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.

The organism with 750 genes was sequenced by Dr. Ingram.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Underwood has 250 fewer genes than E. paradolens.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Velasquez has 500 more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Ortiz.

P. wellington doesn't have exactly 250 genes.

B. mangeris has 500 more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Underwood.

B. mangeris
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington

Ingram Ortiz Trujillo Underwood Velasquez


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 $38,000 house is somewhat larger than the Kirby's home.

The Ewing's home is 15 sq ft larger than the Ingram's home.

The 125 sq ft structure is either the $38,000 house or the $27,500 home.

The $36,000 home is either the Ewing's house or the 140 sq ft home.

The 140 sq ft structure sold for $38,000.

The Ingram's house didn't sell for $35,000.

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


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.

Pemson is  older than the ape Beatrice works with.

The orangutan Aldo works with is 3 years older than Shamir.

Nikatrice is 3 years younger than the ape Eva works with.


Bushnell County is putting together a historical brochure about some of the ancient cultures that used to live there.  Match each of the ancient cultures to their time period, location, and estimated population size.

The Lyeilia culture was founded 250 years before the Quyit culture.

The culture founded in 600 AD was either the Lyeilia culture or the culture with 9,000 people.

The Quyit culture was founded 750 years before the culture with 4,500 people.

The culture with 5,000 people was founded sometime before the culture with 9,500 people.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded sometime before the Warasen culture.

The Quyit culture had a population size of 9,500.

The Budel culture was founded 250 years after the Quyit culture.


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.

Gus is 2 feet longer than the beluga whale.

The right whale, Felipe, Evan and the 21 ft long whale are all different whales.

The gray whale is somewhat longer than the sei whale.

beluga whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


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.

The cook who scored 49 points made the pepper steak.

Gabriel scored 21 fewer points than Luther.

The person who made the lemon snapper scored 21 more points than Gabriel.

The cook who made the turkey soup scored 7 more points than the person who made the lemon snapper.

jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup


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.

Faye Fender's show is either the show that began in 2014 or the podcast that began in 2007.

The podcast with 1 million downloads started in 2014.

Bobby Bora's podcast has 1 million more downloads than Geneva Gold's podcast.

The show that began in 2014 has 1 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2015.

Bobby Bora's podcast didn't start in 2009.

The podcast that began in 2007 has 2 million more downloads than the show that began in 2015.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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.

The center forward started sometime after the center back.

The sweeper started 6 years after the center forward.

The full back started sometime after Imay.

The center forward was either the person who started in 1985 or Daregh.

The player who started in 1985 was the goalie.

Fichin started sometime before the goalie.

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
sweeper


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 bakes for 30 minutes doesn't cook at 375 degrees.

The mac and cheese bakes 5 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees.

The candied yams recipe requires somewhat less baking time than the dish that cooks at 425 degrees.

The candied yams recipe bakes 10 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 385 degrees.

The five dishes are the recipe that bakes for 45 minutes, the chicken cutlet, the meatloaf, the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees and the dish that cooks at 385 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 40 minutes is either the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees or the meatloaf.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes

baked ham
candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf

325 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
425 degrees


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 magnate worth $26 billion is from Germany.

Rachel Reid isn't worth exactly $27 billion.

Cal Craig is either the tycoon from Norway or the person worth $26 billion.

The magnate from France is worth 3 billion more than Kirk Kaplan.

Nadine Newton is worth 3 billion more than the person from Canada.

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

Cal Craig
Joseph Jakes
Kirk Kaplan
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid


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.

Irv Ingram's item sold for 150 dollars less than the 1988 piece.

Bill Bernard's one didn't come out in 1999.

Gilby Glass's card was either the item that sold for $175 or the 2015 card.

Eric Estrada's item was either the 2015 card or the card that sold for $275.

Bill Bernard
Daryn Drake
Eric Estrada
Gilby Glass
Irv Ingram


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" has  more books than the vehicle Sheryl drives.

The vehicle with 450 books is driven by Terri.

The mobile library Wesley drives has 100 fewer books than "Words To Go".

"Lit on Wheels" doesn't have exactly 250 books.

"Explore More" has 100 fewer books than the vehicle Leroy drives.

Books-4-U
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go


The bookmobile Terri drives has  fewer books than the vehicle Ira drives.

The vehicle Becky drives has 150 more books than "Dream Machine".

The bookmobile Wesley drives has 150 more books than the mobile library Ira drives.

Dream Machine
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go


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.

The five cases were the March 17 proceeding, Short v Metz, the 6-3 decision, Zamora v Pibb and Carson v Dunn.

The 5-4 decision was 3 weeks after the 6-3 decision.

The 6-3 decision was either the March 24 proceeding or Omar v Powers.

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31

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


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 1921 was either Freda Fritz or the golfer who scored a 59.

Denise Detz won her tournament sometime before Freda Fritz.

Maxine Mohn won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 64.

The five golfers were Tina Tuttle, the golfer who won in 1922, the woman who scored a 64, the woman who scored a 66 and the golfer who won in 1921.

Maxine Mohn won her tournament 2 years before the person who scored a 66.

Denise Detz
Freda Fritz
Maxine Mohn
Pamela Peet
Tina Tuttle


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 finished 2 places after Carla.

The knitter who entered her blanket finished somewhat after Jeanette.

The knitter who entered her scarf is either Ruth or Carla.

The entrant who finished second is either the person who entered her sweater or the knitter who entered her tea cozy.


The tiny island of Eijiro is famous for its shrines, and Allison plans to see every one of them on her trip there next month.  Help her plan her visit by determining the location of each shrine, the year it was built, and the animal it was dedicated to.

The shrine built in 1705 is either Hori Takesi or the structure in Miyato.

The five shrines are the shrine built in 1585, the structure in Nakai, Matsuno Okura, the structure in Usui and Sama Takako.

The shrine in Usui was built sometime before Okabe Honzo.

Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


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.

Ernest has the appointment for the cleaning.

Nettie has an appointment 2 hours after the customer going in for the root canal.

Tommy has an appointment sometime before Patsy.

The customer going in for the crown is either Ernest or Tommy.

The customer with the 10:30am appointment has the appointment for the whitening.

cleaning
crown
filling
root canal
whitening


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.

Yvonne was either the competitor who won the third hand or the person who won with a royal flush.

The player who won with a flush won 2 hands after Yvonne.

The person who won the fifth hand didn't win with a full house.

Kelley won 2 hands after the player who won with a straight flush.

two pairs
full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


The person who started in 1979 was the second striker.

Daregh was either the sweeper or the person who started in 1979.

Kawa started 9 years after the center back.

center back
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper


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.

The course in room 129 has 4  fewer students than Mr. Zimmerman's class.

The class in room 201 is either the course with 33 students or the class with 31 students.

The course in room 201 has 4  fewer students than Mr. Quinn's class.

The course in room 122 doesn't have 37 students.

The course in room 120 has somewhat more students than the class in room 129.

Mr. Velasquez's class has somewhat more students than the course in room 201.

The five classes are the class with 37 students, Mr. Quinn's class, Mr. Newton's class, the course in room 120 and the class in room 129.


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 at 40.3109 N was found on May 6.

The box at 40.3109 N was found 3 days after the cache at 88.3907 W.

The cache at 41.0237 N was found 3 days after the box at 88.4584 W.

The cache at 40.2516 N wasn't uncovered on May 12.

The case at 40.2516 N was found sometime after the case at 41.0237 N.

The cache at 40.5912 N was either the case found on May 15 or the box at 88.0431 W.


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 New Zealand is somewhat higher than Cerbel.

Sihat is either the 120 ft tall waterfall or the fall in Jamaica.

Sihat is somewhat shorter than the fall located in Nigeria.

The 120 ft tall waterfall is not in New Zealand.

The five waterfalls are Nyalt, the 115 ft tall fall, the waterfall located in Tibet, the waterfall in Jamaica and the 100 ft tall waterfall.

Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica


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.

Felipe is somewhat longer than the narwhal.

The sei whale is 4 feet longer than the narwhal.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
narwhal
sei whale


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.

Ella's design was either the yellow airplane or the airplane that went 25 feet.

Aaron's design landed 10 feet shorter than the pink airplane.

The white plane landed 10 feet shorter than the green airplane.


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 person who ordered the cheeseburger owes  more than Irene.

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

Peter owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the cheeseburger.

The salesperson who ordered the meatball sub owes  more than the salesperson who ordered the B.L.T..

The salesperson who ordered the Italian sub owes  more than Peter.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad


Maxine Mohn won her tournament 1 year after the woman who scored a 60.

The woman who won in 1923 was either the golfer who scored a 63 or the golfer who scored a 67.

The person who scored a 67 won her tournament sometime before Nellie Nolan.

The person who scored a 62 won her tournament 1 year after the person who scored a 64.

The person who scored a 64 won her tournament sometime after Olivia Oden.

Freda Fritz
Inez
Maxine Mohn
Nellie Nolan
Olivia Oden


Winnetonka County's parks department has decided to erect markers at each of the oldest-known trees in the county.  Help them match each tree to its height, age, and the forest in which it resides.

The five trees are Marsh Tree, the 150 ft. tree, the 99 year-old tree, the 147 ft. tree and the 144 ft. tree.

The 144 ft. tree is either the 96 year-old tree or the 99 year-old tree.

The 85 year-old tree is 6 feet taller than the 87 year-old tree.

Nolan's Pine is either the 156 ft. tree or the 144 ft. tree.

Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce


Sven Svalbard makes some of the best handcrafted ventriloquist dummies in the world, and he's got a number of new orders to fill.  Match each of his customer's new dummies to its name and price, and determine where it will be shipped.

Kelly's piece cost 250 dollars less than "Xavier".

"Xavier" is either the $1,750 dummy or Isabel's piece.

Lucas's piece cost 750 dollars more than "Xavier".

Tombawomba Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga


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.

Ofallo is 9 years older than the ape Gracie works with.

Nikatrice is  younger than the ape Francine works with.


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

Vlietmolen was built 23 years after Doesmolen.

The De Jong family's house was built 46 years after Doesmolen.

The Van den Berg family's home was built sometime after the De Jong family's windmill.

The home built in 1775 is owned by the Van Dijk family.

The Van den Berg family's home is either Hoekmolen or Westmolen.

Vlietmolen isn't owned by the Meijer family.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Jong
Meijer
Van den Berg
Van Dijk


The structure in Nakai was built sometime before Okabe Honzo.

Matsuno Okura was built 120 years before the shrine in Uchida.

Yamasaki was built 60 years after the temple in Miyato.

The shrine in Uchida is either Sama Takako or Okabe Honzo.

The shrine built in 1705 is either the structure in Miyato or the structure in Toyagi.

Amari Michi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


"Sniffletoe" cost 750 dollars more than "Valencio".

"Valencio" cost 250 dollars more than Lucas's puppet.

The five dummies are Jeff's dummy, "Tombawomba", the $1,750 dummy, "Utrecht" and the $750 dummy.

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama


The blue airplane landed 10 feet shorter than the green airplane.

Omar's design went somewhat farther than the green airplane.

The pink airplane went somewhat farther than Omar's design.

Valerie's design went 20 feet farther than the blue airplane.

The airplane that went 35 feet was silver.

Roderick's design went somewhat farther than the blue airplane.


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 $4.00 balloon, the $6.00 balloon, the $7.00 piece and the orange balloon were all different items.

The $3.00 piece was either the gold piece or the fish.

The brown balloon cost 2 dollars more than the fish.

The snail cost 3 dollars more than the dog.


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 on Tuesday had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 1:00pm.

The show that aired at 11:30am brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

The program with 1,000,000 viewers aired on Wednesday.

The show that aired on Tuesday, the program that aired on Sunday, the program that aired at 8:30pm and the show that aired on Saturday were all different programs.

The program that aired at 1:00pm had 750,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on Saturday.

The show that aired at 6:00pm didn't air on Saturday.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Saturday


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.

Dan Delgado's sighting was submitted 3 days before Benny Baron's sighting.

Edith Estes's report wasn't from Visalia.

The report from Fontana was submitted 1 day after the report from Dows.

The sighting from Fontana was either the August 6 sighting or Flora Flynn's sighting.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn


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.

Rachel Reid is worth somewhat less than Leonard Levy.

Dirk Dillon is worth 2 billion more than the person from Ireland.

The person from Sweden is worth 1 billion more than the person from Denmark.

The tycoon from Argentina is worth 1 billion less than the person from Ireland.

Dirk Dillon
Ida Ingram
Leonard Levy
Mike Mckay
Rachel Reid

Argentina Denmark Ireland England Sweden


The New You Beauty Salon has a number of different hair colorings scheduled today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to her stylist, and determine the time of her appointment and the hair color dye she has chosen.

Eileen is either Pam's client or Tammie's customer.

Opal's customer has her appointment 3 hours after Flora.

Victoria's customer has her appointment sometime after Tammie's customer.

The client with the 1:00pm appointment is being worked on by Yvonne.

Pam's client has her appointment sometime after Yvonne's client.

Yvonne's customer has her appointment 1 hour before Kelly.


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 literature won her prize  after the winner who won the prize in economics.

Casey Carson won her prize 12 years before the winner who won the prize in chemistry.

Patsy Pope won her prize 4 years after Jemma Jenks.

Jemma Jenks won her prize 4 years after the person who won the prize in bioengineering.

Patsy Pope is either the person who won in 1968 or the person who won in 1972.

Casey Carson
Fay Ferguson
Jemma Jenks
Kim Kane
Patsy Pope

bioengineering chemistry economics literature physics


Hannah is either the person whose order cost $6.25 or the salesperson who ordered the taco salad.

The salesperson who ordered the meatball sub owes 45 cents more than Samantha.

Samantha owes  more than the team member who ordered the B.L.T..

The team member who ordered the cheeseburger owes 90 cents more than Samantha.


Roger's Oak is either the 147 ft. tree or the 96 year-old tree.

The 96 year-old tree is 9 feet shorter than The Senator.

Nolan's Pine is  shorter than the 94 year-old tree.

Marsh Tree, the 150 ft. tree, the 94 year-old tree and the 99 year-old tree are all different trees.

Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce


The 94 year-old tree is 9 feet taller than The Senator.

The Senator is either the 87 year-old tree or the 147 ft. tree.

The 85 year-old tree is  taller than the 87 year-old tree.

Evan's Fir is 9 feet taller than The Senator.

Nolan's Pine is  taller than Roger's Oak.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator


The tiny island of Eijiro is famous for its shrines, and Allison plans to see every one of them on her trip there next month.  Help her plan her visit by determining the location of each shrine, the year it was built, and the animal it was dedicated to.

Yamasaki was built 180 years before the temple in Niwa.

Takahashi is either the structure built in 1585 or the temple in Usui.

Sama Takako is either the temple in Usui or the shrine built in 1705.

Hori Takesi
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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 from Oak View.

The solver from Miles finished 1 place after Perry.

The contestant who finished fourth was from Miles.

Steven finished 2 places after the contestant from Delhi.

Grace finished 1 place after the solver from Van Nuys.


Sid Scott is worth 3 billion more than Ed Everett.

The magnate from England is worth 2 billion less than Cal Craig.

The person worth $27 billion is from Sweden.

Nadine Newton is either the person worth $28 billion or the tycoon from Argentina.

Cal Craig
Ed Everett
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid
Sid Scott

Argentina Denmark England Germany Sweden


Several marathon runners decided to carb-load at Jimmy's Italian Restaurant on the night before the big run.  Match each runner to the type of pasta and sauce they ordered and the total price of their entree.

The runner who ordered capellini paid 3 dollars more than Gwendolyn.

Betsy was either the competitor who ordered farfalle or the contestant who ordered capellini.

The runner who ordered rigatoni paid 1 dollar less than the runner who ordered penne.

Velma paid 3 dollars more than the runner who ordered penne.

capellini farfalle penne rigatoni taglioni


The program with 1,250,000 viewers aired on Friday.

The program that aired at 4:30pm had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 8:30pm.

The five programs were the show that aired on Thursday, the program that aired at 11:30am, the show with 1,000,000 viewers, the program that aired at 4:30pm and the show that aired at 8:30pm.

The show that aired at 2:00pm brought in 750,000 viewers.

The program that aired on Thursday had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired on Monday.

The show with 500,000 viewers was either the show that aired on Tuesday or the show that aired on Friday.


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.

The chef who made the cashew tofu scored somewhat fewer points than the chef who made the cajun chili.

The cook who scored 42 points didn't make the cashew tofu.

Celia, the chef who made the jambalaya, the cook who scored 70 points and the cook who scored 49 points are all different chefs.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork


James runs Raw 642, an oyster bar in the coastal town of Shelshank, Rhode Island.  Help him sort out today's menu by matching each oyster to its price and place of origin, and determine the descriptive "tasting finish" associated with each.

The Thatcher oyster costs 10 cents less than the one from Duxbury, MA.

The Fanneuil oyster is from Appleton, CT.

The Island Creek oyster isn't from Vancouver, BC.

The five oysters are the oyster that costs $2.30, the Island Creek oyster, the Welcher oyster, the one from Duxbury, MA and the one from Nesketucket, MA.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Fanneuil
Thatcher
Welcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Vancouver, BC


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.

The aerophobe with the horseshoe is either the flier leaving in February or Neal.

Jaime is either the passenger leaving in May or the aerophobe with the coin.

Jaime will leave sometime after the passenger with the lucky hat.

The flier leaving in March won't bring a wishbone.

Katie will leave 1 month before the passenger with the horseshoe.

The five fliers are the passenger leaving in February, Iris, Neal, Katie and Zachary.

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
talisman
wishbone


The Summersill oyster isn't from Appleton, CT.

The oyster that costs $2.10 is from Appleton, CT.

The Fanneuil oyster costs 10 cents less than the one from Barnstable, ME.

The oyster that costs $2.20 is either the one from Charlestown, CT or the oyster from Barnstable, ME.

The Thatcher oyster, the oyster from Barnstable, ME and the one from Appleton, CT are all different oysters.

The oyster from Duxbury, MA costs 20 cents less than the Thatcher oyster.

Island Creek
Fanneuil
Pomaquin
Summersill
Thatcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Punaville, RI


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.

The five shows are the show with 1 million downloads, Dixie Dean's podcast, the podcast that began in 2011, the podcast that began in 2009 and the show that began in 2014.

Bobby Bora's show has 1 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2014.

The podcast with 4 million downloads started in 2014.

The podcast with 5 million downloads didn't start in 2009.

Cora Capon's podcast is either the show that began in 2015 or the podcast with 2 million downloads.

Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender


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 presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North spoke 2 minutes more than Virgil.

Sheryl spoke 6 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee.

The five students were the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes, Virgil, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee and Blake.

Virgil was either the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes


The mogul worth $27 billion is from France.

Cal Craig isn't worth exactly $28 billion.

The mogul from Denmark is worth 1 billion less than Ida Ingram.

The mogul worth $28 billion is from England.

Kirk Kaplan is worth somewhat less than the tycoon from Ireland.

The tycoon from Germany is worth 2 billion more than Tim Townsend.

Cal Craig
Gil Gallegos
Ida Ingram
Kirk Kaplan
Tim Townsend


The show that aired at 4:30pm brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

The show that aired on Monday had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired on Tuesday.

The program that aired on Friday had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 8:30pm.

The show with 750,000 viewers was either the program that aired at 10:00pm or the program that aired on Monday.

The program that aired at 6:00pm didn't air on Saturday.

The program that aired at 1:00pm brought in 750,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 8:30pm had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired at 10:00pm.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday


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.

The player who scored 620 points was in lane 4.

Gretchen scored  fewer points than the contestant in lane 6.

Deanna scored  more points than Kristie.

Irma scored 240 points more points than the contestant in lane 7.

Perry scored 80 points fewer points than Kristie.


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.

P. wellington was sequenced by Dr. Prince.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Prince has 500 more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Ortiz.

The organism with 750 genes, the organism sequenced by Dr. Doyle and the organism sequenced by Dr. Quinn were all different organisms.

L. dyson was either the organism sequenced by Dr. Acosta or the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Ortiz.

E. carolinus has 750 fewer genes than D. forcilitis.

The bacteria with 250 genes was sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

The organism with 500 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington


Roberta spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain, the student who spoke for 12 minutes and Zachary were all different students.

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

Roberta was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Roberta.


The bacteria with 250 genes was either E. paradolens or the organism sequenced by Dr. Copeland.

L. dyson has 750 more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Roman.

The one with 1,000 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Ingram.

V. tenesis has 500 fewer genes than P. wellington.

E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington
V. tenesis


The five people are the person who scored 540 points, Hope, Yvette, the person in lane 4 and the person in lane 5.

Rena scored 80 points fewer points than the person in lane 4.


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 finished fifth made the sweater.

The entrant who entered her hat is either the knitter who finished fourth or Ernestine.

Kimberly finished 1 place after the entrant who entered her blanket.

Viola finished 3 places before the person who entered her scarf.

Desiree Ernestine Jeanette Kimberly Viola


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.

Geoffrey owes  less than the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub.

The salesperson who ordered the taco salad owes 90 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich.

Chip owes 90 cents more than the person who ordered the taco salad.

The salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. owes  more than Irene.

Irene owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the taco salad.

Samantha is either the team member whose order cost $4.90 or the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye.

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


Okabe Honzo is either the shrine in Miyato or the temple built in 1765.

The structure in Uchida was built 120 years before Okabe Honzo.

The temple in Funai was built sometime after Yamasaki.

Sama Takako was built 120 years before Takahashi.


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 bean casserole doesn't cook at 340 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 30 minutes, the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees, the recipe that cooks at 340 degrees and the chicken cutlet are all different dishes.

The mac and cheese bakes somewhat longer than the meatloaf.

The chicken cutlet is either the dish that bakes for 35 minutes or the recipe that bakes for 45 minutes.

The dish that cooks at 350 degrees requires 5 minutes less baking time than the meatloaf.

The recipe that bakes for 35 minutes cooks at 325 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 385 degrees bakes 10 minutes longer than the mac and cheese.

bean casserole
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
340 degrees
350 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees


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 bear cost  more than the white piece.

The gold animal cost 1 dollar more than the yellow balloon.

The five items were the $6.00 balloon, the yellow animal, the gold animal, the brown piece and the cat.


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 five people are the tycoon worth $26 billion, Kirk Kaplan, Leonard Levy, the mogul from France and the tycoon from Ireland.

The person from France is worth 1 billion less than Kirk Kaplan.

The magnate worth $29 billion is from Argentina.

The mogul worth $28 billion is either the tycoon from Denmark or the tycoon from Ireland.

Hal Hickman isn't worth exactly $26 billion.

Betty Bush
Hal Hickman
Kirk Kaplan
Leonard Levy
Rachel Reid


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 Ewing's home is somewhat larger than the $29,000 home.

The 125 sq ft structure didn't sell for $27,500.

The $36,000 structure is either the Davidson's house or the Kirby's house.

The $35,000 structure is 45 sq ft smaller than the Ingram's structure.


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 person who won the third hand won with one pair.

Paulette won 1 hand before the player who won with a flush.

The five people were Nathaniel, the player who won the fifth hand, the competitor who won the first hand, the player who won with a flush and the player who won the fourth hand.

Kelley won 1 hand after the player who won with a straight flush.

Guillermo Kelley Nathaniel Omar Paulette

one pair
full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


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.

GXTV was either the stock that sold for $28 per share or the stock that sold for $27 per share.

HBW was  per share more expensive than KMPP.

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

The five stocks were the stock that sold for $26 per share, the stock Heathcliff bought, HBW, the stock Bill bought and ABTR.

The stock that sold for $27 per share was either the stock Abigail bought or the stock Ida Mae bought.


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 run by Terry Torres has a  larger return than the one run by Nadine Newton.

Hudson Brook isn't the hedge fund with a return of 10%.

The one run by Patty Paul has had a 1 percent smaller return than Citizen Trust.

Citizen Trust has had a 3 percent smaller return than the one run by Quentin Quinn.

First Crescent is either the one run by Vic Velasquez or the fund with a return of 6%.

Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Nadine Newton
Patty Paul
Quentin Quinn
Terry Torres
Vic Velasquez


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.

Robin Rust won her tournament sometime before the golfer who scored a 59.

The woman who won in 1921 was either Bonita Bitz or the woman who scored a 60.

Wendy Wells won her tournament sometime before the person who scored a 67.

The woman who won in 1923 was either the woman who scored a 60 or the person who scored a 67.

Bonita Bitz won her tournament 3 years after Shari Steel.

Bonita Bitz
Denise Detz
Robin Rust
Shari Steel
Wendy Wells


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 at 41.0237 N was found 6 days after the cache at 88.3907 W.

The box found on May 12 was either the case at 88.1928 W or the cache at 40.2516 N.

The box at 88.3821 W was found 3 days after the case at 40.8991 N.

The case found on May 15 was at 88.0431 W.

The five boxes were the case at 41.0072 N, the case at 88.3821 W, the box at 88.3907 W, the cache found on May 12 and the box at 88.4584 W.


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.

Greg's order, the order with provolone cheese, the $2.75 sandwich and the sandwich with swiss cheese are all different sandwiches.

Zachary's order costs 2 dollars more than the order with colby jack cheese.

The order with havarti cheese costs 3 dollars more than the order with provolone cheese.

Peter's order is either the sandwich with colby jack cheese or the order with muenster cheese.

colby jack
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss


Gil Gallegos is worth 2 billion less than Cal Craig.

The person from Germany is worth somewhat more than Gil Gallegos.

The magnate worth $26 billion is from Germany.

Tim Townsend is worth 1 billion less than the magnate from Norway.

Mike Mckay and the magnate worth $28 billion are different people.

Cal Craig
Gil Gallegos
Kirk Kaplan
Mike Mckay
Tim Townsend


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.

The chef who scored 63 points didn't make the smoked pork.

Ed is either the person who made the pepper steak or the chef who scored 49 points.

Peggy scored 21 more points than the person who made the cashew tofu.

Ed scored 21 more points than the cook who made the lemon snapper.

Zachary is either the chef who scored 70 points or the cook who scored 56 points.

cashew tofu
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup


Bushnell County is putting together a historical brochure about some of the ancient cultures that used to live there.  Match each of the ancient cultures to their time period, location, and estimated population size.

The society founded in 850 AD had a population size of 9,000.

The Zuneos culture didn't have a population size of 9,000.

The culture with 6,500 people was either the society founded in 850 AD or the Quyit culture.

The Oiracha culture was either the society founded in 100 AD or the culture founded in 600 AD.

The Yeust culture was founded 250 years after the culture with 9,500 people.

The Oiracha culture was founded sometime after the Yeust culture.

The culture with 5,000 people was founded 250 years after the culture with 9,500 people.


"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.

The $300 piece is either the piece made of teak or the item made of elm.

The piece made of chestnut, Antoinette's item and Rosemary's item are all different pieces.

Rosemary's piece costs  more than the piece made of teak.

Antoinette's piece is either the item made of chestnut or the $350 piece.

Rosemary's piece costs 50 dollars less than Bonita's piece.

Antoinette Bonita Josephine Rosemary Velma


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 patient going in for the whitening has an appointment sometime after the patient going in for the root canal.

Harold doesn't have the appointment for the whitening.

The client with the 1:30pm appointment has the appointment for the extraction.

Dwight has the appointment for the veneers.

Bernice has an appointment 3 hours before the client going in for the cleaning.

The five people are Mindy, the patient going in for the whitening, the person going in for the root canal, the patient with the 11:30am appointment and the client with the 12:30pm appointment.

cleaning
extraction
root canal
veneers
whitening


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.

The one sequenced by Dr. Estrada has 750 fewer genes than E. paradolens.

The bacteria with 1,000 genes was either B. mangeris or the one sequenced by Dr. Long.

P. wellington was sequenced by Dr. Fletcher.

The one with 250 genes was either the one sequenced by Dr. Nielsen or B. mangeris.

L. dyson doesn't have exactly 250 genes.

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


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 show that aired on Wednesday was either the show with 250,000 viewers or the show that aired at 11:30am.

The program with 1,250,000 viewers aired on Wednesday.

The show that aired at 2:00pm didn't air on Saturday.

The program with 500,000 viewers aired on Monday.

The program that aired at 4:30pm had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on Thursday.

The program that aired on Saturday had 500,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 10:00pm.

Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


The mogul worth $29 billion isn't from Ireland.

The tycoon from Argentina is worth 2 billion less than Al Acosta.

The magnate from Norway is either the mogul worth $25 billion or Al Acosta.

The magnate from Norway is worth 1 billion more than Faith Flynn.

The person worth $29 billion, the magnate from Argentina and the mogul from Germany are all different people.

Dirk Dillon is either the tycoon from Argentina or the mogul worth $27 billion.

Al Acosta
Betty Bush
Dirk Dillon
Faith Flynn
Joseph Jakes


Ernest doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

Orlando has an appointment 2 hours after Nettie.

The customer with the 9:30am appointment is either Orlando or the customer going in for the extraction.

Nettie has the appointment for the whitening.

Orlando is either the patient going in for the filling or the client going in for the cleaning.

The customer with the 10:30am appointment, the patient going in for the filling, Orlando and the client going in for the whitening are all different people.

cleaning crown extraction filling whitening


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.

The 2-7 decision was 1 week before Zamora v Pibb.

The 5-4 decision was 2 weeks after Omar v Powers.

Short v Metz, the March 31 case and the March 24 proceeding were all different cases.

The March 17 case was either the 3-6 decision or Gibbs v Kintz.

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


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 in Switzerland is 10 ft higher than Garray.

The 110 ft tall waterfall, the fall located in Brazil and Sihat are all different waterfalls.

The 120 ft tall waterfall is either the waterfall located in Brazil or Garray.

The waterfall located in Nigeria is 10 ft higher than Nyalt.

Canada Brazil Nigeria Jamaica Switzerland


The 115 ft tall fall is either the waterfall in Switzerland or Oginao.

Garray is 10 ft higher than the fall in Tibet.

The 105 ft tall waterfall is not located in Nigeria.

Garray is somewhat shorter than the waterfall located in Switzerland.

The five waterfalls are the 120 ft tall waterfall, Cerbel, Oginao, the fall in Brazil and the fall in Tibet.

Irskela is 5 ft higher than the fall located in Switzerland.

Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Switzerland


The customer going in for the cleaning has an appointment 1 hour before the patient going in for the crown.

The person with the 11:30am appointment has the appointment for the filling.

Inez has the appointment for the extraction.

Rosemary has an appointment sometime after the person going in for the crown.

Zachary has an appointment 2 hours after the person going in for the cleaning.

Wayne has an appointment sometime after the person going in for the cleaning.

The patient going in for the extraction has an appointment sometime after Rosemary.


The box at 40.6656 N was found on May 6.

The cache at 88.4584 W was found sometime before the cache at 88.3907 W.

The box at 41.0237 N was found 3 days before the case at 88.3821 W.

The case at 88.3821 W was found sometime before the box at 40.2516 N.

The box found on May 12 was either the cache at 88.3907 W or the cache at 41.0237 N.

The case at 40.5912 N wasn't uncovered on May 15.

The case at 88.2694 W and the cache found on May 15 were different boxes.


The culture with 7,500 people was founded 250 years after the culture with 9,500 people.

The Tyash culture didn't have a population size of 9,500.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded 750 years before the Zuneos culture.

The Chach culture was founded 250 years after the Danseri culture.

The five cultures were the Danseri culture, the society founded in 850 AD, the culture with 9,500 people, the culture with 6,500 people and the culture with 8,000 people.

The culture with 4,500 people was founded sometime before the culture with 8,000 people.


The customer with the 11:30am appointment is either the client going in for the filling or Zachary.

Ernest has the appointment for the extraction.

Shane has an appointment 1 hour after Orlando.

Zachary has the appointment for the veneers.

The five people are Orlando, the customer going in for the extraction, the customer going in for the crown, the patient with the 10:30am appointment and the patient going in for the filling.

crown extraction filling veneers whitening


Anita is either the chef who made the smoked pork or the cook who made the jambalaya.

Tyrone is either the person who made the cashew tofu or the person who scored 49 points.

Sonia scored 14 more points than Tyrone.

Ed scored 14 more points than the chef who made the jambalaya.

The person who made the jambalaya scored somewhat fewer points than Tyrone.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
pepper steak
smoked pork


The $35,000 home is either the 140 sq ft home or the Pratt's house.

The $32,250 structure is 45 sq ft larger than the $35,000 house.

The Zimmerman's home didn't sell for $27,500.

The five houses are the 125 sq ft home, the Underwood's house, the $35,000 home, the Zimmerman's structure and the Gillespie's structure.

Ewing Gillespie Pratt Underwood Zimmerman


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 balloon was either the gold animal or the purple balloon.

The white animal cost 1 dollar less than the fish.

The five items were the $4.00 piece, the fish, the monkey, the white animal and the purple animal.


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 Mid Atlantic card doesn't have a limit of $15,000.

The one with the $3,500 credit limit has an APR 2 percent higher than the Hoardstrum card.

The one with an APR of 8% has a limit of $4,000.

The five cards are the one with the $15,000 credit limit, the one with an APR of 9%, the one with an APR of 10%, the one with an APR of 8% and the Credit Korp card.

The Hoardstrum card has an APR somewhat higher than the TrustCo card.

The TrustCo card has an APR 1 percent lower than the one with the $20,000 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo


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 Lectra 4C will go online 1 year before the Tevatron LHC.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 is either the Lectra 4C or the project headed by Dr. Ramos.

The ISON-X42 will go online 1 year after the Tevatron LHC.

The project headed by Dr. Huff will go online sometime before the project headed by Dr. York.

The project headed by Dr. Jennings will go online sometime before the Zynga Complex.

The Tevatron LHC will go online 3 years before the project headed by Dr. Golden.

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

Dr. Golden
Dr. Huff
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Ramos
Dr. York


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.

The five shows are the podcast that began in 2010, the show with 2 million downloads, the show with 5 million downloads, Dixie Dean's show and the show with 1 million downloads.

The show that began in 2012 has 2 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2015.

Dixie Dean's podcast has 2 million more downloads than Faye Fender's show.

Al Acosta's podcast has 2 million downloads.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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.

The contestant in lane 4 scored 80 points more points than the player in lane 1.

The contestant who scored 380 points is either the person in lane 4 or Maggie.

Stanley scored 240 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 3.


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.

The game released in 1975 was made by Pinnefore.

"Meteor Rise" is either the machine made by Waverly Toys or the machine released in 1974.

The pinball machine made by Tarco Inc. is either "Bowling Alley" or the pinball machine released in 1976.

"Bowling Alley" came out 2 years after the pinball machine made by Maxigame.

Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


The project headed by Dr. Morgan will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Dorsey.

The ISON-X42 will go online 1 year after the Egert Facility.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 is headed by Dr. Farley.

The Lectra 4C isn't headed by Dr. Owens.

The five accelerators are the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020, the project headed by Dr. Dorsey, the Egert Facility, the project headed by Dr. Morgan and the project headed by Dr. Owens.

The project headed by Dr. Owens will go online 2 years after the Zynga Complex.

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

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Farley
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Owens
Dr. Underwood


Winnetonka County's parks department has decided to erect markers at each of the oldest-known trees in the county.  Help them match each tree to its height, age, and the forest in which it resides.

Zeke's Spruce is 3 feet shorter than the 94 year-old tree.

Zeke's Spruce is 9 feet shorter than Marsh Tree.

Nolan's Pine is either the 99 year-old tree or the 156 ft. tree.

The 153 ft. tree is either the 79 year-old tree or the 99 year-old tree.

Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce


The project headed by Dr. Quinn will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Noble.

The project headed by Dr. Chang is either the Zynga Complex or the facility scheduled to go online in 2016.

The Egert Facility will not go online in 2016.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2018 is headed by Dr. Alvarez.

The five accelerators are the project headed by Dr. Chang, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016, the ISON-X42 and the facility scheduled to go online in 2017.

The ISON-X42 will go online sometime before the Falston LCS.

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

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Chang
Dr. Noble
Dr. Owens
Dr. Quinn


Latasha's piece is either the $300 piece or the piece made of chestnut.

The five pieces are the $275 item, the piece made of chestnut, Dianne's piece, the piece made of walnut and Velma's item.

Dianne's piece costs 50 dollars less than Latasha's item.

Freda's item costs 75 dollars less than Velma's piece.

The item made of oak costs  more than Dianne's item.


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 less than the tycoon from Mexico.

Faith Flynn is worth 2 billion less than Joseph Jakes.

The magnate worth $28 billion isn't from Canada.

The person from Sweden is worth somewhat less than Ed Everett.

Nadine Newton is worth 1 billion more than Joseph Jakes.

Ed Everett
Faith Flynn
Joseph Jakes
Kirk Kaplan
Nadine Newton


The snail cost 3 dollars less than the purple balloon.

The $4.00 balloon was either the red animal or the dog.

The red balloon cost 1 dollar more than the brown piece.


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.

Hatcha started 9 years after the sweeper.

The person who started in 1982 was the goalie.

The five players were Awad, the player who started in 1985, the player who started in 1982, the person who started in 1988 and the person who started in 1979.

The player who started in 1979 was either Hatcha or the second striker.

full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back


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 finished fifth is either Priscilla or the person who entered her mittens.

The person who finished third made the socks.

The person who entered her blanket finished 3 places after Geneva.

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

The person who entered her blanket finished 1 place before Yolanda.


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 14,500 ft structure is the cantilever bridge.

The bowstring structure is 1,500 feet longer than Star Bridge.

The 11,500 ft bridge isn't the camelback bridge.

Gorem Bridge is either the truss one or the 11,500 ft structure.

North Bridge is either the 13,000 ft bridge or the bowstring structure.

Gorem Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the bowstring one.

The truss one is  shorter than the suspension one.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring camelback cantilever suspension truss


Inez has the appointment for the whitening.

The patient with the 10:30am appointment is either the customer going in for the extraction or Rosemary.

Shane has the appointment for the crown.

Harold has an appointment 1 hour after Shane.

The person with the 11:30am appointment doesn't have the appointment for the cleaning.

The five people are Rosemary, the client going in for the cleaning, the client going in for the crown, the patient with the 12:30pm appointment and the customer with the 10:30am appointment.


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.

Aaron's design was either the yellow plane or the airplane that went 25 feet.

Roderick's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 35 feet.

Omar's design went 30 feet farther than the blue airplane.

The pink airplane went 30 feet farther than Henrietta's design.


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.

Mr. Quinn's class has 2  more students than the class in room 201.

The class in room 114 has 2  fewer students than Mr. Newton's class.

The five classes are the class with 35 students, Mr. Newton's class, Mr. King's class, the course in room 114 and the class in room 208.

The course in room 319 has 6  fewer students than the class in room 208.

The course with 37 students is either the course in room 319 or Mr. Saunders's class.


Roderick's design landed 30 feet shorter than the pink plane.

Aaron's design went somewhat farther than the yellow airplane.

The black airplane went 10 feet farther than the pink airplane.

The airplane that went 25 feet was either Omar's design or the white airplane.


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.

"Ready Reader", the mobile library Natasha drives, the vehicle with 250 books and the bookmobile with 350 books are all different vehicles.

The bookmobile with 350 books is driven by Patsy.

"Dream Machine" has  fewer books than "Words To Go".

The mobile library Francisco drives has 50 fewer books than "Dream Machine".

"Dream Machine" has 100 fewer books than the bookmobile Ira drives.

The mobile library with 400 books is either the vehicle Ira drives or the mobile library Francisco drives.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Words To Go


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 presenter who spoke for 10 minutes, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour and Anita were all different students.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour or Hazel.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey spoke 4 minutes more than Hazel.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain spoke 4 minutes more than Ginger.

The student who spoke for 6 minutes didn't talk about P.M. Churchill.

Atlee Balfour Chamberlain Churchill Grey


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 sei whale is 6 feet shorter than Gus.

The sei whale is 2 feet shorter than the right whale.

Gus is 2 feet shorter than the bowhead whale.

bowhead whale
fin whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


Ida finished 3 places after the person who entered her socks.

Francis finished 1 place before the entrant who entered her socks.

The entrant who entered her socks is either the entrant who finished fifth or Alexis.

The entrant who finished fourth made the mittens.


The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes talked about P.M. Balfour.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli spoke 2 minutes more than Krista.

Virgil spoke 6 minutes less than Wesley.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain was either Blake or the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes.

Edith was either the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

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

Balfour Chamberlain Disraeli Eden Gladstone


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.

The politician has a birthday 2 months before the lawyer.

Dale has a birthday sometime before the musician.

The engineer has a birthday sometime after Lamar.

Dale has a birthday sometime after Neville.

Charles has a birthday 2 months after the politician.

Lamar has a birthday 1 month after the politician.

Neville is either the person born on April 13th or the surgeon.

April 13th
May 18th
June 14th
July 16th
August 15th

engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon


Gil Gallegos is worth somewhat less than the tycoon from Sweden.

The person worth $27 billion is either Gil Gallegos or the person from Ireland.

Gil Gallegos is worth 3 billion less than Kirk Kaplan.

The magnate from Ireland is worth 1 billion more than the mogul from Sweden.

Joseph Jakes isn't worth exactly $27 billion.

The tycoon worth $25 billion is from Argentina.

Ed Everett
Gil Gallegos
Hal Hickman
Joseph Jakes
Kirk Kaplan


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 five waterfalls are the 105 ft tall fall, the fall in Canada, Sihat, the fall located in Switzerland and Inawatai.

Irskela is either the 110 ft tall waterfall or the waterfall in Canada.

The fall in Tibet is somewhat higher than Sihat.

Canada
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Switzerland


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 show with 1,250,000 viewers aired on Saturday.

The show that aired at 1:00pm brought in 750,000 viewers.

The five programs were the show that aired on Friday, the program that aired at 11:30am, the program with 1,000,000 viewers, the program that aired at 2:00pm and the show that aired at 8:30pm.

The show with 500,000 viewers was either the program that aired on Thursday or the program that aired on Saturday.

The show that aired at 2:00pm had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 8:30pm.

The show that aired on Friday had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired on Tuesday.


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.

Kelley has never taken a class from Mrs. Yeffer.

The student from Mrs. Condini's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to Ira.

The child whose final word was "anemic" was from Mrs. Witte's class.

The child from Mrs. Nixon's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

Erik had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to the child from Mrs. Condini's class.

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

The student from Mrs. Condini's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Kelley.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated


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.

The organism with 750 genes was sequenced by Dr. Roman.

P. wellington was sequenced by Dr. Roman.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Acosta has 750 more genes than V. tenesis.

E. carolinus was either the one sequenced by Dr. Acosta or the organism sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

V. tenesis was either the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Kennedy or the bacteria with 750 genes.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Zamora has somewhat fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

D. forcilitis doesn't have exactly 1,000 genes.

D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
P. wellington
V. tenesis


Sven Svalbard makes some of the best handcrafted ventriloquist dummies in the world, and he's got a number of new orders to fill.  Match each of his customer's new dummies to its name and price, and determine where it will be shipped.

Lucas's puppet cost 250 dollars less than "Tombawomba".

"Valencio" cost 750 dollars less than Kelly's dummy.

The $1,750 dummy is either "Yenga" or Lucas's piece.

Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Yenga


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.

Chip owes  less than the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

Geoffrey owes  more than the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

The salesperson who ordered the taco salad is either Geoffrey or the team member whose order cost $5.80.

Chip is either the person whose order cost $6.25 or the team member who ordered the tuna on rye.

The salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the Italian sub.

cheeseburger
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye


The class in room 208 has 4  more students than Mr. Leach's class.

The course with 37 students isn't taught by Saunders.

The five classes are the course with 33 students, Mr. Saunders's class, the course in room 201, Mr. Newton's class and Mr. Leach's class.

Mr. Paul's class has 2  more students than the course in room 208.

The course in room 129 has 2  more students than the class in room 412.


Several marathon runners decided to carb-load at Jimmy's Italian Restaurant on the night before the big run.  Match each runner to the type of pasta and sauce they ordered and the total price of their entree.

The competitor who ordered taglioni was either the competitor who paid $9.99 or Jack.

Claudia paid 3 dollars more than the contestant who ordered vermicelli.

The contestant who ordered taglioni paid  more than the competitor who ordered vermicelli.

The competitor who ordered penne paid 2 dollars less than the contestant who ordered fusilli.

The five runners were Irma, the competitor who paid $8.99, the contestant who paid $9.99, the runner who ordered taglioni and the competitor who ordered fusilli.

fusilli penne rigatoni taglioni vermicelli


James runs Raw 642, an oyster bar in the coastal town of Shelshank, Rhode Island.  Help him sort out today's menu by matching each oyster to its price and place of origin, and determine the descriptive "tasting finish" associated with each.

The one that costs $2.40 is from Willapa, RI.

The oyster from Vancouver, BC is either the Fanneuil oyster or the Summersill oyster.

The oyster from Duxbury, MA costs 20 cents more than the Bluepoint oyster.

The Pomaquin oyster costs 10 cents more than the Bluepoint oyster.

The one from Vancouver, BC costs somewhat more than the one from Duxbury, MA.

The Pomaquin oyster isn't from Punaville, RI.

Bluepoint Fanneuil Pomaquin Summersill Thatcher

Appleton, CT
Duxbury, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI


The program that aired at 10:00pm aired on Wednesday.

The program with 250,000 viewers didn't air on Sunday.

The program that aired on Thursday had 500,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 8:30pm.

The program that aired on Saturday had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 1:00pm.

The program that aired at 1:00pm brought in 500,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 2:00pm was either the program with 500,000 viewers or the program that aired on Sunday.

Sunday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


The five students were Anita, the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes, the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey.

Francis spoke 4 minutes more than Anita.

Perry spoke 4 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson.

The presenter who spoke for 12 minutes didn't talk about P.M. Eden.


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.

Yvonne finished 1 place before the solver from Hollis.

The solver who finished third was from Industry.

The person who finished fourth, the solver from Grant and the person from Kalona were all different people.

Canoga Park
Grant
Hollis
Industry
Kalona


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 podcast has 1 million downloads.

Faye Fender's podcast doesn't have exactly 4 million downloads.

The five shows are Eva Estrada's show, the show with 2 million downloads, the podcast that began in 2010, the podcast that began in 2009 and the show with 4 million downloads.

Bobby Bora's show has 2 million more downloads than the show that began in 2009.

Dixie Dean's show has 1 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2014.

Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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.

Eric Estrada's one sold for somewhat less than the 1974 card.

The five cards were the 2007 item, the one that sold for $225, Pete Perez's piece, Irv Ingram's one and Keith Kane's card.

The 2015 one sold for somewhat less than the 2007 piece.

Irv Ingram's item sold for 50 dollars more than the 1988 one.

Cole Cooley
Eric Estrada
Irv Ingram
Keith Kane
Pete Perez


Terry was either the contestant who ordered fusilli or the contestant who ordered spaghetti.

The five runners were the contestant who paid $8.99, the competitor who ordered fusilli, the contestant who ordered fettuccine, Wade and the runner who ordered capellini.

The runner who ordered spaghetti paid 2 dollars more than Wade.

Betsy paid 2 dollars more than the competitor who ordered capellini.

capellini fettuccine fusilli penne spaghetti


"Tiny Tomes" has 100 more books than "Explore More".

"Books-4-U" is either the bookmobile Wesley drives or the mobile library with 250 books.

The vehicle Myra drives has  more books than the bookmobile Gene drives.

"Explore More" has 50 more books than "Dream Machine".

The bookmobile with 300 books is either "Books-4-U" or the vehicle Gene drives.

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


The solver who finished fourth was either Nelson or the person from Jackman.

The person from Kalona finished 1 place after Carol.

The solver who finished third, the contestant from Kalona, Eva and Willie were all different people.

Eva finished 2 places after the person from Kalona.


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 working at Belle Hart finished with 6 ounces more gold than the miner working at York River.

The miner working at York River finished with somewhat more gold than Ivan Ingram.

Jack Jacobs finished with 6 ounces more gold than Ivan Ingram.

The person working at Culver Gorge finished with somewhat less gold than the prospector working at Fuller Rise.

The person working at Laurel Ridge finished with 3 ounces more gold than the prospector working at York River.

Ben Barron
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Laurel Ridge
York River


The Katamaka oyster costs somewhat more than the one from Charlestown, CT.

The Bluepoint oyster costs 10 cents less than the one from Punaville, RI.

The one from Barnstable, ME costs 10 cents more than the Welcher oyster.

The one that costs $2.30 is from Punaville, RI.

The Katamaka oyster costs 20 cents less than the Thatcher oyster.

The Island Creek oyster is from Duxbury, MA.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Katamaka
Thatcher
Welcher

Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC


"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.

The item made of sandalwood costs 75 dollars more than Marilyn's piece.

Cheri's piece costs  more than the piece made of chestnut.

Cheri's piece costs 75 dollars less than the piece made of teak.

The $300 piece is either Marilyn's piece or the item made of poplar.


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.

"Tiny Tomes" has 100 fewer books than the mobile library Myra drives.

The bookmobile with 400 books is either the bookmobile Dan drives or "Explore More".

"Words To Go" is either the bookmobile with 250 books or the vehicle Ira drives.

The bookmobile with 400 books, "Explore More", "Words To Go" and the mobile library Myra drives are all different vehicles.

Books-4-U
Explore More
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go


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.

Yvonne won sometime after the player who won with one pair.

Ramon won 1 hand after the player who won with a full house.

The player who won the fourth hand won with a royal flush.

The competitor who won with one pair won 3 hands before Salvador.

The competitor who won with a full house won sometime before Courtney.

one pair
two pairs
full house
straight flush
royal flush


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.

The five classes are Mr. Paul's class, the class with 33 students, the class with 29 students, the class in room 125 and the class in room 319.

The course in room 208 has 6  fewer students than Mr. Underwood's class.

Mr. Leach's class has 2  more students than the course in room 208.

The course in room 319 is either the course with 31 students or the class with 37 students.

The course with 35 students isn't taught by Avery.


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 Mid Atlantic card has an APR 3 percent lower than the card with the $4,000 credit limit.

The card with an APR of 12% has a limit of $10,000.

The five cards are the one with an APR of 8%, the card with the $8,500 credit limit, the Hoardstrum card, the card with the $10,000 credit limit and the card with the $15,000 credit limit.

The Southwest Inc card doesn't have a limit of $8,500.

The Southwest Inc card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card with the $6,500 credit limit.

The Whitly Bank card has a limit of $10,000.

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
Whitly Bank


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.

The cook who scored 63 points didn't make the lemon snapper.

The person who scored 42 points is either Luther or the chef who made the cajun chili.

The cook who made the jambalaya scored 7 fewer points than Bertha.

Marjorie scored 14 more points than the person who made the cashew tofu.

Nelson scored 7 fewer points than the cook who made the jambalaya.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
turkey soup


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 110 sq ft home, the 140 sq ft home, the 155 sq ft house and the $35,000 house are all different houses.

The 110 sq ft structure didn't sell for $36,000.

The Pratt's house is 45 sq ft larger than the Ewing's home.

The $25,000 structure is 30 sq ft larger than the Nielsen's structure.

The 95 sq ft structure is either the $32,250 house or the Nielsen's structure.


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 case at 88.1863 W was found 6 days before the box at 41.0237 N.

The cache at 88.2694 W was found sometime before the case at 88.4584 W.

The case at 40.6656 N was either the box found on May 9 or the case at 88.1863 W.

The cache at 40.5912 N was found on May 9.

The box found on May 9 was at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 88.2694 W was found 3 days after the case at 40.5912 N.

The cache at 41.0072 N wasn't uncovered on May 3.


Bushnell County is putting together a historical brochure about some of the ancient cultures that used to live there.  Match each of the ancient cultures to their time period, location, and estimated population size.

The Juad culture was either the society founded in 600 AD or the culture with 8,000 people.

The five cultures were the culture with 9,000 people, the culture founded in 1100 AD, the Kimusk culture, the culture founded in 600 AD and the culture founded in 350 AD.

The culture with 9,000 people was founded 250 years before the culture with 4,500 people.

The Hatgare culture was founded 250 years after the Tyash culture.

The society founded in 1100 AD had a population size of 7,500.


Ivan Ingram didn't work at the Belle Hart claim.

The miner working at York River finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than Ivan Ingram.

The miner who found 17 ounces of gold worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

The prospector working at Fuller Rise was either Fred Fletcher or the miner who found 17 ounces of gold.

The person working at York River finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Jack Jacobs.

Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Fred Fletcher
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
York River


Willie finished sometime after the person from Bertram.

The contestant who finished second was either the contestant from Lytton or the person from Delhi.

Steven was either the solver from Bertram or the contestant from Westport.

The person who finished fifth was from Lytton.

The person from Westport finished 2 places before Grace.

Bertram
Delhi
Lytton
Temple City
Westport


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.

Carrie Cole won her tournament 1 year after Wendy Wells.

Freda Fritz was either the person who won in 1922 or the woman who scored a 62.

The golfer who scored a 64 won her tournament 1 year before the woman who scored a 59.

The five golfers were the woman who scored a 64, the person who won in 1924, Inez, the woman who won in 1922 and the golfer who won in 1921.

Carrie Cole
Freda Fritz
Inez
Robin Rust
Wendy Wells


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.

The $5.75 sandwich includes provolone cheese.

Ronda's order costs 2 dollars more than Warren's order.

The $6.75 sandwich doesn't include swiss cheese.

The order with muenster cheese costs 2 dollars more than the order with cheddar cheese.

Warren's sandwich is either the order with provolone cheese or the sandwich with muenster cheese.

Irene's order is either the $3.75 order or the order with muenster cheese.

Warren's order costs  less than Henrietta's sandwich.

cheddar havarti muenster provolone swiss


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.

Natasha finished 2 places before the entrant who entered her blanket.

The knitter who entered her scarf finished somewhat after the person who entered her hat.

The entrant who entered her blanket finished 1 place before Winifred.

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

The entrant who finished first made the socks.

The knitter who entered her hat finished somewhat before the person who entered her sweater.


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.

The ape Gracie works with is  younger than the orangutan Dolly works with.

The orangutan Calliope works with is 9 years older than the animal Aldo works with.

The ape Aldo works with is 3 years older than Nikatrice.


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 five whales are the sei whale, Herbert, the 29 ft long specimen, Evan and Felipe.

The bowhead whale is either the 27 ft long exhibit or Herbert.

bowhead whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


Several marathon runners decided to carb-load at Jimmy's Italian Restaurant on the night before the big run.  Match each runner to the type of pasta and sauce they ordered and the total price of their entree.

The competitor who paid $9.99 was either the runner who ordered taglioni or Rosie.

The contestant who paid $10.99, the competitor who ordered rotini, Oscar and Damon were all different runners.

Claudia paid 1 dollar less than the runner who ordered rigatoni.

The runner who paid $8.99 ordered rigatoni.

The competitor who ordered rigatoni paid 1 dollar less than Irma.

penne rigatoni rotini taglioni vermicelli


Wendy Wells won her tournament 2 years before Ethel Erwin.

Wendy Wells, the golfer who scored a 63, the person who won in 1923 and the golfer who won in 1922 were all different golfers.

Tina Tuttle was either the woman who scored a 67 or the woman who won in 1921.

The golfer who won in 1924 was either Maxine Mohn or the golfer who scored a 63.

The woman who scored a 61 won her tournament sometime before the person who scored a 60.

Maxine Mohn won her tournament 2 years before the woman who scored a 67.

Ethel Erwin
Maxine Mohn
Tina Tuttle
Vickie Vern
Wendy Wells


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 somewhat shorter than the waterfall located in Canada.

The fall in Tibet is somewhat higher than Garray.

The waterfall in Brazil is somewhat shorter than the waterfall located in Switzerland.

Nyalt is 10 ft higher than the fall in Tibet.

Cerbel is 10 ft taller than the fall in Nigeria.

The waterfall in Canada is 10 ft shorter than Oginao.

Nyalt is either the 110 ft tall waterfall or the 115 ft tall fall.


The vehicle Violet drives has 150 fewer books than "Explore More".

"Lit on Wheels" has  more books than "Books-4-U".

"Books-4-U" has  more books than "Words To Go".

The bookmobile Becky drives has 50 more books than "Books-4-U".

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Words To Go


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 patient with the 10:30am appointment is either Lynn or the person going in for the extraction.

Zachary has the appointment for the whitening.

Lynn has an appointment 3 hours after the patient going in for the filling.

The five people are Gayle, the patient with the 12:30pm appointment, the customer with the 11:30am appointment, the person with the 1:30pm appointment and the customer with the 10:30am appointment.

The patient with the 11:30am appointment has the appointment for the crown.

cleaning crown extraction filling whitening


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.

Leonard Levy is worth 2 billion less than the mogul from Ireland.

The magnate worth $28 billion is either the mogul from Ireland or Sid Scott.

The magnate from Norway is worth 2 billion more than Hal Hickman.

Hal Hickman is worth 1 billion less than the magnate from France.

Kirk Kaplan isn't worth exactly $29 billion.

Cal Craig
Hal Hickman
Kirk Kaplan
Leonard Levy
Sid Scott


The person who entered her tea cozy finished somewhat before Carla.

The knitter who finished fourth made the scarf.

The entrant who entered her blanket finished 3 places before the person who entered her hat.

Kimberly is either the knitter who entered her scarf or the entrant who finished fifth.

The person who entered her tea cozy finished 3 places before Francis.


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.

The bookmobile Cynthia drives has  more books than the vehicle Elena drives.

"Tiny Tomes" is either the vehicle Cynthia drives or the mobile library Elena drives.

The vehicle with 300 books isn't driven by Elena.

The five vehicles are "Explore More", the mobile library with 350 books, the bookmobile with 300 books, the vehicle Wesley drives and the bookmobile Richard drives.

"Explore More" has 50 fewer books than "Ready Reader".


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 magenta balloon was either the $3.00 piece or the bear.

The monkey cost 1 dollar less than the purple piece.

The yellow piece cost 2 dollars less than the turtle.


The Nysrani culture was founded in 600 AD.

The Budel culture was founded 500 years before the culture with 9,000 people.

The culture with 4,500 people was founded 500 years after the culture with 5,000 people.

The culture with 5,000 people was founded sometime before the Budel culture.

The Garight culture was either the culture with 8,000 people or the culture founded in 350 AD.

The five cultures were the Warasen culture, the culture with 9,000 people, the society founded in 600 AD, the culture founded in 350 AD and the culture with 8,000 people.


Yolanda's sandwich costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with havarti cheese.

Mildred's order is either the sandwich with provolone cheese or the $6.75 order.

Yolanda's sandwich costs 3 dollars less than Frances's sandwich.

Yolanda's sandwich doesn't include gouda cheese.

The $5.75 order is either the sandwich with colby jack cheese or the sandwich with provolone cheese.

Peter's sandwich includes provolone cheese.

colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster
provolone


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 green plane was either the plane that went 45 feet or Ella's design.

The silver airplane went somewhat farther than Roderick's design.

The yellow plane went 20 feet farther than the green plane.

The green plane went somewhat farther than the black airplane.

The airplane that went 45 feet was white.

Omar's design landed somewhat shorter than the white airplane.


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.

The contestant in lane 4 scored 80 points fewer points than Zachary.

The player in lane 4 is either Florence or the contestant who scored 460 points.

The person who scored 380 points was in lane 4.

The player in lane 5 scored 240 points fewer points than the player in lane 2.