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January 2026 Competition - Fastest Solver Challenge

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 January 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.dutchyJanuary 18, 2026, 1:53 am323/32599.38%102.1 sec.471 pts.152128
2.buffyv Premium MemberJanuary 18, 2026, 2:01 am223/22599.11%180.5 sec.756.2 pts.168629
3.LauramurJanuary 17, 2026, 10:28 pm623/623100%181.2 sec.367.1 pts.228680
4.skyforgeJanuary 17, 2026, 10:50 pm345/34799.42%207.3 sec.399.8 pts.137917
5.jnmakowiecJanuary 17, 2026, 11:51 pm402/402100%237 sec.1067.5 pts.429135
6.EneMallJanuary 17, 2026, 7:18 pm360/360100%250.4 sec.362.5 pts.130485
7.PeanutJanuary 16, 2026, 4:29 pm215/215100%264.4 sec.582.1 pts.125148
8.swain Premium MemberJanuary 17, 2026, 8:44 am97/12180.17%275.2 sec.893.1 pts.86633
9.deusexjuiceJanuary 17, 2026, 6:03 pm159/16099.38%276.9 sec.696.7 pts.110769
10.NinjaTurd10January 16, 2026, 8:36 pm146/15494.81%282.7 sec.874.1 pts.127625
11.squitchy11January 17, 2026, 8:45 am379/379100%287.3 sec.769 pts.291447
12.rogerf4January 17, 2026, 1:31 pm140/14695.89%291.9 sec.673.1 pts.94229
13.ShoeRon Premium MemberJanuary 17, 2026, 1:15 pm398/398100%295.7 sec.787 pts.313217
14.sweetiesJanuary 18, 2026, 12:42 am175/175100%302.7 sec.762.1 pts.133365
15.kelley74ny Premium MemberJanuary 17, 2026, 3:47 pm164/164100%304.6 sec.745.1 pts.122200
16.TLAKJanuary 17, 2026, 6:07 pm220/220100%320.3 sec.380.8 pts.83771
17.ToopadooJanuary 16, 2026, 2:05 pm108/13281.82%332.7 sec.812.6 pts.87764
18.crwehrleJanuary 16, 2026, 2:43 pm243/24499.59%336.4 sec.773.3 pts.187908
19.imported_iotrJanuary 17, 2026, 5:18 pm161/16398.77%360.8 sec.725.8 pts.116861
20.MMOTUSJanuary 17, 2026, 9:48 pm156/18683.87%372 sec.741.1 pts.115608
21.CallaJanuary 17, 2026, 10:42 pm495/49799.6%392.3 sec.708.4 pts.350676
22.felicitousJanuary 17, 2026, 11:39 pm162/162100%394.9 sec.524.9 pts.85027
23.breldan Premium MemberJanuary 17, 2026, 8:11 pm138/13999.28%403 sec.1108.9 pts.153023
24.rsternlichtJanuary 17, 2026, 6:50 pm591/591100%411 sec.677.3 pts.400300
25.PatsoJanuary 17, 2026, 6:41 pm285/285100%414 sec.702.6 pts.200245
26.lmcbrideJanuary 18, 2026, 6:13 am147/15992.45%415.2 sec.711.7 pts.104622
27.alriddinJanuary 18, 2026, 5:45 am234/234100%424.2 sec.723.7 pts.169357
28.kim78January 17, 2026, 8:15 pm271/271100%428.8 sec.707.5 pts.191731
29.ArfArfArfArfJanuary 17, 2026, 4:30 pm243/243100%431.3 sec.711.3 pts.172848
30.synchrogalJanuary 17, 2026, 12:24 pm206/206100%455.7 sec.596.3 pts.122840
31.bkmcincinnatiJanuary 18, 2026, 6:53 am440/440100%458 sec.686.1 pts.301881
32.gadamsJanuary 17, 2026, 10:07 am142/14399.3%471.2 sec.667.6 pts.94802
33.Rpark Premium MemberJanuary 16, 2026, 1:54 pm166/17296.51%486.3 sec.642.9 pts.106721
34.creekieJanuary 17, 2026, 7:42 pm138/138100%513.5 sec.718.7 pts.99185
35.XcaliJanuary 18, 2026, 1:09 am366/36999.19%518.1 sec.721.2 pts.263954
36.tvmumJanuary 17, 2026, 9:24 am88/8998.88%526.1 sec.906 pts.79728
37.mrlampoJanuary 17, 2026, 4:15 pm151/151100%532.1 sec.639.7 pts.96592
38.poopawJanuary 17, 2026, 5:44 pm339/34997.13%564.6 sec.609.1 pts.206475
39.ggdennyJanuary 17, 2026, 9:15 pm265/265100%609.1 sec.818.9 pts.217012
40.SamQKitty2January 18, 2026, 1:57 am130/13199.24%616.3 sec.998.4 pts.129794
41.Kaos1953January 18, 2026, 6:10 am172/172100%618.3 sec.588.3 pts.101179
42.WordBobJanuary 17, 2026, 10:39 pm164/164100%653.5 sec.627.8 pts.102964
43.AgentKateJanuary 18, 2026, 3:38 am222/22499.11%674.3 sec.732.6 pts.162646
44.FoozJanuary 18, 2026, 7:09 am176/176100%707.4 sec.799.6 pts.140725
45.tucsonjimmy1 Premium MemberJanuary 18, 2026, 6:45 am225/225100%832.1 sec.629.2 pts.141561
46.kidarborJanuary 17, 2026, 12:38 pm254/28090.71%906.8 sec.602.8 pts.153109
47.Mersey Premium MemberJanuary 18, 2026, 7:14 am149/15298.03%1056.7 sec.924.2 pts.137708
48.nespo001January 17, 2026, 11:10 pm203/20499.51%2411.1 sec.510.9 pts.103720
49.bethshmethJanuary 17, 2026, 6:18 pm157/15998.74%3746.4 sec.669.8 pts.105158

* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 January 2026.