The rankings
Top Sleuths
The sharpest detectives on 5 Minute Mystery, ranked every night by the points they earn and how many of the available points they find, on first attempts only.
- Tallied October 27, 2026
- Updated nightly
- First attempts only
The last 30 days
Members with more than 5 first attempts in that time.
Most points
- 1 Buchi New 425 pts
- 2 Janepatrick New 365 pts
- 3 Michaelobi New 239 pts
- 4 jackson7444 New 210 pts
- 5 Jumpydoll 3 places down 168 pts
- 6 lowpowermode New 164 pts
- 7 Mobius New 150 pts
- 8 youdontknow 7 places down 141 pts
- 9 Laney739 5 places down 121 pts
- 10 campschill 7 places down 116 pts
Best score rate
- 1 Buchi New 78%
- 2 Janepatrick New 72%
- 3 Karmatruther 2 places down 60%
- 4 paganininina 1 places down 56%
- 5 campschill 1 places down 53%
- 6 Robin0fLocksley 4 places up 50%
- 7 Michaelobi New 47%
- 8 tHE_x 3 places down 47%
- 9 Laney739 2 places down 41%
- 10 lowpowermode New 41%
The last 12 months
Members with more than 19 first attempts in that time (a tenth of our official mysteries).
Most points
- 1 Benjifish10 No change 1,309 pts
- 2 foxnoms No change 1,141 pts
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3
shuichi_
No change 1,010 pts
- 4 suggest_this_for_me No change 862 pts
- 5 Roxana No change 680 pts
- 6 XboxPro No change 490 pts
- 7 youdontknow No change 451 pts
- 8 Buchi New 425 pts
- 9 Ladybug375 1 places down 373 pts
- 10 elgnacra 1 places down 372 pts
Best score rate
- 1 Sasanqua No change 84%
- 2 Buchi New 78%
- 3 Janepatrick New 72%
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4
Yvain
2 places down 55%
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5
shuichi_
2 places down 54%
- 6 Benjifish10 2 places down 53%
- 7 SeamTheSeapkeep 2 places down 53%
- 8 campschill 2 places down 51%
- 9 Michaelobi New 47%
- 10 Shazsmith No change 45%
How the rankings work
What counts toward my ranking?
Only your first attempt at each mystery. Points come from the clues you find, naming the culprit, and the bonus for a perfect solve; the scoring system has the details. Trying a mystery again is fine, but it won't change your ranking.
What is the score rate?
The share of the points you could have earned that you did earn, across every first attempt in the period. It rewards care over quantity, so a sleuth who plays less often can still top it.
Why am I not on the boards?
You need more than 5 first attempts in the last 30 days for the 30-day boards, and more than 19 in the last 12 months for the yearly ones. Members who chose to stay off the rankings on their account page, and classroom accounts, are never listed.
When do the rankings change?
Every night, once the day's solutions are released and the points are tallied. The arrows show how far each sleuth has moved since the tally five days before; “New” means they weren't on that board then.
Ready to climb?
New mysteries arrive every Monday and Thursday. Solve them early, find every clue, and watch your name rise.
