As reported on The Times Crossword Club site…
Congratulations to Mark Goodliffe, winner of the 2024 Times Crossword Championship.
Mark finished the final puzzle in 4 minutes and 38 seconds.
Chloe Hutton was runner-up with a time of 6:18, and also wins the inaugural Richard Rogan Prize for Best new entrant.
Liam Hughes came third with a time of 6:26.
Paul Gilbert was fourth, 7:36.
Colin Thomas came fifth, finishing in second place in 5:07 but with one mistake.
Full results:
Qualifier
Semi final
Final
Video of the final, the prizegiving and the tribute to Richard Rogan that followed it.
Note from Vinyl1 – I have engaged a guest blogger to blog the Championship puzzle.
For those who are interested in my own blog post about the day, you can find it here.
thanks, great read as usual.
Thank you, fascinating!
Great write-up John.
I was pleased to put a face to a name of a couple of the regulars here on Saturday but will make a better effort to try to say hello to you and others next year.
Hi Deane. Yes do say hello next time… or even come to our yet-to-be-scheduled Summer Gathering in June
Honestly I have to stop blaming my age for my poor results!
Your blog was entertaining as usual thank you!
Thanks John for the lovely blog post! Great to see your photos and relive the memories.