Colorado State Speed Puzzling Championship, 4/20/24

See CO2023 results here.
See Rules & FAQs here.
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CO2024--Colorado State Speed Puzzling Championship--is coming soon!
You'll be able to test out your puzzling skills--solo, with a partner, and on a team of 4. 
​Come meet some amazing new puzzling friends!
Early Bird Special: Sign up before March 1st and get $5 off each contest!
  • Sign up for all 3 events (1 Solo, 1 Pair, 1 Team) and get 1 free event T-shirt!
  • Sign up your whole team (4 Solo, 2 Pair, 1 Team) and get 4 free T-shirts!
What's in it for me?
  • Puzzle with the Pros
  • Earn a FREE spot at the USA Jigsaw National Championship
  • Have your score count toward JPAR (see here for details)
  • Score some FREE puzzles
  • Swap your puzzles at the swap table (FREE for registrants, $10 for guests)

Prizes
  • 1st place in each of the 3 adult divisions will win paid registration into the next USA Jigsaw Nationals contest (2025 or 2026)​
  • Top 3 winners in each division will get first pick for free puzzles and other gifts

​Details
  • Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
  • Time: 9a - 5:30p
  • Venue: Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs
  • Address: 4405 N Chestnut St Suite D, Colorado Springs, CO 80907​
  • ​Please review the Championship FAQ's and Championship Rules here.
  • Pre-registration form is here.  Registration is not complete until all payments have been received.  Please add all desired events below to your cart and complete the checkout process.
Get your tickets today!  Space is limited.
Adult Divisions (age 16+)

CO2024 Adult SOLO 500 piece race--4/20 @ 9a

$50.00

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Our 2024 Colorado State Championship will be held on April 20th. The venue is Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs, 4405 N Chestnut St Suite D, Colorado Springs, CO 80907.


Please check in for the Adult Solo 500 piece race at 9:00 am. Instructions will be given at 9:30, and the contest will start immediately afterward.


You will have 2 hours to finish your puzzle. If you do not finish the puzzle, you will be given credit for any groups of 3+ connected pieces. Rankings will be established first by completion time, and then by the number of pieces placed.
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CO2024 Adult PAIR 500 piece race--4/20 @ 12p

$60.00

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Our 2024 Colorado State Championship will be held on April 20th. The venue is Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs, 4405 N Chestnut St Suite D, Colorado Springs, CO 80907.


Please check in for the Adult Pair 500 piece race at 12 noon. Instructions will be given at 12:30, and the contest will start immediately afterward.


You will have 90 minutes to finish your puzzle. If you do not finish the puzzle, you will be given credit for any groups of 3+ connected pieces. Rankings will be established first by completion time, and then by the number of pieces placed.
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CO2024 Adult TEAM 1000 piece race--4/20 @ 2:30p

$70.00

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Our 2024 Colorado State Championship will be held on April 20th. The venue is Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs, 4405 N Chestnut St Suite D, Colorado Springs, CO 80907.


Please check in for the Adult TEAM 1000 piece race at 2:30 pm. Instructions will be given at 3:00, and the contest will start immediately afterward. Teams must have 3 or 4 puzzlers, and all teams will compete in the same division.


You will have 2 hours to finish your puzzle. If you do not finish the puzzle, you will be given credit for any groups of 3+ connected pieces. Rankings will be established first by completion time, and then by the number of pieces placed.
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Junior Divisions (age 15 & under)

CO2024 Youth (15 & under) SOLO 200 piece race--4/20 @ 9a

$40.00

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Our 2024 Colorado State Championship will be held on April 20th. The venue is Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs, 4405 N Chestnut St Suite D, Colorado Springs, CO 80907.


Please check in for the Youth Solo 200 piece race at 9:00 am. Instructions will be given at 9:30, and the contest will start immediately afterward.


You will have 2 hours to finish your puzzle. If you do not finish the puzzle, you will be given credit for any groups of 3+ connected pieces. Rankings will be established first by completion time, and then by the number of pieces placed.
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CO2024 Youth (15 & under) PAIR 300 piece race--4/20 @ 12p

$50.00

Only a few left!

Our 2024 Colorado State Championship will be held on April 20th. The venue is Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs, 4405 N Chestnut St Suite D, Colorado Springs, CO 80907.


Please check in for the Youth Pair 300 piece race at 12 noon. Instructions will be given at 12:30, and the contest will start immediately afterward.


You will have 90 minutes to finish your puzzle. If you do not finish the puzzle, you will be given credit for any groups of 3+ connected pieces. Rankings will be established first by completion time, and then by the number of pieces placed.
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CO2024 Youth (15 & under) TEAM 500 piece race--4/20 @ 2:30p

$60.00

Sold out

Our 2024 Colorado State Championship will be held on April 20th. The venue is Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs, 4405 N Chestnut St Suite D, Colorado Springs, CO 80907.


Please check in for the Youth TEAM 500 piece race at 2:30 pm. Instructions will be given at 3:00, and the contest will start immediately afterward. Teams must have 3 or 4 puzzlers, and all teams will compete in the same division.


You will have 2 hours to finish your puzzle. If you do not finish the puzzle, you will be given credit for any groups of 3+ connected pieces. Rankings will be established first by completion time, and then by the number of pieces placed.
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Add-ons

CO2024 Colorado State Championship T-shirt

$25.00

Unisex soft-style T-shirts.


Please include your size & preferred color in the Note/Comment field during checkout.


For a list of available colors, see the color palette screenshot or go to https://www.alphabroder.com/product/3001cvc/bella--canvas-unisex-heather-cvc-t-shirt.html?color=d9
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CO2024 Colorado State Championship puzzle swap ticket

$10.00

Our 2024 Colorado State Championship will be held on April 20th. The venue is Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs, 4405 N Chestnut St Suite D, Colorado Springs, CO 80907.


NOTE: The swap table is included with the price of each contest registration.


To participate in the swap, please bring 1 to many COMPLETE jigsaw puzzles of any piece count. Puzzles missing any pieces may not be brought to the swap!


Puzzles will be arranged by piece count and quality. For each puzzle you bring, you may take one puzzle of relatively equal value (quality & piece count).
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Adult Solo Division Results (age 16+)
Clementoni 500p Colorful Cupcakes
  1. 0:48:44 Alice Rowe
  2. 1:13:49 Richard Puro
  3. 1:19:26 Annie Jacobs
  4. 1:21:41 Jennifer Sipple
  5. 1:25:03 Sarah Froeschle
  6. 1:26:52 Ashley Ernst
  7. 1:27:15 Virginia Cleveland
  8. 1:27:52 Sarah Hauge
  9. 1:27:59 Kevin Adams
  10. 1:28:54 Claire Thomas
  11. 1:30:52 Tessa Melli
  12. 1:33:24 Whitney Presley
  13. 1:34:08 Jonathan Cluff (Texas)
  14. 1:37:53 Katie Moser (Nebraska)
  15. 1:38:45 Katie Reilly
  16. 1:39:38 Rebecca Watson
  17. 1:39:51 Michelle Malencsik
  18. 1:40:24 Kristin Blair
  19. 1:43:17 Amber Smith
  20. 1:45:17 Deborah Smarsh
  21. 1:47:05 Maxine Dill
  22. 1:47:54 Stephanie Maryon
  23. 1:50:26 Veronica Baray
  24. 1:50:53 Mel Peddle
  25. 1:52:33 Tiffany Williams (New Mexico)
  26. 1:52:56 Megan Jenkins (Texas)
  27. 1:52:57 Jessica Bradley
  28. 1:53:36 Kinsey Keltz (Texas)
  29. 1:56:17 Patrick Gardner
  30. 1:56:35 Emily Walker
  31. 1:59:46 Kelli Barnes
  32. 1:59:59 Shaina Pira
  33. 477 Rachel Wood
  34. 448 Leanne Jauriqui (New Mexico)
  35. 448 Cathy Pedersen
  36. 436 Karen Wells
  37. 436 Cami Vandine
  38. 420 Krista Gwidt
  39. 418 Stef Sanders
  40. 413 Jessica Goldsby
  41. 410 Amber Swanson
  42. 410 Kari Quenroe
  43. 410 Holly Rohrer
  44. 405 Faye Alleman (Texas)
  45. 401 Christopher Davis
  46. 389 Susi Windeler
  47. 386 Michael Dickman 
  48. 384 Gabby Melli
  49. 376 Sena Cooper
  50. 376 Katlyn Nail
  51. 374 Deanna O'Mara
  52. 372 Anne McDonald
  53. 367 Brittany Knight
  54. 364 Jessica DuHadway (Tennessee)
  55. 349 Suzy Gardner 
  56. 345 Marie Johnson
  57. 334 Stephanie Stremick
  58. 331 Karen Floyd
  59. 331 Tami O'Hara
  60. 328 Alicia Martinez (Texas)
  61. 319 Lindsey Crawford (Kansas)
  62. 318 Ashley Niehaus
  63. 300 Kate McCormick (Minnesota)
  64. 294 David Tiensvold
  65. 289 Brande Droste 
  66. 283 Ariana Berkowitz
  67. 273 Meg McCormick (Minnesota)
  68. 259 Karen Ford
  69. 244 Leslie Harkins
  70. 236 Susan Dias 
  71. 233 Elizabeth Dominic 
  72. 214 Jessica Axelrad
  73. 203 Patrick O'Mara
  74. 190 Karen Eberle-Smith
  75. DNF David Greenwood
  76. DNF Kathryn Bucheger
  77. DNF Kristina Navarrete (Texas)
Junior Solo Division (age 15 & under)
MasterPieces 200p Barnyard Besties
  1. 0:20:30 Dylan D
  2. 0:25:17 Aidan K 
  3. 0:29:40 Maeve M
  4. 0:29:41 Liam C (Texas)
  5. 0:31:09 Olina H
  6. 0:45:51 Lyla F
  7. 1:03:03 Aakansh S
  8. 1:10:09 Ellery N
  9. 1:15:45 Eden S
Adult Pair Division Results (age 16+)
Cobble Hill 500p Busy as a Bee

  1. 0:46:18 Alice Rowe/Erin Leidy (Peak Puzzlers)
  2. 0:54:23 Whitney Presley/Claire Thomas
  3. 0:58:35 Megan Jenkins/Kinsey Keltz (Texas)
  4. 0:59:05 Tiffany Williams/Leanne Jauriqui (New Mexico)
  5. 0:59:19 Justin August/Lindsay Pasalic (The Slayers)
  6. 0:59:37 Karen Wells/Mel Peddle
  7. 1:01:33 Amber Smith/Crissy Gedenberg (Edge Lords)
  8. 1:06:00 Katie Moser/Nathan Rice
  9. 1:06:17 Abby Mendus/Sarah Mendus
  10. 1:07:34 Kevin Adams/Heather Collins (Puzz Guzzlers)
  11. 1:08:35 Jessica DuHadway/Annie Jacobs
  12. 1:08:46 Kristin Blair/Jessica Clark
  13. 1:08:59 Tessa Melli/Gabby Melli (The Low Cal Calzone Zone)
  14. 1:09:25 Aubrey Keisel/Kettie Olsen
  15. 1:10:53 Michael Dickman/Dylan Dickman
  16. 1:13:17 Molly Bedard/Sue Bedard
  17. 1:13:52 Tori Karr/Rhea Jost
  18. 1:13:26 Emily Walker/Amanda Yates (Lulu and the Mighty Boosh)
  19. 1:16:28 Shaina Pira/Alice Kustusch (Getting' Jiggy with it)
  20. 1:16:48 Hali Jenkins/Jessica Bradley 
  21. 1:17:52 Sena Cooper/Emily Masterson (Jigsaw Jockeys)
  22. 1:18:35 Amy Burnett/Joanna Waggoner (Ja Ja Sisterhood)
  23. 1:18:52 Holly Rohrer/Ashley Berninghaus
  24. 1:19:12 Nicole Brackenridge/Britney Heim ("Piece of Cake")
  25. 1:19:33 Kelli Barnes/Cathy Pedersen
  26. 1:20:32 Rachel Wood/Morgan Vlasse (It Has to Go Somewhere)
  27. 1:20:10 Suzy Gardner/Patrick Gardner (Some Assembly Required)
  28. 1:22:35 Maxine Dill/Elizabeth Dominic
  29. 1:24:28 Liz Ritter/Kelsey Wilson
  30. 1:24:29 Lynne Craig/Jason Craig (PAL PUZZ)
  31. 1:24:40 Kristina Navarrete/Alicia Martinez
  32. 1:29:16 Meg McCormick/Kate McCormick
  33. 1:29:45 Sarah Hauge/Susan Dias
  34. 491 Deanna O'Mara/Patrick O'Mara
  35. 475 Kalsea Thomas/Scott Villalpando
  36. 474 Audrey Blackmon/Jack Bauer (Team Blueston)
  37. 470 Ashley Niehaus/Amanda North
  38. 467 Brande Drostet/Tami O'Hara
  39. 468 Stephanie Maryon/Annie Mace (Puppy Puzzlers)
  40. 456 Ariann Dorland/Jen Stanicar (Missoula Speed Queens)
  41. 445 (1:37:20) Amber Franzel/Kelly Kleyn (Bits and Pieces)
  42. 433 Cami Vandine/Christy Seabourne
  43. 425 Maeve McKisic/Mimi Bassett
  44. 420 Mark Seifert/Olivia Seifert (Team Seifert)
  45. 406 Karen Eberle-Smith/Jessica Axelrad
  46. 389 Ashley Minnich/Judy Minnich
  47. 384 Elliott Zettas/Stephanie Stremick
  48. 380 Faye Alleman/Drew May
  49. 380 Christopher Davis/Clare
  50. 375 Mary Schneiderman/Barry Schneiderman (The Missing Piece)
  51. 370 Katlyn Nail/Lisa Nail (Berry Puzzled)
  52. 346 Erin Brockman/Erica Sittloh (Double Trouble)
  53. 336 Michelle Roderick/Lisa Wright (Connections)
  54. 330 Jenna Stockton/Haley Murray
  55. 325 Lawren DiDonna/Ray DiDonna
  56. 314 David Riggio/Mercedes Fernandez-Duke (Nerp and Nubbin)
  57. 268 Laurie Weingartner/Nancy Nyman (Puzzled Sisters)
  58. 173 Menas Abdelmessih/Ed Goddard (The Puzzlers)
Junior Pair Division (age 15 & under)
​Buffalo Games 300p Country Delivery
  1. 0:22:12 Russell G/Maddie B
  2. 0:38:30 Kyle G/Gavin Bailey (Down to Jig)
  3. 0:50:18 Ellery N/Jasper N
Adult Team Division Results (age 16+)
​Ravensburger 1000p In the Garden
  1. 0:51:39 Karen Wells/Mel Peddle/Claire Thomas/Rachel Wood
  2. 0:56:35 Alice Rowe/Erin Leidy/Whitney Presley
  3. 0:58:24 Michael Dickman/Dylan Dickman/Aubrey Keisel/Kettie Olsen (Mile High Middlers)
  4. 1:08:26 Christine Ging/Justin Ging/Zac Ging/Henry Ging (Frank and Jerry)
  5. 1:08:55 Megan Jenkins/Alicia Martinez/Kristina Navarrete/Kinsey Keltz (Texas)
  6. 1:09:33 Tiffany Williams/Leanne Jauriqui/Lindsey Crawford (Marvel-ous Assemblers)
  7. 1:09:43 Amber Smith/Crissy Genenberg/cassy Stonecash/Alton Fielding (Jigsawin' Logs)
  8. 1:12:10 Marina Chamberlin/Justin August/Lindsay Pasalic/Allison Halvorson (The Slayers)
  9. 1:13:18 Kevin Adams/Jane Lee/Heather Collins/Kyle Morgan (Puzz Guzzlers)
  10. 1:23:45 Emily Walker/Amanda Yates/Kelly Liddell/Mandy Ricks (Puzzlicious)
  11. 1:24:36 Katie Reilly/Leslie Harkins/Kelly Ott/Kim Leporatti (Cut from the Same Puzzle)
  12. 1:29:15 Kelli Barnes/Kari Quenroe/Cathy Pedersen/Amy Bailey
  13. 1:29:18 Amy Burnett/Joanna Waggoner/Ariann Dorland/Jen Stanicar (PuzzKill)
  14. 1:31:04 Amber Franzel/Kelly Kleyn/Jessica Clark/Kristin Blair (War and Pieces)
  15. 1:31:15 Sarah Hauge/Jamie Connerly/Susan Dias/Nikki Aadnesen
  16. 1:41:34 Brande Droste/Tami O'Hara/Nikki Maxwell/Shyanne Hoffarth (Team Pivooot)
  17. 1:42:17 Karen Eberle-Smith/Maxine Dill/Elizabeth Dominic/Jessica Axelrad
  18. 1:42:54 Jack Bauer/Audrey Blackmon/Ashley Niehaus/Amanda North
  19. 1:47:31 Els Thijs/Kelly Rebello/Michele White/Jess Maletz
  20. 1:48:42 Jenna Stockton/Haley Murray/Allison McGuire/Cheyenne Snook (Searching Four Inner Peace)
  21. 1:49:48 Lilia Brown/Emma Houghton/Jenna Phillips/Kenzie Christian (Puzzling Posse)
  22. 1:54:54 Holly Rohrer/Ian Rohrer/Ashley Berninghaus/Ryan Spiller
  23. 1:57:13 Katy Winchester/Kory Schwietzer/Marki Manby
  24. 1:57:17 Bernadette Guthrie/Leah McFann/Emily Vonachen/Rae Ann Ploucha (Everyday I'm Puzzlin')
  25. 1:57:43 Manon Merewether/Dan Merewether/Mary Merewether/Katie Merewether (Ravensburgermeisters)
  26. 964 Leah Balzer/Josh Balzer/Aspen Hancock/Christianna Hancock (Connect Four)
  27. 808 Summer Lyons/Emily Stormfeltz/Tiffanyn Vaughn
  28. 790 Katlyn Nail/Lisa Nail/Millie Gudiel/Evan Nail (Berry Puzzled)
  29. 2:12:36 Michelle Roderick/Lisa Wright/Heather Cloninger/Lisa Redmond (Connections)
  30. 2:18:04 Stacey Graham/Jullie Bernardo/Courtney Ferguson
  31. 2:26:12 Katarina Ayrton/Varsha Balusa/Visha W/Shubhankar Pinge (BLUE MOUNTAIN)
Junior Team Division (age 15 & under)
Ravensburger 500p Cat Nap
  1. 0:38:34 Gavin B/Maddie B/Kyle G/Russell G (We're Puzzled)
  2. 0:46:40 Olina H/Eden S/Kira S/Lyla F 
  3. 0:59:57 Liam C/Jane C/Joshlynn F/Michael A (Texas)
  4. ​1:06:46 Ellery N/Declan N/Jasper N
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