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September 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 September 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.LauramurSeptember 17, 2026, 3:29 pm285/285100%134.6 sec.392 pts.111732
2.skyforgeSeptember 17, 2026, 11:59 am205/20799.03%186 sec.377.6 pts.77401
3.buffyv Premium MemberSeptember 17, 2026, 2:28 am203/20698.54%207.1 sec.724.7 pts.147123
4.dorisfishSeptember 17, 2026, 5:22 pm179/179100%215.9 sec.487.4 pts.87245
5.NinjaTurd10September 17, 2026, 6:50 pm145/15096.67%247.5 sec.885.4 pts.128387
6.PeanutSeptember 17, 2026, 5:29 pm331/331100%247.9 sec.551.9 pts.182693
7.capnelaineSeptember 17, 2026, 12:04 am217/22198.19%263.6 sec.308.8 pts.67006
8.crwehrleSeptember 17, 2026, 3:47 pm291/291100%266.1 sec.726.5 pts.211406
9.swain Premium MemberSeptember 17, 2026, 2:49 pm151/17486.78%271 sec.909.5 pts.137337
10.ShoeRon Premium MemberSeptember 17, 2026, 7:47 pm470/470100%277.3 sec.753.3 pts.354045
11.squitchy11September 17, 2026, 10:35 am298/29999.67%277.7 sec.764.5 pts.227808
12.XcaliSeptember 17, 2026, 12:14 am167/17495.98%289.2 sec.835 pts.139441
13.sweetiesSeptember 17, 2026, 7:27 pm265/265100%306.4 sec.778.2 pts.206227
14.sgoesSeptember 17, 2026, 2:06 pm208/21099.05%310.1 sec.759.1 pts.157898
15.TkomSeptember 9, 2026, 5:01 pm172/17498.85%315.8 sec.695.3 pts.119585
16.PAxelSeptember 17, 2026, 4:04 pm114/14180.85%317.3 sec.702.3 pts.80065
17.drlilithsterninSeptember 17, 2026, 6:46 pm106/106100%322.4 sec.680.4 pts.72118
18.felicitousSeptember 17, 2026, 7:34 pm155/155100%340.8 sec.518.2 pts.80322
19.rsternlichtSeptember 17, 2026, 7:08 pm493/493100%345.5 sec.609.5 pts.300474
20.Jude TSeptember 17, 2026, 6:43 pm215/215100%353.7 sec.1149 pts.247030
21.OldManInNNVSeptember 16, 2026, 11:59 pm88/88100%358.5 sec.894 pts.78669
22.alriddinSeptember 17, 2026, 4:02 pm479/479100%359.3 sec.738.4 pts.353674
23.ArfArfArfArfSeptember 17, 2026, 5:53 pm320/320100%365.1 sec.711.7 pts.227742
24.CallaSeptember 17, 2026, 6:11 pm213/21599.07%369.1 sec.654.8 pts.139480
25.PatsoSeptember 17, 2026, 7:43 pm205/20799.03%379.3 sec.737.4 pts.151165
26.hmarescalSeptember 17, 2026, 4:44 pm104/12881.25%381.3 sec.748.4 pts.77833
27.MMOTUSSeptember 17, 2026, 5:46 pm156/19082.11%383.3 sec.731.8 pts.114157
28.creekieSeptember 17, 2026, 7:46 pm102/10597.14%424.4 sec.680.3 pts.69395
29.MynuetSeptember 17, 2026, 7:40 pm229/24693.09%427.8 sec.662.6 pts.151743
30.gplanteSeptember 17, 2026, 7:46 pm169/169100%438.7 sec.528.5 pts.89318
31.AgentKateSeptember 17, 2026, 3:20 am218/21999.54%443.2 sec.658.5 pts.143547
32.lmcbrideSeptember 17, 2026, 9:16 am91/11281.25%449.4 sec.739.9 pts.67329
33.DaisyBadger Premium MemberSeptember 8, 2026, 9:11 pm171/171100%467.8 sec.973.9 pts.166545
34.Rpark Premium MemberSeptember 15, 2026, 12:58 pm168/16999.41%476.3 sec.660.4 pts.110944
35.tucsonjimmy1 Premium MemberSeptember 17, 2026, 3:30 pm293/293100%487.7 sec.618.6 pts.181248
36.DrThomSeptember 17, 2026, 11:08 am115/115100%488.6 sec.663.4 pts.76291
37.kim78September 17, 2026, 12:22 pm318/32498.15%512.8 sec.668.2 pts.212495
38.FREDSEDSeptember 17, 2026, 5:33 pm121/121100%517.4 sec.613.6 pts.74250
39.Binkly BooSeptember 17, 2026, 4:53 pm460/46399.35%530.6 sec.652.4 pts.300100
40.keprphSeptember 14, 2026, 10:54 pm130/13497.01%538.2 sec.677.7 pts.88106
41.synchrogalSeptember 17, 2026, 11:33 am201/20896.63%540.3 sec.517.2 pts.103966
42.Mersey Premium MemberSeptember 17, 2026, 4:13 pm359/38493.49%607 sec.1024 pts.367600
43.kidarborSeptember 11, 2026, 5:00 pm290/30993.85%642.5 sec.578.4 pts.167749
44.harry67September 17, 2026, 4:01 pm74/9478.72%645.5 sec.981.8 pts.72650
45.WordBobSeptember 17, 2026, 5:58 pm119/119100%646.1 sec.581.7 pts.69220
46.FoozSeptember 17, 2026, 7:17 pm183/183100%725.1 sec.907.9 pts.166151
47.Clouseau53 Premium MemberSeptember 16, 2026, 10:27 pm74/9478.72%811.2 sec.904.3 pts.66915
48.BuckeyeBabySeptember 17, 2026, 10:06 am109/11198.2%1382.8 sec.781 pts.85124
49.bethshmethSeptember 17, 2026, 2:23 pm214/214100%1602.6 sec.733.3 pts.156931
50.slotsguruSeptember 17, 2026, 11:59 am167/17794.35%3432.6 sec.450.8 pts.75285

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