The Contest Center - Tournament of Riches

Win up to $25,000 in the Tournament of Riches puzzle contest

TOURNAMENT of RICHES
The Contest Center
59 DeGarmo Hills Road
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

$63,398 in PRIZES PAID
in the Tournament of Riches

The Tournament of Riches is now the world's oldest and richest continuous puzzle contest. Since Sept. 1998, there have been more than 1750 prizes won and over $63,000 in cash paid to winners. That is far more than any other puzzle contest, anywhere in the world, over the past 50 years.
You can win up to $25,000 in the Tournament of Riches. This is a puzzle contest with UNLIMITED prize money, so that every player can win up to $25,000.

IT'S EASY TO WIN One out of every 6 players will be a winner each month. You don't need the top score to win. Some winners have scored 10, 12, even 14 points below the highest score. It is not just the top players who win. Everyone can win. Everyone will win if they stick with it.
Round 1 winners can go ahead to try for $175 in Round 2. Round 2 winners can try for $1000 in Round 3. Round 3 winners can go for $5000 in Round 4. You can win several of each prize, up to a total of $25,000.

HERE'S HOW        Here are the current Tournament of Riches puzzles. You can print these puzzles by using the print icon on the Windows toolbar (or just draw a 7x8 grid by hand). There is a black and white version of each puzzle available using the link below.
       Solve the puzzle and mail your entry to the street address above with the entry fee by the given deadline.
       The winning solution and list of winners will be mailed to all players.

To get the current month's puzzle write to us at the street address above, or use the link at the bottom,

NOT SURE HOW TO START? Learn how to solve these puzzles and get a high score by reading the Contest Center's valuable booklet, How to Win. It costs only $6, which includes postage and handling. (Higher overseas).

Congratulations to the following players who have reached $1,000 in prize money in the Tournament of Riches puzzle contest. They are listed in the order they reached $1,000: Frederick Thomas, Sheldon Degenhardt, David Hawker, Lawaine VanEyck, M. Jean Gilbert, Lee Morgenstern, Donn Muranaka, Joy Stype, John Bird, K. R. Dunn, Gary Greene, Arlin Anderson, Robert Lawrence, Earl W. Long, Lorraine Nott, David Smallberg, Donald Sullivan, Hugh Gould, David Simmonds, David Nagel, Gary DeMarco, Harriet Larson, Kathleen Conaway, Betty Battaglia, Judith Kimbrough, Donna Fritschka, Joel Prescott, Roger Snead, Faye Kunels, Ed Fruechtemeyer and George Milkovich.
Since these top players have left the contest all the other players have moved up the ranks. So now is a smart time for players of medium skill to start playing.

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May 2008

Tournament of Riches Tournament of Riches

TOURNAMENT of RICHES

Round 1 $35
Round 2 $175
ROUND 3 $1000
ROUND 4 $5000 Entry fee only $11

Postmark deadline May 31, 2008

Write two or more different words from the Word List below into the puzzle diagram reading from left to right and from top to bottom. All of your words must interconnect. Do not overlap or abut words. Before and after each word there must be either a blank space or the edge of the diagram.

Add the letter values in each horizontal row to get your row scores. Add your 7 row scores to get your total score. The HIGHEST total score in each group of 6 players will WIN. In case of ties, the highest score on row 1 will win, then rows 2 through 7, if needed. Each winner has the option of keeping the prize, or risking it to try for larger prizes in the higher rounds.

Letter Values: A-5 E-6 I-1 L-2 P-3 R-8 S-7 T-4

Word List AL AIR APPT ALTER AP APE EASE LEASE EA ART EPEE LEAST EL ATP ISLE LISTS EP ESE LEES LITER ET ESL LESS PASTA IA IRE PAIR PASTE IE LEE PALE PEARL IR LET PEST PETER IS LTR PIER PLATE LT PAS PREP PLEAT PE PEP PRES PRISE PR PET RAIL SEPAL PS RAP RATE SISAL PT RPT SALT SPATE RP SAP SEAT SPELL RT SEL SEPT SPIRT SA SEP STAR STEEP SI SSA STAT STRIP SP STA TALA TAPER TA TAP TAPA TASTE TE TAR TART TIARA TL TAT TEAL TRAIL TP TIE TRAP TREAT TR TSP TREE TRITE

Puzzle Diagram







Total ____

Example
P	L	E	A	T				20
		A						5
		S	A	L	T			18
		E		E				12
				A	P	P	T	15
				S				7
			S	E	L			15
Total 92

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Please read the complete contest rules before you enter.
Look here for General Information about our contests

Click below for a black and white version of the puzzle
May 2008

Click below to view the results of previous Tournament of Riches puzzles

March 2008 February 2008 January 2008	December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007	December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006	December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005
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