PUZZLE PALOOZA
Jigsaw Puzzle Tournament
November 8, 2025
8:00 a.m.
Shelby Senior Services
(part of the YMCA Building)
2120 Intelliplex Dr.
Shelbyville, IN 46176
4th Annual
This unusual and challenging event is held in the nice new YMCA building in Shelbyville! The event benefits Shelby Senior Services! All ages and abilities welcome! We will have a free Puzzle Swap and also a big puzzle out for everyone to work on at their leisure in between rounds! Come meet some new people and have some FUN!
Register Early! Space is limited and Registration for each
division will be closed when it is full!
Individuals (Novice) - $25.00
(Novice has participated in less than 10 puzzle tournaments)
Individuals (Expert) - $25.00
(Expert - you know who you are!)
Partners - $35.00
3 Person Teams - $40.00
4 Person Teams 550 & 1000 pieces - $50.00
4 Person Teams 100 piece Relay - $40.00
Kids 12 & Under 100 Piece Individual - $25.00
Puzzles included with all entry fees
Short Sleeve T-shirts $10.00 extra
Schedule:
8:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. All Individuals - 300 piece puzzle
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Partners - 550 piece puzzle
11:30 a.m. - DRAWING FOR MIX UPS - See below
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 3 Person Teams - 550 piece puzzle
4 Person 100 Piece Relay Teams
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 4 Person Teams - 550 piece puzzle
Kids 12 & Under 100 piece
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 2,3 or Person Teams 1000 piece puzzle
Fun Prizes and trophies for the top 3 winners in all divisions to be presented at the end of each division!
FREE PUZZLE SWAP! Bring your old puzzles to swap!
COMMUNITY PUZZLES will be set up in the waiting area for participants to work on in between rounds! This is super fun!
100 Piece Puzzles will be available for participants to complete and time themselves in between rounds! Just for fun and to warm up!!
"MIX UPS"! Mix Ups are bags of puzzle pieces that you can take home and complete for prizes! Everyone who enters an event at the Palooza will receive an entry ticket for each event for which they are registered. Tickets may be put into the drawing for the Mix Ups which will occur at 11:30 a.m. (if you are competing in the Partner Round that started at 10:00 a.m. and you have not completed your puzzle by 11:30 a.m. you must have someone available to pick up your Mix Up if your name is drawn!) Mix Ups are divided into levels by difficulty - Level 1 (easiest) to Level 5 (hardest). There will be several bags to choose from in each Level. When you complete the puzzles at home you must submit a photo via email or text along with your mailing address. You will then be mailed your completion certificate and a gift card! The value of the gift cards is more for the more difficult levels! YOU MUST BE PRESENTAT 11:30 a.m. IN ORDER TO WIN A MIX UP BAG! LIMIT ONE MIX UP BAG PER PERSON!
RULES AND INFORMATION
*All participants must be at least 8 years old.
*Registrations will be taken until space is full. Same day registrations MAY be taken if space is available.
*All participants should plan to be at the YMCA for check in at least 15 minutes prior to start their start time.
*Participants that arrive late may be disqualified. Late participants may start late only at the discretion of the tournament director.
*All individuals and teams receive the same new, unopened puzzle that will be concealed in a bag on each table. At the command "go" the puzzle is unwrapped.
*Participants race to complete the puzzle first.
*No spectators are allowed in the competition area however the gym has large windows and there will be some space in the gym outside the competition area so spectators can watch all the action!
*When an individual or team is close to finishing their puzzle they should raise their hand so the floor monitor can approach their table and clock their finishing time.
*When an individual or team finishes their puzzle they will receive a time card issued by the official. The participant (s) should take the time card to the Result table and turn it in.
*When an individual or team finishes their puzzle and leaves the competition area they are NOT ALLOWED to return to the competition area until the round is completed.
*No one except the participants and floor monitors are allowed to approach the puzzle tables.
*Participants are not allowed to approach other participants tables.
*All rounds are being conducted in the gymnasium which will be very noisy with spectators and other participants and some piped in music. Prepare accordingly and if noise bothers you then please bring headphones or whatever would help you with this issue.
*No cell phones or flashlights or any other tools or devices can be used.
*Water bottles are allowed in the gym but please no food or open ended containers of liquids.
*Participants are allowed to leave their table and the puzzle area to use the restroom, etc. but must immediately return (no lingering outside the puzzle area or disrupting the other tables)
*If there are not 3 winners by the end of the time period allowed for each division then unattached pieces are counted to determine a winner. An "unattached piece" is any piece that is not in a group of 2 or more. The team with the LEAST amount of unattached pieces is the winner. If there is still a tie and teams have the exact same number of unattached pieces then a tie will be declared.
*Teams and partners will be registered under a team name. If a participant as a partner or team member is not able to attend then a sub may be used OR if a sub is not available 4 person teams can consist of 3 people (but not 2 or 1), 3 person teams can consist of 2 people (but not 1). Both partners must be present in the Partners division (no single players). 1000 Piece division may have any number of team members up to 4. Please try to have the correct number of people there.
*All puzzles are in the original package, unopened at the beginning of the tournament. In the unlikely event a piece is missing due to a manufacturer error or potentially because the participant(s) lost a piece we will honor a finish with 1-2 pieces missing however 10 seconds per piece will be added if the pieces are found. If the pieces are not found and it is determined that a manufacturer error was made the original finish time will be honored. If more than 3 pieces are missing then that participant or team will be disqualified from that round.
*Kids in the 12 & Under 100 Piece division may not be assisted by anyone. They will have 2 hours to complete their puzzle. All kids will receive a participation item. The 3 fastest kids will receive a small trophy.
*Participants in the 4 Person 100 piece relay team may not assist their teammates. Participants will complete a 100 piece puzzle then the next person on the team may begin.
*NO REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON. NO REFUNDS FOR NO SHOWS OR TEAMS/PARTNERS THAT DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE PRESENT TO PARTICIPATE. (If the event is completely cancelled due to Covid 19 government restrictions the entry fees WILL be refunded and the event will be re-scheduled)
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