World Finals
World Finals History
For more than 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.
2021
2019
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
May 22 – May 25
2017
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
May 24 – May 27
2015
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
May 20 – May 23
2013
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
May 22 – May 25
2011
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
May 27 – May 30
2010
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
May 26 – May 29
2008
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
May 31 – June 3
2005
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
May 21 – 24
2004
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
May 29 – June 1
2003
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
May 28 – 31
2002
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
May 22 – 25
2001
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
June 2 – 5
2000
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
May 31 – June 3
1999
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
May 26 – 29
1998
Disney’s Wide World of Sports
Lake Buena Vista, FL
May 27 – 30
1997
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
June 4 -7
1996
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
May 29 – June 1
1995
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
May 24 – 27
1994
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
June 1 – 4
1993
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
June 2 – 5
1992
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
May 28 – 30
1991
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
May 23 – 25
1990
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
May 31 – June 2
1989
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
May 25 – 27
1988
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
June 2 – 4
1987
Central Michigan University
Mt Pleasant, MI
May 28 – 30
1986
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
May 28 – 30
1985
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
June 5 – 7
1984
University of Akron
Akron, OH
May 30 – June 1
1983
Central Michigan University
Mt Pleasant, MI
May 26 – 27
1982
Glassboro State College
Glassboro, NJ
May 27 – 28
1981
Glassboro State College
Glassboro, NJ
June 4 – 5