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Jigsaw puzzling is a growing competitive activity — with a national tournament

NPR | By Leslie E. Thompson
Published March 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM CDT

There's a big national competition in Atlanta this week in puzzling. Teams will race to put jigsaw pieces into place, assembling 500 and 1,000 piece puzzles they've never seen.

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