Training scores

Training scores are rankings given to tributes after their training session in front of the gamemakers. They range from one to twelve, with one being the lowest. The scores give the people in the Capitol an idea of which tributes have the best chance in the arena, and therefore, which to bet on. Often, other tributes use the scores to decide who will be a threat to them during the games.

The scores are decided privately on the last day of training. The tributes are called into the training center one at a time: first the male, then the female tribute from each district, starting with District 1 and ending with District 12. During their session, they can work at any of the stations, such as camouflage, bow and arrow, or knife throwing. The Gamemakers watch the tributes and evaluate their performance. Once the gamemakers believe that they have seen enough, they dismiss the tribute and call in the next.

Most tributes desire the highest scores possible. The Career tributes generally score between eight and ten. Sometimes, tributes aspire a low training score so they will appear anemic and frail. Johanna Mason successfully used that strategy and scored a 3 before winning his Games.

The night after, the scores are televised to all of Panem. Each tribute's photo is shown, then their score.

74th Hunger Games

 * Cato- 10
 * Clove- 10, (possibly for her knife-throwing abilities)
 * Glimmer - 9
 * Marvel - 9
 * Thresh- 10 (9 in the movie)
 * Rue- 7, (possibly for her ability to jump between trees)
 * Peeta Mellark - 8, for physical strength.


 * Katniss Everdeen - 11, for her skill with a bow and arrows, and her temper.
 * Foxface - 5

75th Hunger Games

 * Peeta Mellark- 12, for painting a picture of Rue, covered in flowers.
 * Katniss Everdeen- 12, for hanging a dummy with the name "Seneca Crane" written on it.

In both cases, the training score was not a genuine assessment of their abilities, but was meant to encourage the other tributes to target them.

They tied as the first tributes to ever score a 12.