The Hunt's originator was Dr. Robert Hunter, a long-time history teacher at Carlmont High School in Belmont, CA. In 1969, Dr. Hunter initiated the Hunt as both a whimsical and competitive exercise to improve students' research skills. Dr. Hunter shepherded the Hunt through its first 40 years, and remained an active advisor for it until his passing in 2012.

From 2009-2014, Dave Lowell, a math teacher at Castilleja High School in Palo Alto, CA, took over as Hunt Director.

Past Results:

Winning teams prior to 1982:
1969Carlmont
1970Carlmont
1971Carlmont
1972Carlmont
1973Not awarded
1974Ravenswood
1975Ravenswood
1976Ravenswood
1977Woodside
1978Cubberley
1979Woodside
1980Serra
1981Cubberley

Rankings from 1982 on (including scores where known):
19821983198419851986
Serra Serra Menlo-Atherton Palo Alto Gunn
Gunn #2 Gunn #2 Palo Alto Gunn #2 Palo Alto
Menlo-Atherton San Carlos St. Francis #1 Gunn #1 Serra
Carlmont #2 Half Moon Bay Gunn #3 Serra St. Francis A
San Carlos Castilleja Gunn #2 Los Altos St. Francis B
Woodside #2 Gunn #1 St. Francis #2 Mountain View Menlo-Atherton
Castilleja Gunn #3 Carlmont #2 St. Francis #2 Mountain View
Gunn #1 Menlo Mountain View Notre Dame Los Altos
Gunn #4 Woodside Sequoia St. Francis #1 Carlmont #2
Gunn #3 Menlo-Atherton Carlmont #1 Woodside Priory Carlmont #3
Notre Dame Notre Dame Menlo Sacred Heart Carlmont #1
Palo Alto Gunn #4 Los Altos Woodside Carlmont #4
Half Moon Bay Los Altos Gunn #4 Half Moon Bay Notre Dame
Carlmont #1 Sequoia Half Moon Bay Castilleja Sequoia
Sequoia Carlmont #1 Notre Dame Carlmont #2 St. Mary's (Oregon)
Fremont Carlmont #2 Woodside Carlmont #1 Half Moon Bay
Woodside Sequoia      

19871988198919901991
Palo Alto Gunn Serra Woodside Woodside
Woodside San Mateo Woodside San Mateo Mountain View
Mountain View Serra San Mateo Mountain View Serra
St. Francis B Woodside Los Altos Palo Alto Gunn
Carlmont Mountain View Menlo-Atherton Menlo-Atherton Sacred Heart
St. Francis A Menlo-Atherton Palo Alto Sacred Heart Menlo-Atherton
Serra Notre Dame Mountain View Serra Crystal Springs
Los Altos Carlmont Sacred Heart Los Altos Carlmont
Menlo-Atherton Crater (Oregon) St. Francis Carlmont Burlingame
Crater (Oregon) Half Moon Bay Carlmont Crystal Springs  
Sacred Heart Los Altos Woodside Priory Half Moon Bay  
Sequoia Sacred Heart Half Moon Bay    
Notre Dame St. Francis Notre Dame    
  Woodside Priory Sequoia    
  Burlingame      
  Sequoia      

19921993199419951996
San Mateo Gunn Woodside Palo Alto (477) Woodside (452)
Sacred Heart Palo Alto Sacred Heart Gunn (452) Serra (446)
Mountain View Woodside Gunn Sacred Heart (399) Gunn (444)
Gunn San Mateo Palo Alto Serra (368) Palo Alto (423)
Palo Alto Carlmont Carlmont Woodside (351) San Mateo (410)
Woodside Serra San Mateo Lynbrook (301) Sacred Heart (404)
Serra Mountain View Lynbrook Castilleja (298) Lynbrook (365)
Carlmont Sacred Heart Mountain View San Mateo (279) Castilleja (336)
Crystal Springs     Carlmont (267) Woodside Priory (253)
        Menlo (178)
        Notre Dame (158)
        Carlmont (144)

19971998199920002001
Gunn (421) Castilleja Serra (399) Castilleja (461) Castilleja (467)
Serra (397) Serra Castilleja (398) Palo Alto (448) Carlmont (460)
Castilleja (380) Woodside Woodside (394) Woodside (447) Serra (456)
Woodside (371) Palo Alto Carlmont (387) Sacred Heart (434) Woodside (436)
San Mateo (364) Gunn Gunn (313) Carlmont (407) Palo Alto (434)
Sacred Heart (341) Sacred Heart Woodside Priory (304) Gunn (380) Sacred Heart (434)
Palo Alto (275) San Mateo Mercy (264) Serra (364) Gunn (415)
Notre Dame (253) Carlmont Notre Dame (179) Woodside Priory (360) Woodside Priory (415)
Carlmont (230) Woodside Priory Palo Alto (137) Lynbrook (281) San Mateo (378)
Lynbrook (206)   San Mateo (64) San Mateo (220) Lynbrook (297)
Woodside Priory (138)     Notre Dame (191)  

20022003200420052006
Carlmont (452) Palo Alto (469) Castilleja (487) Palo Alto (463) Castilleja (486)
Palo Alto/Castilleja (450) Castilleja (468) Carlmont (484) Carlmont (462) Carlmont (470)
Serra (414) Carlmont (443) Serra (469) Woodside (415) Palo Alto (461)
Menlo-Atherton (383) Serra (440) Palo Alto (438) Castilleja (396) Woodside (442)
Woodside (333) Menlo-Atherton (281) Gunn (436) Gunn (387) Harker (279)
Gunn (331) Gunn (275) Woodside (423) Mercy (360) Mercy (239)
Woodside Priory (293) Mercy (171) Menlo-Atherton (403) San Carlos Charter (229) Gunn (130)
Sacred Heart (195) Sacred Heart (?) San Carlos Charter (224) Serra (227)  
San Mateo (?) Gunn
withdrew during adjudication
     

20072008200920102011
Castilleja (487) Palo Alto (448)   Castilleja (311) Castilleja (427)
Carlmont (473) Castilleja (431)   Gunn (242) Gunn/Woodside (379)
Woodside (423) Woodside (396)   Palo Alto (215) Carlmont (352)
Palo Alto (402) Gunn (343)   Woodside (191) Palo Alto (274)
Gunn (381) Carlmont (0)   Carlmont (165)  
  Notre Dame (0)      

20122013201420152016
Castilleja (388) Castilleja (421) Carlmont (434) Carlmont (329)  
Carlmont (352) Woodside (379) Castilleja (384) Castilleja (328)  
Palo Alto (296) Palo Alto (294) Gunn (318) Gunn (279)  
Woodside (281) Carlmont (292) Woodside (245) Woodside (263)  
Gunn (187) Gunn (209)