The Mind Challenge 2026 tournament, April 13-May 27, 2026 - our 8th year!
The Mind Challenge for the New Majority - a free team trivia tournament for active seniors 50+ with four rounds of competition, which qualifies teams to compete in an elite 10 quarter-finals competition.
Designed like the popular NCAA basketball tournament with regions and brackets, it is fun and free for both the participating seniors and the senior municipal centers!
All Mind Challenge events are at senior municipal centers across Northeast Ohio and are played on weekdays at either 9:30 am or 1:00 pm.
A collaborative effort where teams of 4-6 players combine their knowledge of senior-friendly trivia questions asked by a trivia host. It’s not an individual vs individual game; it is a team-oriented game where everyone works together for points. No player is singled out in team competition!
Over 100 teams, 800 players, representing 70 cities throughout Northeast Ohio, competed in 2025.
Teams play to win cash prizes for their senior center!
The winning team receives $ 2,500.00. The 2nd place team wins $ 1,500.00, 3rd place is $ 1,000.00; and 4th place is $ 500.00.
The 2025 winners were the Independence Team as Mind Challenge Champions. The Canal Fulton team took 2nd place, behind Broadview Heights. who took 3rd and Sheffield Lake, who took 4th. Canal Fulton made the finals in their second year of participating!
April 13 thru May 27, 2026
There are no costs to individuals, teams or the senior centers
The Mind Challenge is a team-oriented tournament. Minimum of 4 and maximum of 6 players per team
There is no limit to the number of teams representing a city or a senior center, in fact we encourage multiple team representation for a city. It increases the city's chances to win.
You can have a team already assembled or if you cannot form a team, you can play with an already established team. No one is turned away!
Contact your neighborhood senior center to sign up. Or contact the Mind Challenge Team: poppaart3@gmail.com pglevine13@gmail.com
It is very simple. The trivia host asks the questions. Your team has 90 seconds to collaborate and come up with the answer to the question. Point values are established for questions within each round of the tournament. Your team determines what point value you wish to give to the specific question. Winning teams are determined by the most points they've achieved during the tournament.
Just provide your name, a phone number you’ll answer and an email address
It’s ok. The Mind Challenge staff will use the senior center email address
The Mind Challenge
Score Communications | 4005 Dogwood Circle | Orange Village, Ohio 44122
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