diff --git a/exercises/threads/threads1.rs b/exercises/threads/threads1.rs
index d6376db..6c731fc 100644
--- a/exercises/threads/threads1.rs
+++ b/exercises/threads/threads1.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 // The program should wait until all the spawned threads have finished and
 // should collect their return values into a vector.
 
-// I AM NOT DONE
-
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     let mut results: Vec<u128> = vec![];
     for handle in handles {
-        // TODO: a struct is returned from thread::spawn, can you use it?
+        results.push(handle.join().unwrap());
     }
 
     if results.len() != 10 {
diff --git a/exercises/threads/threads2.rs b/exercises/threads/threads2.rs
index ada3d14..ec60788 100644
--- a/exercises/threads/threads2.rs
+++ b/exercises/threads/threads2.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 // Building on the last exercise, we want all of the threads to complete their work but this time
 // the spawned threads need to be in charge of updating a shared value: JobStatus.jobs_completed
 
-// I AM NOT DONE
-
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -14,21 +12,18 @@ struct JobStatus {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let status = Arc::new(JobStatus { jobs_completed: 0 });
+    let status = Arc::new(Mutex::new(JobStatus { jobs_completed: 0 }));
     let mut handles = vec![];
     for _ in 0..10 {
         let status_shared = Arc::clone(&status);
         let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
             thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(250));
-            // TODO: You must take an action before you update a shared value
-            status_shared.jobs_completed += 1;
+            status_shared.lock().unwrap().jobs_completed += 1;
         });
         handles.push(handle);
     }
     for handle in handles {
         handle.join().unwrap();
-        // TODO: Print the value of the JobStatus.jobs_completed. Did you notice anything
-        // interesting in the output? Do you have to 'join' on all the handles?
-        println!("jobs completed {}", ???);
+        println!("jobs completed {}", status.lock().unwrap().jobs_completed);
     }
 }
diff --git a/exercises/threads/threads3.rs b/exercises/threads/threads3.rs
index 9e9f285..8b2a281 100644
--- a/exercises/threads/threads3.rs
+++ b/exercises/threads/threads3.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // threads3.rs
 // Execute `rustlings hint threads3` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a hint.
 
-// I AM NOT DONE
-
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::thread;
@@ -28,11 +26,12 @@ fn send_tx(q: Queue, tx: mpsc::Sender<u32>) -> () {
     let qc = Arc::new(q);
     let qc1 = Arc::clone(&qc);
     let qc2 = Arc::clone(&qc);
+    let tx1 = tx.clone();
 
     thread::spawn(move || {
         for val in &qc1.first_half {
             println!("sending {:?}", val);
-            tx.send(*val).unwrap();
+            tx1.send(*val).unwrap();
             thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
         }
     });