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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. | huskyhusker | January 4, 2026, 10:07 pm | 50/57 | 87.72% | 29.7 sec. | 251.4 pts. | 12571 |
| 2. | jimdgar  | January 4, 2026, 12:34 pm | 50/50 | 100% | 62.2 sec. | 235.7 pts. | 11787 |
| 3. | Corrin | January 4, 2026, 3:22 pm | 40/51 | 78.43% | 78.9 sec. | 201.4 pts. | 8057 |
| 4. | mapletree | January 2, 2026, 12:45 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 84 sec. | 212 pts. | 212 |
| 5. | bezecenki | January 5, 2026, 6:20 am | 160/160 | 100% | 87.5 sec. | 266.7 pts. | 42679 |
| 6. | ries | January 4, 2026, 3:39 pm | 143/143 | 100% | 88.9 sec. | 244.5 pts. | 34958 |
| 7. | skyforge | January 1, 2026, 1:10 am | 7/7 | 100% | 90.1 sec. | 192.6 pts. | 1348 |
| 8. | dlove28 | January 2, 2026, 12:09 pm | 3/3 | 100% | 93 sec. | 128.7 pts. | 386 |
| 9. | jbsjbs | January 2, 2026, 9:29 am | 3/4 | 75% | 97.3 sec. | 247.3 pts. | 742 |
| 10. | JanonR | January 4, 2026, 1:04 am | 11/13 | 84.62% | 113.1 sec. | 125.6 pts. | 1382 |
| 11. | DBeersGallop | January 1, 2026, 8:24 pm | 3/4 | 75% | 117.3 sec. | 120.7 pts. | 362 |
| 12. | seorg16 | January 1, 2026, 9:55 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 121 sec. | 199 pts. | 199 |
| 13. | Tamzle | January 2, 2026, 1:40 pm | 2/2 | 100% | 122.5 sec. | 79 pts. | 158 |
| 14. | varl | January 1, 2026, 8:21 am | 4/4 | 100% | 124.5 sec. | 198.3 pts. | 793 |
| 15. | OldManInNNV | January 4, 2026, 2:27 pm | 5/6 | 83.33% | 142.8 sec. | 264.4 pts. | 1322 |
| 16. | Vespasia | January 4, 2026, 5:01 pm | 20/21 | 95.24% | 147.6 sec. | 178.5 pts. | 3569 |
| 17. | origprod | January 4, 2026, 9:56 am | 4/4 | 100% | 149 sec. | 160 pts. | 640 |
| 18. | farmers wife | January 4, 2026, 8:50 am | 1/1 | 100% | 155 sec. | 188 pts. | 188 |
| 19. | rsmcclain | January 2, 2026, 8:50 pm | 10/11 | 90.91% | 175.1 sec. | 145.3 pts. | 1453 |
| 20. | glwc | January 4, 2026, 12:59 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 179 sec. | 180 pts. | 180 |
| 21. | bubblah3 | January 5, 2026, 5:14 am | 19/20 | 95% | 193.6 sec. | 156.2 pts. | 2967 |
| 22. | Calendy | January 5, 2026, 6:07 am | 180/186 | 96.77% | 206.8 sec. | 197.6 pts. | 35570 |
| 23. | dragonfly7550 | January 4, 2026, 8:19 am | 35/35 | 100% | 209 sec. | 194 pts. | 6790 |
| 24. | RichM | January 5, 2026, 7:22 am | 30/30 | 100% | 216 sec. | 175.7 pts. | 5272 |
| 25. | bobbaloo | January 4, 2026, 9:26 am | 18/19 | 94.74% | 218.2 sec. | 186.8 pts. | 3362 |
| 26. | jojo842 | January 3, 2026, 9:39 pm | 3/3 | 100% | 235.7 sec. | 81 pts. | 243 |
| 27. | Tritium | January 4, 2026, 11:08 pm | 28/29 | 96.55% | 238 sec. | 229.1 pts. | 6415 |
| 28. | Dinger | January 3, 2026, 2:46 pm | 2/2 | 100% | 285 sec. | 325 pts. | 650 |
| 29. | smerwin | January 2, 2026, 6:45 pm | 16/20 | 80% | 285.9 sec. | 163.5 pts. | 2616 |
| 30. | lb46jool | January 4, 2026, 3:12 pm | 5/5 | 100% | 302.2 sec. | 187 pts. | 935 |
| 31. | cadymonroec | January 3, 2026, 4:06 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 305 sec. | 378 pts. | 378 |
| 32. | PaulB | January 5, 2026, 4:19 am | 59/59 | 100% | 305.2 sec. | 185.2 pts. | 10927 |
| 33. | Rickytoons | December 31, 2025, 11:27 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 320 sec. | 253 pts. | 253 |
| 34. | kitnkat | January 4, 2026, 9:48 am | 1/1 | 100% | 334 sec. | 368 pts. | 368 |
| 35. | Snappatoon | January 1, 2026, 6:44 am | 1/1 | 100% | 380 sec. | 233 pts. | 233 |
| 36. | londonlady | January 5, 2026, 1:22 am | 2/2 | 100% | 403 sec. | 345.5 pts. | 691 |
| 37. | bsavary | January 4, 2026, 10:20 am | 1/1 | 100% | 428 sec. | 457 pts. | 457 |
| 38. | bmn55732 | January 4, 2026, 10:27 am | 1/1 | 100% | 511 sec. | 309 pts. | 309 |
| 39. | JaneBozarth | January 4, 2026, 9:45 pm | 40/43 | 93.02% | 528 sec. | 123.1 pts. | 4922 |
| 40. | SillySadie | January 3, 2026, 11:38 am | 1/1 | 100% | 633 sec. | 149 pts. | 149 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 January 2026.
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