We salute the hundreds of high-octane puzzlers across the nation who challenged themselves in our 4th annual speed puzzling contest, and a huge congratulations and props to the winners!
Individual Speed Contest puzzle was the never-before-seen Cat In Garden with 217 pieces:
- 1st place Sammy Brownlow amazed at 27 minutes and 8 seconds!
- 2nd place Becca Taylor sailed-in at 29 minutes and 18 seconds!
- 3rd place Kayla Berkowitz hit an impressive 30 minutes and 8 seconds!
- The median time by the speed puzzlers competing was 53 minutes
Pairs Speed Contest puzzle was the never-before-seen Second Story with 383 pieces tested people's teamwork as well as their individual prowess:
- The winning pair was Kelly Buhr and Becca Taylor (wow she must have been exhausted after placing in both contests!) at an incredible 33 minutes and 16 seconds!
- The 2nd place pair Susanne Riehemann and Doug Ellanger were right behind them at 33 minutes and 57 seconds!
- The 3rd place pair was Kelly Walter and Cleo van der Veen
- The median time by the speed puzzler pairs competing was
Want to test your mettle? You can get the puzzles and time yourself, or check-out the in-person speed puzzling contest we are hosting at the Puzzle Parley in Rochester on July 20th.