Past winners of the Punslingers portion of the O. Henry Pun-Off.
2022 (In-person, but held in October)
1st – Dav Wallace
2nd – Jerry Yan
3rd – Arun Dubray and Toby Miceli-Gwiazdowski
2021 (virtual)
1st – Nikolai Vanya
2nd – Arun Debray
3rd – Manny Marshall
2020 (virtual)
1st – Dav Wallace
2nd – Arun Debray
3rd – David Wade and Max Parke
2019
1st – Allison Fisher
2nd – Arun Debray
3rd – Jerry Yan and Michael Maskin
2018
1st – Jerzy Gwiazdowski
2nd – Max Parke
3rd – Allison Fisher and Jerry Yan
2017
1st – Jerzy Gwiazdowski
2nd – Dav Wallace
3rd – Matt Pollack and Randall Kirsch
2016
1st – Ben Ziek
2nd – Toby Micel-Gwiazdowski
3rd (tie) – Jerry Yan and Tim Donnelly
2015
1st – Ben Ziek
2nd – Jerzy Gwiazdowski
3rd (tie) – Matt Pollock and Brian Agler
2014
1st – Matt Pollock
2nd – Ben Ziek
3rd (tie) – Dav Wallace and Chad Wellington
2013
1st – Ben Ziek
2nd – Matt Pollock
3rd (tie) – Alex Petri and Dav Wallace
2012
1st – Dav Wallace
2nd – Ben Ziek
3rd (tie) – Andy Balinsky and Matt Pollock
2011
1st – Ben Ziek
2nd – Dav Wallace
3rd – Jason Epstein
2010
1st – Ben Ziek
2nd – Jason Epstein
3rd (tie) – Matt Pollock and Jack White
2009
1st – Matt Pollock
2nd – Ben Ziek
3rd – Steve Nagle
2008
1st – Valerie Ward
2nd – Matt Pollock
3rd – Satya Manz
2007
1st – Arthur Simone
2nd – Carmen Petrick
3rd – David Gugenheim
2006
1st – David Gugenheim
2nd – Andy Balinksy
3rd – Arthur Simone
2005
1st – Brian Oakley
2nd – Gregory Chandler
3rd (tie) – David Gugenheim and Alex Ramirez
2004
1st – Alex Ramirez
2003
1st – Brian Snider
2nd – ?
3rd – Steve Nagle
2002
1st – Alex Ramirez
2001
1st – Alex Ramirez
2000
1st – Alex Ramirez
1999
1st – Alex Ramirez
1998
1st – Paul Mott
1997
1st – Steve Brooks
1995
1st – John Pollack
1994
1st – Steve Brooks
1991
1st – Lee Jackson
Andy
/ February 7, 20233rd place in 2020 was shared by David Wyde and Max Parke. Footage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJERfLWLHJo
Brian P. Combs
/ February 7, 2023Thanks. I’ve updated it.