Californian wins national sudoku tournament

Californian beats former world, US champion to take national sudoku tournament title

Staff
AP News

Oct 24, 2009 16:37 EDT

Tammy McLeod solved an advanced puzzle in 7 minutes, 44 seconds to defeat former world and U.S. champion Thomas Snyder and win the third Philadelphia Inquirer Sudoku National Championship on Saturday.

The 32-year-old McLeod, of Los Angeles, won $10,000 and a spot on the U.S. World Sudoku Team that will compete in the Fifth Annual World Sudoku Championship next spring in Philadelphia.

Natan Tsyrulnik, 31, of Shelton, Conn., won the beginner division and $1,000. Davis Borucki, 15, of Columbia, S.C., claimed the intermediate division and $3,000.

The tournament drew 646 contestants ranging in age from 8 to 93.

Source: AP News

 

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