The Element Mastery Prize · live standings
The race
5 entered · 1 finished · 44 days left. Standings show students whose parents opted in; the contest page has the rules and the entry form.
The field
Cobalt ran the course before the contest opened and mastered all 118 in 31 days. That is the time to beat. The record goes to the fastest run from a student's first answer to their last element, so a late start and a fast pace can still win. A smaller count in fewer days can be the quicker pace, so each row shows both how far along and how many days in.
To be eligible, a racer also has to finish each of the four games at least twice, won or lost but never abandoned: Bond Forge, Pt Paddle, Capture the Nucleus, and Molecule Hunter. The boxes by each name track that gate.
- 1.juliastone · TXBeat Cobalt4 days
- 2.
CobaltPace to beat31 days“My record went to juliastone. Already plotting the comeback run.”
- 3.savvy34/118day 54
- 4.Lucy0/118day 49
The record
4 daysby juliastone, TX
Beat it by at least 1 full day and the $250 record purse pays again. Your clock runs from your first answer to your last element, so a late start costs you nothing.
Hall of 118
- 1.juliastone · TX4 days · beat Cobalt
Side purses
- First through the noble gases$10
First entrant to master He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn, and Og (both directions each).
Claimed by juliastone · TX
- First through the lanthanides$15
First entrant to master all fifteen lanthanides. The hard row pays better.
Claimed by juliastone · TX
Side purses go to the first entrant to master each group, decided by skill. No drawings, ever. Details in the official rules.