A new reality television series aims to follow the pursuits of several gold miners.  Using only the clues that follow, match each miner to his claim and location, and determine how many ounces of gold he uncovered this year (in ounces).

The miner who worked in Colorado finished with 9 ounces more gold than Jack Jacobs.

The person who worked in Alaska finished with somewhat less gold than the prospector working at Fuller Rise.

Of Adam Alford and the person who worked in Nevada, one found 26 ounces of gold and the other worked the Fuller Rise claim.

Neither Dilbert Duke nor the miner working at Laurel Ridge was the prospector who worked in Colorado.

The prospector who worked in Arizona worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

The prospector who worked in California finished with 3 ounces more gold than Harry Howell.

Dilbert Duke worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

The person who found 23 ounces of gold, the person who worked in New Mexico, Fred Fletcher and the prospector working at Laurel Ridge were all different miners.

Of Elroy Ellis and Adam Alford, one worked the Culver Gorge claim and the other found 26 ounces of gold.

The miner who found 17 ounces of gold was either the person who worked in Alaska or the prospector working at Belle Hart.

The person who found 20 ounces of gold was either the prospector who worked in Colorado or the prospector working at Glacier Grove.

Adam Alford
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek

Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico


A small group of people meet on the first Friday of every month for a friendly game of poker.  Tonight each person in the game won one hand each.  Using only the clues below, match each player to their winning hand and determine the total amount of money won in each pot.

Of Nathaniel and the player who won the $18.25 pot, one won the second hand and the other won with a straight.

Ramon was either the competitor who won with one pair or the person who won the $18.25 pot.

Ramon won sometime after the player who won with a full house.

The six people were Omar, the person who won with a full house, the competitor who won the $23.25 pot, the person who won with a royal flush, the player who won with two pairs and the person who won the $18.25 pot.

The player who won with two pairs, the player who won the $3.75 pot, and the player who won the $18.25 pot are three different people.

The person who won the $9.00 pot won 4 hands after the player who won with a straight.

Of the player who won the $6.50 pot and Ernestine, one won with a full house and the other won with a straight.

The person who won with a flush won 1 hand after the player who won the $3.75 pot.

Ernestine Guillermo Kelley Nathaniel Omar Ramon

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
royal flush


The Tybee Island Aquarium has opened a brand new exhibit featuring several different whale skeletons.  To promote the event, the aquarium asked local elementary school children to name each whale in the exhibition.  Using only the clues that follow, match each specimen to its species, length and the name it's been given, and determine the year in which each was donated to the aquarium.

The 27 ft long exhibit, the specimen donated in 1994, and the gray whale are three different whales.

The exhibit donated in 1999 is 2 feet longer than Evan.

Adam is 2 feet longer than the whale donated in 1994.

Of the whale donated in 1999 and Dennis, one is the beluga whale and the other is 23 ft long.

Of the 25 ft long exhibit and the whale donated in 2007, one is Adam and the other is the bowhead whale.

The fin whale is either the exhibit donated in 2013 or Dennis.

The exhibit donated in 2008 isn't Dennis.

Evan is 2 feet shorter than the narwhal.

Brent, the whale donated in 1994, and the exhibit donated in 2007 are three different whales.

Brent is either the right whale or the gray whale.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale


A series of bizarre UFO sightings have taken place in Byron, California this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each sighting to its witness, date and location, and determine the reported shape of the unidentified object.

Of Flora Flynn's report and the sighting from Embden, one involved the triangle-shaped UFO and the other was received on August 7.

The sighting from Tarzana was submitted 1 day before the report of the triangle-shaped UFO.

The report of the diamond-shaped UFO wasn't from Zearing.

Abe Alvarez's report didn't involve the cone-shaped UFO.

The report of the oval-shaped UFO, the August 5 sighting, Abe Alvarez's report, Gil Gates's sighting and the August 4 sighting were all different sightings.

Cindy Chan's report didn't involve the oval-shaped UFO.

Gil Gates's sighting was submitted sometime before the sighting of the cone-shaped UFO.

The sighting from Springfield was submitted 1 day after Dan Delgado's report.

Dan Delgado's sighting was submitted 3 days before the sighting of the oval-shaped UFO.

The report of the cone-shaped UFO was either the sighting from Walnut Creek or the report from Tarzana.

Gil Gates's sighting wasn't received on August 6.

Flora Flynn's sighting was submitted sometime after the sighting of the egg-shaped UFO.

The report from Embden was submitted 3 days after Dan Delgado's sighting.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8
August 9

Abe Alvarez
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison

Dows
Embden
Springfield
Tarzana
Walnut Creek
Zearing


The North American Crossword Championships were held this week in St. Augustine, Florida.  The top-finishing contestants all performed admirably, but incredibly, each of them managed to get just one answer incorrect (i.e. "2 Down" or "30 Across").  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his or her final placement and hometown, and determine the one clue each of them ended up answering incorrectly.

The contestant who got 4 Across wrong was either the solver from Quimby or the contestant from Miles.

The contestant who finished fourth was either the solver from Industry or the solver who got 2 Down wrong.

The contestant who finished second was either the contestant who got 20 Across wrong or Blanca.

The solver from Avalon finished 2 places after the solver who got 30 Across wrong.

The contestant who got 30 Across wrong finished sometime before Willie.

The person who got 2 Down wrong was either the person who finished fifth or the solver from Hollis.

The person who got 4 Across wrong, the contestant who finished second, and the solver from Hollis are three different people.

Of Renee and the solver from Industry, one answered 30 Across incorrectly and the other finished fifth.

Willie finished 3 places before the contestant from Miles.

Of the solver from Pacific Grove and the contestant who finished second, one answered 26 Down incorrectly and the other was Blanca.

The person who got 20 Across wrong finished sometime after Zachary.

Avalon
Hollis
Industry
Miles
Pacific Grove
Quimby

2 Down
4 Across
18 Down
20 Across
26 Down
30 Across


Curtis collects vintage pinball machines, and he's been looking at several currently for sale at his local game shop.  Help him narrow down his choices by matching each pinball machine to the year it was built, the company that made it and its current price.

Of the game made by Hayco Inc. and "Disco Mania", one was released in 1979 and the other costs $6,400.

"Archer Quest" came out sometime after the system made by Arco.

The $2,000 game wasn't made by Pinnefore.

The game made by Arco came out sometime before "Aladeen".

Of the game made by Arco and the machine made by Maxigame, one is "Archer Quest" and the other was released in 1974.

The game made by Dow Games came out 3 years after the $3,750 pinball machine.

"Meteor Rise" is either the $3,750 game or the game made by Pinnefore.

Of the pinball machine made by Pinnefore and the $1,500 game, one was released in 1975 and the other is "Aladeen".

The $6,400 pinball machine came out 2 years after the system made by Pinnefore.

The game made by Pinnefore came out 1 year before "Voyager Hero".

The system released in 1979 is either "Voyager Hero" or the $1,750 game.

The pinball machine made by Hayco Inc. came out 3 years after the $1,500 machine.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Waverly Toys


It's nearly noon, and Anna needs to phone in lunch orders for the salespeople on her team.  Match each person to their lunch order and beverage, and determine the price of each order.

Of the person who ordered the Italian sub and Erica, one owes $6.25 and the other ordered the water.

The person whose order cost $6.25 is either the salesperson who ordered the diet coke or Rebecca.

The salesperson who ordered the meatball sub owes  more than Erica.

The team member who ordered the orange soda owes  less than the team member who ordered the tuna on rye.

Neither Chip nor the person whose order cost $6.25 is the salesperson who ordered the iced tea.

Of the person whose order cost $6.25 and the salesperson whose order cost $7.15, one ordered the Italian sub and the other is Peter.

The team member who ordered the taco salad owes 45 cents less than the team member who ordered the water.

Of the salesperson who ordered the iced tea and the salesperson whose order cost $5.35, one is Rebecca and the other ordered the tuna on rye.

Samantha owes 180 cents less than the person who ordered the B.L.T..

The salesperson who ordered the orange soda is either the team member who ordered the meatball sub or the team member who ordered the taco salad.

The person who ordered the iced tea is either the team member whose order cost $5.80 or Samantha.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Peter Rebecca Samantha

B.L.T.
club sandwich
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye

diet coke
ginger ale
iced tea
orange soda
root beer
water


Maddie and her father enjoy looking for "geocaches" - little boxes that people hide in certain places and then publish coordinates so that others can find them.  They've uncovered several new geocaches this month.  Using only the clues below, figure out the day each was found, as well as the latitude and longitude where they found it, and determine what they discovered inside the box.

Of the case that held the decoder ring and the case found on May 15, one was at 40.3109 N and the other was at 88.3907 W.

The case at 41.0072 N didn't have the marbles inside it.

The box that held the decoder ring was at 88.2694 W.

The cache at 88.1863 W was either the case that held the chewing gum or the box found on May 18.

The box at 41.0237 N was found sometime after the box that held the ancient coin.

The cache at 41.0072 N was found sometime after the cache at 88.0431 W.

Of the cache that held the ancient coin and the box that held the brass key, one was found on May 12 and the other was at 40.2516 N.

The cache found on May 6 didn't have the ancient coin inside it.

Of the case at 88.4584 W and the cache found on May 9, one was at 40.2516 N and the other was at 40.6656 N.

The box that held the sunglasses was found 3 days before the cache at 88.0431 W.

The box found on May 9 was at 88.1928 W.

The case at 40.5912 N wasn't at 88.0431 W.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
sunglasses


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2021 is in Lisbon.

Neither the project headed by Dr. Valentine nor the Dublin accelerator is the ISON-X42.

Of the Lectra 4C and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018, one is in Oslo and the other is headed by Dr. Chang.

The Madrid accelerator will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Peters.

The Falston LCS will go online 4 years after the project headed by Dr. Owens.

The Kiev accelerator will go online 3 years after the Zynga Complex.

Of the Egert Facility and the facility scheduled to go online in 2019, one is headed by Dr. Tate and the other is headed by Dr. Valentine.

The Madrid facility will go online sometime before the ISON-X42.

The Oslo facility will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Tate.

The Lectra 4C is either the project headed by Dr. Chang or the project headed by Dr. Quinn.

The Lisbon accelerator will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Valentine.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Zynga Complex

Dr. Chang
Dr. Owens
Dr. Peters
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Tate
Dr. Valentine


Stride Elementary School held a spelling bee this week.  Each contestant was from a different English class, and each was given a different word during the final round of the contest.  Using only the clues below, match each child to their English teacher, their final word and the order in which each finished the contest.

The student who finished in fourth place had to spell a word that was 3 letters shorter than the one given to the student from Mrs. Witte's class.

The student whose final word was "duplicity" didn't finish in fifth place.

The student who finished in fifth place is either Ted or the child whose final word was "consomme".

Of Ted and the child who finished in fourth place, one had to spell "bulwark" and the other was from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

The contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to the contestant who finished in second place.

The child who finished in seventh place has never taken a class from Mrs. Witte.

The student who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Ira.

Of the child from Mrs. Manzella's class and the student from Mrs. Almerini's class, one is Ira and the other had to spell "facetiously".

The student whose final word was "consomme" has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

The contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Ronald.

The child from Mrs. Manzella's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Denise.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Witte Yeffer


The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Valentine.

Of the project headed by Dr. Ingram and the Stockholm accelerator, one is the Falston LCS and the other will go online in 2016.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 isn't in Lisbon.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2021 is either the project headed by Dr. Ingram or the Madrid facility.

Of the Madrid accelerator and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020, one is headed by Dr. Jennings and the other is the Tevatron LHC.

The project headed by Dr. Ewing will go online 3 years before the ISON-X42.

Neither the Egert Facility nor the Falston LCS is the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 3 years before the project headed by Dr. Salinas.

The Kiev accelerator will go online 4 years after the project headed by Dr. Ewing.

Neither the Egert Facility nor the Falston LCS is the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2021.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Ewing
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Valentine

Helsinki Kiev Lisbon Madrid Oslo Stockholm


The miner who found 26 ounces of gold worked the Culver Gorge claim.

Ivan Ingram didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

The person who found 20 ounces of gold didn't work at the Tyrol Creek claim.

The prospector who found 23 ounces of gold was either the miner working at Fuller Rise or the miner who worked in Oregon.

Of the prospector who worked in Alaska and Fred Fletcher, one worked the Culver Gorge claim and the other found 11 ounces of gold.

The miner who worked in Canada finished with somewhat more gold than the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

Harry Howell finished with 3 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

Of the miner who worked in Nevada and Ben Barron, one worked the Glacier Grove claim and the other found 20 ounces of gold.

The person working at Glacier Grove finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the person who worked in Arizona.

The person who worked in New Mexico was either the miner working at Tyrol Creek or the person who found 17 ounces of gold.

The person working at Culver Gorge was either the miner who found 17 ounces of gold or Chip Cornell.

The person working at Laurel Ridge finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector who worked in Nevada.

Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram

Alaska
Arizona
Canada
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon


Amelia is writing an article for a golf magazine about some of the most memorable winning rounds ever played by a handful of women golfers.  Match each golfer to her score as well as the year and location of her victory.

Of the woman who won in 1924 and Carrie Cole, one won at Pennyfoot and the other shot a 66.

Tina Tuttle was either the golfer who won at Willow Grove or the golfer who won at Juniper Hills.

The woman who won at Pennyfoot was either Tina Tuttle or the woman who scored a 65.

Freda Fritz won her tournament 3 years before the woman who won at Scotch Pines.

The woman who scored a 60 was either the person who won in 1924 or the woman who won in 1921.

Freda Fritz was either the woman who won at Juniper Hills or the golfer who scored a 60.

The person who scored a 64 won her tournament sometime before Freda Fritz.

The golfer who won in 1925 didn't shoot a 62.

Of the person who scored a 63 and Grace Goritz, one won at Cowbush Cove and the other won in 1924.

Of the person who won at Amble Glen and Alison Ames, one won in 1925 and the other won in 1923.

Alison Ames
Carrie Cole
Freda Fritz
Grace Goritz
Maxine Mohn
Tina Tuttle

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Willow Grove


Garrett County has set up a number of successful mobile libraries known as "Bookmobiles".  Using only the clues below, match each Bookmobile to its driver and vehicle type, and determine the told number of books in each.

"Explore More" is either the ice cream truck or the vehicle with 500 books.

Of the vehicle Myra drives and the mobile library with 350 books, one is the Airstream and the other is "Dream Machine".

Of "Explore More" and the bookmobile Dan drives, one has 400 books and the other is the Mack truck.

The ice cream truck is either the bookmobile with 450 books or the mobile library Kimberly drives.

The vehicle with 350 books isn't driven by Wesley.

The ambulance, the bookmobile Dan drives and the mobile library with 450 books are all different vehicles.

The mobile library Elena drives has 50 more books than the ice cream truck.

The vehicle Kimberly drives has  more books than the Mack truck.

The vehicle Dan drives has 50 fewer books than "Books-4-U".

The vehicle Myra drives has 50 more books than "Tiny Tomes".

Of the vehicle with 300 books and the Winnebago, one is driven by Myra and the other is "Books-4-U".

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes

Airstream
ambulance
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


The miner who found 14 ounces of gold was either the prospector who worked in Canada or Elroy Ellis.

The person working at York River finished with 3 ounces more gold than Ivan Ingram.

Of Adam Alford and the person working at York River, one worked in California and the other worked in Oregon.

Of the prospector who worked in Canada and the prospector who found 23 ounces of gold, one was Ivan Ingram and the other was Ben Barron.

Of the person who found 20 ounces of gold and the miner who worked in New Mexico, one worked the Laurel Ridge claim and the other was Elroy Ellis.

Fred Fletcher was either the prospector who found 11 ounces of gold or the prospector who worked in Canada.

The prospector who found 11 ounces of gold worked in New Mexico.

The prospector working at Belle Hart finished with somewhat more gold than the person who worked in Colorado.

The person who found 26 ounces of gold didn't work in California.

The prospector working at Tyrol Creek finished with 3 ounces more gold than Fred Fletcher.

The person who found 20 ounces of gold didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

The prospector who found 23 ounces of gold didn't work in Colorado.

The miner who worked in Arizona didn't work at the Belle Hart claim.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Ivan Ingram

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River

Arizona
California
Canada
Colorado
New Mexico
Oregon


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

D. forcilitis has 250 fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Garza.

D. forcilitis was either the bacteria sequenced in July or the organism with 1,000 genes.

D. forcilitis has 250 fewer genes than the organism sequenced in August.

Of the organism sequenced by Dr. Garza and the organism with 1,250 genes, one was sequenced in February and the other is E. carolinus.

Of P. wellington and the organism sequenced by Dr. Ortiz, one has 1,250 genes and the other was sequenced in November.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Doyle has 500 fewer genes than P. wellington.

The one sequenced by Dr. Garza, the bacteria sequenced in April, and V. tenesis are three different organisms.

The one sequenced in July has somewhat more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Nielsen.

Of the bacteria with 1,250 genes and the organism with 1,000 genes, one is L. dyson and the other was sequenced by Dr. Prince.

The organism sequenced in April wasn't sequenced by Dr. Nielsen.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
L. dyson
P. wellington
V. tenesis

February April July August September November


Mortimer Jones, a well-respected engineer, is regularly called in to do safety inspections of some of the most famous bridges from all around the world.  Help him prepare for his next several trips by matching each of the bridges below to its length, type and location.

The camelback structure is  shorter than the structure in Kiev.

The structure in Vaduz is the cantilever bridge.

The 10,000 ft one is either North Bridge or the structure in Oslo.

Vellon Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the camelback structure.

Gorem Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the cantilever bridge.

The 13,000 ft bridge is the cable-stayed bridge.

Of Sandy Bridge and the suspension structure, one is 8,500 ft and the other is in Oslo.

The suspension structure is  shorter than Bay Bridge.

Of the 16,000 ft structure and Vellon Bridge, one is the bowstring bridge and the other is in Tallinn.

The bridge in Skopje is either the cable-stayed bridge or the 10,000 ft one.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever suspension truss


Rachel has a small booth on the Verde Hills boardwalk where she creates and sells whimsical balloon animals.  Using only the clues below, match each of her sales today to its associated animal, balloon color and price, and determine the name of each buyer.

The white animal cost 3 dollars more than the animal Verna bought.

The brown piece cost  less than the piece Bernard bought.

Of the purple animal and the animal Rudolph bought, one cost $8.00 and the other cost $6.00.

The cat cost  less than the yellow piece.

Of the yellow animal and the monkey, one was purchased by Marshall and the other cost $7.00.

The animal Bernard bought was either the purple animal or the orange piece.

The dog cost  less than the piece Toni bought.

Bernard Marshall Rudolph Toni Verna William


The Falston LCS will go online 4 years before the Paris accelerator.

The Egert Facility will go online sometime after the Zagreb facility.

The Zagreb facility isn't headed by Dr. Farley.

The Tevatron LHC will go online 1 year after the Zagreb facility.

Of the Dublin accelerator and the Lectra 4C, one will go online in 2020 and the other is headed by Dr. Lester.

The Reykjavik facility is either the project headed by Dr. Farley or the project headed by Dr. Peters.

The Egert Facility is headed by Dr. Morgan.

The ISON-X42 isn't headed by Dr. Farley.

The Tevatron LHC is either the facility scheduled to go online in 2017 or the Lisbon facility.

The Lectra 4C will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Valentine.

Of the Dublin facility and the facility scheduled to go online in 2021, one is headed by Dr. Lester and the other is the Zynga Complex.

The ISON-X42 will go online sometime before the Zagreb accelerator.

Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Farley
Dr. Lester
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Owens
Dr. Peters
Dr. Valentine

Dublin Lisbon Paris Reykjavik Stockholm Zagreb


The competitor who won with two pairs won 3 hands after the competitor who won the $23.25 pot.

Paulette won sometime before the person who won the $5.25 pot.

Zachary was either the player who won the third hand or the competitor who won the fourth hand.

The player who won with a royal flush was either the player who won the fourth hand or the competitor who won the $5.25 pot.

Ramon won 2 hands before the competitor who won with a flush.

The player who won the second hand was either the competitor who won the $5.25 pot or Salvador.

Of the competitor who won the $6.50 pot and the player who won with one pair, one won the sixth hand and the other was Guillermo.

Zachary and the competitor who won with a royal flush were different people.

The player who won the $18.25 pot won sometime before Paulette.

The player who won the $9.00 pot was either the player who won with a straight or the person who won with a full house.

Guillermo Paulette Ramon Salvador Veronica Zachary


Famous children's performer Carmike Cunningham recorded a special television program for the holiday season.  It aired a number of different times this week, each at a different time and on a different channel.  Using only the clues below, match each airing to its time, channel and day of the week, and determine how many TV viewers each airing pulled in.

The program that aired at 6:00pm brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 1:00pm aired on WNW.

The program with 1,000,000 viewers didn't air on Thursday.

The program that aired at 2:00pm had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired on Friday.

The program that aired on Thursday had 750,000 more viewers than the show that aired on SBC.

The program that aired on Sunday had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired on BMT.

Of the show that aired on Tuesday and the show that aired on FNX, one brought in 1,500,000 viewers and the other brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 4:30pm aired on BMT.

The program that aired on BMT was either the program that aired on Tuesday or the show that aired on Monday.

The program that aired at 4:30pm had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired on PTR.

Of the program that aired on Friday and the program that aired at 8:30pm, one aired on CBR and the other brought in 1,250,000 viewers.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday


"Against the Grain" offers hand-made wooden furniture at reasonable prices.  Each item is made by an in-house employee.  Using only the clues that follow, match each item to the employee who crafted it, and determine its price and the type of wood used to make it.

Patsy's item costs  more than the piece made of teak.

The six pieces are the bench, Marilyn's piece, the item made of elm, the item made of teak, Patsy's piece and Bonita's item.

Patsy's item costs 100 dollars less than the rocking chair.

Of the footstool and the barstool, one was crafted by Tabitha and the other was made of elm.

The $300 piece is either the barstool or the item made of ash.

The piece made of ash costs 25 dollars less than the footstool.

Marilyn's piece isn't the rocking chair.

Neither the hutch nor Freda's item is the $325 item.

Bonita Freda Latasha Marilyn Patsy Tabitha

barstool
bench
coffee table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


The Ocean Isle Knitting Club recently held a friendly contest where any member could submit one of their knitted creations.  Using only the clues below, match each knitter to the item she submitted, and determine its color and final placement (first, second, etc.) in the contest.

The person who entered her tea cozy is either the entrant who finished first or Ruth.

The person who submitted the orange item finished 1 place after Kimberly.

Of the person who entered her hat and Geneva, one made the silver item and the other finished fifth.

Tanya is either the knitter who entered her mittens or the knitter who submitted the blue item.

The person who submitted the blue item, the entrant who finished fifth, and Sophie are three different people.

Ruth finished 1 place after the person who entered her scarf.

Ida finished 1 place before the knitter who entered her tea cozy.

The six people are Kimberly, the person who finished fifth, the person who entered her tea cozy, the entrant who entered her sweater, the knitter who entered her scarf and the entrant who submitted the orange item.

The entrant who finished second didn't make the green item.

Of the entrant who submitted the white item and the knitter who entered her socks, one finished first and the other is Geneva.

The entrant who finished sixth is either the knitter who entered her mittens or the person who submitted the blue item.

hat
mittens
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

The person who won the prize in astronomy won her prize 4 years before the person from France.

Of the winner who won the prize in astronomy and the person who won in 1976, one is Edna Evitz and the other is from Australia.

Neither the winner who won the prize in economics nor the person who won in 1984 is the winner from Germany.

Of Tara Tate and the winner who won the prize in economics, one won in 1964 and the other is from Poland.

The person from Australia won her prize 4 years before Hannah Hay.

Sue Simpson won her prize 8 years before the winner who won the prize in physics.

Sue Simpson, the person who won the prize in economics, the winner from Germany and the winner who won the prize in chemistry are all different winners.

Of the winner from France and Edna Evitz, one won in 1968 and the other won the prize in economics.

Ada Alvarez is either the person who won the prize in chemistry or the person from Canada.

The winner from Ireland didn't win the prize in literature.

Ada Alvarez
Edna Evitz
Hannah Hay
Mandy Marsh
Sue Simpson
Tara Tate

astronomy chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Australia Canada Germany Ireland France Poland


Of the 16,000 ft structure and Vellon Bridge, one is the bowstring bridge and the other is in Rome.

The bridge in Paris is either the cable-stayed structure or the 10,000 ft one.

The one in Tallinn is the cantilever bridge.

Gorem Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the cantilever structure.

The girder bridge is  shorter than Bay Bridge.

The 13,000 ft one is the cable-stayed bridge.

The camelback one is  shorter than the bridge in Helsinki.

The 10,000 ft structure is either North Bridge or the one in Kiev.

Of Star Bridge and the girder structure, one is 8,500 ft and the other is in Kiev.

Vellon Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the camelback bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder suspension


Miravella is writing an article about some of the richest people in the world.  Using only the clues that follow, match each person to his or her country of origin, and determine their total wealth (in dollars) and the type of business they're involved in.

The person worth $28 billion, the person who works in the pharmaceutical industry, and Cal Craig are three different people.

Leonard Levy is worth somewhat more than the tycoon from France.

The magnate worth $27 billion doesn't work in the pharmaceutical industry.

The tycoon worth $26 billion isn't from England.

The person who works in the pharmaceutical industry isn't from Sweden.

Leonard Levy is worth 4 billion less than the mogul who works in the software industry.

The tycoon worth $27 billion is either the tycoon who works in the aerospace industry or the person from Argentina.

Ed Everett doesn't work in the software industry.

The mogul from Argentina is worth 1 billion less than the person who works in the retail industry.

Of the mogul who works in the retail industry and the tycoon who works in the aerospace industry, one is Rachel Reid and the other is from Denmark.

The six people are the tycoon who works in the banking industry, Ed Everett, the magnate from Denmark, the person from France, Leonard Levy and Al Acosta.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion
$29 billion
$30 billion

Al Acosta
Cal Craig
Dirk Dillon
Ed Everett
Leonard Levy
Rachel Reid

Argentina Denmark Ireland England France Sweden

aerospace banking biotech retail pharmaceutical software


Palatka County held a charity "cook-off" this weekend which pitted several local chefs against each other.  Each chef cooked a different dish and received a different score (on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the best).  Using only the clues below, match each chef to his or her entree, and determine the score it received and the name of the restaurant each chef works at.

Marjorie scored somewhat more points than the chef who made the jambalaya.

The chef who scored 70 points doesn't work at Epicurious.

Of the person from Epicurious and the person from White Bean, one scored 49 points and the other made the lemon snapper.

Of the chef who made the smoked pork and the cook from Enzo's, one scored 63 points and the other was Wade.

The cook from Apple Barn made the jambalaya.

The person from Demitasse scored 7 fewer points than Nelson.

The person who made the cajun chili is either the person who scored 77 points or Nelson.

The chef from Demitasse didn't make the smoked pork.

The chef who scored 63 points made the cashew tofu.

Of Marjorie and Tyrone, one scored 77 points and the other works at Epicurious.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


A new reality television series aims to follow the pursuits of several gold miners.  Using only the clues that follow, match each miner to his claim and location, and determine how many ounces of gold he uncovered this year (in ounces).

The miner who worked in California finished with 3 ounces more gold than Jack Jacobs.

Elroy Ellis finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the person who worked in Canada.

The miner who found 23 ounces of gold didn't work in Colorado.

The prospector who found 26 ounces of gold was either the prospector who worked in Colorado or Harry Howell.

The person who worked in Alaska finished with somewhat more gold than Ben Barron.

The prospector working at Laurel Ridge finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Ben Barron.

The miner who worked in Canada worked the York River claim.

Adam Alford was either the miner who worked in Alaska or the person who found 23 ounces of gold.

The prospector who worked in Nevada was either Ben Barron or the person working at Fuller Rise.

Ivan Ingram worked the Belle Hart claim.

Ben Barron finished with somewhat less gold than the person who worked in Colorado.

Neither the person who found 11 ounces of gold nor the miner who found 20 ounces of gold was Jack Jacobs.

The prospector who worked in Colorado worked the Glacier Grove claim.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Elroy Ellis
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

Alaska
California
Canada
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico


Buckner's Boardwalk held a Skee Ball contest this weekend.  Using only the clues below, determine each player's final score and the lane they played in, along with their hometown.

Johnathan scored  more points than the player in lane 5.

The player from Modesto wasn't in lane 3.

The contestant in lane 1 is either Maggie or the person who scored 700 points.

The player from Bristol scored 160 points fewer points than Maggie.

Stanley scored  more points than the person from Fort Kent.

The person from Fort Kent scored 160 points more points than the person in lane 3.

Of Perry and the person from Cutler, one was in lane 1 and the other scored 620 points.

The player from Elk Grove wasn't in lane 6.

Alberta Johnathan Maggie Oliver Perry Stanley

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto


The structure in Oslo is 1,500 feet shorter than Sandy Bridge.

Sandy Bridge, the one in Bucharest, and the 8,500 ft structure are three different structures.

The six structures are the structure in Rome, the 11,500 ft structure, the 10,000 ft structure, the 8,500 ft one, Bay Bridge and the camelback bridge.

The bridge in Bucharest isn't the cable-stayed bridge.

The suspension bridge is 4,500 feet shorter than Star Bridge.

Sandy Bridge is either the structure in Luxembourg or the suspension bridge.

Bay Bridge is  longer than the bridge in Madrid.

North Bridge, the girder one, and the 8,500 ft one are three different structures.

The suspension one is  longer than the one in Oslo.

Of the one in Oslo and the cantilever bridge, one is 10,000 ft and the other is Gorem Bridge.

North Bridge is either the cable-stayed bridge or the truss one.

Vellon Bridge is either the structure in Madrid or the cable-stayed bridge.

Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder suspension truss

Bucharest Luxembourg Madrid Oslo Rome Warsaw


Sandra is compiling an article on some of the most recent Supreme Court decisions.  Help her with her research by matching each case to its date, and determine the final decision (yes votes and no votes) as well as the name of the justice who wrote the majority opinion.

Carson v Dunn, the March 17 case, and the March 3 proceeding are three different cases.

Justice Alvarado's majority opinion was sometime before Zamora v Pibb.

Justice Olson's majority opinion wasn't the 2-7 decision.

Justice Larson's majority opinion wasn't the 2-7 decision.

Gibbs v Kintz was either Justice Alvarado's majority opinion or the 2-7 decision.

Ayers v Byrd was either the 6-3 decision or the 5-4 decision.

The March 24 proceeding was either Justice Alvarado's majority opinion or Justice Quinn's majority opinion.

Short v Metz was 3 weeks before the 5-4 decision.

The 3-6 decision was 2 weeks before Omar v Powers.

The March 31 proceeding was the 6-3 decision.

Justice Underwood's majority opinion was 4 weeks after Short v Metz.

The 3-6 decision was 1 week after Justice Larson's majority opinion.

Omar v Powers was sometime before the 7-2 decision.

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Short v Metz
Zamora v Pibb

Alvarado Caldwell Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


Priscilla is compiling an article about some of the most successful hedge funds.  Using only the clues below, match each fund to its manager and determine the year it started as well as its year-to-date (YTD) return percentage.

The fund begun in 1989 has a 2 percent larger return than the fund run by Ule Underwood.

Pine Bay isn't the hedge fund with a return of 10%.

Neither the fund with a return of 9% nor the one begun in 1989 is Pine Bay.

Citizen Trust has a 1 percent larger return than the fund begun in 1997.

The fund begun in 1997 has had a 1 percent smaller return than the fund run by Ollie Ochoa.

The fund run by Nadine Newton has had a  smaller return than the one begun in 1983.

Neither the fund begun in 1972 nor the fund run by Kip Kerr is the fund with a return of 11%.

Neither the fund run by Patty Paul nor the one run by Larry Larsen is the one begun in 1997.

The fund begun in 2005 has a  larger return than First Crescent.

The fund with a return of 10% is either the one begun in 1989 or the fund run by Larry Larsen.

Of the fund begun in 1989 and the fund with a return of 9%, one is run by Kip Kerr and the other is Silver Rock.

Of the fund run by Larry Larsen and the one begun in 1983, one is Oak Capital and the other has had a return of 10%.

The fund begun in 2005 is run by Ollie Ochoa.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Oak Capital
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Kip Kerr
Larry Larsen
Nadine Newton
Ollie Ochoa
Patty Paul
Ule Underwood


Derrick has spent decades photographing waterfalls all around the world.  Determine the height of each waterfall and the year Derrick photographed it, as well as the country in which each is located.

Irskela is either the waterfall in Canada or the 120 ft tall fall.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 2000 is 10 ft shorter than the fall in Nigeria.

Nyalt is either the waterfall in New Zealand or the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1993.

The 120 ft tall fall wasn't shot in 1985.

Neither the fall located in Nigeria nor the 105 ft tall fall is Sihat.

Of the 120 ft tall fall and the fall Derrick photographed in 1993, one is in Jamaica and the other is Nyalt.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1985 is not in Brazil.

Of the fall Derrick photographed in 1985 and Oginao, one is located in Jamaica and the other has a height of 125 ft.

Neither the waterfall located in Jamaica nor the fall in Nigeria is Cerbel.

The waterfall in New Zealand is 15 ft shorter than the waterfall Derrick shot in 2003.

Of the 115 ft tall waterfall and Irskela, one was shot in 2000 and the other is located in Nigeria.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1991 is not in Jamaica.

Sihat Nyalt Cerbel Irskela Inawatai Oginao

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica


Help Cynthia get her financial life in order!  Match each of the credit cards in her wallet to its annual percentage rate (APR), credit limit and expiration month and year.

The Whitly Bank card is either the card that expires on 06/2025 or the card with the $2,000 credit limit.

The Dell Scargo card doesn't have a limit of $7,500.

The Hoardstrum card is either the one with the $2,000 credit limit or the one with the $20,000 credit limit.

The card that expires on 04/2024 doesn't have a limit of $2,000.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR somewhat higher than the one that expires on 06/2025.

Of the card that expires on 09/2025 and the card with the $5,000 credit limit, one has an APR of 9% and the other is from Credit Korp.

The six cards are the card that expires on 11/2025, the card with an APR of 10%, the card with an APR of 9%, the one with an APR of 8%, the Dell Scargo card and the card with the $3,500 credit limit.

Neither the one that expires on 04/2024 nor the card with an APR of 8% is the Southwest Inc card.

The one with the $12,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the one that expires on 09/2025.

Neither the card with the $7,500 credit limit nor the card with an APR of 8% is the Hoardstrum card.

The Southwest Inc card is either the one that expires on 05/2025 or the one with the $12,500 credit limit.

The card that expires on 09/2025 has an APR 1 percent lower than the Southwest Inc card.

The card with the $12,500 credit limit has an APR 3 percent lower than the TrustCo card.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


A series of bizarre UFO sightings have taken place in Byron, California this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each sighting to its witness, date and location, and determine the reported shape of the unidentified object.

Of the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO and the sighting from Crescent City, one was received on August 9 and the other was reported by Benny Baron.

The report of the teardrop-shaped UFO, Benny Baron's sighting, Hal Harrison's sighting, the August 5 sighting and the report from Yarmouth were all different sightings.

The August 4 sighting didn't involve the triangle-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO was submitted sometime before Edith Estes's report.

The report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO was from Yarmouth.

Iva Ingram's report wasn't received on August 5.

The sighting of the egg-shaped UFO was either the report from Tarzana or the sighting from Houghton.

Gil Gates's sighting was submitted 1 day before the report from Jackson.

The August 9 sighting didn't involve the cone-shaped UFO.

Of the report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO and the report from Jackson, one was received on August 7 and the other was reported by Iva Ingram.

The sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO was submitted sometime after the sighting from Houghton.

Of the report of the egg-shaped UFO and Benny Baron's sighting, one was received on August 8 and the other was from Tarzana.

Benny Baron
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Crescent City
Embden
Houghton
Jackson
Tarzana
Yarmouth

cone diamond egg horseshoe teardrop triangle


Michael is compiling a story about some of the top-rated local soccer players of all time.  Help him by matching each player to his team, starting year and position.

Of the goalie and Cerisa, one began playing in 1976 and the other played for the Stingrays.

Gardelli started 6 years before the full back.

The player on the Hammerheads started sometime after the second striker.

The center back started 12 years before the person on the Hawks.

Of Banben and Hatcha, one was the center back and the other played for the Mustangs.

The six players were the person on the Minutemen, the second striker, Engmose, the player who started in 1991, the wing back and the center back.

Cerisa started sometime before the center back.

Banben Cerisa Engmose Gardelli Hatcha Kawa

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
wing back

Courage Hammerheads Hawks Minutemen Mustangs Stingrays


Alexandra decided to cook a series of low-calorie meals for her family this week.  Using only the clues below, match each recipe to the night it was served, the number of calories it contained and the total amount of protein (in grams) in each serving.

The meal with 18 grams of protein contains somewhat fewer calories than the bulgur salad.

The recipe with 9 grams of protein was either the dish served on May 16th or the recipe served on May 14th.

Of the meal with 9 grams of protein and the asian steak, one has 460 calories and the other was served on May 16th.

Of the meal with 7 grams of protein and the dish served on May 12th, one has 480 calories and the other was the asian steak.

The lemon salmon doesn't have exactly 400 calories.

The recipe with 15 grams of protein, the asian steak, the garlic tilapia, the meal with 400 calories and the dish served on May 17th were all different recipes.

The citrus halibut contains 20 fewer calories than the dish served on May 15th.

The dish with 380 calories doesn't have exactly 18 grams of protein.

The recipe with 480 calories doesn't have exactly 5 grams of protein.

The dish with 12 grams of protein was served on May 17th.

Of the recipe with 12 grams of protein and the recipe served on May 15th, one has 440 calories and the other was the lemon salmon.

The meal with 12 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the meal served on May 14th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
lemon salmon

May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th

5 grams
7 grams
9 grams
12 grams
15 grams
18 grams


Porter is a "tiny home" enthusiast - he builds small, portable homes and sells them to others interested in the movement.  Using only the clues below, determine the size and cost of each of his customer's tiny homes, as well as the city it will be delivered to.

The six houses are the house going to Fullerton, the $36,000 structure, the Kirby's house, the 140 sq ft house, the 170 sq ft house and the $38,000 home.

The house going to Shaver Lake is somewhat larger than the $29,000 home.

The Pratt's house won't be going to Healdsburg.

Of the 95 sq ft home and the structure going to Unionville, one sold for $35,000 and the other is for the Ingrams.

The structure going to Fullerton is somewhat larger than the $36,000 home.

Of the Gillespie's house and the $35,000 house, one will be delivered to Unionville and the other is 155 sq ft.

Of the Kirby's home and the house going to Fullerton, one is 125 sq ft and the other sold for $27,500.

Neither the 170 sq ft house nor the $27,500 structure is the Gillespie's home.

The Nielsen's home is either the home going to Mission Viejo or the home going to Unionville.

The 170 sq ft structure didn't sell for $35,000.

The Ingram's home will be delivered to Eagle Grove.

Neither the $36,000 structure nor the 140 sq ft home is the house going to Unionville.

The 170 sq ft house won't be going to Shaver Lake.

95 sq ft
110 sq ft
125 sq ft
140 sq ft
155 sq ft
170 sq ft

Gillespie Ingram Kirby Nielsen Pratt Zimmerman

Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Mission Viejo
Shaver Lake
Unionville


Help Grandma Iva write down some of her favorite recipes.  Determine the baking temperature and time of each recipe, as well as how many people each will serve.

The recipe that serves 4 people requires 5 minutes less baking time than the chicken cutlet.

The candied yams recipe bakes somewhat longer than the recipe that cooks at 375 degrees.

The recipe that serves 4 people doesn't cook at 410 degrees.

Of the recipe that serves 6 people and the recipe that serves 8 people, one bakes for 30 minutes and the other cooks at 385 degrees.

Of the candied yams recipe and the mac and cheese, one bakes for 50 minutes and the other serves 6 people.

The recipe that bakes for 45 minutes doesn't serve exactly 6 people.

The recipe that cooks at 325 degrees is either the recipe that bakes for 50 minutes or the chicken cutlet.

Of the dish that cooks at 410 degrees and the dish that serves 5 people, one bakes for 40 minutes and the other is the meatloaf.

The recipe that bakes for 40 minutes cooks at 340 degrees.

The dish that serves 3 people cooks at 375 degrees.

The baked ham doesn't bake for 35 minutes.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes
50 minutes

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf

325 degrees
340 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees

3 people
4 people
5 people
6 people
8 people
9 people


Wade scored 7 more points than the chef from Zenaida's.

Karl scored somewhat fewer points than the chef from Zenaida's.

The chef from Epicurious is either the chef who made the cajun chili or the chef who made the smoked pork.

Ollie scored 7 more points than the chef who made the turkey soup.

Of the cook from Apple Barn and Ollie, one scored 70 points and the other made the cashew tofu.

Wade is either the person who scored 49 points or the cook from Demitasse.

Of the chef from Apple Barn and the person who scored 77 points, one made the cashew tofu and the other was Yolanda.

Hattie scored 28 fewer points than the person from Enzo's.

The chef from Zenaida's didn't make the cajun chili.

Ed scored somewhat more points than the person from Zenaida's.

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
Oceanside
Zenaida\'s


Several of Mr. Carroll's European History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different U.K. Prime Minister.  Match each student to their prime minister and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

The student who got the C+ spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Nichole.

The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes didn't get the C+.

The presenter who got the A- was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith or Jenna.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden spoke for a somewhat longer time than the presenter who got the C-.

Of Iris and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith, one got the A- and the other spoke for 10 minutes.

Of the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher, one got the A and the other was Jenna.

Yvonne spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden was either the presenter who got the A or Nichole.

The presenter who got the A- spoke 2 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

Of the student who spoke for 16 minutes and the student who got the D, one talked about P.M. Eden and the other was Milton.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes didn't talk about P.M. Eden.

Neither the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes nor the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden was the presenter who got the B-.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes
16 minutes

Asquith Blair Chamberlain Eden Peel Thatcher


Amelia is writing an article for a golf magazine about some of the most memorable winning rounds ever played by a handful of women golfers.  Match each golfer to her score as well as the year and location of her victory.

The golfer who won in 1920 didn't win at Pennyfoot.

The woman who scored a 60 won her tournament 2 years before the golfer who won at Amble Glen.

The woman who scored a 60 won her tournament 4 years before the person who won at Willow Grove.

The golfer who won at Scotch Pines didn't shoot a 62.

Kristina Katz won her tournament 1 year after the woman who scored a 61.

The person who won at Scotch Pines won her tournament sometime after Tina Tuttle.

The woman who won at Cowbush Cove won her tournament 3 years after Tina Tuttle.

Nellie Nolan was either the person who won at Willow Grove or the woman who won in 1922.

Tina Tuttle won her tournament 1 year after the person who scored a 63.

Of the woman who won at Pennyfoot and the golfer who won at Spotswood, one was Alison Ames and the other shot a 60.

The person who won at Cowbush Cove was either the golfer who scored a 66 or Alison Ames.

Alison Ames
Carrie Cole
Kristina Katz
Nellie Nolan
Robin Rust
Tina Tuttle

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


Rachel has a small booth on the Verde Hills boardwalk where she creates and sells whimsical balloon animals.  Using only the clues below, match each of her sales today to its associated animal, balloon color and price, and determine the name of each buyer.

The $6.00 animal was either the animal Gayle bought or the monkey.

The purple animal cost  more than the cat.

The red piece cost 1 dollar less than the piece Verna bought.

The piece Nancy bought cost  less than the yellow piece.

The balloon Marshall bought was either the $5.00 animal or the snail.

Of the balloon Marshall bought and the $4.00 animal, one was the monkey and the other was yellow.

The snail cost 4 dollars less than the gold balloon.

Of the orange balloon and the cat, one cost $6.00 and the other was purchased by Verna.

The balloon Marshall bought, the bear, and the $6.00 piece are three different items.

Of the $6.00 piece and the $8.00 animal, one was orange and the other was the fish.

The animal Nancy bought was either the purple balloon or the red piece.


The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Hazel.

The presenter who spoke for 16 minutes was either the presenter who got the C- or Zachary.

Zachary was either the presenter who got the B+ or the student who spoke for 12 minutes.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Sheryl.

The presenter who got the C- spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Pitt, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North, the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee were all different students.

Of the student who got the A and Anita, one talked about P.M. Atlee and the other spoke for 16 minutes.

Of the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli and the presenter who got the A-, one was Perry and the other spoke for 6 minutes.

Neither Hazel nor the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes was the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North.

Atlee Churchill Disraeli North Pitt Thatcher


Of the $32,250 structure and the Ewing's house, one is 95 sq ft and the other will be delivered to Yountville.

The Ewing's structure is somewhat smaller than the $25,000 structure.

Of the Davidson's home and the Underwood's house, one sold for $25,000 and the other will be delivered to Mission Viejo.

The Underwood's structure didn't sell for $38,000.

The six houses are the home going to Laguna Beach, the $35,000 structure, the Kirby's home, the 170 sq ft home, the $38,000 home and the $25,000 home.

The structure going to Fullerton is somewhat larger than the $35,000 house.

The Pratt's house is 30 sq ft smaller than the $29,000 home.

The $25,000 house is 60 sq ft smaller than the structure going to Healdsburg.

Davidson Ewing Kirby Pratt Underwood Whitehead

Dallas Center
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Yountville


Maddie and her father enjoy looking for "geocaches" - little boxes that people hide in certain places and then publish coordinates so that others can find them.  They've uncovered several new geocaches this month.  Using only the clues below, figure out the day each was found, as well as the latitude and longitude where they found it, and determine what they discovered inside the box.

The box that held the sunglasses wasn't at 88.1863 W.

The box that held the puzzle book was found 3 days after the cache at 40.5912 N.

The case at 88.3821 W was found 3 days before the case that held the decoder ring.

The box at 41.0237 N wasn't uncovered on May 18.

The box at 40.2516 N wasn't uncovered on May 9.

The case found on May 6 held the puzzle book.

The box that held the marbles was either the box at 40.8991 N or the case at 88.2694 W.

The cache at 41.0072 N was found sometime after the cache at 88.1863 W.

Of the box at 40.8991 N and the cache that held the decoder ring, one was at 88.3907 W and the other was found on May 15.

The case found on May 12, the box at 88.3821 W, and the cache at 40.8991 N are three different boxes.

The case at 88.4584 W was either the cache found on May 6 or the cache at 40.8991 N.

The cache at 40.5912 N held the sunglasses.

The case at 41.0237 N wasn't at 88.3821 W.

The case at 41.0072 N was found 3 days before the box that held the ancient coin.

ancient coin
brass key
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


Vikram Allindra has set up a small orangutan sanctuary in the Borneo rainforest, where injured and abandoned orangutans can be cared for and eventually released back into the wild.  Using only the clues below, match each orangutan at the sanctuary with its age and handler, and determine where each animal originated from.

Rajesh, the 13-year-old, and the animal that was found in Puruk Cahu are three different animals.

Of the ape that was found in Puruk Cahu and the 13-year-old, one is cared for by Aldo and the other is Shamir.

The 16-year-old is either the orangutan that was found in Puruk Cahu or the animal Beatrice works with.

The orangutan that was found in Sebulu is 3 years younger than the orangutan Dolly works with.

The ape that was found in Tarakan is  older than Pemson.

The ape that was found in Tarakan is cared for by Dolly.

Of the orangutan Beatrice works with and the orangutan that was found in Puak, one is Quirrel and the other is 16 years old.

The 19-year-old, the animal that was found in Ambalat, and the orangutan Aldo works with are three different animals.

The ape Calliope works with is  younger than the ape that was found in Puak.

The animal that was found in Sebulu, the ape Francine works with, and the orangutan Beatrice works with are three different animals.

Ofallo is 3 years older than the animal that was found in Sebulu.

The animal that was found in Puruk Cahu is 6 years older than the animal Gracie works with.

Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Quirrel Rajesh Shamir

Aldo Beatrice Calliope Dolly Francine Gracie

Ambalat
Melak
Puak
Puruk Cahu
Sebulu
Tarakan


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

The winner who won the prize in medicine won her prize 4 years before Olive Olson.

The winner from Russia didn't win the prize in physics.

Of the winner who won the prize in bioengineering and the person who won in 1964, one is Betty Brewer and the other is from Canada.

Hannah Hay won her prize 4 years after the winner from Canada.

Neither Tara Tate nor Ada Alvarez is the winner who won in 1984.

Of Olive Olson and the winner who won in 1964, one won the prize in astronomy and the other is from Germany.

Of the winner who won the prize in literature and the winner who won the prize in bioengineering, one is from Ireland and the other won in 1980.

The winner who won the prize in medicine is either Kim Kane or the person who won in 1968.

The person who won in 1972 is either Hannah Hay or the winner who won the prize in economics.

Tara Tate won her prize  after the person from Canada.

The person from Mexico is either the person who won the prize in medicine or the person who won the prize in astronomy.

The person from Poland won her prize 4 years before Kim Kane.

Ada Alvarez
Betty Brewer
Hannah Hay
Kim Kane
Olive Olson
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering economics literature medicine physics

Canada Germany Ireland Mexico Poland Russia


Elite Smiles has had a computer malfunction this morning, and they need to quickly rebuild today's appointment list.  Help them out by matching each of today's appointments to their time and procedure, and determine which dentist will see each patient.

The customer going in for the cleaning is either Patsy or the client with the 2:30pm appointment.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. York doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Adkins has an appointment 2 hours before Patsy.

Tommy has an appointment sometime after the patient who will be seeing Dr. Underwood.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Underwood has an appointment 2 hours after the customer going in for the filling.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds doesn't have the appointment for the whitening.

Of Shane and the client who will be seeing Dr. Booker, one has the appointment for the cleaning and the other is scheduled for 1:30pm.

Lynn has an appointment sometime after the patient going in for the veneers.

Lynn has the appointment for the root canal.

cleaning
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Booker
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Valdez
Dr. York


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

The Falston LCS will not go online in 2021.

The project headed by Dr. Jennings will go online 1 year after the Lisbon facility.

The Tevatron LHC is either the Kiev accelerator or the Stockholm accelerator.

The Reykjavik accelerator will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Baldwin.

Of the Stockholm accelerator and the Athens accelerator, one will go online in 2020 and the other is the Tevatron LHC.

The Egert Facility will go online 1 year before the Warsaw facility.

The Athens accelerator, the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman and the project headed by Dr. Ewing are all different accelerators.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2019 is either the Zynga Complex or the ISON-X42.

Of the Reykjavik accelerator and the facility scheduled to go online in 2019, one is headed by Dr. Salinas and the other is the Falston LCS.

The ISON-X42 isn't headed by Dr. Salinas.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 1 year after the Lisbon accelerator.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2018 isn't headed by Dr. Ewing.

The Falston LCS will go online sometime after the Lisbon accelerator.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Ewing
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Lester
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Zimmerman

Athens Kiev Lisbon Reykjavik Stockholm Warsaw


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

The piece for the person who played pitcher was either the item that sold for $175 or the piece that sold for $225.

The 1987 one sold for 100 dollars less than the item for the person who played third base.

Of the one for the person who played center field and the 2007 one, one sold for $125 and the other featured Hick Hodge.

The 1988 item sold for 50 dollars more than Mike Morales's one.

Jimmy Jacobs's item didn't come out in 1995.

Of Finn Freeman's card and the one for the person who played shortstop, one sold for $375 and the other came out in 1988.

Irv Ingram's item didn't feature the person who played left field.

Jimmy Jacobs's one didn't feature the person who played shortstop.

The six cards were the one that sold for $225, the card for the person who played shortstop, the piece for the person who played third base, the 1987 piece, Hick Hodge's one and the 2004 one.

Of Irv Ingram's card and Finn Freeman's one, one came out in 1987 and the other sold for $375.

Finn Freeman
Hick Hodge
Irv Ingram
Jimmy Jacobs
Lance Leach
Mike Morales

center field
left field
pitcher
right field
shortstop
third base


Mrs. Drammel's fifth-grade class held a paper airplane contest this afternoon.  Using only the clues below, determine the color of each airplane, its maximum throwing distance, and the order in which each was thrown.

The plane that went 15 feet, the black airplane, and the plane that was thrown 4th are three different planes.

The six planes were the plane that was thrown 6th, the plane that went 15 feet, the airplane that went 55 feet, the green airplane, the white airplane and the airplane that went 65 feet.

The plane that went 65 feet was thrown 4th.

Roderick's design landed somewhat shorter than the silver plane.

The plane that was thrown 1st wasn't black.

The plane that was thrown 3rd, the plane that went 55 feet, and Aaron's design are three different planes.

Of the plane that was thrown 2nd and the white airplane, one was Valerie's and the other was Roderick's.

The plane that went 25 feet was either the plane that was thrown 1st or Aaron's design.

Valerie's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 55 feet.

Of the plane that was thrown 3rd and the silver plane, one was Valerie's and the other went 45 feet.

15 feet
25 feet
35 feet
45 feet
55 feet
65 feet


Barry's Deli has a bunch of orders to fill.  Help Barry match each customer's deli meat and cheese selections, and determine the price for each sandwich.

Frances's order, the order with ham, the $2.75 order, the order with havarti cheese and the $3.75 order are all different sandwiches.

The sandwich with liverwurst is either the $6.75 order or the sandwich with gouda cheese.

Kenneth's order doesn't include muenster cheese.

Nora's sandwich is either the order with cheddar cheese or the $6.75 order.

Of the order with prosciutto and Henrietta's order, one includes gouda cheese and the other costs $3.75.

The sandwich with liverwurst costs 1 dollar less than Frances's sandwich.

The sandwich with prosciutto costs 1 dollar more than Kenneth's sandwich.

Of the sandwich with swiss cheese and Henrietta's order, one costs $6.75 and the other includes ham.

Of the sandwich with bologna and Ronda's sandwich, one includes swiss cheese and the other costs $7.75.

Henrietta's sandwich doesn't cost $5.75.

Peter's order doesn't include corned beef.

Frances Henrietta Kenneth Nora Peter Ronda

cheddar gouda havarti muenster provolone swiss

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
salami


Tiffany is looking for a new podcast to listen to on her commute to and from work each day.  Help her narrow down her choices by matching each podcast host to his or her topic, and determine how many total downloads each podcast currently has and what year it began.

Dixie Dean's show has 1 million more downloads than the gaming podcast.

Al Acosta's show has  fewer downloads than the show that began in 2010.

The podcast that began in 2010 has  fewer downloads than Faye Fender's podcast.

Cora Capon's podcast is either the sports podcast or the podcast that began in 2010.

Of the literature podcast and the show with 5 million downloads, one is Eva Estrada's and the other started in 2015.

Of the investing show and the sports podcast, one has 5 million downloads and the other started in 2012.

Geneva Gold's podcast is about literature.

The podcast that began in 2009 has  more downloads than the film podcast.

The podcast that began in 2008 has 1 million fewer downloads than Cora Capon's podcast.

The film podcast has  fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2008.

The show with 5 million downloads didn't start in 2008.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million
6 million

Al Acosta
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold

business film gaming investing literature sports


The Ocean Isle Knitting Club recently held a friendly contest where any member could submit one of their knitted creations.  Using only the clues below, match each knitter to the item she submitted, and determine its color and final placement (first, second, etc.) in the contest.

The knitter who entered her hat, the knitter who submitted the green item, and Yolanda are three different people.

Of the knitter who entered her hat and the person who finished fifth, one made the blue item and the other is Holly.

The entrant who entered her blanket finished 2 places before Viola.

Ernestine finished 1 place before the person who submitted the purple item.

Ernestine finished 1 place before the knitter who entered her hat.

Of the entrant who finished fifth and the person who finished fourth, one is Jeanette and the other made the tea cozy.

The person who submitted the orange item finished somewhat after the entrant who entered her scarf.

Ernestine is either the person who submitted the orange item or the knitter who finished fourth.

The entrant who submitted the green item didn't knit the scarf.

Of Viola and the entrant who entered her sweater, one finished fifth and the other made the white item.

Alexis Ernestine Holly Jeanette Viola Yolanda

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
sweater
tea cozy


The dish that bakes for 35 minutes is either the recipe that cooks at 410 degrees or the baked ham.

The dish that cooks at 375 degrees requires 5 minutes less baking time than the chicken cutlet.

The mac and cheese requires 20 minutes less baking time than the dish that serves 3 people.

Of the candied yams recipe and the recipe that serves 8 people, one bakes for 50 minutes and the other cooks at 385 degrees.

Of the meatloaf and the recipe that serves 8 people, one bakes for 50 minutes and the other cooks at 340 degrees.

The candied yams recipe is either the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes or the recipe that serves 6 people.

The baked ham requires 10 minutes less baking time than the recipe that serves 6 people.

The dish that serves 5 people is either the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees or the dish that bakes for 50 minutes.

The dish that serves 4 people doesn't cook at 410 degrees.

baked ham
candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes


It's nearly noon, and Anna needs to phone in lunch orders for the salespeople on her team.  Match each person to their lunch order and beverage, and determine the price of each order.

The team member who ordered the ginger ale owes 90 cents more than the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

The salesperson whose order cost $7.15 is either Hannah or the team member who ordered the root beer.

The salesperson who ordered the root beer, the team member who ordered the tuna on rye, Peter, the salesperson whose order cost $6.25 and Samantha are all different people.

Of Chip and the team member whose order cost $5.35, one ordered the B.L.T. and the other ordered the tuna on rye.

The team member whose order cost $6.70 didn't order the tuna on rye.

Of the team member who ordered the Italian sub and Geoffrey, one owes $6.25 and the other ordered the water.

The person who ordered the grape soda is either the salesperson whose order cost $5.80 or Samantha.

The salesperson who ordered the orange soda is either the person who ordered the meatball sub or the team member who ordered the taco salad.

The person who ordered the meatball sub owes  more than the salesperson who ordered the orange soda.

Chip Geoffrey Hannah Irene Peter Samantha

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
orange soda
root beer
water


Derrick has spent decades photographing waterfalls all around the world.  Determine the height of each waterfall and the year Derrick photographed it, as well as the country in which each is located.

The waterfall located in Nigeria is either Nyalt or the 105 ft tall waterfall.

The 120 ft tall fall wasn't photographed in 1990.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1988 is not in Nigeria.

The 120 ft tall waterfall is either the waterfall located in New Zealand or Inawatai.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1988 is 5 ft higher than the waterfall located in Brazil.

Of the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1994 and Sihat, one is in Tibet and the other has a height of 100 ft.

The fall Derrick photographed in 2001 is 5 ft shorter than Rhoqua.

The fall in Jamaica is 10 ft shorter than Inawatai.

The 115 ft tall fall is either the fall Derrick photographed in 1989 or Garray.

Sihat is 15 ft shorter than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1996.

Of Nyalt and the 100 ft tall waterfall, one is located in Nigeria and the other was shot in 2001.

Sihat Rhoqua Nyalt Garray Inawatai Oginao

Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


Buckner's Boardwalk held a Skee Ball contest this weekend.  Using only the clues below, determine each player's final score and the lane they played in, along with their hometown.

Maggie scored  fewer points than the player in lane 6.

The contestant who scored 700 points was from Fort Kent.

Of the player from Elk Grove and the person in lane 6, one is Oliver and the other scored 540 points.

The contestant who scored 300 points, the player in lane 1, and the player from Fort Kent are three different people.

The contestant from Bristol wasn't in lane 1.

The six people are the player from Pacific Grove, the person who scored 300 points, the person who scored 620 points, the person in lane 4, the player in lane 7 and the contestant who scored 700 points.

The person from Elk Grove, the person who scored 620 points, and Deanna are three different people.

The player who scored 380 points is either the person from Bristol or Deanna.

Of the player from Cutler and the contestant in lane 7, one is Oliver and the other is Maggie.

Deanna Gretchen Kristie Leigh Maggie Oliver

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Pacific Grove


The local aerophobe (one with a fear of flying) support group has several members who each need to take a flight.  Match each aerophobe to their flight date and destination, and determine what "lucky charm" each intends to bring with them.

Of the aerophobe leaving in April and the flier leaving in May, one will go to Delaware and the other will bring their coin.

The passenger with the lucky hat will leave 2 months after Yolanda.

Of the aerophobe leaving in January and Maurice, one will bring their shamrock and the other will go to Rhode Island.

Of the passenger with the talisman and Olive, one will leave in February and the other will go to Georgia.

The flier going to Utah will leave 3 months before the aerophobe with the coin.

Sophie will leave 2 months after the aerophobe with the talisman.

The aerophobe with the wishbone is either the aerophobe leaving in June or Alma.

Alma will leave 2 months after the aerophobe with the lucky hat.

The aerophobe going to Michigan won't bring a coin.

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
shamrock
talisman
wishbone

Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Michigan
Rhode Island
Utah


Priscilla is compiling an article about some of the most successful hedge funds.  Using only the clues below, match each fund to its manager and determine the year it started as well as its year-to-date (YTD) return percentage.

Neither the fund begun in 1972 nor the one begun in 1983 is the one run by Nadine Newton.

Neither the one begun in 1972 nor Oak Capital is the one with a return of 9%.

The one run by Terry Torres has had a 1 percent smaller return than Pine Bay.

Hudson Brook is either the fund begun in 2009 or the one run by Sal Spencer.

Of the fund with a return of 8% and the one begun in 1983, one is run by Mike McClain and the other is First Crescent.

The one run by Nadine Newton is either Silver Rock or Oak Capital.

The fund begun in 1977 has a 1 percent larger return than the fund run by Terry Torres.

Black River isn't the hedge fund with a return of 10%.

The fund begun in 1992 isn't run by Sal Spencer.

The fund run by Mike McClain has a 1 percent larger return than the fund begun in 1972.

Of the fund begun in 1977 and the fund run by Sal Spencer, one is Black River and the other has had a return of 7%.

Black River
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Mike McClain
Nadine Newton
Patty Paul
Sal Spencer
Terry Torres
Zed Zamora


Several of Mr. Carroll's European History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different U.K. Prime Minister.  Match each student to their prime minister and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

Jenna spoke 2 minutes less than the student who got the B+.

Jenna spoke 2 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli.

Of Francis and the student who got the D, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other spoke for 8 minutes.

The student who spoke for 16 minutes didn't get the C-.

Neither the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour nor the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith was Edith.

Anita spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain spoke 2 minutes more than Wesley.

The presenter who spoke for 10 minutes didn't get the C-.

The presenter who got the A- didn't talk about P.M. Thatcher.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour was either the student who spoke for 12 minutes or the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes.

Neither the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour nor the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher was Wesley.

Of the student who spoke for 16 minutes and the student who got the B-, one talked about P.M. Thatcher and the other was Francis.

Anita Edith Francis Jenna Roberta Wesley

Asquith Balfour Chamberlain Disraeli Gladstone Thatcher


Miravella is writing an article about some of the richest people in the world.  Using only the clues that follow, match each person to his or her country of origin, and determine their total wealth (in dollars) and the type of business they're involved in.

Faith Flynn is worth 2 billion more than the person who works in the banking industry.

The person worth $26 billion is either Ed Everett or Mike Mckay.

The person from Germany is worth somewhat more than Leonard Levy.

Of Betty Bush and Gil Gallegos, one is from England and the other works in the medical industry.

The person who works in the aerospace industry isn't from Germany.

Gil Gallegos is worth 2 billion more than the person who works in the finance industry.

The magnate who works in the medical industry, Faith Flynn, the mogul from Germany and the magnate from Sweden are all different people.

The person who works in the aerospace industry isn't from Mexico.

Of the tycoon worth $29 billion and the mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry, one is from Germany and the other is Ed Everett.

The mogul who works in the banking industry is worth somewhat more than Leonard Levy.

The person from Norway is either the magnate who works in the banking industry or the magnate worth $26 billion.

Betty Bush
Ed Everett
Faith Flynn
Gil Gallegos
Leonard Levy
Mike Mckay

Canada England Germany Mexico Norway Sweden

aerospace banking finance medical pharmaceutical software


The person who submitted the blue item finished somewhat after Tanya.

Kimberly finished 3 places after the entrant who submitted the orange item.

The entrant who entered her socks finished 2 places after the person who submitted the orange item.

Ollie, the entrant who entered her scarf, the person who finished sixth, the knitter who finished fifth and the entrant who finished first are all different people.

Of the knitter who finished second and the person who entered her blanket, one made the silver item and the other is Ida.

The person who finished second didn't knit the tea cozy.

The entrant who submitted the blue item, the knitter who entered her scarf, and the entrant who entered her socks are three different people.

Of the person who finished sixth and the knitter who entered her hat, one is Winifred and the other made the silver item.

Ida finished 1 place after the entrant who submitted the orange item.

The entrant who submitted the white item finished somewhat before the knitter who entered her scarf.

Ollie finished somewhat after the person who submitted the green item.

Ida Kimberly Ollie Tanya Winifred Yolanda

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
socks
tea cozy


Principal Rifter has been authorized to break some of her largest classes into smaller learning groups.  Match each of these classes to its teacher, class-size and room number.

Neither the class with 37 students nor the Geometry class is Mr. Caldwell's class.

The class in room 208 is either the class with 37 students or the History class.

The Latin class has somewhat more students than the class in room 208.

The class with 35 students is either the course in room 212 or Mr. Caldwell's class.

Mr. Velasquez's class is either the course with 39 students or the Latin class.

The History class has 2  fewer students than Mr. King's class.

Of the Biology class and the class in room 201, one is taught by Velasquez and the other has 29 students.

The class in room 125 doesn't have 39 students.

Mr. Herman's class has 8  more students than the class in room 201.

The class in room 215 isn't the Spanish class.

The Geometry class isn't taught by Saunders.

The Latin class has 2  fewer students than Mr. Saunders's class.

Mr. Saunders's class has 2  fewer students than the course in room 215.

Caldwell Herman King Newton Saunders Velasquez

Biology Geometry History Latin Physics Spanish


Michael is compiling a story about some of the top-rated local soccer players of all time.  Help him by matching each player to his team, starting year and position.

Daregh started 3 years after the person on the Bulldogs.

The player on the Predators was either the second striker or the center back.

The second striker started 3 years before Kawa.

The person who started in 1982 was either Daregh or the full back.

The person on the Rangers started 3 years before Imay.

Neither Rothvum nor Awad was the player who started in 1991.

Rothvum started sometime after the person on the Bulldogs.

Of the goalie and the center forward, one played for the Hawks and the other began playing in 1988.

Of the center forward and the person who started in 1976, one was Banben and the other played for the Bulldogs.

Of Kawa and the person who started in 1976, one was the center back and the other played for the Courage.

The second striker was either Imay or the person who started in 1979.

The person on the Spartans wasn't the wing back.

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
wing back

Bulldogs Courage Hawks Predators Rangers Spartans


Howard, a stock broker, has made several buys today for a number of different clients.  Using only the clues that follow, match each stock to the client who bought it, and determine its share price and market sector.

The energy stock was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the stock Abigail bought.

The stock that sold for $30 per share was bought by Edith.

The stock Ida Mae bought, PSTO, the health care stock, the real estate stock and ABTR were all different stocks.

The stock Francine bought was  per share less expensive than the telecom stock.

Of the stock Heathcliff bought and the stock that sold for $30 per share, one was in the health care sector and the other was QMZ.

PSTO was  per share less expensive than the financial stock.

The utilities stock was 2 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

KMPP was 2 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

The real estate stock was  per share less expensive than the stock Edith bought.

The stock that sold for $27 per share wasn't purchased by Charlie.

Abigail
Charlie
Edith
Francine
Heathcliff
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
telecom
utilities


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

Of the one sequenced in April and the one sequenced by Dr. Kennedy, one is B. mangeris and the other has 500 genes.

The organism sequenced in April has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

The organism sequenced in August wasn't sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

B. mangeris doesn't have exactly 1,250 genes.

The organism with 1,000 genes, the one sequenced in February, and L. dyson are three different organisms.

Of the organism with 750 genes and the organism sequenced in July, one was sequenced by Dr. Copeland and the other is D. forcilitis.

D. forcilitis wasn't sequenced by Dr. Garza.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Quinn has 250 fewer genes than P. wellington.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Fletcher was either V. tenesis or L. dyson.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Fletcher, the organism sequenced in February, and the bacteria sequenced in July are three different organisms.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Copeland has 250 more genes than the one sequenced in February.

E. paradolens was either the one sequenced in November or the one sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington
V. tenesis

Copeland Fletcher Garza Kennedy Quinn Sheppard

February April July August November December


A small group of people meet on the first Friday of every month for a friendly game of poker.  Tonight each person in the game won one hand each.  Using only the clues below, match each player to their winning hand and determine the total amount of money won in each pot.

The player who won with a flush won 1 hand after the person who won the $18.25 pot.

Lee won sometime after the person who won the $18.25 pot.

The person who won the $18.25 pot was either Lee or the competitor who won the first hand.

The competitor who won the $3.75 pot won 1 hand before Frances.

The six people were the player who won the $3.75 pot, the competitor who won with a royal flush, the player who won with one pair, Frances, the person who won with a straight and Guillermo.

The player who won the $12.50 pot won 1 hand after the person who won with one pair.

Wilbur was either the person who won the $6.50 pot or the person who won the $12.50 pot.

Wilbur won 3 hands after the competitor who won with a full house.

The person who won with a flush was either the competitor who won the $9.00 pot or Lee.

Of the player who won with a straight and Guillermo, one won the $9.00 pot and the other won the first hand.

Frances Guillermo Holly Lee Wilbur Zachary

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
royal flush


Geneva Gold's podcast is either the show that began in 2012 or the podcast that began in 2007.

Of the music podcast and the podcast that began in 2012, one is Cora Capon's and the other has 4 million downloads.

Al Acosta's podcast has  fewer downloads than the business podcast.

Dixie Dean's podcast has 1 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2013.

The gaming podcast has  fewer downloads than the show that began in 2010.

Bobby Bora's podcast is either the business show or the show that began in 2015.

The six shows are the podcast that began in 2012, the gaming show, Dixie Dean's podcast, Geneva Gold's show, the podcast with 6 million downloads and the show with 5 million downloads.

The literature podcast has 2 million fewer downloads than Cora Capon's podcast.

The investing podcast has 4 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2015.

Of the show that began in 2010 and Dixie Dean's podcast, one has 1 million downloads and the other is about sports.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold

business gaming investing literature music sports


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

The 1995 item, Neddy Norris's card, and the item for the person who played shortstop are three different cards.

The piece that sold for $275 came out in 1974.

Bill Bernard's item sold for 100 dollars more than the card for the person who played right field.

Of Hick Hodge's piece and the one for the person who played first base, one sold for $325 and the other came out in 1995.

Keith Kane's piece didn't feature the person who played first base.

Keith Kane's one, the item for the person who played right field, and the one for the person who played third base are three different cards.

The card for the person who played first base sold for somewhat more than Mike Morales's card.

The one for the person who played third base sold for 100 dollars more than the 1988 item.

Hick Hodge's card sold for 50 dollars more than the item for the person who played left field.

Eric Estrada's one featured the person who played pitcher.

The one that sold for $225 was either the 1978 card or the piece for the person who played pitcher.

Bill Bernard's item sold for 50 dollars less than the 1972 card.

Bill Bernard
Eric Estrada
Hick Hodge
Keith Kane
Mike Morales
Neddy Norris

first base
left field
pitcher
right field
shortstop
third base


Alexis finished somewhat after the person who submitted the green item.

Winifred is either the knitter who submitted the green item or the entrant who entered her blanket.

Of the entrant who submitted the orange item and the person who entered her mittens, one finished second and the other is Carla.

The person who entered her sweater finished somewhat after the person who submitted the orange item.

The entrant who submitted the black item didn't knit the blanket.

The entrant who submitted the orange item finished 1 place before Tanya.

The knitter who entered her sweater finished 3 places before Viola.

Desiree is either the knitter who entered her blanket or the knitter who entered her tea cozy.

The six people are the knitter who submitted the purple item, the person who finished third, the entrant who finished second, the entrant who finished first, Alexis and the entrant who entered her hat.

Tanya is either the person who submitted the blue item or the knitter who entered her sweater.

Desiree, the entrant who entered her socks, and the person who finished first are three different people.

Tanya, the knitter who submitted the black item, and the knitter who finished first are three different people.

Alexis Carla Desiree Tanya Viola Winifred

blanket
hat
mittens
socks
sweater
tea cozy


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

Hannah Hay is either the person from Ireland or the person who won the prize in astronomy.

The person who won the prize in literature won her prize  before Hannah Hay.

Tara Tate is either the winner from Russia or the winner from Ireland.

Of the person who won in 1980 and Fay Ferguson, one is from Mexico and the other won the prize in physics.

Of the person who won the prize in economics and Jemma Jenks, one is from Germany and the other won in 1980.

The person who won in 1984 didn't win the prize in chemistry.

The winner who won the prize in astronomy is either the winner who won in 1980 or the person who won in 1968.

The winner from Mexico is either Tara Tate or the person who won the prize in medicine.

Of the person from Australia and Betty Brewer, one won in 1984 and the other won in 1976.

Hannah Hay won her prize 12 years before the winner from Poland.

Betty Brewer
Fay Ferguson
Hannah Hay
Jemma Jenks
Olive Olson
Tara Tate

astronomy chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Australia Germany Ireland Mexico Poland Russia


The North American Crossword Championships were held this week in St. Augustine, Florida.  The top-finishing contestants all performed admirably, but incredibly, each of them managed to get just one answer incorrect (i.e. "2 Down" or "30 Across").  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his or her final placement and hometown, and determine the one clue each of them ended up answering incorrectly.

The contestant who finished second was either the contestant who got 2 Down wrong or Frederick.

The contestant who got 2 Down wrong wasn't from Grant.

Of the solver who got 18 Down wrong and the contestant from Needles, one was Willie and the other finished fourth.

The solver who got 18 Down wrong, the person who finished fifth, and Frederick are three different people.

The contestant who finished first, the contestant from Grant, and the person who got 20 Across wrong are three different people.

Of the person who got 4 Across wrong and the person from Yorba Linda, one was Willie and the other was Traci.

The six people were the contestant who got 30 Across wrong, the contestant who finished first, the contestant who finished fifth, the person from Jackman, the contestant from Yorba Linda and the solver who finished sixth.

Traci finished sometime before the solver from Needles.

The person who finished sixth answered 20 Across incorrectly.

Grant
Industry
Jackman
Miles
Needles
Yorba Linda

2 Down
4 Across
18 Down
20 Across
26 Down
30 Across


Several passport applications were received at the embassy today, and each needs to be processed.  Help speed things along by determining each traveler's birthday, career and country of origin.

Neither the architect nor the person from Mexico is the person born on April 13th.

The six people are the person from South Africa, the traveler born on April 13th, the traveler born on August 15th, the engineer, the surgeon and the traveler whose birthday is on September 17th.

Of the traveler from Belgium and the surgeon, one is Lamar and the other is Jeffrey.

The traveler whose birthday is on May 18th is either the person from Austria or Dale.

Jeffrey has a birthday sometime before the politician.

Neither the person born on August 15th nor Dale is the traveler from France.

The person whose birthday is on September 17th is from Mexico.

The person from Austria is not the architect.

Of the person from France and the politician, one is Lamar and the other was born on July 16th.

April 13th
May 18th
June 14th
July 16th
August 15th
September 17th

architect diplomat engineer musician politician surgeon

Austria
Belgium
France
Mexico
Norway
South Africa


A series of bizarre UFO sightings have taken place in Byron, California this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each sighting to its witness, date and location, and determine the reported shape of the unidentified object.

Of the report of the cone-shaped UFO and the sighting from Yarmouth, one was received on August 4 and the other was reported by Dan Delgado.

Of Cindy Chan's report and the report of the oval-shaped UFO, one was received on August 9 and the other was from Newark.

Flora Flynn's report didn't involve the oval-shaped UFO.

The sighting from Embden was submitted 2 days before the sighting of the teardrop-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the egg-shaped UFO was either the August 5 report or the August 6 sighting.

Of Edith Estes's report and Cindy Chan's report, one was from Embden and the other was received on August 9.

Edith Estes's report didn't involve the diamond-shaped UFO.

The six sightings were the August 6 report, the report of the oval-shaped UFO, the sighting of the teardrop-shaped UFO, the report from Embden, Dan Delgado's report and the sighting from Upper Lake.

The sighting from Newark was submitted 1 day after Hal Harrison's report.

Flora Flynn's sighting wasn't from Postville.

Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison

Dows
Embden
Newark
Postville
Upper Lake
Yarmouth

cone diamond egg horseshoe oval teardrop