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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 August 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. | ryastar2 | August 10, 2026, 8:12 pm | 425/425 | 100% | 30.8 sec. | 289.4 pts. | 122992 |
| 2. | Joannie | August 12, 2026, 8:04 am | 105/105 | 100% | 99.8 sec. | 266.4 pts. | 27970 |
| 3. | jbsjbs | August 5, 2026, 2:08 pm | 54/63 | 85.71% | 116.6 sec. | 260.9 pts. | 14087 |
| 4. | Janet | August 2, 2026, 4:46 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 125 sec. | 258 pts. | 258 |
| 5. | tomohawk52 | August 12, 2026, 6:18 pm | 13/13 | 100% | 147.8 sec. | 250.4 pts. | 3255 |
| 6. | EllenCaroline | August 11, 2026, 5:45 am | 4/4 | 100% | 177 sec. | 240.8 pts. | 963 |
| 7. | pkticker | August 4, 2026, 7:08 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 180 sec. | 240 pts. | 240 |
| 8. | godzil60 | August 12, 2026, 4:49 pm | 12/16 | 75% | 184 sec. | 238.2 pts. | 2858 |
| 9. | alanpoirier | August 2, 2026, 7:25 pm | 2/2 | 100% | 188 sec. | 237 pts. | 474 |
| 10. | Earthwalker | August 9, 2026, 2:00 pm | 2/2 | 100% | 213 sec. | 228.5 pts. | 457 |
| 11. | LoneWolf7997 | August 3, 2026, 5:10 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 218 sec. | 227 pts. | 227 |
| 12. | vtmarcz | August 7, 2026, 4:46 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 219 sec. | 227 pts. | 227 |
| 13. | donnahw | August 8, 2026, 9:49 pm | 4/4 | 100% | 222.8 sec. | 225.3 pts. | 901 |
| 14. | frogsgrof | August 2, 2026, 6:04 pm | 5/5 | 100% | 227.8 sec. | 223.8 pts. | 1119 |
| 15. | jargonaut | August 12, 2026, 6:40 pm | 10/10 | 100% | 242 sec. | 219.1 pts. | 2191 |
| 16. | vampireunicorn22 | August 10, 2026, 4:45 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 322 sec. | 192 pts. | 192 |
| 17. | DrRickT | August 12, 2026, 6:57 pm | 6/7 | 85.71% | 327.8 sec. | 190.5 pts. | 1143 |
| 18. | FidgetCat | August 2, 2026, 9:24 pm | 2/2 | 100% | 342.5 sec. | 185.5 pts. | 371 |
| 19. | Squarewater | August 12, 2026, 1:28 pm | 3/4 | 75% | 369.3 sec. | 176.3 pts. | 529 |
| 20. | lb46jool | August 12, 2026, 10:17 am | 15/16 | 93.75% | 376.4 sec. | 204.1 pts. | 3061 |
| 21. | Krex210 | August 4, 2026, 12:53 am | 2/2 | 100% | 379 sec. | 173 pts. | 346 |
| 22. | spookyvision | August 12, 2026, 10:50 am | 439/443 | 99.1% | 383.1 sec. | 256.4 pts. | 112548 |
| 23. | madmax1 | August 10, 2026, 4:57 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 402 sec. | 166 pts. | 166 |
| 24. | Snappatoon | August 8, 2026, 4:17 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 460 sec. | 146 pts. | 146 |
| 25. | janetinsc | August 12, 2026, 7:10 am | 1/1 | 100% | 583 sec. | 105 pts. | 105 |
| 26. | zephyr62 | August 5, 2026, 7:46 am | 1/1 | 100% | 726 sec. | 58 pts. | 58 |
| 27. | pingsquitch  | August 10, 2026, 2:42 pm | 5/5 | 100% | 754 sec. | 131 pts. | 655 |
| 28. | kathypalmer | August 11, 2026, 7:11 am | 9/9 | 100% | 953.9 sec. | 126.9 pts. | 1142 |
| 29. | ASHBAUM | August 3, 2026, 11:47 am | 1/1 | 100% | 1699 sec. | 10 pts. | 10 |
| 30. | Tikiness | August 11, 2026, 11:47 pm | 12/15 | 80% | 3359.5 sec. | 210.2 pts. | 2522 |
| 31. | ttuerff | August 4, 2026, 11:47 pm | 1/1 | 100% | 5113 sec. | 10 pts. | 10 |
| 32. | krumbleton | August 4, 2026, 11:49 pm | 4/4 | 100% | 24938.3 sec. | 161.3 pts. | 645 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 August 2026.
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