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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 27, 2026, 7:27 pm | 533/546 | 97.62% | 99.9 sec. | 468.4 pts. | 249639 |
| 2. | Lauramur | August 27, 2026, 11:50 am | 359/360 | 99.72% | 147 sec. | 413 pts. | 148251 |
| 3. | Mabel | August 27, 2026, 6:03 pm | 190/194 | 97.94% | 170.9 sec. | 791.7 pts. | 150418 |
| 4. | buffyv  | August 27, 2026, 1:42 am | 424/430 | 98.6% | 188.2 sec. | 730.9 pts. | 309911 |
| 5. | dauber | August 27, 2026, 2:53 pm | 617/618 | 99.84% | 212 sec. | 427.2 pts. | 263589 |
| 6. | Peanut | August 27, 2026, 3:43 pm | 407/407 | 100% | 248.9 sec. | 512.5 pts. | 208578 |
| 7. | NinjaTurd10 | August 27, 2026, 4:56 am | 287/314 | 91.4% | 262.5 sec. | 909.5 pts. | 261016 |
| 8. | crwehrle | August 27, 2026, 6:03 pm | 599/599 | 100% | 267.9 sec. | 750.6 pts. | 449634 |
| 9. | ShoeRon | August 27, 2026, 12:43 pm | 449/449 | 100% | 272.1 sec. | 757.1 pts. | 339927 |
| 10. | swain | August 27, 2026, 7:29 pm | 172/192 | 89.58% | 279.1 sec. | 945 pts. | 162543 |
| 11. | Xcali | August 27, 2026, 12:55 am | 539/546 | 98.72% | 295 sec. | 772.1 pts. | 416151 |
| 12. | sweeties | August 27, 2026, 7:41 pm | 522/523 | 99.81% | 295.5 sec. | 754.9 pts. | 394047 |
| 13. | squitchy11 | August 27, 2026, 10:59 am | 422/423 | 99.76% | 305.5 sec. | 726.1 pts. | 306423 |
| 14. | madlenka | August 27, 2026, 6:54 pm | 164/175 | 93.71% | 307.9 sec. | 722.9 pts. | 118552 |
| 15. | dorisfish | August 27, 2026, 6:25 pm | 181/181 | 100% | 312 sec. | 749.2 pts. | 135607 |
| 16. | Tkom | August 27, 2026, 2:00 pm | 353/358 | 98.6% | 331.4 sec. | 730.1 pts. | 257727 |
| 17. | drlilithsternin | August 27, 2026, 4:58 pm | 174/174 | 100% | 338.3 sec. | 671.3 pts. | 116810 |
| 18. | sgoes | August 27, 2026, 12:20 am | 213/213 | 100% | 347.2 sec. | 736.5 pts. | 156876 |
| 19. | felicitous | August 27, 2026, 1:48 pm | 251/251 | 100% | 363 sec. | 520.6 pts. | 130676 |
| 20. | OldManInNNV | August 27, 2026, 2:17 am | 172/172 | 100% | 371.5 sec. | 888.3 pts. | 152792 |
| 21. | Patso | August 27, 2026, 4:29 pm | 467/470 | 99.36% | 371.9 sec. | 730.4 pts. | 341082 |
| 22. | rsternlicht | August 27, 2026, 7:37 pm | 759/760 | 99.87% | 380.5 sec. | 621.4 pts. | 471648 |
| 23. | Mynuet | August 27, 2026, 7:40 pm | 168/175 | 96% | 401.4 sec. | 672.8 pts. | 113028 |
| 24. | kim78 | August 27, 2026, 7:39 pm | 640/645 | 99.22% | 406.3 sec. | 702.8 pts. | 449789 |
| 25. | Jude T | August 27, 2026, 7:42 pm | 854/854 | 100% | 412.7 sec. | 1126.1 pts. | 961662 |
| 26. | gplante | August 26, 2026, 8:21 pm | 283/283 | 100% | 415.8 sec. | 523.5 pts. | 148149 |
| 27. | Calla | August 27, 2026, 5:27 pm | 245/246 | 99.59% | 424.6 sec. | 695.8 pts. | 170483 |
| 28. | gadams | August 27, 2026, 10:44 am | 214/215 | 99.53% | 426.4 sec. | 654.1 pts. | 139979 |
| 29. | alriddin | August 27, 2026, 2:47 pm | 567/568 | 99.82% | 432.6 sec. | 726.9 pts. | 412163 |
| 30. | countedx58 | August 27, 2026, 7:03 pm | 250/268 | 93.28% | 435 sec. | 655.6 pts. | 163896 |
| 31. | lmcbride | August 27, 2026, 10:16 am | 260/306 | 84.97% | 442.6 sec. | 689.2 pts. | 179186 |
| 32. | AgentKate | August 27, 2026, 3:07 am | 433/433 | 100% | 449.8 sec. | 669.7 pts. | 290000 |
| 33. | MMOTUS | August 27, 2026, 1:37 pm | 205/245 | 83.67% | 469.5 sec. | 710.8 pts. | 145706 |
| 34. | DaisyBadger | August 27, 2026, 6:11 pm | 216/216 | 100% | 484.7 sec. | 899.5 pts. | 194282 |
| 35. | bkmcincinnati | August 27, 2026, 7:29 pm | 518/520 | 99.62% | 518.1 sec. | 641.1 pts. | 332106 |
| 36. | synchrogal | August 27, 2026, 11:46 am | 320/327 | 97.86% | 522.5 sec. | 533.2 pts. | 170618 |
| 37. | Binkly Boo | August 27, 2026, 5:44 pm | 788/803 | 98.13% | 537.6 sec. | 638.8 pts. | 503362 |
| 38. | keprph | August 27, 2026, 3:15 pm | 237/245 | 96.73% | 561.8 sec. | 690 pts. | 163532 |
| 39. | Mersey | August 27, 2026, 5:52 pm | 651/713 | 91.3% | 566.9 sec. | 1025.6 pts. | 667675 |
| 40. | creekie | August 24, 2026, 9:37 pm | 180/183 | 98.36% | 570 sec. | 637.9 pts. | 114816 |
| 41. | DeCal | August 16, 2026, 12:50 pm | 127/128 | 99.22% | 589.8 sec. | 908 pts. | 115319 |
| 42. | waldo | August 27, 2026, 6:49 pm | 157/157 | 100% | 608.2 sec. | 829.6 pts. | 130253 |
| 43. | Rpark | August 27, 2026, 3:47 pm | 317/319 | 99.37% | 614.4 sec. | 654.6 pts. | 207507 |
| 44. | 4:20 | August 27, 2026, 4:11 pm | 196/199 | 98.49% | 623.2 sec. | 775.9 pts. | 152076 |
| 45. | sorrentobeach | August 27, 2026, 6:32 pm | 190/190 | 100% | 625.2 sec. | 595.7 pts. | 113182 |
| 46. | tucsonjimmy1 | August 26, 2026, 3:35 pm | 253/253 | 100% | 699.5 sec. | 501.8 pts. | 126944 |
| 47. | kidarbor | August 27, 2026, 7:40 pm | 648/714 | 90.76% | 728.2 sec. | 587.1 pts. | 380447 |
| 48. | ArfArfArfArf | August 27, 2026, 6:14 pm | 395/397 | 99.5% | 758.4 sec. | 687 pts. | 271379 |
| 49. | Fooz | August 27, 2026, 7:42 pm | 295/295 | 100% | 808.5 sec. | 885.8 pts. | 261315 |
| 50. | Clouseau53 | August 27, 2026, 6:07 pm | 247/275 | 89.82% | 1394.3 sec. | 869 pts. | 214639 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 August 2026.
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