Maki Kaji, known as the godfather of the nine-by-nine number puzzle Sudoku, has died at age 69 in Tokyo. Today, an estimated 200 million people in 100 countries continue to solve the puzzles. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.Aug. 22, 2021
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