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We hold a series of competitions each month for those players who wish to play competitively. Each monthly competition will end at 12.01am on the 1st of every month, with trophies being awarded to the top 20 ranked players in each individual competition. Not yet on the list? Keep trying! It takes both skill and determination to make it to the Hall of Fame!
Here are the latest results for this month's Fastest Solver Challenge.
Select which of August 2026's current competition rankings you'd like to view:
In the fastest-solver challenge, players compete to achieve the lowest average solving time for all puzzles solved during the competition month. Only players who are ranked in the top 50 of that month's high-score challenge and have a success rate of at least 75% are eligible for this contest.
| Rank | Player | Last Game | Solved | Rate | Av. Time | Av. Pts | Total |
| 1. | dutchy | August 14, 2026, 12:40 pm | 400/410 | 97.56% | 101.1 sec. | 469.5 pts. | 187792 |
| 2. | Lauramur | August 16, 2026, 10:28 pm | 218/219 | 99.54% | 155.7 sec. | 418 pts. | 91121 |
| 3. | Mabel | August 14, 2026, 12:17 pm | 97/99 | 97.98% | 172.6 sec. | 788.5 pts. | 76484 |
| 4. | buffyv  | August 17, 2026, 1:04 am | 279/283 | 98.59% | 184.2 sec. | 720.3 pts. | 200960 |
| 5. | skyforge | August 16, 2026, 9:29 pm | 191/196 | 97.45% | 193.3 sec. | 380.8 pts. | 72727 |
| 6. | Peanut | August 17, 2026, 12:24 am | 280/280 | 100% | 246.2 sec. | 488.5 pts. | 136782 |
| 7. | dauber | August 15, 2026, 10:55 pm | 266/267 | 99.63% | 258.3 sec. | 441.9 pts. | 117557 |
| 8. | NinjaTurd10 | August 14, 2026, 8:25 pm | 135/148 | 91.22% | 262.9 sec. | 916.5 pts. | 123724 |
| 9. | squitchy11 | August 16, 2026, 1:06 pm | 241/242 | 99.59% | 267 sec. | 706.7 pts. | 170306 |
| 10. | ShoeRon | August 16, 2026, 11:00 am | 294/294 | 100% | 274 sec. | 762.4 pts. | 224157 |
| 11. | crwehrle | August 12, 2026, 9:34 pm | 363/363 | 100% | 277.1 sec. | 741.3 pts. | 269105 |
| 12. | swain | August 14, 2026, 4:11 pm | 114/125 | 91.2% | 282.6 sec. | 955.6 pts. | 108941 |
| 13. | Xcali | August 17, 2026, 2:49 am | 326/330 | 98.79% | 292.4 sec. | 786 pts. | 256234 |
| 14. | sweeties | August 16, 2026, 11:34 pm | 320/320 | 100% | 297.9 sec. | 783.7 pts. | 250783 |
| 15. | dorisfish | August 16, 2026, 2:42 pm | 108/108 | 100% | 298.3 sec. | 739.7 pts. | 79889 |
| 16. | Tkom | August 14, 2026, 3:01 pm | 175/175 | 100% | 328.2 sec. | 729.1 pts. | 127589 |
| 17. | drlilithsternin | August 17, 2026, 3:54 am | 123/123 | 100% | 330.6 sec. | 652.7 pts. | 80286 |
| 18. | felicitous | August 17, 2026, 12:42 am | 150/150 | 100% | 348.9 sec. | 534 pts. | 80096 |
| 19. | sgoes | August 17, 2026, 1:14 am | 180/180 | 100% | 349 sec. | 734.1 pts. | 132135 |
| 20. | alriddin | August 17, 2026, 4:58 am | 240/240 | 100% | 361.9 sec. | 714.5 pts. | 171489 |
| 21. | OldManInNNV | August 16, 2026, 8:52 pm | 116/116 | 100% | 367 sec. | 892.5 pts. | 103528 |
| 22. | Patso | August 16, 2026, 11:43 pm | 292/295 | 98.98% | 382.9 sec. | 734.9 pts. | 214580 |
| 23. | deusexjuice | August 15, 2026, 3:56 pm | 102/102 | 100% | 392.8 sec. | 724.8 pts. | 73930 |
| 24. | kim78 | August 16, 2026, 3:40 pm | 374/378 | 98.94% | 400.4 sec. | 712.3 pts. | 266389 |
| 25. | gplante | August 16, 2026, 8:04 pm | 178/178 | 100% | 404.3 sec. | 537 pts. | 95593 |
| 26. | Calla | August 16, 2026, 10:36 pm | 142/142 | 100% | 408.2 sec. | 702.7 pts. | 99782 |
| 27. | rsternlicht | August 16, 2026, 8:27 pm | 400/400 | 100% | 428.3 sec. | 608 pts. | 243201 |
| 28. | Jude T | August 16, 2026, 9:13 pm | 432/432 | 100% | 442.1 sec. | 1118.6 pts. | 483251 |
| 29. | gadams | August 16, 2026, 11:25 am | 104/105 | 99.05% | 444.8 sec. | 663.1 pts. | 68965 |
| 30. | lmcbride | August 17, 2026, 4:47 am | 164/189 | 86.77% | 445.8 sec. | 694 pts. | 113817 |
| 31. | AgentKate | August 17, 2026, 3:40 am | 262/262 | 100% | 450.2 sec. | 674.6 pts. | 176739 |
| 32. | countedx58 | August 16, 2026, 11:11 pm | 165/176 | 93.75% | 471.6 sec. | 652.7 pts. | 107691 |
| 33. | Rpark | August 16, 2026, 10:03 pm | 229/231 | 99.13% | 477.4 sec. | 651.2 pts. | 149120 |
| 34. | DaisyBadger | August 16, 2026, 7:50 pm | 197/197 | 100% | 478.3 sec. | 906.5 pts. | 178572 |
| 35. | doobietom | August 14, 2026, 1:10 pm | 143/153 | 93.46% | 509.2 sec. | 660.9 pts. | 94502 |
| 36. | bkmcincinnati | August 16, 2026, 10:20 pm | 333/333 | 100% | 512.1 sec. | 650 pts. | 216443 |
| 37. | synchrogal | August 16, 2026, 12:39 pm | 179/185 | 96.76% | 517.2 sec. | 530.8 pts. | 95005 |
| 38. | OldFrank | August 16, 2026, 6:29 pm | 114/129 | 88.37% | 533.4 sec. | 669.4 pts. | 76313 |
| 39. | creekie | August 16, 2026, 7:56 pm | 115/118 | 97.46% | 549.3 sec. | 640.8 pts. | 73689 |
| 40. | ThemBonez | August 16, 2026, 8:40 pm | 136/153 | 88.89% | 550.1 sec. | 599.7 pts. | 81562 |
| 41. | 4:20 | August 17, 2026, 1:59 am | 101/103 | 98.06% | 555.5 sec. | 804.3 pts. | 81238 |
| 42. | keprph | August 16, 2026, 7:24 pm | 183/189 | 96.83% | 558.6 sec. | 689.6 pts. | 126201 |
| 43. | Mersey | August 16, 2026, 5:49 pm | 395/434 | 91.01% | 561.2 sec. | 1044.3 pts. | 412485 |
| 44. | Binkly Boo | August 16, 2026, 7:49 pm | 436/445 | 97.98% | 574 sec. | 637.2 pts. | 277806 |
| 45. | DeCal | August 16, 2026, 12:50 pm | 127/128 | 99.22% | 589.8 sec. | 908 pts. | 115319 |
| 46. | waldo | August 16, 2026, 5:12 pm | 112/112 | 100% | 622.5 sec. | 822.6 pts. | 92128 |
| 47. | Fooz | August 17, 2026, 2:00 am | 181/181 | 100% | 804.7 sec. | 885.8 pts. | 160330 |
| 48. | ArfArfArfArf | August 16, 2026, 12:20 pm | 186/186 | 100% | 815.6 sec. | 676.7 pts. | 125865 |
| 49. | kidarbor | August 16, 2026, 9:02 pm | 358/397 | 90.18% | 848.5 sec. | 585.6 pts. | 209648 |
| 50. | Clouseau53 | August 17, 2026, 4:54 am | 162/177 | 91.53% | 1038.4 sec. | 882.1 pts. | 142908 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 August 2026.
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