Female Edge in Jigsaw Puzzles

Analyzing the 2024 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship, men were 21% of qualifiers but only 11% of finalists, with a statistically significant cluster of men among the worst performers. This suggests women may hold a task-specific advantage in jigsaw solving, despite male advantages reported in 3D mental rotation. The finding is preliminary (sex inferred by names; one tournament) but the pattern merits follow‑up. — It complicates broad claims about sex differences in spatial cognition by showing domain‑specific female strengths, urging more nuanced, task‑level analysis.