Arizona Personal Finance Challenge: How It Works

The Arizona Personal Finance Challenge consists of two rounds.

1st Round - Online testing

2nd Round - PFC Finals - Quiz Bowl

Fall Online Testing session: November 18th - December 6th, 2024

Spring Online Testing session: March 17th - March 28th 2025

Teams of 3-4 students will have 35 minutes to complete a 30-question online exam covering the principles of personal finance; including money management, credit, investing, and insurance.   Teams can compete in the online challenge during the Fall testing session and/or the Spring testing session.

Arizona Personal Finance Challenge Finals - April 11th, 2025

Top scoring teams will be invited to the in-persons Finals to be held on April 11th.  The final round of competition consists of a fast-paced Quiz Bowl.  Additionally, all teams are encouraged to compete in the Personal Finance Case Study Competition. 

The Arizona Personal Finance Challenge State Champions, and National Competition Qualifiers, will be the team from EACH division with the highest cumulative score from the PFC and the Personal Finance Case Study competition.