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2025 U.S. Puzzle Championship

 

Results posted...

 

Welcome to the home of the 2025 U.S. Puzzle Championship, to be held Saturday May 24, at 1pm EDT / 10am PDT.

 

Congratulations to Kevin Zhou for winning the U.S. Puzzle Championship, completing 18 of the 20 puzzles and a score of 290. Congratulations also go to Thomas Snyder (270). They will join Thomas Luo and Walker Anderson on Team USA at the World Puzzle Championship in September.

 

Other top USA scores were Nick Brady (235), Wei-Hwa Huang (225), Anderson Wang (210), and Mindren Lu (200). Top international scores were posted by Ken Endo (325) of Japan, Zimi Li (295) of China, and Freddie Hand (278) of the UK.

 

Thanks to the puzzle contributors for another great selection of puzzles:

  • David Altizio (Numberlink, HUngry for HUngary, Touching Triominoes, Pentominous Star Battle, Nurikabe Loop)
  • Serkan Yürekli (Tapa, Tapa Scrabble, Maze Runner)
  • JinHoo Ahn (Myopia Yajilin, Star Battle, Pentominous)
  • Adam R. Wood (TOLIX Nurikabe, Square Deal)
  • Andrew Parr (Kurotto Slitherlink, Myopia Slitherlink)
  • Michael Rios (Gappy Criss Cross)
  • Moshe Rubin (Battleships)
  • Nick Baxter (Mouse Trap)
  • Nikoli (Bag, Slitherlink, Double Choco, Sudoku)

 

Finally, thanks to test solvers: Thomas Luo, Walker Anderson, and David Altizio, and supporting organizations: Nikoli, Grandmaster Puzzles, and ThinkFun/Ravensburger.

 

Everything is linked directly from the right sidebar; you'll have to login to download files or submit answers. Links to the US Team site are above.

 

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