Jess and her family play Jenga, a game made up of 54 stacked blocks in which each player removes one block in turns until the stack falls. The 5 players, including Jess, play 5 rounds in which each player removes one block. In the sixth round, Jess's father goes first. He removes a block, causing the tower to almost fall. Next, Jess tries to remove another block knocking down the tower. How many blocks did the tower have before Jess's turn?
In each round, the 5 players removed a total of 5 * 1 = <<5*1=5>>5 blocks.
In the 5 rounds played, the players removed a total of 5 * 5 = <<5*5=25>>25 blocks.
Adding the block removed by Jess's father in the sixth round, a total of 25 + 1 = <<25+1=26>>26 blocks were removed.
Before the tower fell, there were 54 - 26 = <<54-26=28>>28 blocks.
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