The 24 Challenge is a mathematical competition where participants must use four given numbers and basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) to reach exactly 24, with rules requiring all four numbers to be used exactly once, starting with the answer first, and solving within a three-second time limit to avoid penalty cards; the competition progresses through multiple rounds with increasing difficulty, from single-digit to double-digit numbers, and culminates in a semifinal round combining both types with three-dot difficulty levels, fostering collaborative problem-solving and mathematical reasoning skills among students.
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24 Challenge at Fogelsville | May 27, 2026Added:
We'll do a couple seats by your school. We're going to stay seated during the competition and you're not going to come on to the competition unless you're competing. Okay? We need to make sure that everybody has a fair shot as they're competing. So, just with your group. If you need to use the restroom, you'll go out the gym doors.
We'll go to the left. There's a boys and girls right on the left hand side. Okay.
So, if you need to keep the restroom, feel free.
Any other questions about logistics?
Well, let's get started. We're not going to wait any longer. We are here.
part of the 24 challenge.
We are elevating our collective potential.
You are all fierce individual competitors.
You're sitting together with the perfect mathematical decision to build to build the foundation of our district's academic excellence. We are 19, but we are a community.
We're going to start right now. We will break for lunch at 11:35.
We will start the final rounds at 1:00 and at 1:40 we will have the awards before we go home.
There's a schedule there.
Remember you are making 24. You absorb part of the numbers. You're going to use your basic operations to get to 24. You are always going to start with the answer first.
You must use all four numbers. Don't put any numbers behind.
You can only use the numbers one time and you cannot use the same number twice.
The first tap with one, two, or three fingers, not a whole hand, will be the first to solve. Wait for your table proctor to give you the nod to start because there might be it might be close. Okay, they will either point or look at you and nod you can start to solve.
Now, you may want to tap quickly, but remember you tap starting within three seconds. You will get a penalty card.
Penalty cards are in the boxes.
If you get three penalty cards, you are done for that round. All the points that you have collected to that point will count, but you cannot complete them any further than that. Any questions about that?
One dot are the easiest parts.
Two dots a little more challenging.
The three dots are being reserved for the semifinal.
We're always together. We're going to remember that. You have to accept the judge final call without arguing with them. The high schoolers are in charge.
Okay.
You have to honor your opponents. Make sure you introduce yourselves and wish each other before your kids.
Keep your hands off of the table. You can keep them on the mat, but you can't tap the card until it's laid down.
You have your scorecards. Do not lose them. At the end of the round, your high school kid will calculate your points.
They'll record it on the card and they will hand your card back to you.
When you are finished with your round, hand your card to your teacher. There are teachers in charge of fourth grade and teachers in charge of fifth grade, and they're going to be recording the points.
Okay. So, make sure you hand your cards to your teacher and then they will hand back. Any questions about the cards?
Are you ready?
>> Are you ready?
>> All right. The first round is about to begin. On your scorecard, you will see your table assignment.
Fourth graders will be going first.
Find your table signal numbers are marked with the balloons.
I think I told you that person All right. Now you may go to your tables.
Is it recording?
>> I can just simply unplug and plug back in. But it's worried because when I hit the >> message I got from one of my teachers was here.
Yeah.
>> Okay. I just got a text from the fourth grade teacher. Child development certainly.
>> Okay. Where is he?
>> I don't know. I don't have his number either.
>> Yeah. Yes, >> I'll call Jr.
>> You guys are off.
Go back.
>> All right.
Ready.
Good luck.
It's good now.
We are all Yes.
>> This way. Get out of the ground.
Please section.
They should be gone.
Thank you.
Break down.
Thank you.
I did it.
Foreign You want some?
She got some drink.
Wow.
Oh, you're too far.
What's your problem?
Crazy.
I just sent it.
Happy.
>> All right.
Okay.
Ongoing thread with them.
Head back to your seat after I teacher. Your teacher will be giving the scorecards to Miss Chat and she will record them. She'll hand them back to your teacher and then we'll give them back to you.
We are finished with round one.
All right.
So, why so much?
So, I found some fun facts about the number 24 individual rounds.
Math isn't just something I thought that was on a chalkboard. Numbers are like secret codes hidden everywhere in the universe. Today, we're going on a journey to track down one very, very special unique number that lives in the most amazing places.
24 is the number of carrots in 100% pure gold.
Interesting.
>> All right, are you ready to take the floor?
>> Are you ready to take the floor?
Here's particular Please listen to your tables as they prepare you.
Are you ready?
>> Good luck.
I don't know.
Don't know.
I'm not going to like Yeah.
>> Yeah.
I don't worry.
Why not? I just got Don't do it.
All right.
They received from yesterday.
Come on.
What do you want?
It looks How do you respond.
Hello.
Yeah.
Yeah.
>> No, it is.
Oh my god.
I'm ready to stop.
I know how I saw that.
And then All right, some people are still in lower It's right behind you.
Not there.
It's delayed.
Did you just walk?
All right.
Open.
We got What would you call?
Never get that.
by the way.
All right, friends. Round one is complete.
Give yourselves a round of applause.
I'll tell you what, as I walk around this room, there are some amazing athletes here. Actually, you're all amazing athletes. And the distribution of points is impressive. That tells us that you all know what you're doing. And you're all doing an amazing job with 24.
Did you know that there are exactly 24 letters in Greek alphabet? Just another fun fact, 24.
All right, we're going to give ours a minute to organize their cards. They're going to put away round one cards and then they're going to get ready for round two.
when we will invite the fourth graders to join us again, but not yet. Let's take the time to get organized.
So here two which are double digits. We will still be using the red side.
Red side double digit round two.
All righty. graders, please report to your table. Make sure you're checking your car. We are not starting it so we can make sure we have four people on each table because sometimes I serve up here.
Looks like >> there's only three here. Charlie.
>> All right, everyone. As for the school, correct?
>> Come on.
All right.
This may take a little longer this time.
I want to remind people I want to remind everybody that until I say we're finished with the moment, I really need you to remain quiet so that the guests who are playing concentrate because I can come and have a happy cards if you're sitting there.
>> Are we ready?
That's all four. Go.
12 12 Okay.
Thank you.
Is it better?
Nice.
Yeah.
I would like Hey.
There you go.
cherry.
Yes.
Grab it.
Oh, wait.
That's good.
Why don't you Stay quiet, please.
What's happening?
Whatever.
One minute.
What are you doing?
7.
>> Round two is over.
I can see I have all the attacks. This is not easy.
I know.
I All right.
Invite our good creators to the tables.
Before heads to the tables, did you know that in both Japanese and Chinese culture, the year is split into 24 blocks of 15 days. Instead of just four big seasons, the year is a giant puzzle made of 24 seasons. And that day, nature changes every season.
>> All right, we're going to invite invite fifth grade to the table, please.
>> We're going to check to make sure that there's four of each table before we begin.
Thank you.
I won't find anything.
All right, we all have four.
We all have four. You need good luck.
When it gets down, Three, two, Thank you.
Can I just follow Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
What else?
I know. I'm like trying to Coming in hot. Coming in hot.
Then we two.
She's getting Okay, don't get up.
I don't That might be it.
Wait, actually I know that pretty Wait, I don't I am so close.
Hello guys.
All right.
Quick.
That's Hey there.
25 remember myself.
I'm so excited.
Just finish your arm, please.
All right.
All right.
Sorry. All right.
I need to Seriously, >> I like What's your What's your Happy birthday.
All right.
Next up, we are totally at round two for fifth grade.
We will be breaking out module a little.
That's okay. We're going to break out lunch. You're going to eat lunch here.
Okay. And then we will start probably around 12:00. We might start back a little earlier, but we have a few minutes to just lay out the chat. Don't come to sit in your chairs. Be social today.
I know. I know.
I don't like I don't remember playing like elementary school.
teachers, principles, whoever's here, you are welcome. And there's some food out on the table that is getting ready.
So, please Go.
Yep.
Jersey.
That's my house.
That's actually I can that's like I'm doing when I'm Oh, you guys already packaged chicken sandwich.
Yeah.
>> The needle straight from that corner.
Okay.
What is that?
Hey, you guys want more two? All right.
How are you?
Did you have your back?
How are we doing?
That's why I was just under Don't scare me.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Heat.
Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat.
I want to wake in the morning.
Do I want to wake up in the morning?
Break the rules. I want to wake up in the morning.
down.
Down.
I'm feeling I'm done with I know this So go ahead and show me.
I want to wake up in the morning.
I want to do the things you see.
Do I want to wake up in the morning?
Why you got to find me?
I just want to dance and lose control.
D.
You got you down.
Heat. Heat.
All I ever wanted was you. But you left me alone inside these empty broken walls. And I can't see it clearly, but it's obvious. Yes, I know that you left me alone inside this empty broken home.
And now you'll be the reason why my soul is tainted.
Somebody help cuz I'm feeling trapped and don't know what to do. There's no one to save me.
I feel deep and see the things I did. Sold my soul everything to the bed. Crawled into your portion. every single time you got into my mind. You got into my mind when all I ever wanted was you. But you left there alone inside this empty broken wall that I can't see clearly.
But it's obvious I know that you are there alone inside this empty broken home.
you the reason why my soul is dead. I cannot fix this cuz I need to stop the egg in my head. My eyes breaking. Yeah, I'm tired of being sold to the lowest crawling to your pushing on you every single time. You got into my mind. You got into my mind.
But all I ever wanted was you. But you left me alone inside empty broken walls.
I can't see it clearly, but it's obvious. Yes, I know that you left there alone inside this empty broken heart.
And now you the reason why my soul is tainted.
The reason why my soul is tainted.
You're the reason why my soul stayed.
You're the reason why my soul stay.
You're the reason why my soul is dead.
Heat. Heat.
Come on.
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like dream. I'll make it better. You make it more.
You are jack of all trains. Master of everything. The best. No debate. Feeling light. I got nothing to lose. You ignited the fuse. About to blow up.
Everybody show respect. Look at the shing up the floor. Got me captivated. I'mma add you while I see more.
Like that.
Like that. The way that the way that >> I'm packing it and packing. You got nothing. Headed to beauty. A bunch of string on my back. I got my bucket. No lie y when you be talking we got a connection don't even need to try what you ever limit us just the rhythm that we following feels like we can do Then just let your body don't think it like that.
Like that.
Like that.
Like that.
Like that.
Like that. Like that.
Like that.
Give me that. Like that.
Yeah.
Like that. Like that.
Yeah.
One Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Hey. Hey. Hey.
Heat. Heat.
Heat. Heat. N.
What about you?
Do it.
either here.
Happy throughout the research.
How are you?
In how many you can show how much I love you.
I try and I try and I try but you just walk on by.
How many times must I try? You see I'm all but you.
Yeah. I'm knocking at your door. Baby heart waiting in rain with a baby heart in hand.
Heart in hand.
But baby heart in hand.
But baby heart in hand.
But baby heart in hand.
I want to be right where you are.
I promise you the sky and the stars.
I try and I try and I try, but you just want to fight.
I'm knocking at your door. Baby heart in hand.
Waiting with baby heart in hand.
In how many ways can I tell you how much I want you?
In how many ways can I show you how much I love you?
Waiting it rain with us now. Baby heart in hand.
Heart in hand.
But baby heart in hand.
Baby heart in hand.
Baby heart in hand.
Yeah.
hand baby hand baby hand.
Heat. Heat.
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I want to do the things they say we shouldn't do. I want to wake up in the morning.
I want to wake up in the morning.
D.
What?
Let me feelight and I don't know.
I'm on a set a oneway roll and I can't take it anymore.
I'm done with lonely lonely. I know that working. So go ahead and show me.
I want to wake up in the morning.
want to do the things they say we should. Do I want to wake up in the morning?
You like it's a break the rules that want to wake us in the morning.
I just want to dance and lose control.
My head's within the clouds. My body feels the My feet are saying la.
Where did you go?
All I ever wanted, but you left me alone inside these empty broken walls. And I can't see it clearly, but it's left me alone inside this empty broken home. And now you'll be the reason why my soul is tainted and I don't know what to do. There's no one to save me from this I feel deep and see the things I did. Sold my soul and everything I was to the lowest crawled into your poison every single time. You got into my mind. You got into my mind.
But all I ever wanted was you. But you left there alone inside this empty broken wall that I can't see it clearly.
But it's obvious. I know that you left me there alone inside this empty broken home. And now you the reason why my soul is tainted.
How can I fix this? Cuz I need to stop the aching in my head. My heart is breaking. Yeah, I'm tired of being stuck in the bed.
>> Did you ever think of me and see the things I did? Sold my soul and everything to the lowest. Cong.
You left me alone inside this empty broken wall that I can't see clearly.
But it's okay. Yes, I know that you left me alone inside this empty broken hall.
And now you'll be the reason why my soul is tainted.
The reason why my soul is dead.
You're the reason why my soul stayed.
You're the reason why my soul tainted.
You're the reason why my soul is taken.
Heat.
Heat.
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the right way. Ready?
It's like I better make it better.
I got nothing about baby.
Heat. Heat.
Welcome back everyone.
We are running.
Hope you all had a good lunch and enjoy your recess.
We are going to announce the semicolonist that will be competing for both fourth and fifth grades. I'm going to apologize now if I didn't mess really really hard. Okay. Um But if I just >> from fourth grade, this is not okay.
>> This is not >> I have a couple in the back.
>> Okay.
>> All right. from 43 Aaron O'Ra from the next tour are all from Jay, Lily, Ana, and good job.
The next show from Haley and Zachary representing our hair Lincoln representing the Coyotes, John and Ryan.
And representing Iron is Ben. Congratulations to our fifth graders who are moving on to round three in the semifinals.
From veterans Krishna from channel Logan from veterans, from Ara from Kville, from Kville, Nine from Citro, Morgan from Nathan from Marvin from channel and from I gota be honest it was a real tight race. The swords were really, really close. The way that we're going to do this is we're going to ask the fourth graders to come to one of the three center tables. Right?
We're going to have you come to three center tables. I'm going to tell you where you're going. Okay? Fourth graders. Are you ready? You're going to bring your scorecards with you. Aaron, go table two, please.
I show table two.
Zachary, you go to table two.
L table.
Where's Hold on a second.
What else?
All right. Thank you for being honest.
So we have two additional friends who will be joining us because there is a tie and that is table.
So we have one table.
Thank you for your patience.
>> All right. Where are they?
Liberty and Ryan have so many girls and then you have bed.
>> Yep. We're going to ask this round will be a com This round will be a combination of single and double digits with three dots.
Three dots. single and double digits.
Red side will be your red side.
These may take a little longer. You may not have to tap right away.
Are we ready?
That's all everyone.
No, they're not supposed to because they're just Double double doules. Two doubles.
There's 20 / Tracy, can you pick that up?
Oh Okay.
That one.
station.
Here we are.
That was just that makes sense.
How many people?
Is there There we go.
Quiet, please.
Hey guys.
is going to blow up.
Anybody?
Don't drop right. All right.
I got him already.
>> I thought she printed one out.
Oh, here it is. Trish, thank you.
All righty.
This concludes the semiinal circle three. Round of applause for everyone, please.
over.
>> All right, our fifth graders who will be competing.
All right.
A dreamy and Dy has tablea, Logan, Ry, and Nathan.
And at table eight, 20, Morgan and now before we get started, >> we have another 24.
Daniel the name of 24sided >> 24sided pol 24 >> I can't read Kylie Terra her will also be only triple digits.
I need those of you who are waiting to quietly wait. Please, >> all teams special, please.
>> This is a lot. Did you triple digit? So, we really need quiet.
We need quiet.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Best of luck. And go.
I'll take appreciate it.
91 left.
That's better.
What camera?
Wow.
Crashers.
Do you want first and second just one?
These are leftover.
Do you want >> No, I just didn't know. I need chicken.
I got it.
I did write down. No, I do. I don't I gave all the first guys.
Thank you.
I mean, we're leaving.
>> I'm going to I'm going to Yeah.
Good morning guys.
Yeah.
No.
Okay.
Exactly.
I don't want to All right, fine. Finish up with fourth graders.
Fourth graders.
Fourth graders.
>> Fifth graders. Thank you. I'm tired of you, guys. Totally. All right. As we finish up with fifth graders, we are going to welcome our top four fourth graders to the final competition table right here in the center. We will be doing single and double variables.
>> The top four students representing Parkland in first ever 24 challenge are
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