Event Information
Event Schedule & Preliminary Lists
Location: AVENUE Portland 631 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232 / Dates: Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20, 2025
Event Schedule:
FRIDAY, JULY 18
Event Space Opens 10:00 AM
Opening Ceremonies 10:30 - 10:45 AM
Individual Preliminary 1 11:00 - 1:00 PM Cobble Hill 500PC
Individual Preliminary 2 1:30 - 3:30 PM Portland Puzzle 500PC
Duo Preliminary 1 4:00 - 6:00 PM Cobble Hill 500PC
Announcements 6:15 - 6:30 PM
Social and Puzzle Party 6:45 - 9:00 PM
SATURDAY, Jul 19, 2025
Event Space Opens 9:00 AM
Individual Preliminary 3 9:30 -11:30 AM Goodway 500PC
Lunch Break 11:30 - 12:15 PM
Duo Preliminary 2 12:30 - 2:30 PM, Cobble Hill 500PC
Team Finals 3:30 - 6:00 PM Cobble Hill 1,000 PC
Free Puzzle Sprint 6:30 - 7:00 PM
SUNDAY, Jul 20, 2025
Event Space Opens 9:00 AM
Duo Finals 9:30 - 11:30 AM Portland Puzzle 550PC
Lunch Break 11:30 - 12:00 PM
Individual Finals 12:30 - 2:30 PM Cobble Hill 500PC
Awards Ceremonies 2:45 - 3:15 PM
Preliminary List
Individuals Contest Heat 1
July 18, Friday 11 am - 1 pm
Anne Khong
Sue Kroger
Neavaeh Lorimor-Fultz
Becca Taylor
Bee Norris
Andrea Heistand
Allie Arendell
Rachel Shields
Lori Nussbaum
Natalie Johnson
Jason Sprague
Nicole Pichette
Carla McKelvey
Clarissa Weiss
Chloe Glikbarg
Stephanie Vargas
Marla Hansen
Joanne Tustison
Aimee Wood
Leslie Richardson
Cosmo Smith
Terri Carmichael
Isabel Urrutia
Norah Molina
Christopher Morrissey
Frank Hollander
Teresa Biermann
Faith O'Malley
Maciek Kumorek
Yael Kumorek
Tracy Swensen
Richard Luong
Brianna Heydlauff
Tara Griffitts
Celina Fletcher
Ieva Veya
Caroline Orsi
Janelle Mitchell
Marissa King
Lea Campbell
Samantha Dueling
Joseph Niklas
Kathryn Ferreria
McKenna Arnold
Individuals Contest Heat 2
July 18, Friday 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Chloe Weakly
Anita Proom
Andee Hevle
Maya Drucker
Marisa Martin
Maggie Kirkland
Jamie Lim
Cory Haynes
Jenny Coleman
Tiffany Leturno
Alex Michonski
Tyler Mays
Nick McWilliams
Xin Li Phuah
David Black
Renata Tirta
Carol Nelson
Ashley Osborne
Kaitlyn McCluskie
Skye Vandeleest
Yuewen Chen
AnnaLeah Franklin
Emilee Frost
Catrina Klossner
Joni Sliger
Kara Walker
Karen Pukalo
Martina Ford
Trevor Cable
Wendy Cranfill
Valerie Thurston
Tori Carlisle
Elizabeth Bacon
CHARESE GAINOR
Lauren Turner
Cristina Wood
Diana Stanley
Leah Nagely Robbins
Rose Robbins
Christy Wright
Heidi Krauss
Katherine Buschbach
Lauren Hadley
Olivia Lorimor
Jaq Law
Individuals Contest Heat 3
July 19, Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 am
Jessica Tran
Minh Vuong
Jessica Streitz
Wendy Shieu
Rowan Cleland
Jessica Rehm
Beatrice Endler
Helen Colby
Susan Johannsen
Hung Nguyen
Rachel Tate-Wong
Jessa Douglas
Sarah Gelke
Deanna Gelke
Emily Knauer
Karen Branin
Jeff Soesbe
Tammy Mcleod
Destanee Reckeweg
Luis Diaz
Jonathan Armstrong
Heather Orr
Carly Waterman
Justine Abaunza
Linnea Nasman
Julie Cassata
Hannah Doyle
Katie Heinlein
Feifei Xue
Allison Ruskell
Kathryn Spisso
Denise Spisso
Brandon Harrington
Meg Craig
Calista McMurray
Cami Pottle
Hana Johnstone
Rebecca Streitz
Iryna Shvydchenko
Diana Jaffe
Duos Contest Heat 1
Friday 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Keep Portland Puzzling - Carol Nelson, Mindy Feather
Better At Escape Rooms - Clarissa Weiss, Denise Jimenez
AJ Fits - Allie Arendell, Andrea Heistand
Edge, Eddge, and Edgy - Emily Baer, Kayleen Cardoza
LSA - Laura Carlesso, Alessandro Lionello
The Puzzling Shields - Rachel Shields, TBD Shields
Tortured Poets Department Side B - Keri Crawford, Erin Taylor
Tortured Puzzlers Side A - Michaela Crawford, Rebekah Crawford
Perpetually Puzzled - Lorelei Marquardt, Frank Hollander
Squirrelly Puzzling - Lori Nussbaum, Jamie Lim
Just here for the edge pieces - Jason Sprague, Corey Schlueter
Puzzle Pounders - Natalie Johnson, Chris Hendricks
The Misfits - Camille Kent, Dylan Darby
One Piece - Cheryl Pichette, Nicole Pichette
The Pieces of Power - Tyler Mays, Tirza Longanecker
Practically Puzzled - Joanne Tustison, TBD TBD
Dino & Cat - Catrina Klossner, Destiny Premo
Slow Jig - Anna McElroy, Courtney Mense
Fueled by Chili's Margs - Heidi Krauss, Cara Unger-Fink
Piece Queens - Rachel Laubis, Kate Hunt
Dolores Park Puzzlers - Chloe Glikbarg, Skye Vandeleest
Penny Can - Stephanie Vargas, Jose Vargas
O'Doyles Rule - Jennifer Barlow, Caroline Barlow
Strait A's - Aimee Wood, Jared Wood
Pair Force One - Susan Johannsen, Helen Colby
Damn It, Fit! - Cosmo Smith, Leslie Richardson
Hamajang - Liz Garcia-Quilinquin, Tori Inouye
It Takes Two - Diana Stanley, Joni Sliger
That's what she said - Corina Cheever, Meredith Grieb
Pieces of You - Kara Walker, Maggie Hammett
Awkward Puzzlers - Isabel Urrutia, Norah Molina
Tickles - Ieva Veya, Kelly Poff Wesley
Bring You 2 Pieces - Yael Kumorek, Maciek Kumorek
Dom Noms Bow Meows - Richard Luong, TBD TBD
The PuzzLIng Sisters - Allison Li, Lauren Li
Twinsanity - Jessica Streitz, Rebecca Streitz
If it fits, it sits - Alisan Bramhall, Anika Bruno
Disturbing the Piece - Anita Proom, Celina Fletcher
The Bartlett Pairs - Rebecca Bartlett, Greg Bartlett
Puzzled and Confused - Martina Ford, Trevor Cable
Dissectology Duo - Kim Schreur, Molly Schreur
Easy Piecey - Linnea Nasman, Julie Cassata
Rainbow Cats - Iryna Shvydchenko, Diana Jaffe
The Missing Pieces - Grace Lin-Behrens, Nathan Behrens
Puzzle Dust - Marla Hansen, Karen Hansen
Under Siege 3: The Puzzlers - Katie Heinlen, Darci Heinlen
Duos Contest Heat 2
Saturday 12:30 - 2:30 pm
OG Queens - Rose Robbins, Leah Nagely Robbins
DQ Blizzards - Quinn Crossley, Damon Motz-Storey
One piece at a time - Heather Orr, Louann Lowther
The Paso Puzzlers - Diane Wingfield, Katie Wingfield
Practically Perfect Puzzlers - Lauren Hadley, Wendy Cranfill
Buttercup and Blossom - Olivia Lorimor, Mia Lorimor-Mills
Spicy Books and Puzzling Looks - Amanda Pearson, Sarah Mooso
Bacon Bitz - Jamie Abitz, Chad Bacon
Get it Together - Stephanie Tate-Wong, Rachel Tate-Wong
Scrapy Sinceres - Natalie Giersch, Mary Giersch
Pickering Puzzlers - Brianna Pickering, Christine Pickering
The Delulus - Maya Drucker, To be Determined
M&M - Maggie Kirkland, Marisa Martin
Bidoof Troupe - Peter Anderson, Andrea Olson
The Piecekeepers - McKenna Arnold, Kathy Ferreira
Banzai - David Black, JD Armstrong
Jigsaw Junkies - Sue Kroger, Anne Khong
Hannah and Kaitlyn - Kaitlyn McCluskie, Hannah Doyle
Get Jiggy With It - Lauren Turner, Charese Ganior
AAOK - Feifei Xue, Brandon Harrington
Jessa & Becca - Becca Taylor, Jessa Douglas
Pickled Eggheads - Caroline Orsi, David Leeson
Awesomeness - Kathryn Spisso, Denise Spisso
Puzzled Sisters - Calista McMurray, Jerrica Ross
S-WAP - Meg Craig, Toby Craig
Sorting It Out - Cami Pottle, Tyler Pottle
M & E - Erin Fisk, Mary Powell
Unicorns in Cars - Adrian Landreth, Adrian Landreth
Puzzled FamLi - Mia Li, Tricia Tamura-Li
The Puzzling Ferns - Jesse Rehm, Cecilia Rehm
Pink Puzzle Club - Jaq Law, A Friend
Organized Chaos - Beatrice Endler, Xin Li Phuah
To be Decided - Chloe Weakly, TBD TBD
Double Parked - Julie Park, Shannon Lee
The Edge Lords - Wendy Shieu, Hung Nguyen
Piece Patrol - Luis Diaz, Destanee Reckeweg
Partners In Puzzling - Sarah Gelke, Deanna Gelke
Team Naha - Hana Oathoudt, Nate Klein
Piece Whisperers - Rowan Cleland, Chris Morrissey
Fusion Puzzlers - Yuewen Chun, Tammy Mcleod
Hot Puzz - Sean Hengchua, Rachel Bracker
Piece Corps - Amelia Guzman, Sarah Siddons
Team slay - Tara Griffitts, Audrey Griffitts
Coastbusters - Alex Michonski, Libby Bacon
Team Entries Saturday 3:30 pm-6:00 pm
BAJA - Becca Taylor, Jessa Douglas, Andrea Heist, Allie Arendell
Perpetually Puzzled - Lorelei Marquardt, Frank Hollander
JACK - Jill Keiderling, Cort Martin, Amy Swain
Flippin' Pieces - Rachel Shields, Rob Shields, Amelia Shields, TBD Shields
Tortured Puzzlers Department - Erin Taylor, Keri Crawford, Michaela Crawford, Rebekah Crawford
Hotdog Champs - Natalie Johnson, Jason Sprague, Corey Schlueter, Chris Hendricks
Puzzle Pitches - Joanne Tus
Mission Impuzzible - Kara Walker, Maggie Hammett, Elizabeth McCullough
Always on Edge - Caroline St. Clair, Amanda Webb, Stephanie Barlow
Piece Out - Jaq Law, Diana Stanley, Tara Griffitts, Audrey Griffitts
Takes All Sorts - Alisan Bramhall, Anika Bruno, Brian Wolfe
Damn It, Fit! - Cosmo Smith, Leslie Richardson, Andrew Nichols, Emilee Frost
Texas Jigsaw Massacre - Madelyn Duer, Taylor Quilici, Maddie Howard, Kayla Shepherd
A Piece of Our Mind - Norah Molina, Isabel Urrutia, Ted DesMaisons, Norah Molina
World Piece - Chelsea McLennan-West, Emma Larkins, Shouta Fukamachi, Catherine Bayer
Boballs - Richard Luong
Random Cuts - Caroline Orsi, Ieva Veya
37.5 - Madison Kinney, Joanna Fenner, Sharyn Brown, Jordann Dawson
Goobie Team - Andrea Olson, Peter Anderson, John Doe, Jane Doe
Puzzled and Confused - Martina Ford, Trevor Cable, Puzzle Diva
Get Jiggy Wit It - Corina Cheever, Meredith Grieb, Courtney Mense, Hope Thompson
Keep CALM and Puzzle On- CHARESE GAINOR, Lauren Turner, Anna McElroy, Sarah McElroy
EDGELORDZ- Maria Duong, David Smythe, Emily Walker, Rachel Jackson
Queens of Pieces- Rose Robbins, Leah Nagely Robbins, Michelle Cruikshank, Tiffany Gates
Practically Perfect Puzzlers X 4 - Lauren Hadley, Wendy Cranfill, TBD Hadley, TBD Hadley
Puzzle Jamboree - Olivia Lorimor, Mia Lorimor-Mills, Megan Ramirez, Catrina Klossner
The Delulus - Maya Drucker, J F, K M, N T
Puzzled? So Are We - Kristen Gee, Heidi Putnam, Robyn Finkbeiner, Kristen Gee
Puzzle Sharks - David Black, JD Armstrong, Marisa Martin, Maggie Kirkland
Girls in STEMP - Kaitlyn McCluskie, Hannah Doyle, Chloe Glikbarg, Skye Vandeleest
Changing Corners - Feifei Xue, Brandon Harrington, Hung Nguyen, Wendy Shieu
WAP - Meg Craig, Toby Craig, Emily Ebel, Sean Two
Ctrl+Alt+Assemble - Rebecca Streitz, Jessica Streitz, Iryna Shvydchenko, Diana Jaffe
BLEM-ish - Beatrice Endler, Erin Fisk, Mary Powell, Xin Li Phuah
Piece Out - Shannon Gray, Zenaide Beckham, Janelle Christensen
Gin & Jigsaw - Jessi Hibsman, Kristin Kabele, Rachel Ingel-Champion
Squirelly Puzzling - Lori Nussbaum, Jamie Lim, Kate Bishop, Renate Beyer
Escapeartists - Alex Michonski, Yuewen Chun, Tammy McLeod
Joyous Jigsaw Jamboree - Susan Welsch, McKenna Arnold, Natalie Giersch, Mary Giersch
WAP-2 - Sean Hengchua, Rachel Bracker, Liz Garcia-Quilinquin, Tori Inouye
Puzzling Evidence - Megan Wai, Margot Oliver, Lucy Ward, Bree Hamilton