2013 Contest Finale (Mega-Meta)

5 Jan

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The final contest puzzle of the year has been posted. You can solve it here. The meta for this puzzle is the mega-meta for the 2013 contest year, a rock-and-roll hit from the past 40 years. Since it is the mega-meta, this puzzle refers back to previous puzzles in the contest (all of which are available here.)

When you’ve solved the meta, enter your solution at the bottom of this page. You can only send in one entry. Those who submit correct answers will be put in a random drawing to win a large MMMM coffee mug. The deadline for sending in your answer is Sunday, January 5 at 11pm Eastern Time. The solution will be posted Tuesday, January 7.

I’m pleased to announce that Jeremy Horwitz is the winner of  the 2013 MMMM Construction Contest. You can solve his puzzle and see the other submissions here. Second prize (and it was close) goes to Finn Vigeland, and third to last year’s winner, Todd Gross. XXX solvers figured out all four bands / logos in the submissions – the random MMMM coffee mug winner from the correct entries received was XXX.

The solution to the bonus puzzle Magic Trick has been posted. Click here to see the solution (spoiler alert…click here if you just want to see the puzzle).

I’ve already mapped out the 2014 MMMM and am pleased to announce that it will have one more puzzle than this year. Sign up in the box in the bottom right corner of the page and you’ll be emailed the puzzles when they’re ready.

Thanks for playing!


This contest is now closed. The solution will be published on Tuesday.