BMT 2025 Online Logistics

To all coaches and students,

BMT 2025 Online is coming up, with the Power Round on November 29–30, and the main event on December 6. This email details the tournament logistics for the online tournament. Please read this email in its entirety so you understand the logistics of the event!

Important Information

For any questions or concerns before or during the event, ask a BMT staff member by emailing team@berkeley.mt.

Registration and Check-in

Registration for BMT 2025 Online will close on November 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM US Pacific Time. There is no check-in required for this event; however, no more roster changes can be made after November 29 at 8:00 AM US Pacific Time.

Coaches, please ensure that all students are assigned to teams (you have dragged them out of the "Unassigned Students" section on ContestDojo). If there are any outstanding concerns with your team's roster, please email team@berkeley.mt so we can resolve them before the start of the Power Round.

11/29–11/30 Power Round Logistics

The asynchronous Power Round will take place over the span of 41 hours. The problems will be released on November 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM US Pacific Time, and submissions will be due on November 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM US Pacific Time. The Power Round will be a proof-based team round and will be graded by our staff.

The test will be released at this Google Drive link at 7:00 AM US Pacific Time on Saturday, November 29, 2025:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FUnNBNL8E64M-3U8DEvxUVQh3tCdGLQh?usp=sharing

Teams may spend as little or as much time as they would like on the test, as long as the test is submitted by 8:59 PM US Pacific Time on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Submission will be done via the Gradescope platform. Students and coaches will receive an email detailing how to access Gradescope shortly.

As this process might take some time, we encourage teams to reserve at least 30 minutes to submit their work to ensure that all work can be submitted before the deadline.

Only one team member should upload their Gradescope submission. Please ensure that the email on your Gradescope account matches the email address on ContestDojo. Please also clearly indicate the team name and ID on your submission PDF.

Access to a crafts store might be helpful for the Power Round. While not required, having basic craft supplies on hand could enhance your team's problem-solving experience.

12/6 Main Event Logistics

The main event will take place on December 6, 2025. A schedule is provided below:

The entirety of the event, including the Opening and Awards ceremonies, as well as the testing rounds, will take place on Zoom, video conferencing software. Students should download the Zoom software to their computer prior to the event. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to students the day before the event.

The General, Focus, and Guts Rounds will be taken on the ContestDojo platform. Students will use the platform to view problems, submit answers, as well as collaborate with their teams on the Guts Round.

All students should ensure that they can login to ContestDojo prior to the event. If students were registered by a coach, they have received an email containing their sign-in details. If students are having trouble logging in or locating the BMT 2025 Online event, please try the Forgot Password function, or email team@berkeley.mt for assistance.

A sample test will be opened on ContestDojo for students to familiarize themselves with the platform. A brief guide on how to use the site will also be shown during the opening ceremony, though we highly encourage students to try the sample test beforehand to ensure a smooth process.

Communication

You are responsible for setting up your own communication with your team — the BMT team will not be coordinating communication, and the main Zoom room will not be able to be used to communicate with your teammates.

Tiebreakers

We have a new Automatic Tiebreaking Policy, which we expect to resolve most ties! If you were not called for the tiebreaker round, this does not mean you did not place in the top five.

If necessary, additional tiebreaker rounds will be held as needed for top scorers in the Individual Round. Tiebreaker qualifiers will be announced at the end of lunch and will take a 15-minute test during the activities session. The test will consist of either three (for the Focus Tests) or five (for the General Test) questions and be scored primarily on correctness and secondarily on submission time; that is, an earlier submission will be worth more than a later one with the same number of correct answers, but less than a later one with more correct answers.

Students may submit multiple times within the duration of the test, but only the last submission will be considered.

Activities

After the Guts Round, we will be hosting student activities. These are optional activities that promote recreational math, and include the following:

• Estimathon — A contest combining trivia, strategic planning, and sharp mathematical thinking. Teams of ~6 will race against the clock to tackle a challenging set of 13 Fermi-style problems, testing their ability to think fast and outsmart the competition.

• Integration Bee — Compete head to head against the best integrators around! Students will face off in a tournament style bracket, solving difficult integrals involving some clever tricks, to determine who will be the champion of all integrators.

• Countdown — Miss the excitement of the MATHCOUNTS® Countdown Round? Come show off your mental math skills in a countdown match to see who can solve problems the fastest!

Waivers

If your waiver is not yet signed, please have it signed before the opening ceremony. You will not be allowed to participate in any of the events without having your waiver signed, and no extra time will be given if you are unable to start due to not having a signed waiver.

Awards

Top-scoring individuals and teams will be announced at the Awards Ceremony from 2:30 – 3:30 PM. For BMT Online, we will provide an official ranking as well as certificates for top-scoring teams. However, there will not be physical awards for the online tournament.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should coaches/parents do during the event?

Coaches/parents should help their students log into Zoom and their ContestDojo student accounts; no further action is required from coaches on the day of the event. As long as all of your students are successfully registered (placed on a team and their waivers are signed), then you are all set! Coaches are welcome to join the Opening and Award Ceremonies. Due to Zoom capacity restrictions, we ask that parents watch the Opening and Award Ceremonies with their children on the same device.

Will students be penalized for not attending the Opening Ceremony?

We will go over the schedule and how to navigate ContestDojo during the opening ceremony, so we strongly encourage students to attend. While there is no score penalty for missing the opening ceremony, students who encounter difficulties navigating ContestDojo will not receive extra time. Please be sure to attend the opening ceremony to familiarize yourself with the platform.

Can students be in the same room while taking the individual test?

Yes. During the Individual round, students may be in the same room, but they must work independently. Each student should submit answers on their own device and refrain from communicating. We will be monitoring submissions for suspicious patterns and activity.

Can students work together on the Guts round in person if they are on the same team?

Yes! We encourage students on the same team to collaborate in person or online during the Guts round.

How do students submit the Guts round answers?

Students can choose to share a device or use their own devices to submit Guts round answers. ContestDojo will automatically sync everyone's work so that when one teammate updates an answer, it automatically updates for the other team members, and only the most recently inputted answer is submitted.

Note that it may be helpful for team members to have their own device open (even just to view the questions), so everyone can follow along and discuss in real time.

Are calculators or other reference material allowed?

Graph paper and calculators are prohibited, but protractors, rulers, scratch paper, and compasses are permitted. You may print out the questions if you would like. Use of AI or any other outside resource during the testing round is strictly prohibited. Cheating in any form will not be tolerated, and failure to comply with all rules may result in immediate and irreversible disqualification. Students who have viewed the exam or its solutions should come forward and not take the tests.