12:30 PM Saturday, November 17 Northeast Side, Centennial Building [Grade Groups Do Apply] ["Contestant" is defined as a single person] (Back to Competitions) Version)

The purpose of this competition is to focus on civil engineering and the "art" of stacking cards.

Web Site Reference:

www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/photography/2006/cardstacker/


The Competition

(1) Students should practice stacking playing cards prior to arriving at the competition. No other advance preparation is required.

(2) On arrival at the competition site, teams will draw for an Order of Competition. This will allow students to observe other events and return to the site in time for their Texas card Stacking Competition.

(3) When a contestant's Order of Competition arrives, they will receive two decks of playing cards, and will be allocated a spot on a stable table.

(4) The contestant will have 15 minutes to build the tallest structure. At the end of the time period, contestants will be asked to "freeze" where they are. The judges will then carefully move around the event site measuring the height of the structures.

(5) This will be an on-going competition. The results from each round of competition will be tabulated and the winners announced at 3:30 PM.

In the picture on the right, Bryan Berg stands next to his Guinness World Record Tallest House of Free-Standing Playing Cards. http://www.cardstacker.com/about.html

For additional information about Winston Science, contact Dr. Lehman Marks, Event Director. Copyright (c) 2007 Lehman Marks/The Winston School. All Rights Reserved.