College Puzzle Challenge 2008: The Heist
- Date: November 8, 2008
- Start Time: 12:00 Noon, EST
- Length: 12 hours
- Theme: Auditing the estate of Professor Solvem to explore its mysterious financial state.
- Participating Universities: Boston College, Boston University, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Howard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Texas A&M, University of Florida, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of Texas, University of Toronto, University of Washington, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Grand Prize winner: Brown University (Team: The Sons of Tamarkin)
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