MeritPoints©
are current through the
May 09, 2026 May Open tournament
| Row | LastName | FirstName | Grade | Points | Trophies | School |
| 1960 | Rich | Theodore | 12 | 4 | 0 | St. Louis Park Middle School |
| 1961 | Richardson | Landon | 4 | 4 | 0 | Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El |
| 1962 | Richardson | Lillian | 5 | 2 | 0 | Little Canada Elementary |
| 1963 | Richardson | Weston | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | Little Canada Elementary |
| 1964 | Richardson_Baldwin | Polly | 10 | 1 | 0 | Peter Hobart Elementary |
| 1965 | Richardson_Blackwell | Arlo | 8 | 1 | 0 | Aquila Elementary |
| 1966 | Richter | Crosby | 7 | 7 | 0 | Breakaway Academy |
| 1967 | Rico | Eduardo | 5 | 3.75 | 0 | Shakopee Area Catholic School |
| 1968 | Rieger | Rory | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | William Byrne Elementary |
| 1969 | Riehm | Ethan | 4 | 74 | 3 | Kimberly Lane Elementary |
| 1970 | Riehm | Zane | 2 | 60 | 1 | Kimberly Lane Elementary |
| 1971 | Ries | Archie | 3 | 35.75 | 4 | Faithful Shepherd Catholic School |
| 1972 | Ries | Jane | 5 | 13.5 | 0 | Faithful Shepherd Catholic School |
| 1973 | Ries | Maria | 7 | 9.5 | 0 | Faithful Shepherd Catholic School |
| 1974 | Rischall | Marissa | 12 | 7.5 | 1 | Susan Lindgren Elementary |
| 1975 | Rissman | Charles | 6 | 28.5 | 0 | Valley View Middle (Edina) |
| 1976 | Rissman | Jack | 3 | 12.5 | 0 | Countryside Elementary |
| 1977 | Ristamaki-Mckee | Marriana | 12 | 4 | 0 | Edward Neill Elementary (Burnsville) |
| 1978 | Ristamaki-Mckee | McKenzie | 12 | 4.5 | 0 | Edward Neill Elementary (Burnsville) |
| 1979 | Ritz | Jake | 11 | 7.5 | 0 | All Saints School (Lakeville) |
| 1980 | Rivera | Michelangelo | 9 | 1.25 | 0 | Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High |
| 1981 | Riveros | Samuel | 8 | 2 | 0 | Highland Park Middle School |
| 1982 | Robeen | Benjamin | 7 | 8.5 | 0 | Chess Camp Out of State |
| 1983 | Robeen | Thomas | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | Chess Camp Out of State |
| 1984 | Robert | Dylan | 12 | 40.5 | 1 | Good Shepherd School (Golden Valley) |
| 1985 | Roberts | Malcolm | 6 | 54.75 | 2 | Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School |
| 1986 | Robertson | Jahi | 8 | 13.5 | 0 | Plymouth Middle School |
| 1987 | Robin | Sidney | 12 | 1 | 0 | Hopkins Senior High |
| 1988 | Robinson | Jarvez | 10 | 7.5 | 1 | Humboldt High School |
| 1989 | Robinson-Ferlito | Lodovico | 12 | 5 | 0 | Twin Cities German Immersion Chrtr |