After finishing second in the first World Sudoku Championship last year, Thomas Snyder took home the top prize this year. Last year’s winner, Jana Tylova, did not finish in the top three. The final puzzle can be found here. It’s a “Jigsaw Sudoku” that’s very different from the the puzzles that usually bear that name.
This year’s team title went to Japan.
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