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PU✨ Solo Prelim D Recap ✨
It has already been 1 week since #usajigsawnationals2026 , and I miss it already! I am so excited to share that I accomplished the one puzzling goal I’ve been grinding a year for: I qualified for Solo Individual Finals!!!!
I DNF’d “Washington Blossoms” at Jigsaw Nationals 2025 and placed 73rd in my prelim, not enough to qualify for finals and it devastated me. At the time, I really felt like I let myself down, so I’ve been working so hard for redemption, solely to prove to myself that I could, and I did!!!!
In the grand scheme of things, puzzling is really not that deep, but it has been really important to me. In the moments following finishing, I turned to see my husband and so many of my puzzle friends cheering me on. I was incredibly moved by the support and overwhelmed with pride and relief, I just couldn’t help but start to cry happy tears. I still replay that moment in my head, and I feel incredibly grateful that it was captured on video. In the wise words of the iconic @hilaryduff , moments like this are truly what dreams are made of ❤️
@usajigsawpuzzle USA Jigsaw Nationals 2026 - Solo Prelim D
“Front Porch Days” by @ravensburgerglobal
🧩 500 pieces / ⏱️ 52:41
🏆 Seeded at Table 22 and finished 29th out of 199 (top 15%)
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EDIT: Thank you for all the support! I did not expect so many people to see me cry over my silly little puzzling accomplishment 😅.
This was not the individual finals, but the top puzzlers and times for this preliminary round were…
🥇 30:39 Alice Rowe @aliceispuzzled
🥈 38:28 Cathy Roiter @theroitstuff
🥉 39:32 Emma Williamson @emmaswilliamson
Shout out to my table mate @jenna.wyly who killed it in this round!!! She placed 18th with a time of 50:32! 🔥🔥🔥
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