Around the World in 80 Questions - GMAT Competition Jul 17-28, 2023 : General GMAT Questions and Strategies

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https://gmatclub.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Twitter_-1500x500-1.webp A GMAT Club Competition Join us July 17 - 28 for 2 weeks of fun GMAT questions to help with your prep and to compete with your fellow GMAT Clubbers! Team-based competition | Solve Questions | Win Honors & Prizes Travel and Adventure is the theme for GMAT Club's Annual SUMMER Competition based on GMAT practice questions. A GMAT Competition is an amazing opportunity to get motivated, attempt never-before seen and brand new questions, rank among your peers, and win very helpful and valuable prizes! If you are a hard worker and dedicated, this is a great opportunity to convert your hard work into an expensive course while studying and improving your score all along! You don't have to be the best in every question by the way, just attempting all 80 questions will likely put you in the Top 100 or much better if you get them right Please use the JOIN THE COMPETITION button below (or one at the very bottom of this post to REGISTER ) The Competition Has Ended on July 29, 2023. Thank you to the moderators - Bunuel and gmatophobia 2023 Competition - Around the World in 80 Questions The winning Team with 204,450 points: INDIANA JONES, followed by LARA CROFT with 148,530 points, PHILEAS FOGG with 145,430 points and JACK SPARROW with 119,050 points Top User with the Most Points: Obscurus with 10390 points A total of 2,202 people have signed up for the competition Winners Per Team: INDIANA JONES - 204,450 points 1. sivakumarm786 - 9340 points 2. pintukr - 9260 points 3. Rahul_N - 9210 points LARA CROFT - 148,530 points 1. Nidza 9530 points 2. walterwhite756 9030 points 3. Kinshook 8240 points PHILEAS FOGG - 145,430 points 1. Elite097 8270 points 2. pinkguy 7810 points 3. NiranjanaV 7340 points JACK SPARROW - 119,050 points 1. Obscurus - 10390 points 2. vjbhagat - 8510 points 3. PK1 - 7510 points Important Dates July 3rd: Registration Opens . YOU MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE July 17th: Competition Begins at 8 AM PST/11 AM EST/8:30 PM IST July 28th: Last day of Competition By Aug 1st: Winners Announced How do I Participate? First, you need to register. Then on July 17, you will be able to start competing by attempting questions with the timer and posting explanations to never-before-seen questions. You and Your Team will receive points for a number of activities as well as opportunities for bonus points. See below the point earning table for details about activities and points. Team and Individual points earned will be reflected on this page below in your Dashboard. What Do You Mean "Team-Based"? This competition is team-based, which means one of the 4 teams will win and all winning team members will receive prizes. What Prizes are Available? Big thanks to our sponsors (see the full list of sponsors below) we have lots of prizes for both the winning team and also the Top 3 players in each team. https://gmatclub.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/gmat-club-logo3.png GMAT Club Tests Pro (2-week access) - $20 each | 500 licenses available for the winning team | Total Value: $10,000 . - GMAT Club tests are some of the best and well-known Quant practice tests for those looking to improve their scores. Questions for GMAT Club tests are unique and written by moderators such as Bunuel and others to test your width of knowledge and help prepare you for the unexpected. These questions do not force you to do excruciating calculations or needlessly waste your time. 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Total Prize value: $20,000+ The prize list is still expanding and we will update it as more prizes are added. Will Everyone Win Prizes? Everyone on the winning team will! The team that gets the most points at the end of the competition, will win. Every member on the winning team will receive access to the GMAT Club Tests for 2 weeks. The top 3 players on each of the 4 teams will have a choice of the top prizes (the winning team's 3 top users will have the first pick), and then the next 9 will choose their prizes based on the point ranking Top 10 will receive a certificate with their ranking in the competition The remaining prizes will be distributed among the users based on the points earned. Each user is limited to 1 prize. We have a lot of prizes and expect over 500+ people getting something (Full disclosure: the majority of those, will be getting GMAT Club tests for the winning team). In other words, 9 people from non-winning teams will also win prizes based on the above. How Many Teams Are There? There is a total of 4 teams: Team Indiana Jones (Indie) , Team Phileas Fogg , Team Jack Sparrow , and Team Lara Croft Can I Choose My Team? No, the assignment is random. You will be given your team name when you Join the Competition. Also, your avatar will reflect your team's colors Which Team am I on? You can review the roster for the teams: Team Indiana Jones , Team Lara Croft , Team Jack Sparrow , and Team Phileas Fogg You can also look at your avatar and the label at the top - the color corresponds to one of the 4 teams https://gmatclub.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/teams.gif rules Earning Competition Points: Here is a detailed explanation of how you can earn points and bonus opportunities that exist. Every day, GMAT Club Moderators will post 3-5 new questions (we will provide their listing in this topic) and we will identify them in the forum to make them easy to find. Important : Questions will be posted ONLY at 8 AM PDT / 11 AM EDT / 16:00 BST /20:30 IST Competition Points Action Required Eligible Questions 10 Points per timer Timer Taken & Correctly Answered Question ( awarded within 24 hrs ) New questions that GMAT Club Moderators will post starting July 17 Bonus 1: 10 Competition Points Taking the Timer in the first 120 minutes (2 hours) of question posting time ( Points awarded within 5 mins of posting ) New questions that GMAT Club Moderators will post starting July 17 Bonus 2: 10 Competition Points Posting an explanation ( Points awarded within 5 mins of posting ) New questions that GMAT Club Moderators will post starting July 17 Bonus 3*: 100 Competition Points Getting a Kudos from a moderator for a posted Explanation ( Points awarded within 24 hrs ) New questions that GMAT Club Moderators will post starting July 17 Bonus 4: 50 Competition Points Taking 30 timers in one day ( Points awarded at Noon PST the following day ) Any questions in the DS/PS/CR/SC forums (RC is not eligible) taken during competition days Max daily Competition points per person per question: 130 Max daily timer Bonus: 50 *The kudos are at the discretion of the moderators that may choose to give them or not to for any reason or no reason at all When will the Competition Questions be Posted? We will start posting questions on Mon July 17 and will end on July 28 . Questions will be posted Monday through Friday (no questions on Sat or Sun) Questions will be posted in the CR, SC, DS, and PS forums (no RC) Questions will be posted at 8 AM Pacific Standard US Time How will I find the Competition Questions? Competition questions will be posted in the second post of this discussion (currently being held) and they will also bear the competition badge/icon such as this example: https://gmatclub.com/forum/images/got_2023/got-mark-forum.png Can I see Other Replies? Can I edit mine? You will not be able to see other user's replies to the competition questions. They will be hidden until the following day. 24 hours after posting, the OA will be revealed and other user's answers will become visible. Note that you will not be able to edit your posts/explanations once you submit, so make sure you proof-read your work. There are no exceptions to this rule. Any Other Questions? Please post them here, just reply in this topic. Thanks! Competition Rules & Fine Print: When you join the competition, you agree to abide by these rules GMAT Club reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of this competition at any time. Any registered user can participate. Registration is required; only points earned after registration will be counted. Experts, Instructors, Tutors, Moderators, and Administrators are not eligible to earn points (though they can still participate in the competition - their points will not be used) Please make sure to post your replies and solutions to the questions as text. You can use diagrams and images if appropriate for the question such as Geometry but please do not post hand-written or typed up notes as the answer. The answer should be typed with text and not a screenshot/photo/image. These explanations will NOT receive moderator Kudos Please do not give Kudos to competition posts you cannot read Choices of Prizes will be available to the users with the highest scores first; if multiple users are eligible, we will draw randomly Cheaters and users try to illegitimately gain points will be excluded and may be deactivated All moderator decisions are final and are not eligible for public discussion. These guys work hard, please be kind Prizes are not transferable and cannot be sold or bartered; they will be void if traded Prizes must be activated/claimed by Sept 1, 2023 or they will expire No refunds will be provided GMAT Club reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine who wins prizes, for what activity, and other prize decisions This is a very unique and complex competition and we appreciate your support; we may modify it if we notice irregularities or ways we can optimize it points

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17 Jul 2023, 08:05

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kamalsharmam21 wrote:

Hi
When we will have questions coming in

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Day 1 questions are posted. Check the post just above yours or any of the DS/PS/CR/SC forums.

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FYI: To be eligible for kudos in verbal questions, it is important not only to provide and explain the correct answer but also to explain the other options.

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17 Jul 2023, 08:30

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30 Mins in and so far Jack Sparrow Team is the most active! But Indiana Jones is winning at the moment.
Lara Croft is lagging behind. That's Ok - you have 24 hrs, till 8 AM PST to take the timers and post the explanations.
Good luck!!!

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IMPORTANT: Please be aware that for the competition questions, after you have published a post, you will not have the option to modify it later.

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17 Jul 2023, 12:09

If I have posted the correct explanation and I have marked the wrong option by mistake, will my explanation be considered for Kudos points by a moderator?

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17 Jul 2023, 12:12

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If I have posted the correct explanation and I have marked the wrong option by mistake, will my explanation be considered for Kudos points by a moderator?

Sorry about that. That sucks. But it’s a part of the process that helps you prepare for the GMAT and be stronger and better at it.

Yes. Your timer is independent of the explanation. If the explanation is correct, you will receive points for the explanation as well as the kudos bonus.

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17 Jul 2023, 15:11

I can't see the questions

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17 Jul 2023, 15:13

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I can't see the questions

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Hm… none of them? Nothing? Not even one?

Here is the listing of links to 8 questions:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/around-the-w ... l#p3234100

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17 Jul 2023, 20:58

Thanks for the clarification!

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hey bb and moderators. can you please answer this?

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hey bb and moderators. Thanks for putting together something like this. Excited to participate and have fun solving never-seen-before questions!!

The post says each user is limited to one prize. But as per prize list, ALL members of winning team are eligible for
1. GMAT Club test Pro - 2 weeks access
2. GMAT Club forum quiz - 1 month access

So, will the winning team members be asked to choose one among the two above? or one of the two will be randomly allotted from your end? or all members will get both the prizes which they can claim on or before September 1st? Can you please give clarity on this part of the prizes give away?

Hi. Thank you for the question. The test and quiz access will be enabled on Aug 1 for the winning team. There are hundreds of members in each team and it will be very complicated in laborious to provide choice or options for enabling access so everyone will get access at the same time to the same products.

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17 Jul 2023, 21:02

Hi

Please help in understanding

To get the 50-point Bonus, you need to take 30 timers within 1 day

How to take 30 timers means? For 8 questions i can take 8 timers right?

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Please help in understanding

To get the 50-point Bonus, you need to take 30 timers within 1 day

How to take 30 timers means? For 8 questions i can take 8 timers right?

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Hi. Happy to help.
The 30 timers can be any questions that have a timer. Not just the competition questions.

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17 Jul 2023, 21:31

Hi bb,
Besides my name, why does it say that, "You are 2 of 422 Indiana Jones"?
What does it mean?

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Hi bb,
Besides my name, why does it say that, "You are 2 of 422 Indiana Jones"?
What does it mean?

Thanks

Awesome Job!
That means you are the second in your team by points.

As a reminder, Top 3 users in each team are guaranteed prizes (though we usually get more than that).
The winning team gets the priority choice too

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17 Jul 2023, 22:43

hey bb I posted solved yesterdays questions but I am not seeing any points improvement and I am pretty sure that at least my PS answers were right. I don't know why it is not reflecting

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17 Jul 2023, 23:14

How to see how many timers i have used for bonus points

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18 Jul 2023, 00:58

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Ahoy there, fellow adventurers of the gmat sea!
Haven't been part of earlier contests - have to say the excitement is contagious!!
Small question: If you accidentally selected the wrong answer and then reselected the right one, will the right one be considered?

And now, a tidbit of prophecy: You don't know it yet but Team Jack Sparrow will eventually win. There might not be an official Forum topic for team encouragement but team Jack Sparrow is so close to winning (first day is just test run

) Yo ho ho! 🏴‍☠️🚀