Each paper, after being carefully marked, shall be awarded three points for every correct answer. There shall be no deduction of points for wrong or unanswered questions. No ties are to be broken in either the individual or the team component of this contest. If there is a tie for first place, there is no second place. If there is a tie for second place, there is no third place, etc.
Individual points are to be awarded through sixth place.
Team points shall be awarded through third place. Tied contestants or teams split the total points equally for the two or more places in which a tie exists. Questions should be directed to the contest director, whose decision will be final. After the verification period has ended and all test papers have been collected, the contest director shall announce the official results. Official results, once announced, are final.