Date | June 04, 2016 |
Location | GWU, Washington, D.C. |
In-Person competitors | 117 |
Solve-at-Home Competitors | 18 |
Theme | Prom |
Medalists
Inside Track | |
1st
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Roger Barkan |
2nd
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Al Sanders |
3rd
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Glen Ryan |
Outside Track | |
1st
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Christopher Stephens |
2nd
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Austin Burns |
3rd
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Ben Johnston |
Solve-at-Home | |
1st
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David Plotkin |
2nd
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Tyler Hinman |
3rd
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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
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 |
Puzzle 3 - I Now Pronounce You... by Sam Trabucco |
15x15, 76 words, 25:00 time limit |
Puzzle 4 - Do I Hear a Waltz? by Erik Agard and Joanne Sullivan |
19x15, 98 words, 45:00 time limit |
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% |
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Fastest error-free solve (single puzzle) |