{"id":7150,"date":"2026-04-28T06:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7150"},"modified":"2026-04-28T06:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:20:59","slug":"colorado-grandpa-finishes-worlds-largest-jigsaw-puzzle-with-60k-pieces-4-years-after-starting-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7150","title":{"rendered":"Colorado grandpa finishes world&#8217;s largest jigsaw puzzle with 60K pieces 4 years after starting it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Colorado grandfather finally completed the world\u2019s largest jigsaw puzzle four years after starting the project when the brain teaser\u2019s maker sent him the 60,000th piece he was missing.<\/p>\n<p>Lou Salas is a certified puzzle fanatic who estimated he spent anywhere from 800 to 1,000 hours carefully constructing \u201cThe World\u2019s Largest Jigsaw Puzzle by Dowdle,\u201d KRDO reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lou Salas finished \u201cThe World\u2019s Largest Jigsaw Puzzle by Dowdle\u201d last weekend. <span class=\"credit\">KRDO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The puzzle, a 60,000-piece world map, took up his entire puzzle room. He spent a painstaking four years carefully constructing each of the puzzle\u2019s 60 quadrants with help from his now 8-year-old granddaughter.<\/p>\n<p>When he was working on the puzzle\u2019s 17th section, he realized he was missing one piece.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The puzzle has 60,000 pieces. <span class=\"credit\">KRDO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t sleep that night. One piece ruins the whole thing,\u201d Salas told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Salas refused to let so many months of work \u2014 and the $600 he spent on the puzzle \u2014 go down the drain.<\/p>\n<p>Dowdle, the company behind the puzzle, eventually shipped him the final missing piece he needed, bringing the years-long project to a close last weekend. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Salas will donate the puzzle to a fanatic or organization. <span class=\"credit\">KRDO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Salas said finding a way to put all 60 sections together \u201cwas the biggest puzzle within the puzzle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His friends set up an 8-foot by 29.5-foot styrofoam table in his garage and suspended him from the ceiling so he could carefully lay down each quadrant \u2014 not dissimilar to how cranes lift and move materials on construction sites.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Salas lost one piece that the puzzle company replaced. <span class=\"credit\">KRDO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the puzzle master reflected on his accomplishment, he decided to deconstruct the completed puzzle and donate it to one lucky fanatic or organization free of charge \u2014 on the sole condition that they too \u201cpay it forward\u201d when they\u2019re done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t put it into words or a price on it or anything. If someone can do it, that\u2019s good enough for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna miss it. It became part of me for this little segment of my life,\u201d Salas said. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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