| Date | June 04, 2016 |
| Location | GWU, Washington, D.C. |
| In-Person competitors | 117 |
| Solve-at-Home Competitors | 18 |
| Theme | Prom |
Medalists
| Inside Track | |
1st
|
Roger Barkan |
2nd
|
Al Sanders |
3rd
|
Glen Ryan |
| Outside Track | |
|
1st
|
Christopher Stephens |
|
2nd
|
Austin Burns |
|
3rd
|
Ben Johnston |
| Solve-at-Home | |
|
1st
|
David Plotkin |
|
2nd
|
Tyler Hinman |
|
3rd
|
Ellen Ripstein |
Other Awards
| The PuzzleGirl Prize for Rookie of the Year | Austin Burns |
| Titan of Tittling Award for Penmanship | Brian Cimmet |
| joon pahk award for worst handwriting | Michael Sharp |
| Yogi Berra Best Wrong Answer | Antonia Miller |
| FireballCrosswords.com Indie Spirit Award | Ben Tausig |
| Most Improved Player | Michael Rosen |
Puzzles
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Puzzle 1 - Canned Music by Peter Broda and Lena Webb |
14x15, 67 words, 20:00 time limit |
|
Puzzle 2 - A Modest Promposal by Andy Kravis and Neville Fogarty |
17x17, 92 words, 30:00 time limit |
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Puzzle 3 - I Now Pronounce You... by Sam Trabucco |
15x15, 76 words, 25:00 time limit |
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Puzzle 4 - Do I Hear a Waltz? by Erik Agard and Joanne Sullivan |
19x15, 98 words, 45:00 time limit |
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Puzzle 5 - Group Dance by The Indie 500 Team |
17x15, 87 words, 30:00 time limit |
Stats
NOTE: Only in-person results are included in stats
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
| Total fillable squares | 1103 | 1047 | 1202 | 1041 | 1061 |
| Total word count | 460 | 420 | 490 | 421 | 429 |
| Total allotted solve time | 2h30m | 2h30m | 2h35m | 2h20m | 2h20m |
| Competitors with no errors on any puzzle |
13 / 100 (13.0%) |
30 / 117 (25.64%) |
35 / 128 (27.34%) |
71 / 165 (43.03%) |
91 / 198 (45.96%) |
| Lowest total solve time (combined) |
joon pahk 29:24 |
Al Sanders 26:49 |
Glen Ryan 32:22 |
Glen Ryan 22:54 |
Glen Ryan 21:41 |
| Percentage of total allotted time | 19.6% | 17.88% | 20.88% | 16.36% | 15.49% |
| Lowest total error-free solve time (combined) |
Eric Maddy 39:21 |
Al Sanders 26:49 |
Roger Barkan 32:27 |
Glen Ryan 22:54 |
Glen Ryan 21:41 |
| Percentage of total allotted time | 26.23% | 17.88% | 20.94% | 16.36% | 15.49% |
| Fastest solve (single puzzle) | |||||
| Fastest error-free solve (single puzzle) |