ORLANDO, Fla., May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Daniel Mai, a
13-year-old, eighth grader from Acton,
Massachusetts, became the 2019 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National
Champion, following an intense, elite competition at the Hilton
Orlando Lake Buena Vista.
Daniel Mai won the final round of
the 2019 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition by answering the
question: "What is the quotient of 5040 divided by the product of
its unique prime factors?" during the Countdown Round, in which the
top 12 Mathletes competed in head-to-head matchups. He gave the
correct answer, 24, in just 22.53 seconds. As National Champion,
Daniel Mai is the recipient of the
$20,000 Donald G. Weinert College
Scholarship and a trip to U.S. Space Camp.
Daniel Mai was the second-ranked
competitor going into the Countdown Round, based on his written
test scores. Eighth grader Suyash
Pandit, 14, of Portland,
Oregon, was the Countdown Round Runner-Up. The other two
semifinalists were both from Virginia, Samuel
Wang and Ethan Zhou.
In the team competition, Massachusetts captured the title of First
Place Team. Team members include Kaylee
Ji, Huaye Lin, Daniel Mai and
Max Xu. The Florida state team took second place, and the
California team placed third.
Taking place 50 years after the first moon landing, the 2019
Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition commemorated the moonshot
achievements of yesterday by celebrating the moonshot thinkers of
tomorrow.
"Congratulations to Daniel Mai
and all the competitors from across the country who embraced their
love of math and participated in the MATHCOUNTS National
Competition," said Raytheon Chairman and CEO Tom Kennedy. "Like the pioneers who helped send
humans to the moon and back, your dedication and perseverance show
that the next generation will soon be ready to help unlock the
moonshots of tomorrow."
This is the 11th year that Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has
served as Title Sponsor of the MATHCOUNTS National Competition as
part of its global commitment to science, technology, engineering
and math (STEM) education. To continue developing the next
generation of STEM innovators and professionals, Raytheon has
extended its sponsorship of this elite math competition through
2025.
Daniel Mai was among 224
competitors from all 50 states, plus U.S. territories and schools
that serve the U.S. State and Defense departments, who traveled to
Orlando after earning a spot in
the national competition. More than 90,000 students participated in
the local and state competitions that led to this weekend's event,
the 36th in the MATHCOUNTS Foundation's history.
"The world needs problem-solvers like our national competitors
who embrace challenges and collaborate to achieve what seems
impossible," said Kristen Chandler,
executive director of MATHCOUNTS. "I am so proud of our national
competitors and cannot wait to see what they accomplish in the
future."
About MATHCOUNTS Foundation
MATHCOUNTS is a
nonprofit organization that strives to engage middle school
students of all ability and interest levels in fun, challenging
math programs, in order to expand their academic and professional
opportunities. Middle school students exist at a critical juncture
in which their love for mathematics must be nurtured, or their fear
of mathematics must be overcome. For more than 30 years, MATHCOUNTS
has provided free, high-quality resources to educators and
enriching, extracurricular opportunities to students to lay a
foundation for future success. Materials and information are
available at www.mathcounts.org.
About Raytheon
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sales of $27 billion and 67,000
employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a
history of innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™
products and services, sensing, effects and mission support for
customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is
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