2004 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament [27th Annual ACPT, 2004]

27th ACPT • March 12-14 2004

Standings

By Ranking | Alphabetical | Contestant # | B to E | C to E | D and E | E | Rookies | Juniors | Fifties | Sixties | Seniors | West | Connecticut | New England | NYC | Long Island | Upstate NY | New Jersey | Mid-Atlantic | South | Midwest | Foreign | For Techies

Trip Payne

©2004 Don Christensen

Champion Trip Payne

Congratulations!

Trip Payne
Jon Delfin
Al Sanders
George Henschel
Kathie Conarck
Doug Hoylman
Roger Barkan
Zack Butler
Kiran Kedlaya
Katherine Bryant

B division

Joshua Kosman
Scott Weiss
Will Johnston

C division

Dan Katz
Neil Singer
John Old

See left panel for full results; updated 4/14

Pictures from the Tournament

Don Christensen's Photos [official tournament photographer]
Don Christensen's Photos Group 2
Don Christensen's Photos Group 3
Lloyd Mazer's Photos
Nancy Shack's Photos

Videos from the Tournament

Video produced by Christina Kelly, from the New York Times website:

"First Timers"

Videos provided by Bill Shack:

Will sharing letters from solvers he's received: Quicktime | WindowsMedia
The complete "A" finals: Quicktime | WindowsMedia

Distribution By Puzzle

Puzzle Score Distributions

In the News

Stay-at-home dad wins at crosswords Gurnee Review [May 6, 2004]
Winnipeg crossword enthusiast has banner month with prize, published puzzle CNEWS [March 22, 2004]
Scoring Error Spells Problem For Crossword Tournament NBC 30 [March 15, 2004]
Puzzleheads unite: Tournament draws crossword fans from near and far Stamford Advocate [March 12, 2004]

Tournament Sponsors

Games World of Puzzles

AmuseLabs

Will Shortz Games

Try Hard Guides

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