Keep in mind that you are considered a winner on any puzzle for which you submit a solution, with no more than 10 missing or incorrect letters, within the first week of publication.
For each puzzle, four categories of winners are ranked:
The first perfect solution submitted,
The fastest solution submitted
(from the time the player read the puzzle till
the time he/she submitted an acceptable answer)
The early bird, which is the very first solution submitted
(typically at 12:15 am)
The fastest perfect solution submitted.
In May, six people submitted perfect solutions for all fourteen puzzles that appeared. The table for overall participation adds to a player's count of perfect submissions the number of puzzles that he or she has beta tested or constructed. Otherwise, the constructors and testers, the people who contribute most to the success of the site, would be penalized in the rankings.