2023 Championship Scoring & Strategy

The Donor Games Championship is a points-based event; the competitor with the most points in their category wins.

The total score for each competitor will be a combination of their Burn & Bench score (up to 25 points), their Grace workout score (up to 25 points), and their Sprint Murph score (up to 50 points), for a total between 0 and 100. In the event of a total score tie in any competitor category, the tie-breaker will be 21 calories on an Echo Bike for time.

Burn & Bench Scoring (5 minute time cap)

Placement in each category is based on the heaviest weight lifted in each competitive category. Point breakdown is as follows:

• 1st – 25 points
• 2nd – 24 points
• 3rd – 23 points
• 4th – 22 points
• Etc.

Ties in the Burn & Bench portion of the competition will be broken with the fastest Echo Bike time.

Grace Workout Scoring (10 minute time cap)

Placement in each category is based on the time it takes to complete 30 clean and jerks. The fastest time in each category will earn the most points for that category. Any athlete completing a modified version of the workout will be ranked AFTER all athletes who complete the workout as prescribed. Point breakdown is as follows:

• 1st – 25 points
• 2nd – 24 points
• 3rd – 23 points
• 4th – 22 points
• Etc.

It is possible to tie in the Grace portion of the competition.

Sprint Murph Workout Scoring (40 minute time cap)

During the Sprint Murph rounds, competitors will be assigned a judge who will validate their reps and record their self-reported finishing time (when they say they are done). Competitors who finish all 10 rounds of the Sprint Murph workout and the second 800-meter run will have their finishing time recorded by the chip reader when they return from the second 800-meter run.

Placement in each participant category is based on the time it takes to finish the entire workout. The faster the time, the higher that competitor will place. Any athlete completing a modified version of the workout will be ranked AFTER all athletes who complete the workout as prescribed. Point breakdown is as follows:

• 1st – 50 points
• 2nd – 48 points
• 3rd – 46 points
• 4th – 44 points
• Etc.

There are no ties in the Sprint Murph.