What are invitational contests?

Invitational contests are locally organized competitions, which may be used as practice rounds or League/County/City championships.  All details of these contests including procedures, schedules, participating teams, and awards are at the discretion of the local host. The web page dealing with each specific contest includes information on which invitational contests are scheduled.  There are links to the forms necessary to purchase invitational contest questions on each contest page where questions are available: Senior Academic Spell Bowl, M.A.T.H. Bowl, and Junior and Senior Academic Super Bowl. Invitational word lists for Elementary and Junior Spell Bowl are created by the local hosts.