The Miracle Sudoku

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Hi! We're Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK's most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships. We're also "cryptic crossword" aficionados. Mark is the twelve-time winner of The Times championship and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world's best puzzles.

Thank you for watching!
Simon and Mark

[roserocksrapidly]

"What'd you do today?"
"Watched a man very politely lose his mind over sudoku for 25 minutes"

[FlashNerd]

“He’s clearly trolling me”
“Although I can place a one...”

And so it begins...

[RunicRobin]

When he figured out those 3s, man it felt like staring at a man transcending the limitations of humanity itself.

[jackdog]

“I’m going to stop this video and Mark will get an angry phone call.”
20 minutes later
“This puzzle is a work of sublime genius.”

[charlesr]

"What is he doing?"
"He's beginning to believe."

[XyudntknwmeX]

A. Why did this show up in my feed?
B. Why did I sit and watch the entire thing?
C. Why am I now so intrigued by sudoku?

[sammy_]

"It might have a unique solution but it's not gonna be findable by a human being"
*21 minutes left in the video*

[Whoeverheis]

There's like... the 5 Stages of Grief's much more optimistic brother, the 5 stages of wonder: Doubt, Amusement, Belief, Delight, and Appreciation

[zachattack]

"There's no way this has a unique solution... and if it does it's not solvable by a human"

... although

[MrSpiceBoi]

Alternative title: man vastly underestimates his own intellect

[virushasdetectedawindows]

this is insane he actually manages to explain every move he makes while going a million miles an hour

[EvinScully]

The decision to have the host see the sudoku for the first time live on camera is what made this video such a hit. The reaction is wonderful!

[giantnerd]

I love the dawning horror when he realizes the puzzle is solvable.

[LimLamOfficial]

"What did you do this morning?"

"Watched a man repeat "I can't believe it, now this isn't a three" for 25 minutes straight"

[Skellitor_VA]

"Let's see what we get?"
...*eyebrows lower* "right..He must be trolling"
*proceeds to deliver one of the most memorable moments in Sudoku history*

[reeveeakt]

I can't believe that a video about a box with two numbers had elevated my appreciation of numbers

[AquaShibby]

"It's clear he's trolling me....


..although I can place a one"

One of my favorite YouTube moments of all time.

[LappleOwingsL]

I will never again feel such a rush of joy and adrenaline as when he put in all the 3's. Nothing will ever live up to that moment.

[Hennu_TRM]

I love that 9 is never adjacent to 1. So it even follows the consecutive restraint with looping the digits.

[ethankramer]

OMG guys this is the first cracking-the-cryptic that I actually was able to complete without watching him place any digits first. I did it 100% myself and I am so proud :))) It did take me 3.5 hours, but I did it