Winners & Prizes
“I swear to God, if Sudoku shows up…”
– Winning Caption by Matt Savoca of the Dr. Mayhem team (2022)
All winners will receive the following:
- Priceless bragging rights.
- A copy of Merl Reagle’s Sunday Crosswords.
- Personalized Winner’s Certificates, suitable for framing.
- The unique, highly coveted, and tasteful Finger Lakes Crossword Champ Bracelet … not to be confused with the ostentatious World Series of Poker Champ bracelet (pictured here).
- Winners’ names will be inscribed on a brass winners’ plaque permanently on display in the Tompkins Learning Partners office.
- All In-Person players who complete a Perfect Puzzles within the competition time period will receive a Perfect Puzzle Certificate, suitable for framing.
TASTEFUL PRIZE
NOT THE PRIZE
Easier – Team: Malaki Muffins 12:13
Easier – Individual: Diane Griffith 8:05
Trickier – Team: Fabulous Four 13:39
Trickier – Individual: Howard Leib 14:55
Toughest – Team: Longhouse Longshots 22:35
Toughest – Individual: Jacob Lehman 9:46
| Individual: | ||
| Kimberley Broad | Roger Gilbert | Ken Harris |
| Roman Koshykar | Dom March | David Mimno |
| Katharina Nichols | Kit Tannenbaum | Marty Waters |
| Erin Wissink | ||
| Teams: | ||
| 15 Cents | Best of the Wordz | Clueless |
| Four Across | Laugharne Lovelies | The LP |
| Read Letters | Sweet Potatoes | Write Up Our Sleeve |
Easier – Team: Malaki Muffins (13.02)
Easier – Individual: Liv Vincent (14.20)
Trickier – Team: Roget’s Envy (12.27)
Trickier – Individual: Mariana Wolfner (19.23)
Toughest – Team: Best of the Wordz (22.48)
Toughest – Individual: Jacob Lehman (10.56)
When comparing these times, remember that the Toughest puzzles, for the first time, were 19×19, which is not only tougher but 60% larger than the Easier and Trickier 15×15 puzzles. Wow!
2023 PERFECT PUZZLES| Toughest – Individual: | ||
| Jacob Lehman (10.56) | Ben Jacobson-Bell (27.32) | Penelope Harper (35.14) |
| Roman Koshykar (13.12) | ||
| Toughest – Team: | ||
| Best of the Wordz (22.48) | Write Up Our Sleeve (29.18) | Hovey Hitters (43.41) |
| The Read Letters (25.26) | Sweet Potatoes (34.28) | Collateral Damage (57.22) |
| Sapsuckers (26.16) | ||
| Trickier – Individual: | ||
| Mariana Wolfner (19.23) | Ken Harris (53.39) | |
| Trickier – Team: | ||
| Roget’s Envy (12.27) | Four Across (19.25) | |
| Easier – Individual: | ||
| Liv Vincent (14.20) | Katherina Nichols (28.13) | Kit Tannenbaum (57.36) |
| Jac Longstreth (14.30) | ||
| Easier – Team: | ||
| Malaki Muffins (13.02) |
| Easier Puzzle | Trickier Puzzle | Toughest Puzzle |
| Easier Answers | Trickier Answers | Toughest Answers |
| Spiral Puzzle | Building Blocks Puzzle | |
| Spiral & Building Blocks Answers |
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| 2014 | 2013 |
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