2018 Putnam Mathematical Competition Results

The 79th annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition was held on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Alec Baldosser, Kyle Puhl and Aaron Arnold participated. They worked on six problems from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and then six more problems from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Typically, approximately 50 % of the people who enter this competition nationwide and in Canada receive zero points on the exam.

There were 4623 participants from 568 institutions in the 2018 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition this year, with 1599 (34.6%) receiving scores of 0.  Unfortunately, all 3 of Ashland University's participants received scores of 0 this year as well.  The results from the competition are online. You can also download this PDF see a detailed list of the winning teams, Putnam Fellows, participants earning honorable mentions, teams earning honorable mentions, and the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize winner.

Thanks again to all of you who participated in this year's exam. We hope those of you who will not be declared ineligible upon graduation in May will consider participating again next year.