Jigsaw Puzzle Competition
Nov. 5, 2022
The 5th Annual AuSM Connections Jigsaw Puzzle Competition is in the books – see you in 2023. It was an incredible day of friendly-yet-spirited competition, as well as fundraising and community building. Thank you all for your generous support and friendship.
Organized by the Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) in partnership with PuzzleTwist and Games by James, the AuSM Connections Jigsaw Puzzle Competition offered the opportunity for teams of up to four, located anywhere in the U.S., to put their jigsaw puzzling passion to the test by competing for the fastest puzzle completion time. Our virtual competition featured teams from 11 states and the District of Columbia. The event featured two team divisions including the 500-Piece Division (9 a.m.-12 p.m.) and the 1,000-Piece Division (12:30-3:30 p.m.) in both in-person and virtual formats.
Congrats to all teams, and here is a breakdown on finishing times for teams in each division.
500-Piece, In-Person, Beginner
| The Missing Piece – 36:46 |
| Palindromes – 48:00 |
| Inner Piece – 49:12 |
| Team Axe Heads – 50:41 |
| Peace by Piece – 51:02 |
| Loonatics – 52:25 |
| Out of the Sortinary – 52:55 |
| Four Fun – 54:58 |
| Win With Cheaters – 55:13 |
| The Piece Makers 55:37 |
| We Love Waffles – 55:56 |
| Jigsaw Junkies – 57:12 |
| Puzzle Whistlers – 58:50 |
| Edgy Educators – 1:00:12 |
| The East Coasters – 1:02:00 |
| Four Corners – 1:04:10 |
| Ponyville Puzzlers – 1:04:22 |
| Mission Impuzzable – 1:09:35 |
| Frokford Four – 1:12:28 |
| The Goldbergs – 1:18:35 |
| Puzzow – 1:18:48 |
| The Puzzled Puzzlers – 1:18:55 |
| Oh My Stars – 1:19:37 |
| Abby’s Puzzle Crew – 1:22:20 |
| Winnie’s Warriors – 1:24: 21 |
| Buzz, your Girlfriend, Woof – 1:31:52 |
| EBD – 1:48:00 |
| Piece Keepers – 1:50:19 |
| Fiersa – 1:51:23 |
| 4 Corners 1:54:36 |
| We Came, We Saw, We Puzzled – 2:29:55 |
| Red Pandas – 2:31:02 |
500-Piece, In-Person, Advanced
| Piecekeepers – 20:09 |
| Los Rompecabezeros – 25:55 |
| Nelson Bunch – 26:39 |
| Puzzle Moms – 28:39 |
| Floor Check – 29:13 |
| Popsicle Sticks – 29:20 |
| Hidden Valley Puzzlers – 31:09 |
| Livin on the Edge – 33:15 |
| Grumpy Caticorn – 35:07 |
| Puzzle Twist & Shout – 35:56 |
| Team Interlocked – 36:50 |
| Gopher Zulpze’s – 39:16 |
| Master Piece – 39:30 |
| Puzzle Champs – 41:16 |
| Whirled Piece – 57:21 |
| Sora Therapy – 1:28:43 |
500-Piece, Virtual, Beginner
| Lake Dwelling Rome Sackers – 54:12 |
| Missing Pieces – 1:03:32 |
| PurrPuzzled – 1:09:39 |
| Puzzled Birds – 1:16:24 |
| Puzzled Snake – 1:32:51 |
| M & M Sisters – 1:56:26 |
| Plymouth Puzzlers – 1:59:24 |
| Jesus Jigsters – 2:01:00 |
| We Come In Pieces – 2:03:58 |
| Team Sloth – 2:25:48 |
| Puzzle JAMmerz – 2:56:35 |
| Star Birds – 3:02:35 |
| Puzzles = Procrastination 3:29:00 |
500-Piece, Virtual, Advanced
| Golden State Puzzlers – 26:15 |
| Humpty Dumpty Emergency Response Team – 31:24 #gettinjiggywithit – 34:35 Wicker Kittens – 41:35 |
| 3 scary pumpkins – 44:03 |
| Everyday we’re puzzlin – 48:12 |
| The Screaming Llamas – 53:00 |
| The Dog Ate the Last Piece – 1:19:47 |
| Jack’s Puzzle Gang – 1:19:50 |
| Team IPB – 1:33:50 |
1000-Piece, In-Person
| Piecekeepers – 53:46 |
| Puzzle Twist & Shout – 1:15:05 |
| Floor Check – 1:16:30 |
| Puzzle Moms – 1:18:03 |
| Popsicle Sticks – 1:21:52 |
| Nelson Bunch – 1:25:44 |
| Full Slit – 1:32:46 |
| Switch, Rotate, Jam-It! – 1:39:56 |
| Grumpy Caticorn – 1:40:32 |
| Interlocked – 1:41:39 |
| Puzzlesotans – 1:42:44 |
| Hygge Time – 1:53:46 |
| Puzzle Pals – 1:54:58 |
| Whirled Piece – 1:55:08 |
| Actuary Ladies & Aaron – 2:03:18 |
| Panicked Puzzlers – 2:08:44 |
| Blur – 2:10:49 |
| Piece Out – 2:13:16 |
| Popapoe – 2:17:30 |
| The Puzzled – 2:25:17 |
| Jigsaw Jazz – 2:25:32 |
| Inner Piece – 2:27:19 |
| Piece and Love – 2:39:05 |
| Up and Away – 2:39:20 |
| Gloss Finishers – 2:43:25 |
| Volm-tastics! – 2:43:36 |
| The Piece Makers – 2:44:20 |
| Purple Puzzle People – 2:52:19 |
1000-Piece, Virtual
| Golden State Puzzlers – 1:15:33 Humpty Dumpty Emergency Response Team – 1:31:53 #gettinjiggywithit – 1:46:57 Wicker Kittens – 1:49:35 |
| 2 Scary Pumpkins – 2:06:17 |
| The Screaming Llamas – 2:11:00 |
| Puzzle Pros – 2:20:40 |
| Puzz Lightyear – 3:08:00 |
| Puzzle Peeps – 3:21:00 |
| One Piece At A Time – 4:42:05 |
Thank you again, all teams and players. And sponsors, we could not do this without you – and our community thanks you for representing at our Autism Resource Fair. We’re grateful for your support.
We look forward to seeing you all at next year’s event.
Thank you, 2022 Sponsors!
Silver Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
Resource Table
Puzzle Sponsor and Partner
Prizes Sponsor and Partner
Rules Video Creator
Print Sponsor
Event Space Sponsor