Winners & Prizes
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“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.
![Finger Lakes Crossword Competition Bracelet made of beads](https://crosswordcompetition.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FLCC-Bracelet.jpg)
TASTEFUL PRIZE
![World Series of Poker 2012 Bracelet with diamonds](https://crosswordcompetition.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WSOP-Bracelet.jpg)
NOT THE PRIZE
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 PUZZLESToughest – 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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