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James McGowan

Player Profile : kiwijam
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Real name James McGowan
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Country New Zealand
Date registered2011-02-13 7:24 AM
Last logon2026-09-09 3:50 PM
Total posts197 10020202020
Rank
LMI RatingsCurrent RankCurrent RatingsBest RankBest RatingsRatings History
LMI Puzzle Ratings 48 780.8904 11 898.3114 History

Daily Contestskiwijam's Rankkiwijam's ScoreTest Max Score
Nurimisaki Nomad 20 2703 3147
Yajilin Yacht 194 937.632 3148
Kakuro Kart 261 176.033 3058
Kurotto Kingdom 13 2702 3149
Voxas Vacation 24 2511 3089
Rassi Silai Race 104 1726.25 3085
Classic Tapa Contest - 2016 9 491.2 606.4
Classic Tapa Contest - 2013 17 324.6 407.8
Classic Tapa Contest - 2012 15 388.231 501.944
Puzzle Testkiwijam's Rankkiwijam's ScoreTest Max ScorePSRSNSW
2026R5 (Word & Casual) 26 67.8 0
2026R4 (Shading & Loops) 118 39 132.8 517 546 524 1
2026R3 (OP & Regions) 60 73.1 125.3 675 796 705 1
2026R2 (MII & Number Placement) 28 106.983 132.8 838 907 855 1
2026R1 (Classics) 81 73 132.033 668 797 701 0.8
2025R5 (Word & Casual) 18 95 119.8 823 943 853 0.8
April Contest 2025 3 55 0
2025R4 (Shading & Regions) 51 107.25 137.1 785 830 796 0.7
2025R3 (Numbers & MII) 76 57.6 123.417 601 745 637 0.7
2025R2 (Loop & OP) 42 74.8 124.25 713 873 753 0.6
2025R1 (Classics) 44 102.967 134.883 818 888 836 0.6
2024R6 (Snake & Casual) 38 103.617 131.033 810 850 820 0.6
2024R5 (Shading & Regions) 18 106.767 129.983 868 944 887
2024R4 (Word & OP) 21 102.95 129.467 828 931 853
April Contest 2024 1 98 98
2024R3 (Evergreens & MII) 23 93 124.95 808 923 837
2024R2 (Loops & Numbers) 60 69.8 130.583 659 817 698
2024R1 (Classics) 42 86 128.45 780 909 812
2023R6 (Regions & Loops) 42 100.4 137.983 784 823 794
2023R5 (Casual & Word) 64 62 107.517 642 750 669
2023R4 (NP & OP) 33 97 128.967 790 877 812
2023R3 (Shading & MII) 30 99.7667 134.45 808 891 829
2023R2 (Evergreens & Rule Pool) 34 90 127.767 786 895 813
PANFOPCWHTTAPA 3 42 137.85 149.6 821 847 828
2022R6 (MII & Object Placement) 25 80 125.05 733 886 771
2022R5 (Loops & Shading) 37 71 129.217 694 845 732
2022R4 (Numbers & Puzz.link) 27 70 120.383 712 896 758
April Contest 2022 1 92 0
2022R3 (Regions & Evergreens) 19 99 128.517 826 927 851
2022R2 (Casual & Word) 47 55 109.25 635 832 685
2022R1 (Classics) 41 119.05 143.133 836 890 850
PANFOPCWHTTAPA 2 61 133.767 148.717 831 857 837
2023R1 (Classics) 37 100.683 131.483 818 896 837
PANFOPCWHTTAPA 51 130.567 147.133 785 819 794
SSC 2021 16 126 0
MII & Evergreens (PR 2021) 21 110.883 148.45 803 874 821
Shading (PR 2021) 33 133.833 168.15 807 830 813
Casual & Word (PR 2021) 8 127.217 135.95 936 964 943
OP (PR 2021) 36 123 157.5 803 851 815
April Contest 2021 2 84 0
Regions (PR 2021) 21 105.083 149.3 780 912 813
Number Placement (PR 2021) 48 106 155.017 728 817 750
Loops (PR 2021) 22 115 159.9 807 920 835
Classics (PR 2021) 16 126.6 160.633 828 942 857
Divide and Conquer 44 500 1375.5
25Y 19 1611 0
PZ 16 650 1061.67 716 876 756
PU IV 15 835 1468.5 715 883 757
PU III 19 692.4 1309.1 694 892 744
Typed Logic 9 864 1290.67 760 944 806
MII and Regions (PR 2020) 29 124.8 160.15 797 851 811
Casual and Word (PR 2020) 20 102.733 132.783 816 898 836
Metaloop 3 1000 0
Evergreens (PR 2020) 18 107.45 136.933 831 932 857
April Contest 2020 11 69 85
Shading and Loops (PR 2020) 27 140.083 169.483 828 881 842
Number and Object Placement (PR 2020) 23 95 134.9 777 908 810
Classics (PR 2020) 44 106.783 149 761 857 785
PuzzlersClub 2 6 897 1162 821 946 853
PuzzlersClub 1 13 825 1396.3 704 888 750
Number & Object Placement (PR 2019) 29 93.2 137.85 746 826 766
MII & Regions (PR 2019) 9 106.467 139.15 812 945 845
April Contest 2019 1 99 99
Casual & Word (PR 2019) 8 108.217 122.467 898 950 911
Shading & Loops (PR 2019) 16 133.6 162.05 841 914 860
Connected Puzzles (PR 2019) 18 127.083 149.167 870 897 877
Classics (PR 2019) 35 112.15 160.05 716 801 738
Kaleidoscope 2018 7 218.7 330.7
Loops & Shading (PR 2018) 19 125.5 156.933 808 866 822
Casual & Word (PR 2018) 4 89 93.9 956 979 962
Evergreens (PR 2018) 16 112.383 155.3 773 902 805
MII & Regions (PR 2018) 12 111.45 144.2 832 928 856
NP & OP (PR 2018) 15 86.6 120 789 926 823
15th Anniversary 8 750 881.5
Classics (PR 2018) 16 149.617 168.3 881 919 891
Number Placement & Evergreens (PR 2016/17) 13 97.1 128.2 804 913 831
April Contest 2017 9 97 99
Object Placement & Pentomino (PR 2016/17) 15 91 124.917 792 907 821
Shading and Loops (PR 2016/17) 20 133.617 169.817 816 890 834
Snowmen 9 385 596.667 743 911 785
Classics & Regions (PR 2016/17) 30 118.817 156.1 802 868 818
Kaleidoscope 14 188.1 318.298 709 812 735
April Contest 2016 1 102 102
Puzzle Marathon 2016 17 858.787 976.528 869 941 887
Object Placement (PR 2015/16) 18 107.3 137.65 835 894 850
Loop pooL 7 100 100
NEW, HUGE, AND CHALLENGING 22 100 100
Loops (PR 2015/16) 19 149.217 165.6 896 916 901
Toketa? Selection 3 917 1103.67 885 983 909
Shading (PR 2015/16) 13 145.15 159.05 919 942 925
Snakes (PR 2015/16) 8 118.217 137.867 888 951 904
WCPN 16 765 1279.77 725 911 772
LMI Screen Test #5 20 1824 2175.2 843 928 864
Regions (PR 2015/16) 29 126.017 157.683 820 876 834
Snake Variations Contest - 2015 13 530 694.833
Evergreens (PR 2015/16) 11 101.733 130.2 845 953 872
Numbers (PR 2015/16) 17 106.117 150 789 933 825
Classics (PR 2015/16) 20 131.983 157.633 868 921 882
April Contest 2015 1 99 99
Puzzle Marathon 2015 8 675.649 757.097 882 976 905
forsmarts 12th Anniversary Contest 19 422 838.5
Pento Parade 13 1000.97 1592.22 753 908 792
World Practice Championship - Day 2 98 0 1719
World Practice Championship - Day 1 197 0 2014
Parallel Universe II 4 1370.24 2152.05 766 975 818
April Contest 2014 1 99 99
FAST 14 18479 38510.9
LMI Puzzle Marathon 2014 24 685.053 773.675 880 926 891
forsmarts 11th Anniversary Contest 21 780 1000
Japanese Puzzle Land 2 8 835 1103.4 832 964 865
WPC Practice Test 30 505 972.95
WPMM 8 820.809 929.468 885 967 905
DTGT 12 831 1208.8 787 923 821
Deception 15 660 1123.24 708 865 747
April Contest 2013 1 92 92
Puzzle Marathon 2013 27 844.419 970.828 867 915 879
Best of LMI Puzzle Tests 17 294 487 740 883 776
8th Open Moscow Puzzle Cup 2012 24 245 439
forsmarts 10th Anniversary Contest 13 580 935 689 886 738
Word Show 4 105 163
Fillomino-Fillia 2 11 106 185.727
Borders & Beyond 11 464 861.292 700 932 758
Di... 7 154 265
akil oyunlari magazine competition 18 913 1455.3 700 870 743
Logirace 26 628 1665.26 611 833 666
Seven Samurais 27 438 815.63 672 831 712
No Numbers 22 410 690 654 741 676
Puzzle Marathon 2012 17 1192.98 1310.25 839 938 863
Best of LMI Puzzle Tests 9 930 1382 775 938 816
Forsmarts 3² Anniversary 64 303 835
Screen Test #2 13 1268 1428 889 964 908
2011 Double Decathlon 30 500 1182.46 618 847 675
LMI Sprint Test 31 228 348 748 858 775
Japanese Puzzle Land 42 251 550 617 797 662
Magic Cube 25 685 1226 653 826 696
Nikoli Selection 2011 41 220 492 602 758 641
Fillomino Fillia 28 66 148 610 810 660
MAYnipulation 14 448 758 684 841 723
Twist 24 363.1 736 623 811 670
Puzzle Hybrids 37 519 1265 575 679 601

PS = Prorated Score (Score based on players's score, median score and top score in the test)
RS = Rank Score (Score based on player's rank in the test)
NS = Normalized Score (.75 * PS + .25 * RS)
W = Weight of the test
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WSPC 2021kiwijam's Rankkiwijam's ScoreTest Max Score
01 - Welcome to WS + PC 28 450 0
02 - In Memory of Maki Kaji 56 450 0
03 - Made in China 3 835 0
04 - Made in India 20 450 0
05 - Multi Skyscapers 54 220 0
06 - All Stars 14 530 0
07 - 20 by 20 38 350 0
08 - Night and Day 13 570 0
09 - Triple Jump 20 705 0
10 - Mitosis 23 440 0
King of Kakuro 44 590 1063.5
Snake Wrangler 11 565 879.133
Fleet Admiral 13 656 1007.5
Baker Street Irregulars 18 509 691
Sudoku Nebula 80 377 1359.83
Time Trials Bronze : 3
Beginners' Puzzlekiwijam's Rankkiwijam's ScoreTest Max Score
Cave 12 119.233 131.4
Yajilin 25 119.967 136.6
Tetrominoes 49 96.5 128
Spiral Galaxies 26 106.1 137.067
LITS 13 121.033 137.333
Skyscrapers 36 113.6 135.167
Slitherlink 59 114.867 142.367
Star Battle 8 130.767 139.367
Masyu 31 400.33 549.92