The aim of the contest was to complete a partially filled-in grid in the only way possible by adding the fewest possible instances of the numerals 1 to 9. Dozens of participants of all ages tried their luck.

The young victor, who won an iPod, acknowledged that he found the challenge difficult enough at first, but that once he grasped the logic, the problem solved itself. He also confessed to knowing nothing about Sudoku a mere two months ago, despite the puzzle's current popularity. "My father introduced me to the puzzle one day, and since then I've been hooked!"

But what interests the Secondary III student even more is software engineering, a field he hopes to enter. "I love it! It's for me, I'm sure of it," he says.

Congratulations to Philippe, who shows all too clearly that wisdom has nothing to do with age...

Michel Dagenais, director of the Department of Computer Engineering, Philippe Pageau, winner of the Sudoku contest and professor Gilles  Pesant.

The Ipod was graciously offered by MicroPoly.