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- Lollapuzzoola abstract "Lollapuzzoola is a crossword-solving tournament held annually on a Saturday in August. Founded in 2008 by Brian Cimmet and Ryan Hecht, it is the second-largest crossword tournament held in the United States. There were over 175 contestants at the tournament in 2013, and over 500 contestants including those playing from home. Lollapuzzoola 6 was held on August 10, 2013. The term "Lollapuzzoola" was coined by Amanda Yesnowitz, derived from the Lollapalooza music festival.In 2011, celebrated crossword constructor and editor Patrick Blindauer replaced Ryan Hecht as cohost of Lollapuzzoola.For the first three years, Lollapuzzoola was held at the First Methodist Church in Jackson Heights, New York, but owing to its increasing popularity, in 2011 the tournament moved to the larger, air-conditioned, and more centrally located All Souls Church in New York, New York.Lollapuzzoola traditionally opens with a non-crossword social mixer game to get everyone chatting and friendly with one another. The entire day is a combination of puzzles, camaraderie, and all-around goofiness.Puzzles are constructed by major contributors to the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and the Onion, among other publications. They have included: Brian Cimmet, Dan Feyer, Doug Peterson, Mike Nothnagel, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Barry C. Silk, Ashish Vengsarkar, Peter Gordon, Tony Orbach, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Karen M. Tracey, Byron Walden, Andrea Carla Michaels, Deb Amlen, Matt Gaffney, Joe Krozel, Neville Fogarty, Patrick Blindauer, Joon Pahk, Aimee Lucido, Zoe Wheeler, Kevin Der, and Tyler Hinman.Lollapuzzoola, and Lollapuzzoola's original founders Brian Cimmet and Ryan Hecht are discussed in David Astle's book, "Puzzled." Brian was also the subject of a lengthy interview on PuzzlePile.com in 2013.".
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- Lollapuzzoola wikiPageExternalLink www.bemoresmarter.com.
- Lollapuzzoola wikiPageExternalLink 2011.
- Lollapuzzoola wikiPageExternalLink 2009.
- Lollapuzzoola wikiPageExternalLink lollapuzzoola.
- Lollapuzzoola wikiPageExternalLink lollapuzzoola.
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- Lollapuzzoola hasPhotoCollection Lollapuzzoola.
- Lollapuzzoola subject Category:August_events.
- Lollapuzzoola subject Category:Competitions_in_New_York_City.
- Lollapuzzoola subject Category:Crossword_competitions.
- Lollapuzzoola subject Category:Recurring_events_established_in_2008.
- Lollapuzzoola comment "Lollapuzzoola is a crossword-solving tournament held annually on a Saturday in August. Founded in 2008 by Brian Cimmet and Ryan Hecht, it is the second-largest crossword tournament held in the United States. There were over 175 contestants at the tournament in 2013, and over 500 contestants including those playing from home. Lollapuzzoola 6 was held on August 10, 2013.".
- Lollapuzzoola label "Lollapuzzoola".
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- Lollapuzzoola wasDerivedFrom Lollapuzzoola?oldid=600563313.
- Lollapuzzoola depiction CrosswordUSA.svg.
- Lollapuzzoola homepage www.bemoresmarter.com.
- Lollapuzzoola isPrimaryTopicOf Lollapuzzoola.