Over a span of nearly 40 years, World Finals has been the culmination of a year’s worth of hard work for the millions of students across the world who have participated in Odyssey of the Mind. Here you can explore some of that history by browsing through photo galleries featuring team performances, ceremonies, and sights around town, or look through past performance scores to revisit that time your team made it all the way to World Finals. If you’re looking for past problems and World Finals locations you can find them here.
2019 World Finals Michigan State University East Lansing, MI May 22 – May 25 |
2019 Photo Gallery 2019 Competition Scores |
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2018 World Finals Iowa State University Ames, IA May 23 – May 26 |
2018 Photo Gallery 2018 Competition Scores |
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2017 World Finals Michigan State University East Lansing, MI May 24 – May 27 |
2017 Photo Gallery 2017 Competition Scores |
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2016 World Finals Iowa State University Ames, IA May 25 – May 28 |
2016 Photo Gallery 2016 Competition Scores |
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2015 World Finals Michigan State University East Lansing, MI May 20 – May 23 |
2015 Photo Gallery 2015 Competition Scores |
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2014 World Finals Iowa State University Ames, Iowa May 28 – May 31 |
2014 Photo Gallery 2014 Competition Scores |
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2013 World Finals Michigan State University East Lansing, MI May 22 – May 25 |
2013 Photo Gallery 2013 Competition Scores |
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2012 World Finals Iowa State University Ames, Iowa May 23 – May 26 |
2012 Photo Gallery 2012 Competition Scores |
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2011 World Finals University of Maryland College Park, MD May 27 – May 30 |
2011 Photo Gallery 2011 Competition Scores |
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2010 World Finals Michigan State University East Lansing, MI May 26 – May 29 |
2010 Photo Gallery 2010 Competition Scores |
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2009 World Finals Iowa State University Ames, Iowa May 27 – May 30 |
2009 Photo Gallery 2009 Competition Scores |
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2008 World Finals University of Maryland College Park, MD May 31 – June 3 |
2008 Photo Gallery 2008 Competition Scores |
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2007 World Finals Michigan State University East Lansing, MI May 23 – 26 |
2007 Competition Scores | |
2006 World Finals Iowa State University Ames, Iowa May 24 – 27 |
2006 Competition Scores | |
2005 World Finals University of Colorado Boulder, CO May 21 - 24 |
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2004 World Finals University of Maryland College Park, MD May 29 - June 1 |
25th World Finals | |
2003 World Finals Iowa State University Ames, IA May 28 - 31 |
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2002 World Finals University of Colorado Boulder, CO May 22 - 25 |
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2001 World Finals University of Maryland College Park, MD June 2 - 5 |
"World Finals 2001: A Creative Odyssey" | |
2000 World Finals University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN May 31 - June 3 |
"Millenium Splash" | |
1999 World Finals University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN May 26 - 29 |
20th World Finals | |
1998 World Finals Disney's Wide World of Sports Lake Buena Vista, FL May 27 - 30 |
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1997 World Finals University of Maryland College Park, MD June 4 -7 |
"Charged with Creativity" | |
1996 World Finals Iowa State University Ames, IA May 29 - June 1 |
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1995 World Finals University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN May 24 - 27 |
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1994 World Finals Iowa State University Ames, IA June 1 - 4 |
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1993 World Finals University of Maryland June 2 - 5 |
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1992 World Finals University of Colorado Boulder, CO May 28 - 30 |
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1991 World Finals University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN May 23 - 25 |
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1990 World Finals Iowa State University Ames, IA May 31 - June 2 |
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1989 World Finals University of Colorado Boulder, CO May 25 - 27 |
10th World Finals | |
1988 World Finals University of Maryland College Park, MD June 2 - 4 |
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1987 World Finals Central Michigan University Mt Pleasant, MI May 28 - 30 |
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1986 World Finals Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ May 28 - 30 |
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1985 World Finals University of Maryland College Park, MD June 5 - 7 |
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1984 World Finals University of Akron Akron, OH May 30 - June 1 |
Name changed to "Odyssey of the Mind" | |
1983 World Finals Central Michigan University Mt Pleasant, MI May 26 - 27 |
Final year as "Olympics of the Mind" | |
1982 Olympics of the Mind World Finals Glassboro State College Glassboro, NJ May 27 - 28 |
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1981 Olympics of the Mind World Finals Glassboro State College Glassboro, NJ June 4 - 5 |