Hexes, Mounting Mayhem (puzzle), and Relay Rodeo. The core events of each year’s tournament are made public to all contestants. | ||
The Mystery Mare round is a MMT unique round. The round structure is changed yearly and is not announced until the day of the tournament. Past Mystery Mare rounds have included pressure and relay events. | The Mystery Mare round is a MMT unique round. The round structure is changed yearly and is not announced until the day of the tournament. Past Mystery Mare rounds have included pressure and relay events. | ||
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| + | Every year, MMT has a unique theme corresponding to the Mounting Mayhem (puzzle) round. Also based on the theme include all the tournament merch and the Hidden Puzzle. Hidden Puzzle is a mathematical topic related to the tournament theme, and there are clues scattered throughout the day which lead students to the Hidden Puzzle answer. Past years’ themes and Hidden Puzzles have included: Caves -> Hollowmorphic Functions (Holomorphic Functions), Snakes -> Serpentskis Triangle (Sierpinski's Triangle), and Mustang Math -> Canter Sets (Canter Sets). | ||
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The Mustang Math Tournament (MMT) is an annual middle school competition run by Mustang Math. The tournament is held synchronously both in-person in the Western Washington Area and online.
Contents
Structure
Mustang Math Tournament consists of three core events and a Mystery Mare round, all of which are team events. Each event has a duration of approximately 1 hour. Students form teams of up to 4 to participate in all of these events over the course of a day. Based on the grade level of the team members, teams may be placed in either the Foal (6th), Colt (7th), or Stallion (8th) division. In addition to the standard tournament events, Mustang Math also hosts various math-related activities during the tournament, and provides merch to all participants.
Core Events
Past core events of the tournament have included Bingo, Mounting Mayhem (puzzle), Gallop, Herding Hexes. MMT also has a POTD the week leading up to the tournament. The current core events are Herding Hexes, Mounting Mayhem (puzzle), and Relay Rodeo. The core events of each year’s tournament are made public to all contestants. The Mystery Mare round is a MMT unique round. The round structure is changed yearly and is not announced until the day of the tournament. Past Mystery Mare rounds have included pressure and relay events.
Theme
Every year, MMT has a unique theme corresponding to the Mounting Mayhem (puzzle) round. Also based on the theme include all the tournament merch and the Hidden Puzzle. Hidden Puzzle is a mathematical topic related to the tournament theme, and there are clues scattered throughout the day which lead students to the Hidden Puzzle answer. Past years’ themes and Hidden Puzzles have included: Caves -> Hollowmorphic Functions (Holomorphic Functions), Snakes -> Serpentskis Triangle (Sierpinski's Triangle), and Mustang Math -> Canter Sets (Canter Sets).
Mystery
The Mystery Mare round is a MMT unique round. The round structure is changed yearly and is not announced until the day of the tournament. Past Mystery Mare rounds have included pressure and relay events.
Activities
Mustang Math activities are fun 1-hour sessions during the tournament where students can participate in one of several different activities. These activities all have some correlation to math but aim to show other, more fun, unique, or creative sides to math. Past activities have included Estimathons, Pixel Art, and Origami activities.
Team Structure
While most students competing in MMT are school teams, this is not a requirement. In addition, students may participate in teams of teams.
Awards
Mustang Math Tournament historically recognizes the top 3 teams of each division for every event with themed medals.
Past Tournaments
Statistics
- 2025: 1346 participants
- 2024: 992 participants
- 2023: 907 participants
- 2022: 628 participants
- 2021: 229 participants
- 2020: 195 participants
2025 Results
| Division | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| Foal | xonk xors (90.54) | Spirit of Math G5&6 (79.30) | Mathsters (69.95) |
| Colt | Spirit of Math Colt Division (105.78) | ||
| Stallion | poggies (116.64) | Peashootershoot (104.51) | Rat Eaters (86.27) |
See Also
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