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The Zeloku blog

One topic per post, sourced and fact-checked — the history, the maths and the stories behind the puzzle. For rules and technique guides, see Learn instead.

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Maths

How Many Sudoku Puzzles Are There?

The exact count is 6,670,903,752,021,072,936,960 grids. Here's who calculated it, what it actually means, and why the puzzle will never run dry.

2026-07-27 · 7 min read

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Records

Sudoku World Records: Who's Actually the Fastest?

The real Guinness World Record (2:08.53, set in 2006), the WSC's most decorated players, and who won in 2025 — with sources.

2026-07-26 · 9 min read

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Origins

The History of Sudoku

Who really invented Sudoku, and why is it called that? The real timeline — 1979 America, 1984 Japan, 2004 London — to today.

2026-07-26 · 8 min read

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