Thank you for playing in DASH!
About 800 people in ten cities from around the United States participated in DASHtv, thank you for making DASH a success!

About the Universal Longshot Scoring System
ULSS is a method of scoring that uses the time it takes a team to solve each puzzle, a "par" time for each puzzle, and whether or not that team took any hints.

Each team is awarded the par value for each puzzle they solve, and if a team should finish in fewer minutes than the par value, they get "extra credit" points for each minute under the par value they are. If a team takes a hint, they lose whatever "extra credit" points they might have earned, and 10% of the par value when they finally complete the puzzle.

This way, teams in the lead take a bigger penalty for hints than average teams, and encourages teams who are at the "par" time already and still stuck to take a hint and get on to the next puzzle.

A scoring caveat...
Not all cities used the ULSS to determine winners. We've indicated here what position each team held in their city's scoring system, as well as the ULSS. The results for New York, Boston, Austin, Seattle and Washington D.C. have been adapted to the ULSS for display here.

The Twitter puzzle
We hope those of you who opted to play the Twitter puzzle not only enjoyed it, but connected with teams in other cities (we enjoyed watching the trash talk, by the way). The Twitter puzzle was intended to require having all cities open the puzzle at the same time, respectively: 10:30AM PDT, 12:30PM CDT, 1:30PM EDT. However, logistical constraints were such that we learned not everyone was able to do so.

The first correct hashtag and tweet came through at 1:49EDT by Family Joules from NYC.

If you would like to see what each city had to tweet or you would still like to play the puzzle check out:

• Santa Rosa and 12 Los Altos teams
• New York and 12 Los Altos teams
• Portland and 12 Los Altos teams
• Davis and 12 Los Altos teams
• Los Angeles and 12 Los Altos teams
• Washington DC and 10 Seattle teams
• Austin and 10 Seattle teams
• Boston and 10 Seattle teams

Or you can just check out the solution:

• Solution

Thanks for playing! If you'd like more interactive, Twitter puzzles in future DASHes please let us know!

And now the results of DASHtv!
ULSS par times for DASHtv:

• Alvin and the Chipmunks — 25 minutes
• The Brady Bunch — 50 minutes
• CSI: Orlando — 25 minutes
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — 35 minutes
• Dancing With the Stars — 30 minutes
• How I Met Your Mother — 25 minutes
• LOST — 25 minutes
• Star Trek — 25 minutes
• Twilight Zone (meta puzzle) — 60 minutes
• Par time for DASHtv — 5 hours

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