A spectacular day at Santa Barbara City College
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Contestants and coaches enjoy bagels and conversation during registration. 1.2 MB mov

Campus President Peter MacDougall welcomes the contestants. 12.9 MB mov

1.1 MB mov IBM's Joyce Wade introduces colleagues.

Robert "Coach" Dependahl expresses appreciation to computer support staff Brandon Lovelace and Michael Ghens 1.1 MB mov

1.2 MB movAfter a stroll to the other side of campus, the warm-up session and lunch, it's time to get down to business, as Contest Director Marc Furon counts down the start of the contest.

0.6 MB mov Early in the contest, the teams read and analyze the problems.

Harvey Mudd solves an unprecedented 6 problems after only 3 hours, 11 minutes, and is congratulated by Caltech. 0.4 MB mov

2.9 MB mov The secluded coaches follow the progress of the contest via the online scoreboard and web-cam.

0.9 MB mov 7:42 PM: one hour left to go!

The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo team expresses their excitement at solving 6 problems and receives congratulations from Harvey Mudd. 1.3 MB mov

0.9 MB mov After a grueling 5 hours, the competition comes to an end.

The post-contest pizza feeding frenzy, courtesy of IBM. 0.6 MB mov

And the winners are ...

6th place - University of California, San Diego

5th place - University of California, Irvine

4th place - University of California, Los Angeles

3rd place - California Institute of Technology

2nd place - Cal. Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo

1st place - Harvey Mudd College

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