Each spring the Pee Dee Education Center and Francis Marion University sponsor a mathematics tournament for all high schools in member school districts. The tournament is held at Francis Marion University during late April or early May on a school day. Schools may send as many students as they wish. The Mathematics faculty at Francis Marion prepare a written test covering advanced content.
All students take the written test during the morning.
The faculty scores the tests and determines which teams will advance to the afternoon stage competition. The four teams with the highest scores compete in the afternoon. Four students are selected by the school coach for the team competition. Questions are displayed on an overhead screen and the first three students to answer the question correctly receive points. The team with the highest number of points is the winner.