00:00Racing against the clock to put the pieces together.
00:10Everyone has a different technique, but most start with the edges.
00:13I thought it's going to be hard because there's a lot of sky, which I tried to smash that
00:18out first.
00:19Brie Ribeiro won a solo heat today, completing a never before seen 500 piece puzzle in 40
00:26minutes.
00:27The three times state champion has an unusual technique, using the boxes to sort the pieces.
00:35She went up against people from across the country and the world at the national championships.
00:40It was the first time I ever actually flew on a plane.
00:45It's just, it's indescribably exciting.
00:47Normally I would do, yeah, two or three puzzles a night, sort of in the lead up to a competition.
00:52Different 500 pieces, different strategies, different kinds of puzzles and just trying
00:56to get the stamina up a little bit as well.
00:59And while it's serious for some, for others, it's all about having fun.
01:04A whole heap of people all together, just a puzzle.
01:07A lot of these competitors have always been interested in puzzles, but the pandemic saw
01:12more people reach for the pieces.
01:14Now with competitive events like this all across the world, the interest in speed puzzling continues
01:20to grow.
01:21We've seen growth out of sight.
01:22Each year we just keep adding participants and we keep filling venues.
01:26Finals are on at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre tomorrow, assuming everything falls
01:31into place.
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