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Attracting 200 million people in 100 countries, competing to figure things out >> 45 minutes begins now. >> reporter: there's an annual global championship. nick baxter is the captain of the u.s. sudoku team. why is sudoku so fascinating to so many >> that's a puzzle in and of itself in a crossword puzzle, things you do at the end are words you can't get. but in sudoku, engulf is almost filled in. it's like dominos falling. the last numbers just go in, boom, boom, boom so i don't know. an endorphin rush perhaps. it's just a good feeling. >> reporter: a good feeling thanks to the puzzle master ...

The time, but given the amount of expertise available in the world when it comes to sudoku, how do you see newer forms of the puzzle evolving?— see newer forms of the puzzle evolvinu? n ., , ., , evolving? actually, not very soon after sudoku _ evolving? actually, not very soon after sudoku was _ evolving? actually, not very soon after sudoku was reintroduced i evolving? actually, not very soon after sudoku was reintroduced in | after sudoku was reintroduced in 2004, 2005, that variations and started coming up like let's take two or more grades and overlap part of the grids, and then you hav...

Enthusiast who popularised the number game, coming up with its iconic name in the 1980s. after newspapers began printing it in the early 2000s, the puzzle became a worldwide craze, with tens of millions of people testing their mental agility with sudoku every day. i'm joined by nick baxter, captain of the us puzzle and sudoku teams. great to have you on the programme, nick. he's a huge figure in the history of sudoku. tell us more about him and the influence he's had. in about him and the influence he's had. , ., , ., , ., about him and the influence he's had. , ., , ., ., had. in the history ...

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