Duluth Jigsaw Puzzle Contest

The Duluth Jigsaw Puzzle Contest is back May 15th and 16th! We will kick things off with a Social and Swap Friday night before diving into a full day of speed puzzling on Saturday. We are excited to announce that we’ll be back for another year of puzzling at Duluth’s beautiful convention center in the Harborside Ballroom right on Lake Superior!

New this year:

• MNJPA Minnesota Championship Solo Contest! Are you the fastest puzzler in the greatest puzzling state? Come find out by competing in the first annual MNJPA Minnesota Championship. Championship winner is guaranteed a spot at the next USAJPA Nationals.*
• MNJPA Minnesota Championship Team Contest! This is a FOUR person team contest.
• Sarah Does Puzzles puzzling room! Puzzle all day long or in between contests. This room will be open to the public so friends and family who aren’t competing will be welcome to come puzzle with us–for free! There will be a puzzle swap all day Saturday too!
• Special Speed Run Contest announcement sponsored by Sarah Does Puzzles.

Friday, May 15th
Social & Swap

We are SUPER excited to announce that our Swap and Social will take place at Wild State Cider from 4 to 9 pm! Our sponsor is COBBLE HILL!!! Come enjoy a beverage or two while you puzzle and win prizes at this wonderful cider taproom in the very cool Lincoln Park business district. New this year – Wrecktangle Pizza at Wild State! Wild State is family-friendly too.

Saturday, May 16th
Speed Puzzling Contests

• MNJPA Minnesota State Championship Team Contest — 8:30 to 10:00 am. Four person teams will have 1.5 hours to complete their 500-piece puzzle. Note: Championship title is reserved for a team with at least one Minnesota resident, but all placers will be recognized and eligible for prizes.
• Pairs Contest – 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Puzzlers will have 2 hours to complete their 500 piece puzzles.
• MNJPA Minnesota State Championship Solo Speed Contest–1:30 to 3:30 pm. Solo puzzlers will have 2 hours to complete their 500-piece puzzles. Note: Championship title is reserved for a Minnesota resident, but all placers will be recognized and eligible for prizes.
• Team Contest – 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Three and Four person teams will have 2 hours to complete their 500-piece puzzle. (This contest takes place at the same time as the Solo contest.)
• Pairs Puzzle Relay – 4:00 to 5:30 pm. A team of two will race to complete two puzzles at the same time. Puzzles will be under 500 each.

Contests sponsored by PuzzleTwist, Sarah Does Puzzles, Minnesota Jigsaw Puzzle Association, and more, to be announced.

• Puzzle size for each contest varies and is indicated in the description above. Each contest will use a different puzzle.
• Participants can register to compete in up to FOUR team/pair contests and/or ONE solo contest.
• Pairs and Team Contests use 6′ round tables, one team per table. No split tables. Solo contest uses split tables.
• Tickets are sold per team, not per person, with the exception of the Individual contest.
• Puzzlers get to keep their puzzles.
• *Solo contest winner must be age 16 older to quality for the USAJPA Nationals guaranteed spot.

Register Today
Registration is through Eventbrite. Register here.

Questions regarding the contest or registration? Please contact MNJigsawPuzzle@gmail.com. This event fills up so please register early!

Volunteer
Volunteer sign up here.