Training scores

"The evaluations are important because a higher rating will mean sponsors."

- Haymitch Abernathy

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. After fifteen minutes, or 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, then catch the rest if the tributes off guard. Johanna Mason successfully used that strategy. An unnamed male tribute scored a 3 before winning his Games.

The night after, the scores are televised to all of Panem. Each tribute's photo is shown with their district, score and odds of winning.

74th Hunger Games

 * Glimmer - 9, presumed for her bow and arrow skill
 * Marvel - 9, presumed for his skills with spears.
 * Cato - 10, presumed for his skills with multiple weapons.
 * Clove - 10, presumed for her knife throwing skills.
 * District 4 male - 8
 * Foxface - 5, presumed for her intelligence in plants.
 * District 6 male - 5
 * Thresh- 10 (book); 9 (film), presumed for his strength.
 * Rue - 7, presumed for climbing skills.
 * Peeta Mellark - 8, for physical strength.
 * Katniss Everdeen - 11, for her skill with a bow and arrows, and her temper.

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.

This was the first instance in the history of the Hunger Games in which both tributes from the same district scored a 12. They were given perfect scores so that the other tributes would have no choice but to target them in the arena.