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USACO December 2020 Contest

Promotion cutoffs and participation counts across all four divisions. Data from the official USACO results page.

Bronze Division

7,858
Total participants
6,127
Pre-college
800
Promotion cutoff

The bronze division had 7858 total participants, of whom 6127 were pre-college students. All competitors who scored 800 or higher on this contest (1312 of them, from the USA) are automatically promoted to the silver division.

Silver Division

3,263
Total participants
2,538
Pre-college
800
Promotion cutoff

The silver division had 3263 total participants, of whom 2538 were pre-college students. All competitors who scored 800 or higher on this contest (185 of them, from the USA) are automatically promoted to the gold division.

Gold Division

945
Total participants
675
Pre-college
600
Promotion cutoff

The gold division had 945 total participants, of whom 675 were pre-college students. The gold division problems were particularly difficult this time around, so our promotion cutoff is set a bit lower than usual to compensate --- all competitors who

Platinum Division

393
Total participants
253
Pre-college
—
No promotion (top tier)

The platinum division had 393 total participants, of whom 253 were pre-college students. The contest proved to be quite challenging, with only a small number of perfect scores. Results for top scorers are here. Congratulations to all of the top parti