Players dig into the first puzzle.
Some players await grading while others toil on.
Dr. Shepherd working on a puzzle.
Brooke Fontana solves another puzzle.
The media was there reporting and taking part.
A close-up of one of the puzzles.
Dr. Van der Merwe grades a round of puzzles.
Daniel Long, Pi Mu Epsilon president, administered the contest and graded submitted solutions.
Harriet Hamilton (left) and Bonnie Davis (right) were the two finalists.
The pressure builds in the final round.
The final puzzle was a 16 x 16 hexadecimal monster.
Kyle Winkleman, not a finalist but an avid puzzler, tries his hand at the final test.