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News Sites Keep Posting Viral Number-Grid Puzzles as New 9-Among-6s Challenge Drops

New posts highlight quick-attention claims alongside an AI-made puzzle that outlets have not independently verified.

Overview

  • Hindustan Times on Aug. 30 posted a 20‑second task to find a single 9 hidden in a grid of 6s, with the answer at row four, column eight.
  • Mint on Aug. 29 ran a puzzle asking readers to spot 28 among many 82s, stating the solution sits in the 11th column, second row.
  • Hindustan Times on Aug. 29 featured a grid hiding 15 among 51s, placing the odd number at the seventh row, eighth column.
  • Another Hindustan Times item described a number‑grid puzzle among 57s as uniquely created with the help of artificial intelligence.
  • Across outlets, headlines push elite‑solver framing and short‑term cognitive benefits, though performance claims are not independently verified.