DASH 12 took place on Saturday, September 13, 2025.

Here are the results for Standard and Expert levels.
While we do what we can to ensure that all players have a similar experience, there will inevitably be some differences, so scores may vary across events. Notably, teams in London were able to review the guidebook before they started the first puzzle, so their times won't correlate well with other events.

Puzzles

We will have puzzles ready for download within a few weeks. There will also be a play-at-home version of the ClueKeeper hunt available at that time.

Credits

• DASH 12 Directors – Cathy Saxton, Mark Larson
• Puzzle Managers – Cathy Saxton, Mark Larson, Sean Gugler
• Events Managers – Mark Larson, Sean Molley
• Artwork – Dana Young
• Social Media – Yen Duong
• Puzzle Authors
  • Funny Business – Max Woghiren
  • Errant Anteater – Wil Zambole
  • Trouble in Paradise: A Chants Encounter, Chain Letters – Sean Gugler
  • Trouble in Paradise: Donor Dilemma, Traffic Ham – Jimmy Chang
  • True Stripes – Sara Goodchild
    The "Waterfall" puzzle type used in the Zebra puzzle was invented by Mike Selinker
  • Eagle Scout – Wei‑Hwa Huang
  • This Trivia's Gone to the Birds – Jen McTeague
  • Putting the Pieces Together – Amos Eshel
  • Searching the Park – Dann Webster
  • Plant of Attack (meta) – Jonah Ostroff
  • Bewilderness guidebook cover puzzle – Dana Young
• Story Author – Emily Culp

Berkeley, CA

Lead: Rain Thalekai, Justin Thelukai

Davis, CA

Lead: Paul Rundle
Additional Volunteers: Katrina Arredondo, Daniel Rundle, Marie Rundle, John Rundle, Megan Findahl, Anthony Forsberg

Los Angeles, CA

Lead: Cheryl Gaul, Rich Malena, Jean Gaul

San Francisco, CA

Lead: Recca Auld, Orion Auld
Additional Volunteers: Kirk, Tori, Sage, Dennis, Allen, Mike, Nicole, Alexis, Allen, Jenny, Joe, Fred, Matt, Jeff, Jack, Jason, Brian, Melissa, Arden, Aisha

San Mateo, CA

Lead: Rain Yang
Additional Volunteers: Wei-Hwa Huang, Linda Holman, Jessen Yu, Nina Hinrichs, John Ananny, Alex Bertelli

Denver, CO

Lead: Steve
Additional Volunteers: Elaina, Ivy, Josh & Julie

Washington, DC

Lead: Nate Perkins
Additional Volunteers: Emily Culp, Jason Florek, Sam Freund, Zoe Perkins, Todd Powell, Becky Ross, Alex Stinson, Anji Stinson (ASquared Adventures), Amy Zezula

Atlanta, GA

Lead: Brian Schoner
Additional Volunteers: Michael Hanft, Bryan Leclair, Sean Molley, Megan Orr, Heidi Pritchett

Chicago, IL

Lead: James Nelson, Wil Zambole, Anna McCleary
Additional Volunteers: Katje Sabin, Bill Gilliland, Zach McDowell, Anna Chapin, John Retterer-Moore, Mia Blixt-Shehan, Grace McClintock

Boston, MA

Lead: Mika Braginsky, Amy Hailes
Additional Volunteers: Karen Sittig, David Fisher, Lev McClain, Arcturus Wang, Fro Myers, ?Annie Guo, Becca Chang

Twin Cities, MN

Lead: Charles Borchert
Additional Volunteers: Jarrin Jambik, Heather Nova, Marc Gutman, Mark Larson, Kenrick Bjelland, Ole Nelson

Saint Louis, MO

Lead: Julie Buchheit
Additional Volunteers: Joseph Buchheit, Lindsay Cranmer, Joel Stillwell, Joni Manry, Abby Dring, Kevin Bizub, Eli Montgomery

New York City, NY

Lead: Mark Schmit, Kerry Hannan, Nancy Taubenslag
Additional Volunteers: Jacky, Becca, Mike, Jeff, Ellie, Sarah, Eric, Rachelle, Sam, Andy, Carlos, Kate, Beth, Jeff, Sarah

Portland, OR

Lead: Robert Erickson
Additional Volunteers: Alex Russel, Anastasia Roeszler, D Westerholm, Matt Cleinman, Ronnie Kon

Pittsburgh, PA

Lead: Dillon Lareau, Emily Forney

Austin, TX

Lead: Stephanie Guo
Additional Volunteers: Christine Sizemore, Ryan Sizemore, Richard Li, Amy Xin, Paul Nguyen, Grace Chan, William Hodges, Taylor Miles, Omar Lopez, Morgan Cooper, Brenner Jones

Seattle, WA

Lead: Glenn Hollingsworth
Additional Volunteers: Cathy Saxton, Tom Saxton, Jonah Ostroff, Dean Papastrat, Jessica Chau, Evan Cahill, Barbara Joyce, Cele Wolman, and Stephan Mueller

Melbourne, Australia

Lead: Jupiter Haehn
Additional Volunteers: Peter Runacres, Graeme Hairsine, Katelyn Gigante, Jeffrey Theobald, Juliette Wade, Hazael, Brenda Leslie

Toronto, Canada

Lead: Amelia, Michaela
Additional Volunteers: Than, Em, Pip, Ethan, Hamada, Becca, James, Sara

Montreal, Canada

Lead: Henry Smith, Catherine Paré
Additional Volunteers: Drew Lanclos, Lisa Lee, Sara Breitkreutz, Carol Breitkreutz, Susana Ung, Stephanie Pilon, Justin Lachance

Brno, Czech Republic

Lead: Petr Valášek
Additional Volunteers: Ondrej Valášek, Adéla Valášková, Magdalena Valášková

Christchurch, New Zealand

Lead: Lisa, Nicole, Danielle, Geoff
Additional Volunteers: Ross

Singapore

Lead: Eunice Wong, Tham Jun Han
Additional Volunteers: Sim Hong Jhun, Gan Weiliang, Lim JZ, Jazlene Ong, Mysti

Taipei, Taiwan

Lead: Andy Kuo
Additional Volunteers: Claire, Christina So, Esther Huang, Glenn Tang, Jenny Tsai, Justin Wu, Kayleigh Madjar, Steven, Tom Bach

London, United Kingdom

Lead: Michael Colao, Jan Schneider, Gareth Adams
Additional Volunteers: Chris Dickson, Morag McBride, Mia Gwen Chell, Jacob Bailey, George Day, Caroline Hardman, Ed Gamble, Liv Evans, Louisa Gummer, Amy Bower, Chongyang Cao, Melissa Tucker, Gary

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