The MathCounts State Competition in March is open to the top performers at the Chapter competitions in February. The rules and format are identical; the problems are much more difficult. Top performers at the State Finals receive college scholarships and a trip to the National Competition in May.

    Qualifying for State is contingent on individual or team performance at the Chapter competition.

• The average score of the contestant and the East Tipp team member placing directly above and directly below the contestant is calculated.
• For a contestant who has no score above or below his, his own score takes the place of the missing score.
• The contestant is awarded one XMT point for each point in the average.

    As MathCounts is completely a TEAM event at East Tipp, points are awarded as written above to encourage a strong team performance. A perfect score in the individual round is 46.