Puzzling

A somewhat silly hobby of mine is speed jigsaw puzzling — you can follow my latest speed puzzling times on MySpeedPuzzling.

A photo of Michael and Andrew standing in front of a USA Jigsaw Nationals banner, pointing gleefully.

Andrew and Michael at the USA Jigsaw Nationals 2025 in Washington, DC.

I’ve always been a bit of a puzzler, but I got into speed jigsaw puzzling in early late 2024. I’m not the fastest, but I really enjoy the community of puzzlers and it’s a great way to destress and unplug from the news of the day. Below are my competition results.

2026 USA Jigsaw Nationals

2026 is my first year competing in all three rounds — Individual, Pairs, and Teams (of 4 people). I’m hoping to qualify for finals in pairs and teams this year, but it will be a long shot to qualify in Individuals.

2025 USA Jigsaw Nationals

2025 was my first year competing at the USA Jigsaw Nationals, which was held in Washington, DC. I did not qualify for finals in either Individual or Pairs categories, but had a great experience and have kept up speed puzzling since!