The 23rd Road to Olympia February and Quarter 3 Contest saw 4 contestants compete: Le Cong Nguyen (Phan Dinh Phung High School, Ha Tinh), Nguyen Bao Minh Triet (Nguyen Chi Thanh High School for the Gifted, Dak Nong), To Vu Phuc Dang (Marie Curie High School, Hanoi), Nguyen Duy Minh (Dong Du Secondary School - High School, Dak Lak).
In the warm-up round, To Vu Phuc Dang took the lead in the mountain climbing group with 50 points. Minh Triet and Duy Minh followed closely with 45 and 40 points. Cong Nguyen had many points deducted for incorrect answers, so he has no points for now.
The Obstacle Course section is a crossword puzzle consisting of 11 letters. The first horizontal row has 9 letters with the question: "... is a term used to refer to a narrow gap that cuts a structure into separate blocks to avoid cracking, deformation, and structural failure due to temperature changes." When the time was up, all 4 contestants did not have the correct answer.
The second horizontal row has 7 letters with the question: "What physical quantity, in the international system of units, is measured in Kelvin, symbol K?". With the answer "Temperature", all 4 candidates got an additional 10 points.
The third horizontal row consists of 8 letters with the question: "... is a basic component in railway traffic along with the switch, guiding the train to move". With the answer being Rail, Minh Triet and Duy Minh both got 10 more points.
The next row of 7 letters asks: "What is the amount of space an object takes up called?". With the answer "Volume", Cong Nguyen, Minh Triet and Phuc Dang each got 10 more points.
The crossword puzzle answer bell rang from Duy Minh with the answer "Thermal expansion". This was the correct answer and Duy Minh was the winner of this round. At the end of the Obstacle Course, Duy Minh took the lead with 80 points. Following were Minh Triet with 75 points, Phuc Dang with 70 points, and Cong Nguyen with 20 points.
The Acceleration round saw Cong Nguyen make a spectacular breakthrough. With all 4 correct answers, including 2 fastest times, Cong Nguyen earned an additional 140 points to lead the climbing group together with Duy Minh. At the end of this round, Cong Nguyen and Duy Minh led the climbing group with 160 points. Minh Triet had 145 points, Phuc Dang had 80 points.
Cong Nguyen was the first to finish with a 20-20-20 point question package. Nguyen surprised the audience by bringing 2 computers on stage. Minh did not answer the first question correctly and lost points to Minh Triet. Nguyen answered the second question correctly to get more points. Nguyen did not answer the third question, Phuc Dang took the right to answer but did not answer correctly. Cong Nguyen finished with 160 points.
Minh Triet has 165 points, finishing with a 20-20-20 point question package. Triet had no answer to the first two questions. Triet also had no answer to the third question, Duy Minh took the right to answer but was incorrect. Minh Triet finished with 165 points.
Duy Minh has 150 points, finishing with a question package of 20-20-20 points. Minh did not have the correct answer for the first two questions. For question 3, Minh chose the star of hope and answered correctly. Duy Minh finished with 190 points, taking the lead in the mountain climbing group, 25 points ahead of his next opponent, Minh Triet.
Phuc Dang has 60 points, so he chooses the 30-30-30 point question package to finish. Dang has no answer to the first question. Minh Triet wins the right to answer correctly to get 30 more points, taking the lead in the mountain climbing group. Dang has no answer to the second question. Dang answers correctly to finish with 60 points.
In the final result, Nguyen Bao Minh Triet won the laurel wreath with 195 points. Second place was Nguyen Duy Minh with 190 points. Third place was Le Cong Nguyen with 160 points and To Vu Phuc Dang with 60 points.
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