“A Million Little Boxes” by Oliver Roeder
“A Million Little Boxes” looks at the 39th Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and the battle between two of the greatest puzzle solvers of all time.
Oliver Roeder is a senior writer at FiveThirtyEight. He has written about interesting corners of culture and competition, including The Westminster Dog Show, Rubik’s Cube competitions, and the best Scrabble player on Earth.