May 2025 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 May 2025'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.njb2May 10, 2025, 6:04 pm766/101975.17%8.4 sec.278.4 pts.213247
2.kobehu7May 11, 2025, 10:21 pm213/24786.23%14.9 sec.280.2 pts.59680
3.DefyScienceMay 10, 2025, 6:57 pm506/66975.64%16.6 sec.279.9 pts.141634
4.bmikeMay 11, 2025, 3:25 pm837/103780.71%17.1 sec.278.4 pts.233055
5.scrape_rMay 3, 2025, 12:15 pm219/29175.26%20.9 sec.289.9 pts.63491
6.deepseekMay 11, 2025, 8:53 pm607/80275.69%23.1 sec.282.4 pts.171404
7.ToeprintMay 12, 2025, 11:44 am622/622100%25.3 sec.293.9 pts.182810
8.LLapp Premium MemberMay 12, 2025, 4:52 am485/56585.84%27.1 sec.286.4 pts.138906
9.kb83May 12, 2025, 12:54 pm1251/130495.94%27.8 sec.290.9 pts.363878
10.LaproniteMay 9, 2025, 8:24 am216/26083.08%28 sec.283.1 pts.61151
11.pioMay 11, 2025, 3:42 pm435/435100%29.5 sec.299.8 pts.130431
12.xeniaMay 12, 2025, 10:56 am1266/132495.62%30.2 sec.289.4 pts.366434
13.WavebearMay 12, 2025, 1:12 pm220/29275.34%31.1 sec.286.3 pts.62975
14.ecottontailMay 12, 2025, 10:33 am2370/2370100%32.3 sec.295.1 pts.699411
15.patsy86 Premium MemberMay 12, 2025, 12:22 pm335/34597.1%33.1 sec.290 pts.97155
16.wallMay 10, 2025, 10:48 am247/26593.21%33.8 sec.280 pts.69153
17.Edwin.FengMay 11, 2025, 9:21 pm244/29782.15%34.8 sec.270.4 pts.65983
18.wasopiMay 12, 2025, 12:29 pm859/86599.31%36.2 sec.289.2 pts.248405
19.bobwaftMay 12, 2025, 5:26 am214/27876.98%36.6 sec.269.7 pts.57706
20.opallady Premium MemberMay 12, 2025, 11:56 am963/963100%36.9 sec.297.9 pts.286912
21.monkemonk2025May 12, 2025, 9:49 am465/62075%38.3 sec.275.5 pts.128091
22.LauraMay 11, 2025, 10:36 pm1889/1889100%39.9 sec.285.9 pts.540128
23.didit Premium MemberMay 12, 2025, 11:17 am1417/145797.25%42.5 sec.289 pts.409513
24.orangepig84May 12, 2025, 1:12 pm523/63182.88%43.6 sec.274.5 pts.143575
25.mellav1May 12, 2025, 12:03 pm221/22399.1%44.6 sec.286.7 pts.63371
26.tanzhentMay 12, 2025, 12:34 pm341/41382.57%49.8 sec.285.1 pts.97228
27.macmilh Premium MemberMay 11, 2025, 6:10 pm550/56797%50.1 sec.280.9 pts.154485
28.vintage38May 12, 2025, 11:22 am372/40492.08%55.2 sec.284.7 pts.105923
29.Ian123May 12, 2025, 12:09 pm342/342100%56.9 sec.286.6 pts.98019
30.cs511329May 12, 2025, 12:30 pm459/52986.77%59.1 sec.280.6 pts.128782
31.TrafficJamMay 12, 2025, 1:00 pm1046/121486.16%68.4 sec.269.5 pts.281896
32.montybMay 12, 2025, 1:11 pm820/82199.88%72.9 sec.289.1 pts.237047
33.badbobMay 12, 2025, 8:07 am655/655100%76.1 sec.286.7 pts.187781
34.judy100May 12, 2025, 1:12 pm1612/161599.81%87.9 sec.283.8 pts.457559
35.Codepig127 Premium MemberMay 12, 2025, 11:07 am417/417100%93.4 sec.282.6 pts.117828
36.glassguyMay 12, 2025, 1:11 pm372/37698.94%95.5 sec.280.6 pts.104369
37.DrCryptell Premium MemberMay 12, 2025, 8:20 am348/348100%105.8 sec.271.6 pts.94526
38.rhondasummerMay 12, 2025, 12:17 am200/200100%120.3 sec.281.8 pts.56357
39.nelnose Premium MemberMay 12, 2025, 12:50 pm1624/1624100%127 sec.280.8 pts.456037
40.lspiegelMay 12, 2025, 9:43 am400/41197.32%131.3 sec.267.6 pts.107030
41.BookboaMay 12, 2025, 1:07 pm1728/207683.24%132.5 sec.265.7 pts.459092
42.louploupMay 12, 2025, 1:05 pm292/29399.66%148.5 sec.274.1 pts.80046
43.Crazy IvanMay 9, 2025, 3:36 pm501/54991.26%271.7 sec.275.4 pts.137990

* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 May 2025.