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 High Score Challenge.
In the high-score challenge, players compete to accumulate the highest total point score. Points are awarded according to each puzzle's difficulty, and the speed with which it is solved. While the competition is active, the top 100 ranked players will be listed.
| Rank | Player | Solved | Av. Time | Av. Pts | Total |
| 1. | deblu | 681 | 296.7 sec. | 902.9 pts. | 614896 |
| 2. | zenobia43 | 569 | 268.8 sec. | 784.1 pts. | 446147 |
| 3. | serenia | 534 | 215.3 sec. | 702.5 pts. | 375130 |
| 4. | joshmt9 | 378 | 267.2 sec. | 628.1 pts. | 237406 |
| 5. | mahnamahna | 236 | 284.6 sec. | 863.3 pts. | 203732 |
| 6. | vandykat | 262 | 492.1 sec. | 763.9 pts. | 200151 |
| 7. | katiebatie | 480 | 215.6 sec. | 396.5 pts. | 190301 |
| 8. | ella | 246 | 427.3 sec. | 755.3 pts. | 185803 |
| 9. | schnargle | 182 | 188.3 sec. | 960.8 pts. | 174863 |
| 10. | losmond | 285 | 446.2 sec. | 593.3 pts. | 169104 |
| 11. | jess23 | 419 | 175.6 sec. | 369.8 pts. | 154936 |
| 12. | gilbertpa | 202 | 520.8 sec. | 712.2 pts. | 143870 |
| 13. | morgan0720 | 402 | 438.4 sec. | 344.9 pts. | 138630 |
| 14. | Ubik | 1048 | 318.1 sec. | 121.9 pts. | 127759 |
| 15. | pcuser | 297 | 518.4 sec. | 429.6 pts. | 127602 |
| 16. | Janana | 177 | 468.5 sec. | 656.8 pts. | 116260 |
| 17. | CWal23 | 161 | 879.3 sec. | 681.9 pts. | 109786 |
| 18. | fosk05 | 170 | 794.6 sec. | 618.8 pts. | 105188 |
| 19. | bennie200 | 138 | 513.7 sec. | 748.8 pts. | 103338 |
| 20. | mondaymoonrise | 165 | 631.3 sec. | 608.6 pts. | 100427 |
| 21. | Tomcat96 | 137 | 679.1 sec. | 724.3 pts. | 99223 |
| 22. | fervorking | 124 | 447.1 sec. | 790.9 pts. | 98074 |
| 23. | akiiiii | 537 | 197.1 sec. | 176.4 pts. | 94715 |
| 24. | AzReel | 103 | 248.5 sec. | 904.9 pts. | 93205 |
| 25. | frogsgrof | 128 | 996.7 sec. | 700.9 pts. | 89711 |
| 26. | gilcat | 143 | 705.3 sec. | 624.8 pts. | 89353 |
| 27. | tviolet | 244 | 246 sec. | 346.1 pts. | 84460 |
| 28. | ericstevensino | 95 | 269.3 sec. | 882.4 pts. | 83830 |
| 29. | jazz | 171 | 685.6 sec. | 489.8 pts. | 83750 |
| 30. | grmoffy | 211 | 649.5 sec. | 388.4 pts. | 81947 |
| 31. | HeroSnackz | 139 | 816.2 sec. | 575.2 pts. | 79952 |
| 32. | kuriosi_t | 85 | 230.4 sec. | 937.4 pts. | 79683 |
| 33. | Lill672 | 176 | 681 sec. | 449.1 pts. | 79044 |
| 34. | badevening | 83 | 163.6 sec. | 943.4 pts. | 78304 |
| 35. | SmartPeterson | 83 | 204.3 sec. | 940.3 pts. | 78043 |
| 36. | LeesaB3 | 92 | 388 sec. | 843.7 pts. | 77619 |
| 37. | SoggyCactus | 211 | 242.8 sec. | 364.7 pts. | 76951 |
| 38. | fleaball | 104 | 243 sec. | 706.3 pts. | 73456 |
| 39. | ChangoGuapo | 117 | 279.2 sec. | 616 pts. | 72068 |
| 40. | GregRoar | 132 | 711.3 sec. | 543.6 pts. | 71750 |
| 41. | ERQ81 | 229 | 358.7 sec. | 303.1 pts. | 69406 |
| 42. | whichwitch | 85 | 455 sec. | 802.1 pts. | 68176 |
| 43. | angiej | 77 | 283.7 sec. | 838.5 pts. | 64567 |
| 44. | ilmama | 83 | 468 sec. | 763.6 pts. | 63378 |
| 45. | dalfetsmarak | 92 | 607.8 sec. | 682.2 pts. | 62766 |
| 46. | stoltztibet | 164 | 172.1 sec. | 377.1 pts. | 61850 |
| 47. | georgieandfour | 113 | 1048.9 sec. | 546.9 pts. | 61801 |
| 48. | oeightonenine | 103 | 748.4 sec. | 598.9 pts. | 61690 |
| 49. | danceswithdogs | 145 | 1623 sec. | 410.9 pts. | 59580 |
| 50. | drlilithsternin | 267 | 407.5 sec. | 217 pts. | 57936 |
| 51. | klak11 | 109 | 939 sec. | 526.2 pts. | 57356 |
| 52. | dusterdolittle | 76 | 452.5 sec. | 753.1 pts. | 57234 |
| 53. | Chaoskampf | 189 | 703.6 sec. | 298.3 pts. | 56384 |
| 54. | caa228 | 80 | 144.7 sec. | 690.8 pts. | 55265 |
| 55. | SweetCC | 206 | 118.6 sec. | 261.9 pts. | 53954 |
| 56. | Ticonderoga | 129 | 147.6 sec. | 402.2 pts. | 51881 |
| 57. | cbt221 | 111 | 1308.5 sec. | 461.4 pts. | 51213 |
| 58. | myturningpoint | 81 | 707.6 sec. | 625.1 pts. | 50634 |
| 59. | Selmar | 97 | 962.1 sec. | 504.9 pts. | 48978 |
| 60. | LaJollaMike | 108 | 1286.5 sec. | 440.8 pts. | 47610 |
| 61. | mellav1 | 163 | 445.5 sec. | 287.5 pts. | 46862 |
| 62. | dank822 | 60 | 536.6 sec. | 755.3 pts. | 45315 |
| 63. | camicalm | 127 | 203.9 sec. | 347.7 pts. | 44155 |
| 64. | argorre de strane | 126 | 433.9 sec. | 348.7 pts. | 43930 |
| 65. | puzzleursa | 54 | 359.8 sec. | 812.9 pts. | 43894 |
| 66. | cjones_ | 63 | 719.3 sec. | 653.3 pts. | 41156 |
| 67. | daytripskier | 49 | 393.1 sec. | 829.6 pts. | 40648 |
| 68. | pammyb | 78 | 439 sec. | 520.3 pts. | 40585 |
| 69. | Edwinsgrrl | 47 | 297 sec. | 859.5 pts. | 40396 |
| 70. | lamon | 129 | 268.8 sec. | 310.7 pts. | 40085 |
| 71. | Abercorn | 98 | 1324.3 sec. | 402.9 pts. | 39481 |
| 72. | CeeEeeVee | 160 | 156 sec. | 246 pts. | 39361 |
| 73. | Ecclesbob | 58 | 657.4 sec. | 676.2 pts. | 39219 |
| 74. | Grigor | 52 | 462.5 sec. | 746.1 pts. | 38799 |
| 75. | RetiredNow | 123 | 357.1 sec. | 313.4 pts. | 38552 |
| 76. | jtl | 137 | 332.2 sec. | 279.5 pts. | 38295 |
| 77. | darkfortress | 52 | 546.7 sec. | 733.4 pts. | 38136 |
| 78. | Dragonfly518 | 79 | 2318.7 sec. | 482.5 pts. | 38120 |
| 79. | asumiguel | 65 | 1289.2 sec. | 577.3 pts. | 37526 |
| 80. | SgtRetired | 77 | 468.8 sec. | 482 pts. | 37117 |
| 81. | KatanaCS | 46 | 446.9 sec. | 802.8 pts. | 36931 |
| 82. | Teddy77 | 49 | 535.2 sec. | 752.1 pts. | 36853 |
| 83. | Jammy517 | 63 | 983.9 sec. | 575.9 pts. | 36280 |
| 84. | ajwilhelm | 82 | 1211.3 sec. | 432.6 pts. | 35476 |
| 85. | mdecarb | 159 | 656.4 sec. | 221.4 pts. | 35206 |
| 86. | mmoose42 | 58 | 2001.5 sec. | 601.5 pts. | 34889 |
| 87. | connerzgram | 62 | 475 sec. | 562.4 pts. | 34867 |
| 88. | illemar | 49 | 596.4 sec. | 709.5 pts. | 34766 |
| 89. | annayan | 255 | 1409 sec. | 135.3 pts. | 34506 |
| 90. | KatSal | 134 | 431 sec. | 255.9 pts. | 34287 |
| 91. | StinaShell | 79 | 632.9 sec. | 428.6 pts. | 33860 |
| 92. | RedViolin6 | 50 | 522.5 sec. | 676.3 pts. | 33813 |
| 93. | jkelly6884 | 89 | 973 sec. | 379.1 pts. | 33738 |
| 94. | PauleySnore | 67 | 934.1 sec. | 502.9 pts. | 33692 |
| 95. | pupsas | 60 | 768.7 sec. | 558.8 pts. | 33527 |
| 96. | LorenaBobbitt | 67 | 946.5 sec. | 500.1 pts. | 33510 |
| 97. | Drad90 | 34 | 210.3 sec. | 976 pts. | 33183 |
| 98. | liquidhelium | 51 | 668.5 sec. | 645.8 pts. | 32937 |
| 99. | journiemajor | 70 | 591.8 sec. | 468.5 pts. | 32796 |
| 100. | k232627 | 438 | 70.9 sec. | 74.8 pts. | 32749 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 June 2026.
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