Paolo Pasco is an American crossword constructor and competitive solver from Brooklyn, New York, and a graduate of Harvard University, who won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 2024 and again in 2025, the second win completing the playoff puzzle in three minutes and forty three seconds. Beyond crosswords he has competed on the game show Jeopardy!, winning seven consecutive games in a 2025 run that qualified him for the 2026 Tournament of Champions.
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Paolo Pasco (born May 10, 2000)
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is an American crossword puzzle constructor.
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Paolo Pasco (born May 10, 2000) is an American crossword puzzle constructor. He is a two-time American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT) champion, seven-game Jeopardy! champion, and Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner. He is the games editor for TED Conferences.
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Paolo Pasco (born May 10, 2000) is an American crossword puzzle constructor.
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