The competition's very first run in 1995 split the entries into two categories: one for games written with Inform, and one for TADS. Therefore, that year had two first-place winners, two second-place winners, and so on...
1st place
(tie)
A Change in the Weather
1st place
(tie)
Uncle Zebulon's Will
Magnus Olsson
Your eccentric Uncle Zebulon considered himself a wizard, and was rumoured to be very wealthy. But when he died, he only left you one single object in his will... Winner in the TADS division of the First Annual IF Competition, 1995.
Play, download, or learn more about this game on the IFDB
2nd place
(tie)
The Mind Electric
3rd place
(tie)
The Magic Toyshop
3rd place
(tie)
The One That Got Away
4th place
(tie)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Presents "Detective"
C. E. Forman, Graeme Cree, and Stuart Moore
A rewrite of Matt Barringer's incredibly bad game "Detective", this game was ported to Inform and subjected to treatment with Mystery Science Theater 3000 sarcasm. This version is the Silver Screen edition which includes some highly amusing stuff about the game.
Play, download, or learn more about this game on the IFDB
4th place
(tie)
A Night at the Museum Forever
5th place
All Quiet on the Library Front
6th place
(tie)
Tube Trouble