Daily Killer Sudoku August 2, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on August 2, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 9 | 30 | 8 | 13 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 25 | ||||||
| 17 | 27 | 15 | 18 | |||||
| 9 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| 10 | 9 | 15 | 28 | |||||
| 17 | 3 | 19 | ||||||
| 8 | 14 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 127 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 56
- Hidden single× 22
- Cage combinations× 49
Difficulty on Stillgrid is graded by the hardest technique a puzzle actually requires — this one earns Medium. How the technique ladder works.
Stuck on a cage? The killer sudoku calculator lists every combination a sum can take.
Also on August 2, 2026: the daily classic.