Wayne Gouldis a retired Hong Kong judge, most recently known for helping to popularise sudoku puzzles in the United Kingdom, and thereafter in the United States... (wikipedia)
I have met people who you would expect to be brilliant and they have a blind spot for this puzzle. And I have met people without as much education who do very well with it.
I retired so I would have more time. Now I'm even busier than I was before.
People enjoyed it immediately and other papers noticed the jump in circulation,
endless puzzles made up on the spot, all fresh and original.
I'm not surprised that people like the puzzle -- I thought that was almost certain. I am surprised at how people have gotten into a frenzy about it.
These guys are quite exceptional. They're practically off the planet. I can't begin to understand how they do the puzzles. It's all a bit too stressful and serious for me!
It's not like this was a 12-hour a day job, It was more like a six to nine.