Witzzle Pro -- Play to sharpen your mind.

Both Level I (grades 4 & 5) and Level II (grades 6, 7 & 8) will begin playoff at 9:00 a.m. Please plan to arrive at contest site at least 30 to 45 minutes early in order to check in. The Level I & Level II competition will occur simultaneously. Estimated total time for all rounds is 3 hours. Between five and ten contestants will be seated at each table for Round 1. Each contestant will be provided with a pencil and several answer sheets. A proctor with assistant will preside at each table. Groupings for Round 1 will be determined by a random drawing by the team teacher or coach and will not be changed.

Round 1 will proceed as follows:

1)	the proctor will draw a card, announce the numbers on the card from top left to top right and proceed down the card. The contestants should write the numbers down on the answer sheet as they are read;
2)	appropriate number cubes will be rolled to decide the target number which will be announced;
3)	then the game starts.

Each contestant writes a true equation using the 3 numbers from any horizontal, vertical or diagonal row of the card numbers the proctor just announced to equal the target number. The contestant to write his/her equation first will then raise his/her hand holding the sheet of paper. At this point, all other contestants must stop writing immediately and put pencils down on the table.

The proctor will check the answer. If it is incorrect, play will continue immediately with the same card and the same target number. The contestant with the incorrect answer will be prohibited from further play of that card only. The first contestant to submit a correct answer wins that card. *

* During the contest, if 2 or more contestants raise hands and submit the correct answer at the same time, they will all get a card.

If no contestant can get a correct equation after one minute, a new target number will be determined for the same card. If no contestant can get a correct equation after one minute of trying with the second target number, that card will be thrown out.

The two(2) contestants at each table who wins the most cards will advance to the second round. The first contestant to successfully win more than half of the cards will automatically advance, (for example: if 10 cards played, the contestant should win 6 cards) and at that point will discontinue play. The remaining contestants will continue to compete for the second chance to advance to round 2. Ties will be broken by playing one or more additional cards until a winner is determined. Normally 10 cards will be played per round, and the play will stop as soon as the winners of the table are determined.

Round 2/Round 3 will be pre-determined by the total number of contestants enrolled in the competition. The round (s) will proceed the same as Round 1. The number of rounds and the number of winners per round to advance during competition will be announced prior to the beginning of contest.

The Final Round, winners (3 per level) will be determined by the total number of cards they've won. The Awards Ceremony will follow completion of the Final Round.

Please note these rules of play:

Be aware of the order of operations. If you have multiplication or division in the middle of any equation without correct use of parentheses, the proctor checking your answer will perform the multiplication or division before doing any addition or subtraction. Either "." or "x" can be accepted as the multiplication symbol. Any symbol or number considered illegible by the proctor will not be accepted.

You may reach the target number by means of two or more equations, but the equations must be linked.

Example: if you choose 2, 9, 4 and the target number is 26.

This is acceptable:

( 9 + 4 ) x 2 = 26

Parentheses first!

or 9 + 4 = 13 13 x 2=26

(or 2 x 13 = 26)

This is NOT acceptable:

9 + 4 x 2 = 26 (not equal to 26)

or 9 + 4 =13 x 2 = 26

Numbers on the card may not be used as exponents.

Once an equation is submitted to the proctor, it may not be altered.

Decisions of the proctors are final.

Any contestant who looks over at another contestant's work will be disqualified immediately.

Contestants are expected to refrain from talking during the contest and any contestant who becomes rude or argumentative will disqualified immediately.

Contestants not advancing to the next round may leave the premises; however we encourage all contestants to stay seated quietly until the contest is over and prizes have been awarded. All participants who remain at the end of the award ceremony will be given the opportunity to enter a drawing for prizes.