Here Are All the Solutions to Chipotle’s IQ Challenge

This week, the popular restaurant chain Chipotle is hosting its annual Chipotle IQ trivia competition. If you manage to answer all 10 questions correctly, you could win a buy-one-get-one-free coupon, and 50 lucky winners will receive 'free burritos for a year.'

You should absolutely consider cheating on this quiz.

Here are the answers for the current Chipotle IQ quiz (as of August 22):

• All of the above

• Denver, CO

• Burrito Enthusiast's Environmental Recognition

• All of the Above

• Over $17 million

• 51%

• 116,000

• All of the Above

• False

• 53

Bonus question: 6

Here are the solutions for August 21's questions:

• All of the above—Tomatillos—A food sourcing platform—Cultivate a better world—Beef Barbacoa—Pedal-Powered Generator—More than 235—True—All of the Above—Over 1.34 Billion Ways

Bonus question: Black bean varieties served at Chipotle.

Here are the answers to August 20's questions:

• True—100 million—Over $340,000—Juniper berries—Quesadilla—All of the above—Environmental impact—All of the above—Poblano pepper—Cilantro

There’s just one more day left for questions, so be sure to check back tomorrow for the answers to the final quiz.

Here are some tips from the first three rounds: If you can choose "all of the above," do it, and if the answer is a number that benefits Chipotle, go with the highest option. Otherwise, keep a browser tab open to search for answers.

Chipotle's "IQ test" is weak and not very credible.

Like actual IQ tests, Chipotle's trivia quiz doesn't actually measure anything and offers limited rewards for high scores. Only 5,000 people per hour are given the BOGO deal, and even if you win one, you'd better get to a Chipotle quick—according to the official rules, "BOGO Codes expire on August 29, 2024."

Everyone else gets 25 reward points, no matter how many questions you get right. To give you an idea of how little that is, a humble cheese quesadilla at Chipotle is 1,650 points.

Even the grand prize, "Free burritos for a year," is weak. It's actually 52 burritos, not "all the burritos you can eat in a year." That's a grand prize worth $517.40.

So in exchange for a small chance to win negligible prizes, Chipotle gets your email address and phone number, giving them the chance to market to you in the future. You are not getting the better end of this deal, unless you keep yourself anonymous.

You can sign up for Chipotle IQ anonymously

There's nothing stopping you from joining the Chipotle quiz/loyalty program using a temporary email address and a Google Voice number for the verification code.

This allows you to avoid the 'being marketed to' part of the deal. But just stepping foot into a Chipotle to claim your 'freebie' benefits the chain, as you're likely to spend extra on sides or bring along a friend who will make a purchase.

In conclusion: To get the best value from Chipotle's IQ trivia contest, you might want to consider dining at a locally owned Mexican restaurant instead.