American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
Directed by New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor Will Shortz, this is the nation's oldest and largest crossword competition. Solvers tackle eight original crosswords created and edited specially for this event. Scoring is based on accuracy and speed.
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
Capsule History. Year 44 • 2022 • 474 contestants. The first in-person ACPT in three years. Program highlights included remarks by Josh Wardle, inventor of the game craze Wordle, who conducted a live Wordle competition on players' smartphones; "Palindrome Fight," a 60-minute palindrome-writing competition, won by Lisa Bunker; "Fact or Fake ...
2021 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament [43rd Annual ACPT, …
For the first time Matt Ginsberg’s crossword-solving program, Dr. Fill, recorded the top score on Puzzles #1-#7. In Sunday’s playoffs Tyler Hinman completed the “A” division playoff puzzle perfectly in 3 minutes, beating runner-up Erik Agard by 8 seconds, to take the $3,000 grand prize.
2024 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament [46th Annual ACPT, …
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, the biggest in the U.S., to draw hundreds to Stamford this weekend, Abby Weiss, Staff writer, Stamford Advocate [April 3, 2024] Solving Perfection The following 130 contestants solved all 7 puzzles with no mistakes.
2023 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament [45th Annual ACPT, …
Year 45 • 2023 • 774 contestants. A record 774 contestants. Games World of Puzzles magazine sponsored the tournament for the first time. The first prize was increased to $7,000. Lisa Saltzman awarded the new Muriel Saltzman Prize of $2,000 in each of the five age categories.
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
46th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament April 5-7, 2024 VIRTUAL REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. Jump ahead on this page to: Registration Info | Where do I go to solve and watch the live stream? | Schedule | Scoring | Who Competes | …
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
You can take part in the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament from your own home! On Your Computer : Enter the Virtual Tournament -- Solve the puzzles online on the weekend of the tournament, including most Friday games.
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
The first major American crossword tournament since the 1930s. It had just five puzzles, constructed by Maura Jacobson, Jordan Lasher, Jack Luzzatto, Tap Osborn, and Jack Steinhardt. The event began at 3:00 Saturday afternoon, concluded with a final puzzle on Sunday morning, and cost only $20 to enter (banquet included!).
Crossword Links
Lollapuzzoola, the greatest summertime crossword tournament ever held annually on a Saturday in August. Midwest Crossword Tournament Chicago-based crossword competition. Inaugural event October 5, 2024. Westwords San Francisco Bay Area and Online crossword tournament. Inaugural event June 23, 2024.
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
On Friday night Mike Shenk presented "Hear Here," a crossword solved by teams, with deceptively worded clues that Mike delivered orally. This was followed by a "Pick Your Poison" contest with six types of variety word puzzles.