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Senior · Grades 8–10
Ripple Quest
Follow the Clues • Solve the Mystery
Entry limit: 1 team per school
What this event involves
Spin the wheel to find your starting station, then work through a chain of clues hidden across the studio, collecting evidence as you go.
Teams then reconstruct the mystery in a format of their choice — story, journal, comic strip or letter.
The key facts
- Date
- Thursday, 3rd September 2026
- Time slot
- Slot 1 · 10:00 AM
- Studio
- Rivero Studio
- Team
- 2 participants
- Duration
- 25 minutes
- Entry limit
- 1 team per school
Format and rounds
- 1Clue hunt & mystery solving20 minutes
- 2Detective report writing5 minutes
Key rules
- 1Two participants per team; challenges must be completed in sequence.
- 2Each correct answer unlocks the next clue; all five clues must be collected before writing.
- 3The final explanation must use the collected clues logically.
- 4Only one presentation format may be chosen.
- 5No mobile phones, books, internet or outside assistance.
Judges' decisions shall be final and binding. See general rules
Judging criteria
- Logical interpretation of clues30
- Accuracy of mystery solution25
- Creativity & presentation20
- Writing skills & organisation15
- Completion within time10
- Total100
Entering this event?
Each registration form covers up to three events. Entries close 29th August 2026.