People spends month building 60,000-part jigsaw then find it’s missing one piece

13 February 2023 , 20:14

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The team spent a month putting it together (Image: WMTV)

A funeral home spent an entire month making a 60,000-piece puzzle, before realising it was missing one piece.

The puzzle was put together as part of a community event at Grasse Funeral Home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, US.

The finished puzzle was 8-foot wide by 29-foot long, and was made up of 60 1,000-piece puzzles all fitting together to make one massive picture.

But getting right to the end after a month of hard work, the puzzle assemblers found out one piece was missing.

Breaking down in tears, one of those working on it said: "We did 59,999 pieces because puzzle number 60 was missing one. Thank you guys so much for helping us. "

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The 60,000 piece puzzle laid out in all its glory (WMTV)

The sheer size of the puzzle made it the world's largest commercially available jigsaw puzzle.

Called 'What a Wonderful World', it features special landmarks from around the world, including Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal.

Grasse Funeral Home and Cremation Service organiser Nina Grasse said: “I wanted to get the community involved. Let’s meet new people in the community and let’s have a fun weekend of people of all ages coming to work together on one big project."

The original plan was to complete the puzzle on Sunday, but it was decided to extend the project so more people could get involved.

The event drew puzzle lovers from all over Pennsylvania.

“People came up from Madison and all over the place to complete the puzzle, so it’s more than just Reedsburg,” Grasse said.

The puzzle took a whole month (Getty Images)

She continued: “We learned that there’s lots of details which have made it more challenging, but people are having a wonderful time.”

Enthusiastic participants commented on pictures of the final product posted online.

One wrote: "Awesome! So proud to be a part of the team who helped to put it together."

Another commented: "Great job! So proud to see the final pieces!"

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