42:. The competition offers the world’s largest single monetary math prize in a math contest for young women. In 2017, the First-Place prize was $ 46,000 (split equally amongst the three-way tie for first) with another $ 9,000 divided among the remaining finalists. Girls may win a maximum of $ 100,000 by participating in the competition over multiple years. Organized each year by the
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