Marie desJardins, computer science and electrical engineering, competed in the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Brooklyn last weekend. She placed 44th out of 593 solvers, 22nd (of 568) in the “B” category (solvers who haven’t competed in the A (elite) or B finals), and 5th (of 87) in the Mid-Atlantic. She was the 8th ranked woman in the tournament, and the top-ranked woman in the Mid-Atlantic region. She also earned an “I Beat Dr. Fill” button for outscoring the crossword-solving computer program, “Dr. Fill.”
The tournament page is here: http://www.crosswordtournament.com/
Rankings: http://www.crosswordtournament.com/2012/standings/rank.htm
Dr. Fill: http://www.crosswordtournament.com/articles/bg031112.htm
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