Kryptos
is
over for another year.
This year's challenges and their elusive solutions appear below
One hundred and fifty one students comprising 70 teams representing Alaska, Arkansas, Australia, California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.
Those teams which submitted at least one correct solution are recognized below. The order of the listings, in each category, indicates the chronological order of when the solutions were submitted.
The following results are preliminary, so please contact Stuart.Boersma@cwu.edu if you notice any typos or errors.
Master Codebreakers are those who solved all three challenges and are recognized as achieving the TURING level of achievement:
From Eastern Mennonite University (First Place Team!):
Laura Benner
Mariana Acosta
Renae Benner
From St. Olaf College (First Place Individual!):
Jessica Schmidt
From Linfield University (Second Place Team):
Gabrielle Stephens
Chase Stephenson
Proficient Codebreakers are those who solved two challenges and are recognized as achieving the BABBAGE level of achievement:
From Willamette University:
Mica Goldstein
Amelia DeSentis
Sam Holmes
From Winthrop University:
Sydney Yarema
Luke Anastasio
From Winona State University:
Ayden Brandel
Conner DeCook
Amateur Codebreakers are those who solved one of the challenges and are recognized as achieving a PRETTY GOOD level of achievement:
From Central Washington University:
Apol Medrano
Ethan Weron
Harrison Ingram-Bate
From Willamette University:
Ash Kiel
Colin Davis
Mitch Septoff
From Mount Saint Mary College:
Bob Houk
Ryan Alvarado
Will Ketelsen
From Mount Saint Mary College:
Anya Roe
Jynalis Diaz
Britney Magan
From Southern Nazarene University:
Chase Turbyfill
Bethany Crouch
Anna Coccoli
From Mount Saint Mary College:
Stephanie Mustari
Dakota VanWieren
From Furman University:
Rhodes Feild
Beppy Badgett
Andrew Chinn
From Willamette University:
Lola Cordero
Miles Fukuhara
From Mount Saint Mary College:
Abdul Badjie
Matthew Mansilla
From Mount Saint Mary College:
Michael Loia
Michael Pucciarelli
Tanjuma Tanha
From Mount Saint Mary College:
Justin Reichelt
Hendrick Vanwingerden
Tevin Motz
From Mount Saint Mary College:
Evan Pavignano
Sebastian Sanabria
Prerit Acharya
From Wheaton College:
Aaron Stange
Kevin Smith
From Mount Saint Mary College:
Allison Kenney
Sean Chocallo
From Wheaton College:
Ryan Clark
Guy Crickmer
From Mount Saint Mary College (Second Place Individual):
Hayden Mitchell