Math 24 Challenge
2025/26 Competition Information:
Competition Date: February 25, 2026
Location: Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 867 Grays Woods Blvd. Port Matilda, PA
Fee: $30 per student (Fee includes Lunch. Districts will be invoiced after registration has closed.)
Registration Deadline: February 9, 2026
Please let us know who will be competing by filling out this form.
Note:
Students names must be provided in the registration.
Registrations cannot be accepted after the deadline has passed.
Substitutions cannot be made after the deadline.
The competition will run 10:00AM to 1:00 PM. Team registration begins at 9:30AM.
A full schedule for the day can be found here.
Payment:
Districts will be invoiced after registration has closed.
Checks should be made out to Central Intermediate Unit 10 or CIU10.
Payment should be mailed to:
Central Intermediate Unit 10
200 Shady Lane
Suite 120
Philipsburg, PA 16866
ATTN: 24 Challenge
Ms. Melissa Duckworth
Educational Consultant
Email: mduckworth@ciu10.org
Phone: 814-342-0884, ext. 3054
Direct: 814-422-4154
In 1988, Robert Sun created the first edition of the 24 GAME, Single Digits, to help train young minds in the processes and patterns of mathematics. Sun’s revolutionary approach alleviates a classic brand of math anxiety—getting the right answer—and instead puts emphasis on the method behind the math. Without fear, children naturally take action, explore, think mathematically, learn, grow and build a love for math that lasts a lifetime.
The 24 Game lineup quickly expanded from one edition to nine, and a grassroots marketing strategy known as the 24 Challenge Math Program provided games to U.S. classrooms, where their universal appeal to students from diverse economic and social backgrounds made them an instant success. These tournament-style events continue to excite schools and activate entire communities today.
The 24 Challenge® is a tournament-style competition organized around the 24® Game. Millions of students in more than 20 countries have participated since 1988.
Over a period of months preceding the event, teachers use the 24® Game in their classrooms to help students hone their mathematics skills. Then schools or districts hold local or district-wide playoffs to determine which students will advance to a Championship Event!
Offered in a tournament-style competition, students compete using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division to develop solutions to problems that equal 24. This fast, fun, exciting math game is designed for students in Grades 4-8.
More about the game: https://www.24game.com
How to play: https://www.24game.com/t-about-howtoplay.aspx
Download the 24 Challenge® Tournament Handbook (PDF)