"Vicki Richardson has known she loved puzzles since a young age, when she sat on her father's knee and helped him decipher which pieces went where. What she didn't know is that decades later, she'd be flying to Spain to compete in a puzzle championship. "I am so proud to be the Canadian that was up on the podium," she told CBC Radio's Metro Morning Thursday. "It's so exciting, almost surreal, just a fantastic experience.""
"The World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship is no easy feat, Richardson said. The event, which ran from Sept. 15 to Sept. 21 in Valladolid, Spain, gathers hundreds of speed puzzlers in one room, where they're timed and ranked. Richardson said the 500-piece puzzle she did was specifically created for the competition and isn't available for sale in Canada at the moment. In just over one hour, she opened the box, turned over the pieces and constructed the puzzle that led her to international acclaim."
Vicki Richardson won the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship in the over-60 category, becoming the first Canadian to do so. She began puzzling as a child on her father's knee, paused in her late teens for education and family, and resumed after retiring in April 2023. She joined the Canadian Jigsaw Puzzle Association, puzzled with her daughter, and taught her grandchildren. The championship ran Sept. 15–21 in Valladolid, Spain, and brought hundreds of speed puzzlers who are timed and ranked. Richardson completed a specially created 500-piece competition puzzle in just over one hour.
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