USA Jigsaw Puzzle Association - In the News

  • You won't see them at the Olympics, but these speed puzzlers are world-class

    New York Times - Written by Derrick Bryson Taylor

    News story about speed puzzling and the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship, featuring USAJPA member Karen Kavett.

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  • Aerial view of speed puzzlers at the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship

    Washington Post - Written by Chris Alcantara

    News story about speed puzzling, featuring USAJPA members Yvonne Feucht, Andrea Peng and Jonathan Cluff, and USAJPA board members Becca Taylor and Faith Taylor.

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  • Sarah Schuler completes a puzzle

    CBS News - Written by Derek James

    News story & video about speed puzzling, featuring USAJPA member Sarah Schuler.

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  • Piece Talks Podcast

    Piece Talks Podcast

    USAJPA member Rob Shields’ podcast, featuring discussions with competitors, organizers, and puzzle-makers in the competitive jigsaw puzzle world.

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  • Puzzle People Podcast

    Puzzle People Podcast - Chicken Wing Pictures

    Presented by director Emily Sheskin and producer Ben Kainz, this podcast is in conjunction with their short film currently on the festival circuit (Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles) and feature film in development.

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  • Meredith Yeager poses with their puzzles

    Signal Akron - Written by Brittany Moseley

    News story from Akron, Ohio about speed puzzling, featuring USAJPA members Meredith Yeager and Jessica Henderson.

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  • William Shandling and Lisa Moskowitz

    Fox11 - Good Day LA Segment

    News segment from Los Angeles, California about speed puzzling, featuring USAJPA members William Shandling, Lisa Moskowitz, Trisha Siedlecki, Andrea Howard, and Erin Potter.

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  • USAJPA board member Val Coit

    Duluth News Tribune - Written by Teri Cadeau

    News story from Duluth, Minnesota about speed puzzling and the founding of the USAJPA, featuring USAJPA board member Valerie Coit.

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  • Sarah Schuler and Lauren Kautz at the 2024 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship

    MPR News - Interview by Cathy Wurzer

    Radio interview from St. Paul, Minnesota about speed puzzling and the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship, featuring USAJPA member Sarah Schuler.

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  • Gail McCormick with a 6,000-piece puzzle she completed in 2023

    StateCollege.com - Written by Geoff Rushton

    News story from State College, PA about speed puzzling, featuring USAJPA member Gail McCormick.

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  • Becca Taylor (second from left) poses for a photo with Doug Ellwanger, Susanne Riehemann, and Linnea Shieh at a wooden puzzle race at a Half Moon Bay wine bar

    Stanford Report - Written by Chelcey Adami

    News story and video from Palo Alto, California about speed puzzling, featuring USAJPA members Susanne Riehemann and Linnea Shieh, and USAJPA board member Becca Taylor.

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  • Tammy McLeod shows off her speed puzzling skills as she completes a jigsaw puzzle of MIT’s Killian Court.

    Slice of MIT - Written by Katherine Igoe

    News story from Cambridge, Massachusetts about speed puzzling, featuring USAJPA founding member Tammy McLeod.

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  • Puzzle of Tiffany Medeiros

    UMass Lowell - Written by Ed Brennen

    News story from Lowell, Massachusetts about speed puzzling, featuring USAJPA member Tiffany Medeiros.

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  • After the competition was over, participants were allowed to take home their custom-designed Ravensburger competition puzzle, named ‘Preparing for the Competition.’

    Voice of OC - Written by Kim Pham and Kristina Garcia

    News story from Los Angeles, California about Orange County Speed Puzzlers, featuring USAJPA members William Shandling, Lisa Moskowitz, Trisha Siedlecki, Yvonne Feucht, Tammy McLeod, Luke & Jessica Cheney, and USAJPA board member Aly Krasny.

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  • EB Caron solves a puzzle

    FOX61 TV - Article & video by Jim Altman

    News story from Hartford, Connecticut about speed puzzling, featuring USAJPA members EB Caron and Jonathan Cluff.

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  • Sarah Schuler and Michaela Keener compete in the pairs division of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship

    Star Tribune - Written by Richard Chin

    News story from Minneapolis, Minnesota about speed puzzling, featuring USAJPA member Sarah Schuler.

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  • Participants compete in a team-based speed puzzling event in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024

    Mercury News - Written by Kate Bradshaw

    News story from San Jose, California about speed puzzling and the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship, featuring USAJPA members Andrea Peng and Jen Hsieh, and USAJPA board member Becca Taylor.

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  • KSL TV - Article & video by Peter Rosen

    News story from Salt Lake City, Utah about speed puzzling, featuring USAJPA members Kyle Kossin, Mindy Whiting, and Karen Kavett.

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  • Teams division of USA Jigsaw Nationals 2022.

    Southwest News Media - Written by Jacqueline Devine

    News story from Prior Lake, Minnesota about speed puzzling and USA Jigsaw Nationals, featuring USAJPA member Dawne Rasmusson.

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  • Tiffany Medeiros at USA Jigsaw Nationals 2022

    GBH Radio Interview - Produced by Molly McCaul

    Skip ahead to the 42:10 time mark for a radio interview with USAJPA member Tiffany Medeiros about speed puzzling and the St. Paul Winter Carnival.

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  • Wirecutter - Written by Rose Maura Lorre

    Article about how to preserve and display finished jigsaw puzzles, featuring USAJPA board member Aly Krasny.

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  • Prevention - Written by Kaitlyn Pirie

    Article about the effect of jigsaw puzzles on visuospatial skills such as perception, speed, working memory, flexibility, and reasoning; featuring USAJPA board member Faith Taylor.

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