Offline Entries (New process effective 9/21/24)

Competing Offline?  Please follow these instructions and submit the offline entry form linked below.

If you cannot attend the scheduled event, you can still compete and be eligible for prizes.  Here's how:
  1. Click on the registration link and purchase the desired contest(s). 
  2. Enter a note during the checkout process to let us know this will be an offline entry.  Or you may email us at [email protected] to let us know.
  3. Set up your camera and puzzling surface as described here.
  4. The video must be recorded full-length (not time-lapse).
When you're ready to complete the puzzle, follow this sequence:
  1. Start the video
  2. Show the unopened shipping package
  3. Remove all outer packaging (including shrink wrap).  You may study the image for 15-30 seconds.
  4. Show the timer and start it
  5. Open the puzzle box and complete the puzzle
  6. Stop the timer
  7. Show the completion time on camera
  8. Stop the video
  9. Complete the offline entry form here.  All entries must be received by midnight Central of the night before the contest date.
  10. ONLY IF REQUESTED: upload the video to YouTube, Google Drive, iCloud, or DropBox and send the link to Jonathan.  ​The video should be sent on or before the date of the scheduled contest.  
Note: You may NOT post any information about, or pictures of, the contest puzzle until AFTER the official results are released.