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B division
C division
Pairs division
See Standings for all results.
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| Friday | |
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| 7:00-8:00pm | Sign-in |
| 8:00pm-10:00pm | An evening of warm-up puzzles and entertainment. Details to follow. |
| 10:00pm | Wine and cheese reception |
| 11:00pm | Awards for all the evening games |
| Saturday | |
| All day | Puzzle market — Sale of puzzle books and products [in the Pavilion; continues between rounds all day] |
| 9:30-10:45am | Tournament sign-in (continued) |
| 11:00am-12:45pm | Puzzles 1, 2, and 3 |
| 2:15-4:45pm | Puzzles 4, 5, and 6 |
| Scores will be posted online as they become available | |
| 8:00-10:00pm | More word games and entertainment including:
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| Sunday | |
| 9:00am | Puzzle 7 |
| 11:00am-Noon | Writer A.J. Jacobs and composer Greg Pliska will conduct a live podcast of "Hello, Puzzlers" with the audience. |
| Noon-12:30pm | Presentation of the 2026 prizes, followed by the announcement of the Division A, B, and C playoff contestants |
| 12:30-1:45pm | Puzzle 8 — Championship Playoffs. The Division A and B playoffs will be announced jointly by comedian/radio host Ophira Eisenberg and puzzlemaker/composer/podcaster Greg Pliska |
Scoring is based on accuracy and speed. Score as follows:
For the purpose of scoring, a "word" consists of any series of letters written between black squares in the grid, or between a black square and the border of the grid, whether it is a single word, a phrase, or otherwise.
Information for Rookies (pdf)
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Beginning around 8pm Friday April 10 and will follow the tournament schedule. Check back for links.
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Constructors are listed alphabetically
| Tournament Director | Will Shortz |
| Tournament Coordinator | Michael Smith |
| Lead Tech Team and Webmaster | Nancy Parsons |
| Lead Judge | Mike Nothnagel |
| Virtual Tournament Director | Dave Sullivan |
| Amuse Labs | Jaya Hangal, Nishant Kauntia, John Temple |
| Photographer | Don Christensen |
| Livestream Crew | Alhasan Mohamed, Danyal Hassan |
| Database Preparer | Joe Cabrera |
| Optimized Results developer | David Park |
| Playoff Announcers | Greg Pliska and Ophira Eisenberg |
| Special Guests | Patrick Creadon and Christine O'Malley - Wordplay; AJ Jacobs, "Hello, Puzzlers!" Podcaster |
| Sponsors | Jennifer Orehowsky and Ray Simon, Games World of Puzzles; Chris Daly, Advanced Window Systems |
| MERL Award Honoree | Lynn Lempel |
| Judges and referees (in alphabetical order) | |
| Deb Amlen, Michelle Arnot, Doug Ashleigh , Nancy Baker, Howard Barkin, Ben Bass, Tracy Bennett, Eric Berlin, Emily Biegas, Alli Broad, David Broad, Erin Broad, Katie Byl, Yang-Yang Chen, Kevin Christian, Rena Cohen, Sam Corbin, Margaret Cordi, Maria Corpuz, Loren Crary, Kaela Curry, Kevin Curry, Nate Curry, Vivian Curry, Mark Danna, Didi Dean, Joe DiPietro, William Dunbar, Evie Eysenburg, Sam Ezersky, Joel Fagliano, Jazzy Fisher, Vic Fleming, Charles Foreman, Mary Frazho, Margaret Garnham, Tracy Gray, Zach Guido, Damon Gulczynski, Kathy Haas, Bruce Haight, Rachael Harris, Francis Heaney, Elizabeth Hira, Cinda Hocking, Scott Hogan, Patricia Holohan, Kristian House, Christina Iverson, Wally Iverson, Jasmin Jasul, Madelyn Jasul, Kate Jensen, Katie Jensen, Adrian Johnson, Josh Knapp, Bonnie Leach, Lynn Lempel, John Lieb, Barb Lin, Wyna Liu, Ian Livengood, Hannah Margolin, Ruth Margolin, Angel Marvin, Patrick Merrell, Valerie Meyer, Andrea Carla Michaels, Jack Minzner, Olivia Mitra Framke, Nicole Mobley, Anna Morrison, Stan Newman, Mike Nothnagel, Leanne O'Donnell, Jan O'Sullivan, Caroline Pahk, Joon Pahk, Leah Pahk, Ty Parker, Anna Peredo, Jim Peredo, David Phillips, Fred Piscop, Rich Proulx, Brendan E Quigley, Jill Rafaloff, Adrienne Raphael, Judy Raphael, Ruth Raphael, Chloe Revery, Chip Rodgers, David Rosen, Jess Rucks, Jim Russell, Jane Scheffsky, Jack Scherban, Victor Schmitt, Theo Scoblic, Mike Shenk, Catherine Sherwood, Sid Sivakumar, Vanessa Smith, Greg Snitkin, Michelle Sontarp, Karen Steinberg, Juiet Thomas, Mary Tobler, Sarah Tolles, Ross Trudeau, Quiara Vasquez, Adam Vincent, Byron Walden, Harrison Walden, Sala Wanetick, Robyn Weintraub, Brad Wilber, Jen Yuan, Zhou Zhang, Ben Zimmer, Blake Zimmer | |
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