text: are there any sudoku puzzle competition with prizes? is there any sudoku puzzle competition with prizes ( including some money) yeah, most definately. here in the uk every newspaper has a sudoku, and some are prize ones. prizes range in some you give champagne (if you are picked out) and for really hard ones you can get mobile phones, palm tops etc.  you could always enter the grandmaster competitions if you are after prizes for your sudoku skills.