"I am sure I can speak for everyone involved when I say that this was the best math competition we have ever been a part of. Many thanks to all of you for that wonderful happening."

In the AMS game Who Wants to Be a Mathematician, high school students compete for cash and prizes by answering multiple choice mathematics questions. The cash prize in each game is donated by the AMS. Other prize donors are: Maplesoft Inc., Texas Instruments, and John Wiley & Sons. The game is a program of the AMS Public Awareness Office and was developed by Mike Breen (AMS Public Awareness Officer) and Bill Butterworth (DePaul University ).

Archive: Read about past performances of the game.

Video: View a video of the game played in Danvers, MA at Danvers High School on April 29, 2004. (At that time, the game was called Do the Math! but otherwise the game is the same as the current Who Wants to Be a Mathematician.) Watching the game, and playing along, is a great activity for a math club or for individuals who want to match wits with the contestants. Each game lasts approximately 30 minutes.