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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 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. | dutchy | January 2, 2026, 9:32 pm | 57/57 | 100% | 104.9 sec. | 468.4 pts. | 26699 |
| 2. | buffyv  | January 3, 2026, 1:01 am | 24/25 | 96% | 184.9 sec. | 816.8 pts. | 19602 |
| 3. | Lauramur | January 2, 2026, 10:05 pm | 114/114 | 100% | 200.9 sec. | 376.8 pts. | 42951 |
| 4. | Valkyrie90 | January 2, 2026, 12:17 pm | 26/26 | 100% | 215.8 sec. | 797.7 pts. | 20741 |
| 5. | jnmakowiec | January 2, 2026, 8:25 pm | 46/46 | 100% | 231.2 sec. | 1062.3 pts. | 48868 |
| 6. | AmyinCA | January 2, 2026, 11:59 pm | 34/35 | 97.14% | 233.5 sec. | 676.5 pts. | 23002 |
| 7. | deusexjuice | January 2, 2026, 5:22 pm | 20/20 | 100% | 253.9 sec. | 628.2 pts. | 12564 |
| 8. | EneMall | January 2, 2026, 6:37 pm | 35/35 | 100% | 257.3 sec. | 364.3 pts. | 12751 |
| 9. | squitchy11 | January 2, 2026, 12:17 pm | 50/50 | 100% | 273.7 sec. | 750.8 pts. | 37542 |
| 10. | crwehrle | January 2, 2026, 5:05 pm | 28/28 | 100% | 284.3 sec. | 816.6 pts. | 22864 |
| 11. | ShoeRon | January 2, 2026, 2:30 pm | 107/107 | 100% | 293.7 sec. | 792.9 pts. | 84845 |
| 12. | MMOTUS | January 2, 2026, 10:33 pm | 30/38 | 78.95% | 307.9 sec. | 676.4 pts. | 20291 |
| 13. | Calla | January 2, 2026, 8:47 pm | 76/76 | 100% | 312.3 sec. | 715.7 pts. | 54396 |
| 14. | kelley74ny | January 2, 2026, 6:22 pm | 20/20 | 100% | 323.2 sec. | 825.8 pts. | 16515 |
| 15. | imported_iotr | January 2, 2026, 4:07 pm | 15/15 | 100% | 335.5 sec. | 803.6 pts. | 12054 |
| 16. | rogerf4 | January 2, 2026, 5:06 pm | 21/21 | 100% | 340.6 sec. | 742 pts. | 15581 |
| 17. | tiaragirl2 | January 2, 2026, 3:18 pm | 28/30 | 93.33% | 365.8 sec. | 731.9 pts. | 20493 |
| 18. | lmcbride | January 2, 2026, 10:42 am | 21/24 | 87.5% | 370.4 sec. | 664.1 pts. | 13946 |
| 19. | Xcali | January 2, 2026, 9:18 pm | 44/44 | 100% | 383.8 sec. | 764.4 pts. | 33633 |
| 20. | breldan | January 2, 2026, 11:12 pm | 14/14 | 100% | 396.7 sec. | 1076.8 pts. | 15075 |
| 21. | OldManInNNV | January 1, 2026, 11:35 pm | 15/15 | 100% | 401 sec. | 974 pts. | 14610 |
| 22. | ArfArfArfArf | January 2, 2026, 3:49 pm | 31/31 | 100% | 409.5 sec. | 753.1 pts. | 23345 |
| 23. | gplante | January 2, 2026, 2:18 pm | 29/29 | 100% | 457 sec. | 563.4 pts. | 16338 |
| 24. | Mersey | January 2, 2026, 8:08 pm | 21/21 | 100% | 468.3 sec. | 997.9 pts. | 20956 |
| 25. | tucsonjimmy1 | January 2, 2026, 11:01 pm | 54/54 | 100% | 474.8 sec. | 607.2 pts. | 32788 |
| 26. | SweetCC | January 2, 2026, 12:57 am | 31/32 | 96.88% | 480 sec. | 675.2 pts. | 20930 |
| 27. | kim78 | January 2, 2026, 8:08 pm | 35/35 | 100% | 492.6 sec. | 643.5 pts. | 22521 |
| 28. | Rpark | January 2, 2026, 9:13 pm | 20/20 | 100% | 494.9 sec. | 715.9 pts. | 14318 |
| 29. | rsternlicht | January 2, 2026, 8:18 pm | 80/80 | 100% | 508.3 sec. | 697 pts. | 55762 |
| 30. | bkmcincinnati | January 2, 2026, 10:05 pm | 54/54 | 100% | 508.4 sec. | 682.7 pts. | 36865 |
| 31. | synchrogal | January 2, 2026, 11:57 am | 21/21 | 100% | 511.4 sec. | 573.8 pts. | 12050 |
| 32. | creekie | January 2, 2026, 3:29 pm | 24/24 | 100% | 526.1 sec. | 703.2 pts. | 16877 |
| 33. | phillybob | January 2, 2026, 9:20 pm | 21/21 | 100% | 534.3 sec. | 636.6 pts. | 13368 |
| 34. | DeCal | January 2, 2026, 8:58 pm | 15/15 | 100% | 547.9 sec. | 879.1 pts. | 13187 |
| 35. | Kaos1953 | January 3, 2026, 12:11 am | 26/26 | 100% | 548.6 sec. | 649.5 pts. | 16888 |
| 36. | Liggie | January 2, 2026, 3:10 am | 26/26 | 100% | 581 sec. | 675.4 pts. | 17561 |
| 37. | Fooz | January 2, 2026, 8:11 pm | 22/22 | 100% | 582.3 sec. | 823.7 pts. | 18121 |
| 38. | poopaw | January 2, 2026, 6:17 pm | 35/36 | 97.22% | 598.9 sec. | 577.6 pts. | 20216 |
| 39. | tvmum | January 2, 2026, 10:04 am | 13/13 | 100% | 601.5 sec. | 896.3 pts. | 11652 |
| 40. | SamQKitty2 | January 2, 2026, 8:29 pm | 23/23 | 100% | 607.7 sec. | 979.8 pts. | 22536 |
| 41. | Wenmel9 | January 2, 2026, 9:03 pm | 38/38 | 100% | 637.9 sec. | 275.2 pts. | 10456 |
| 42. | AgentKate | January 3, 2026, 1:33 am | 47/48 | 97.92% | 644 sec. | 678.2 pts. | 31875 |
| 43. | USCUK | January 2, 2026, 3:35 pm | 24/25 | 96% | 648 sec. | 491.8 pts. | 11803 |
| 44. | ggdenny | January 3, 2026, 1:33 am | 41/42 | 97.62% | 719.1 sec. | 816.2 pts. | 33465 |
| 45. | YYYnheimer | January 2, 2026, 5:27 pm | 13/14 | 92.86% | 784.5 sec. | 899.5 pts. | 11694 |
| 46. | apocryphal | January 2, 2026, 10:58 pm | 38/38 | 100% | 826.3 sec. | 473.9 pts. | 18007 |
| 47. | Sisal Bindertwine | January 2, 2026, 2:25 pm | 18/20 | 90% | 832.3 sec. | 582.8 pts. | 10490 |
| 48. | nespo001 | January 2, 2026, 8:53 pm | 23/23 | 100% | 833 sec. | 571.4 pts. | 13143 |
| 49. | jparry | January 2, 2026, 8:53 pm | 35/35 | 100% | 1143 sec. | 370.6 pts. | 12970 |
| 50. | Clouseau53 | January 2, 2026, 11:09 pm | 16/18 | 88.89% | 2150.5 sec. | 680.9 pts. | 10894 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 January 2026.
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