The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition

Statistics on the 2002 Competition

This table indicates, for each score achieved, the average rank of the participants receiving that score.

Score
 Rank
 Score
 Rank
 Score
 Rank
 Score
 Rank
 Score
 Rank
 Score
 Rank
116
 1
 73
 22
 55
 104
 40.7
 206
 29
 415
 13
 910
108
 2
 72
 23
 53
 107.5
 40.6
 207
 28
 447
 12
 996
106
 3
 70
 26
 52
 111
 40.5
 208
 27
 469
 11
 1113.5
96
 4.5
 69
 29
 51
 116.5
 40.4
 209
 26
 481.5
 10
 1288
95
 6
 68
 31.5
 50
 127.5
 40.3
 210
 25
 489
 9
 1453.5
94
 7
 67
 35.5
 49
 138.5
 40
 222.5
 24
 497
 8
 1528.5
91
 8
 66
 40.5
 48
 146
 39
 246
 23
 512.5
 7
 1559.5
87
 9
 65
 44.5
 47
 157
 38
 264
 22
 545
 6
 1566
85
 10
 64
 46
 46
 167.5
 37
 276
 21
 595
 5
 1578
82
 11
 62
 48.5
 45
 171.5
 36
 283.5
 20
 676
 4
 1611.5
81
 12
 61
 53
 44
 173
 35
 286.5
 19
 758.5
 3
 1672.5
80
 13.5
 60
 61
 43
 174.5
 34
 292
 18
 809.5
 2
 1859.5
79
 15
 59
 71.5
 42
 180.5
 33
 299
 17
 836
 1
 2100
78
 17.5
 58
 82.5
 41
 189.5
 32
 314
 16
 848.5
 0
 2768.5
75
 20
 57
 92
 40.9
 198.5
 31
 335.5
 15
 859.5

74
 21
 56 99
 40.8
 204.5
 30
 370.5
 14
 875.5


This table shows how many of the top 210 contestants received each possible score on each problem.


 A1
 A2
 A3
 A4
 A5
 A6
 B1
 B2
 B3
 B4
 B5
 B6
 Total
10
 115
 75
 63
 61
 21
 3
 162
 107
 30
 84
 28
 7
 756
9
 9
 106
 32
 30
 32
 4
 17
 48
 1
 13
 0
 6
 298
8
 41
 14
 8
 19
 29
 3
 2
 18
 0
 11
 5
 4
 154
7
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
6
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
5
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
4
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
3
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
2
 16
 3
 7
 24
 24
 5
 2
 18
 30
 4
 2
 3
 138
1
 2
 1
 7
 9
 3
 5
 2
 1
 2
 6
 0
 3
 41
0
 20
 1
 26
 31
 27
 58
 15
 8
 78
 50
 27
 28
 369
blank
 7
 10
 67
 36
 74
 132
 10
 10
 69
 42
 148
 159
 764