Puzzles
One week before the hunt, teams are emailed the link to the Prelude puzzle as a thematic lead-in. Here is the link to the Prelude solution.
Two hours before the start of the hunt, one representative from each team also took part in an on-site Pre-hunt Event. All teams received $10 Contraband Cash, and those which complete the event are awarded $10 more.
At the start of the hunt, teams have access to the graphical hunt interface which shows the Prison Layout. This contains links to the Hunt Intro and all 14 puzzles below, which includes 13 marked inmate puzzles (one of which was the hidden Main Meta) and an unmarked Escape Meta with a hidden link in the Prison Layout. All these were also provided in hardcopy except for the unmarked Escape Meta. Once both metas are solved, teams are given the Runaround in hardcopy.
| Puzzles | Teams Solved | First Team to Solve | |
| Augustinus Wagmeister | Solution | 0 | - | Bryce Lynch | Solution | 5 | 9N3S 9NVIW WIS | Cameron Poe (separate errata) | Solution | 9 | Unstoppers | Daley Cheng | Solution | 22 | Flower Power | Ellis Redding | Solution | 1 | erm | Face Man | Solution | 5 | Kaya/d | Galliano Amaretto | Solution | 1 | erm | Henri Charriere | Solution | 1 | Redwind | Ian Fairplay | Solution | 2 | Unstoppers | Jean Valjean | Solution | 18 | Middle Class | Kaniel Outis | Solution | 0 | - | Larry Lawrence | Solution | 6 | Redwind | Main Meta - Matthis Siemian | Solution | 0 | - | Escape Meta | Solution | 0 | - |
| Runaround | Solution | 0 | - |