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Sudoku prizes frozen during probe

PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -- Organizers of a Sudoku championship in Philadelphia said the prizes from the final round have been frozen pending the outcome of a cheating investigation.

The Philadelphia Inquirer National Sudoku Championship Director Will Shortz and head of judging Nick Baxter opened an investigation Monday after questions were raised about the third place finisher in Saturday's finals, a walk-in competitor who gave his name as Eugene Varshavsky, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

Varshavsky, whose performance and demeanor during the tournament were deemed suspicious by fellow competitors, won third place out of 646 contestants for a $3,000 prize.

Varshavsky gave his home address as Lawrenceville, N. J., where there are no telephone listings for the last name Varshavsky, and said he worked for a company called Magic Crafts in Trenton, N.J., which the Inquirer said it was unable to contact.

The newspaper said a man using the same name was suspected of cheating at the World Chess Championships. The allegations were never proven and Varshavsky was allowed to finish the competition. It is not known whether he is the same man suspected of cheating at the Sudoku tournament.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 10/29/2009

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