GMAT Club OlympicsTeam-based competition | Solve Questions to Win Awesome Prizes GMAT Club Olympics is a 3rd Annual GMAT Club Competition based on solving questions. This is the biggest GMAT competition on GMAT Club with an amazing opportunity to win over $40,000 worth of prizes! If you are a hard worker and dedicated, this is a great opportunity to convert your hard work into GMAT Courses while studying and improving your score all along! I really hope you will join us this year and use this opportunity.
Important DatesAugust 4th: Registration Opens. Click Join the Competition Button below
August 16th: Competition Begins at 8 AM PST/11 AM EST/8:30 PM IST
August 27th: Last day of Competition
By August 31st: Winners Announced
Hello everyone! Thank you for being a part of the GMAT Club Olympics!The Competition has Ended!This year it went very quickly. Thank you to the moderators -
Bunuel,
generis,
siddharthkapoor,
mira93,
kntombat, and
chetan2u!
Thank you
cs15811581 for your benevolent gesture - you have done a great job in this competition! Good luck on the GMAT! I have provided you with
GMAT Club Tests and Forum Quiz still.
2021 Olympics Summary: - The winning Team with 145,570 points: PERSEUS, followed by ACHILLES with 126,640 points, HERCULES with 111,960 points and ODYSSEUS with 94,100 points
- Top User with the Most Points: rvgmat12 with 8760 points and unofficially cs15811581 with 10,100 points

- A total of 1,760 people have signed up for the competition
Winners Per Team: PERSEUS: ACHILLESHERCULESODYSSEUSPRIZES: Also, huge thanks to the PRIZE SPONSORS of the GMAT Club Olympics - The Economist, Target Test Prep, Experts Global, EMPOWERgmat, and Scoreleap. We have a whooping 85 Prizes!All ODYSSEUS Members will be awarded 2 weeks of
GMAT Club Tests and Forum Quiz Subscriptions by the end of the day today.
The top 90 users by Points will be receiving an invitation to fill out a form to mark their preference for the prizes. There are only 85 prizes but someone always does not respond and there are leftover prizes, so we will have 5 waitlist candidates.
Important: You will need to mark which prize you wish you receive and in the order of priorities. If the prize is available by the time I reach you, you will get it. Your priority level/ranking has no bearing on your chances of getting a prize - it is only a preference.
Prizes will be awarded in the following order: Overall winner. Top 3 of the winning team, then Top 3 of the other teams, and then everyone else based on the points down to 36 people. I will be sending a link to you via a PM in the next 24 hours or so. Then there will be a 48 hour period for filling out the spreadsheet and then I will be assigning the prizes based on your preference/priority and availability and you can expect that list to be finalized on Monday next week and prize distribution to start on Tuesday September 7th (Monday is a Holiday)
Let me know if any questions.
BB.
How do I Participate? First, you need to register.
Then on August 16, 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.
Previous Competitions: 2020: Heroes of Timers (HOT) - Over 1,900 members competed
2019: Game of Timers Competition (GOT) - Over 1,100 members competed
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.
GMAT Club Tests (2-week access) - $20 each | 600 licenses available for the winning team | Total Value: $12,000. -
GMAT Club tests are some of the best and well-known practice tests for those looking to improve their quant score. These tests were written by moderators such as Bunuel and others to help prepare you for the unexpected. These questions do
not force you to do excruciating calculations or needlessly waste your time.
GMAT Club tests focus on combining multiple concepts and present you with questions you have not seen before, just like the hard quant questions on the GMAT - forcing you to find a solution to a question you have never seen before.
- Your access will start on Aug 31st, right after the competition ends.
Target Test Prep 4-month Dedicated Study Plan ($299) x 10 licenses | Total Value: $2,999 - Includes Quant and Verbal courses
- 4-month access
- 2,500 quant practice GMAT questions
- Includes 3-month access to the
GMAT Club tests - Excludes GMAT Prep packs
The Economist GMAT Tutor Genius package - $989 - 6 Month Access
- Includes licenses for GMAT prep exams 3, 4, 5, 6
- 6 AWA Essay reviews by an Expert
- 3-month digital Economist subscription
- 4x Live 1-on-1 tutoring sessions
- Unlimited Ask-a-Tutor questions
The Economist GMAT Tutor Premium package - $699 - 6 Month Access
- Includes licenses for GMAT prep exams 3 and 4
- 4 AWA Essay reviews by an Expert
- 3-month digital Economist subscription
- 2x Live 1-on-1 tutoring sessions
- 100 Ask-a-Tutor questions
The Economist GMAT Tutor Essential package - $449 - 4 Month Access
- Includes licenses for GMAT prep exams 3 and 4
- 2 AWA Essay reviews by an Expert
- 3-month digital Economist subscription
- 1x Live 1-on-1 tutoring sessions
- 50 Ask-a-Tutor questions
3 month digital subscription to The Economist Magazine - $55 - 3-month access to the Economist Magazine
- Improve your RC Skills with the
Economist RC Challenge
Experts' Global "Must Have" GMAT Review + 15 Practice Tests - $50 | 12 available | Total Value: $600 - 15 Full-length tests
- Video and text solutions
- Set of 12 SC e-books.
- 200+ short GMAT concept videos.
EMPOWERgmat 3-Month GMAT Course - $299 | 4 available | Total Value: $1,200 - 3 Months Access to the Full Course
- 1000s of Interwoven Questions
- Includes
GMAT Club Tests 3-month access
- Does not include Exam Packs
SPECIAL OLYMPICS OFFER: Get 5 Day Access to EMPOWERgmat course for just 1 penny with Code
5DAYS1PENNY!
Scoreleap Individual Sessions - $1,980 - 50 Hours Personalized Training
- 50+ Topic wise Practice Tests with detailed solutions
- Systematic study plan
- 6 Full Length Tests with Detailed Analysis
Scoreleap GMAT Batch Sessions - $400| 14 available | Total Value: $5,600 - 8-week comprehensive program
- classroom experience with a cohort of 15 students
- 50 Hours Intensive Sessions
- 50+ Topic wise Practice Tests with detailed solutions
- Unlimited Doubt clearing sessions
- 6 Full Length Test Analysis
Scoreleap Online Self-Paced Learning - $250| 40 available | Total Value: $10,000 - 350+ HD Interactive Videos
- 50+ Topic wise Practice Tests with detailed solutions
- Test Analytics
- Systematic Study Plan
GMAT Club Forum Quiz (1-month access) - $10 each | 600 licenses available for the winning team | Total Value: $6,000. - No ads or distractions
- GMAT-like UI
- Take multiple questions at a time on GMAT Club
- Timer auto-start
- Over 100,000 questions!
Total Prize value: $40,000+ 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
- 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:
Hercules,
Achilles,
Perseus, and
OdysseusCan 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:
Hercules,
Achilles,
Perseus, and
OdysseusYou can also look at your avatar and the label at the top - the color corresponds to one of the 4 teams
Earning Points:Here is a detailed explanation of how you can earn points and bonus opportunities that exist.
Every day Monday through Friday, 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
GCO 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 Aug 16 |
Bonus 1: 10 GCO 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 Aug 16 |
Bonus 2: 10 GCO Points | Posting an explanation (Points awarded within 5 mins of posting) | New questions that GMAT Club Moderators will post starting Aug 16 |
Bonus 3*: 100 GCO 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 Aug 16 |
Bonus 4: 50 GCO 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 GCO 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 Monday August 16th and will end on Friday Aug 27th.
- 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:
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 appopriate 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 screeshot/photo/image. These explanations will NOT receive moderator Kudos after 8/24
- 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 October 1, 2021
- 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