American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

48th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament • April 10-12, 2026

STANDINGS

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

New Jersey

KEY TO COLUMNS

  1. AGE: J-Junior F-Fifties X-Sixties V-Seventies S-Seniors
  1. SKILL DIVISION: A to E
  1. GEOGRAPHIC [map]: 0-West, 1-Connecticut, 2-Other New England, 3-New York City, 4-Long Island, 5-Westchester/Upstate New York, 6-New Jersey, 7-Other Mid-Atlantic, 8-South, 9-Midwest, N-Foreign
  1. ROOKIE: Rookies shown by an "R"
   A D G R NAME                 PUZ1 PUZ2 PUZ3 PUZ4 PUZ5 PUZ6 PUZ7 TOTAL RANK
 1 F B 6   Laura Bauer          1185 1460 1860 1305 1615 1855 2400 11680  32
 2   B 6   Jason Keller         1160 1535 1810 1305 1565 1855 2425 11655  33
 3   B 6   Allegra Kuney        1160 1535 1810 1280 1540 1805 2425 11555  42
 4   B 6   Michael Gilch        1185 1485 1785 1280 1515 1805 2375 11430  57
 5 F B 6   Stephen Fineman      1160 1485 1835 1305 1290 1830 2400 11305  71
 6   C 6   Cameron Montag       1160 1385 1565 1305 1465 1755 2350 10985 116
 7 X B 6   Amy Goldstein        1135 1435 1735 1230 1390 1780 2225 10930 129
 8 F B 6   Will Irving           920 1410 1685 1280 1315 1755 2250 10615 178
 9 F B 6   Stephen Kawalek       940 1360 1735 1255 1340 1780 2175 10585 184
10   C 6   Laura Effinger-Dean  1135 1460 1490 1255 1365 1730 1990 10425 219
11 X B 6   Dave Mackey          1135 1055 1685 1255 1315 1680 2175 10300 240
12   C 6 R George Zalepa        1135 1335 1710 1255 1140 1705 1950 10230 255
13 V C 6   Nancy Pilla          1135 1335 1710 1060  880 1730 2275 10125 270
14 F D 6   Lisa Kawalek         1060 1360 1585 1205 1240 1605 2050 10105 276
15 F D 6   Brian Potten         1110 1115 1610 1280  860 1755 2275 10005 288
16   D 6   Ayana Brooks         1135 1360 1560 1255  650 1680 2225  9865 313
17 F C 6   Bear Aase-Remedios   1135 1285 1685 1205  750 1465 2225  9750 331
18 V C 6   Jay Schwartz         1085 1335 1560 1155  780 1535 2100  9550 367
19   D 6   Casey Woods          1085  870 1635 1230  780 1680 2250  9530 371
20 F D 6   Joanna Hunt          1110 1160 1585 1205  620 1705 2100  9485 380
21 F C 6   Matt Moses           1135 1360 1735 1230  410 1535 2055  9460 385
22 V D 6   Josh Saks            1060 1040 1685 1205  630 1655 2100  9375 401
23 V C 6   Eileen Saks          1085  990 1685 1230  720 1510 2100  9320 411
24 X D 6   Karin Henderson      1085 1235 1585 1255  430 1580 2100  9270 417
25 V D 6   Pat Whitehead         850  985 1635 1230  910 1655 1980  9245 424
26 X D 6   Jean Giordano        1135  955 1510 1205  870 1630 1795  9100 454
27   D 6   Rich Iurilli          940  830 1420 1230  850 1655 2100  9025 472
28 V E 6   Elizabeth Newton     1035 1185 1585 1080  520 1630 1875  8910 488
29 F D 6   Thomas Howard        1135 1080 1585 1255  530 1555 1740  8880 494
30   E 6   Erica Henderson      1085  800 1315 1205  810 1530 1925  8670 535
31   C 6 R Mike Sampson          915  965 1255 1255  620 1410 2225  8645 542
32   D 6   Sean McBride         1110  940 1240 1205  740 1130 2050  8415 580
33   E 6   Sanhita Sen          1060 1185 1355  955  440 1425 1860  8280 592
34 F E 6   Jim Gorant            865 1160 1385 1180  510 1325 1830  8255 598
35   D 6   Craig Walker         1085  940 1140 1130  700 1285 1900  8180 605
36 S D 6   Sue Miller            865  830 1385 1130  400 1505 1850  7965 628
37 X E 6   Carol Lafond         1035  780 1265 1180  510 1360 1745  7875 639
38 X E 6   David Kerr            780  880 1385 1130  370 1260 1900  7705 654
39   D 6   Tim Young            1060 1185 1315 1205 1290 1410       7465 668
40 F C 6   Matt Rachmiel        1135 1150 1540 1280  600 1635       7340 681
41   E 6   Elise Miner          1085  530 1165 1180  400 1235 1685  7280 685
42 V E 6   Judy Pinder          1035  660 1080  825  510 1605 1465  7180 691
43 X E 6   Kevin West           1010  520 1090 1130  220 1160 1875  7005 705
44   E 6   Bob Jenista          1035  840  920  830  310 1170 1825  6930 715
45 X E 6   Annie Wood           1010  690  680  935  150 1330 1750  6545 732
46 X E 6   Tom Timko             960  720  890 1080  130  900 1775  6455 737
47 X E 6   Jean McKenna         1060  740 1185  960  750 1260       5955 753
48 V C 6 R Chuck Young           660  550  780  775  290 1285       4340 782
49 X E 6   Lonnie Hulse          720  400  300  610   30  470  470  3000 793
50 X E 6   Joan McCoy            310  150  210  610   30  360  310  1980 801

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