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The winners of the 2008 championship
Advanced
  • 1. Wei-Hwa Huang, Mountain View, Calif. ($10,000 prize). He finished the final round in 7 minutes, 39 seconds.
  • 2. Thomas Snyder, Palo Alto, Calif. ($2,000). He finished in first place last year and went on to his second world-championship win.
  • 3. Tammy McLeod, Los Angeles ($400).

Intermediate
  • 1. Chris Narrikkattu, New York ($5,000), 9:32.
  • 2. Vincent DeLuca, Swarthmore ($1,000).
  • 3. Brittnay Guld, Philadelphia ($200).

Beginner
  • 1. Lisa J. Haffner, Philadelphia ($3,000), 7:40.
  • 2. Lauren Choi, Rockville, Md. ($600).
  • 3. Stefanie Jasinski, Philadelphia ($150).

Age categories

These contestants won $50 each for finishing fastest in rounds organized by age:
  • 10 and younger: Nicholas Viggiano
  • 11-12: Rachael Hart
  • 13-14: Davis Borucki
  • 15-16: Bryan Goldman
  • 17-18: Ira Miller
  • 19-20: Nick Groh
  • 21-23: Maryann Yin
  • 24-26: Andrea Kanner
  • 27-29: Thomas Snyder
  • 30-32: Jason V. Zufflanieri
  • 33-35: Wei-Hwa Huang
  • 36-38: Huan Wang
  • 39-41: Daria Roccato
  • 42-44: Paul Winston
  • 45-47: Charles Auguston
  • 48-50: Karen Wheeler
  • 51-53: Pam Milles
  • 54-56: Rick Cain
  • 57-59: Shi-Shyan Krueger
  • 60-62: Bob Schmidt
  • 63-65: Mike Cholod
  • 66-68: Carol Peckman
  • 69-71: Margaret Goodman
  • 72-74: Zizhi Zhu
  • 75-77: Malcolm Hayes
  • 78-80: Ed Zerah
  • 81 and older: Bill Koyler
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday Welcome Reception

Time: 6 – 9 p.m.
Location: Independence Seaport Museum
Penn's Landing, 211 South Columbus Blvd. & Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106

6- 7 p.m. Tour the Independence Seaport Museum.

7 – 9 p.m. Enjoy cocktails, appetizers and conversations with other sudoku enthusiasts in the Museum’s Spinnaker Room and outdoor terrace which provides panoramic views of the Delaware River and the Philadelphia skyline. Mingle with Will Shortz, Maki Kaji, the man who gave sudoku its name, last year’s winners, and other notable Philadelphians.

Directions and parking information can be found at http://www.phillyseaport.org/Directions.shtml

Saturday Championship

8:45 a.m. Registration opens
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Hall D
1101 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

10:45 a.m. Welcome remarks

11 – 11:30 a.m. Round 1

11: 40 – 12:10 p.m. Round 2

12:20 – 12:50 p.m. Round 3

12:50 – 2 p.m. Lunch

2 – 2:20 p.m. Bonus Round 1

2:30 – 2:50 p.m. Bonus Round 2

3:10 p.m. Finals

4:00 p.m. Awards presentation

4:30 p.m. Will & Maki autograph signing

For directions visit: www.paconvention.com/visitors/gh.asp



REGISTER ONSITE AT PA CONVENTION CENTER, HALL D!
Registration opens at 8:45 a.m.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP PUZZLES

Solve the final round puzzles
Want to see how you would have fared at the Inquirer Sudoku National Championship? Click here to download the final puzzles and their answers. (pdf)
 
Geography Bonus Round winners: Click here to see the list (pdf)
Save the date for the 2008 Philadelphia Inquirer Sudoku National Championship!
The 2008 Philadelphia Inquirer Sudoku National Championship will take place Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa.

REGISTER ONSITE
AT PA CONVENTION CENTER, HALL D:
Registration opens at 8:45 a.m.
Subscribers | Non-subscribers

Paper registration form (pdf)

New in 2008: More prizes, more puzzles, more judging categories and fun for all ages.

Come meet the man who gave sudoku its name, Maki-Kaji, who will travel from Japan to be our special guest.


Event Prices
Saturday Championship Prices
 SubscriberNon-subscriber
Adult$35$50
Student$15$20
Senior Citizen$15$20
Spectator$7$10
Friday Welcome Reception Price
 SubscriberNon-subscriber
Welcome reception$30$40
Student$22$30
Senior citizens$22$30

* * "Student" is anyone who is a youth or is currently enrolled in graduate or post-graduate classes.

* * "Senior Citizen" is anyone over the age of 65.

PUZZLE ANSWERS
Get answers to the puzzles in the Official Training Guide here.
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NEWS
Philadelphia Flyers´ Jeff Carter watches the game-winning goal by Mike Richards go past Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mikael Tellqvist, of Sweden, in overtime of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, in Philadelphia. The Flyers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)<br />
Flyers win on Richards' OT goal
Mike Richards' wrist shot from the slot in overtime lifted the Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Coyotes on Saturday night, extending the Flyers' winning streak to four games.

Scott Hartnell, Mike Knuble and Carter also scored for the Flyers in a game punctuated by fluke goals.
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