The competitor who won the $12.50 pot was either the competitor who won with a royal flush or Ernestine.

The competitor who won the $18.25 pot won 2 hands before the player who won the $12.50 pot.

The player who won with one pair was either the person who won the first hand or Theodore.

The player who won the $18.25 pot won 2 hands after the competitor who won with a straight flush.

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

Theodore won sometime after the person who won the $6.50 pot.

The competitor who won the sixth hand didn't win the $3.75 pot.

Of Maria and the player who won the $18.25 pot, one won with a flush and the other won the first hand.

The person who won the $6.50 pot won 1 hand before the player who won the $9.00 pot.

The person who won the $23.25 pot won 2 hands after Theodore.

Of the player who won with a full house and Theodore, one won the $5.25 pot and the other won the second hand.

Frances won 3 hands after the person who won with a straight.

Of the person who won with a flush and the competitor who won the fifth hand, one won the $18.25 pot and the other was Omar.

Ernestine Frances Maria Omar Paulette Theodore Zachary


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 player who started in 1976 wasn't the wing back.

The person who started in 1994 didn't play for the Minutemen.

The person who started in 1979, Hatcha, the second striker, Banben, Gardelli and Daregh were all different players.

The person on the Rangers started 6 years before the goalie.

The center back started 12 years before the second striker.

Of Rothvum and the player on the Bulldogs, one began playing in 1985 and the other was the sweeper.

Imay was either the person on the Hammerheads or the goalie.

The player on the Minutemen started sometime after the goalie.

Daregh was either the goalie or the second striker.

The person who started in 1985 wasn't the center forward.

Of the player on the Timberwolves and Kawa, one was the sweeper and the other began playing in 1994.

The sweeper started sometime after the person on the Hammerheads.

Of the full back and the wing back, one was Gardelli and the other played for the Hammerheads.

Banben Daregh Gardelli Hatcha Imay Kawa Rothvum

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Bulldogs Hammerheads Hawks Minutemen Rangers Stingrays Timberwolves


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.

Whitney will leave sometime after the flier with the wishbone.

The aerophobe going to Louisiana, the aerophobe leaving in March, the passenger leaving in April, Yolanda, Zachary and Velma are all different fliers.

The flier going to Louisiana will bring their rabbit's foot.

The passenger going to Ohio will bring their horseshoe.

Yolanda is either the aerophobe leaving in July or the passenger going to Georgia.

The passenger going to Arkansas is either the aerophobe with the shamrock or the aerophobe with the talisman.

The passenger leaving in January is either the flier with the coin or the passenger with the horseshoe.

Of the aerophobe leaving in April and Maurice, one will bring their talisman and the other will go to Ohio.

The flier with the lucky hat will leave 1 month after the passenger going to Utah.

The aerophobe leaving in June is either the flier with the coin or Zachary.

Neither Zachary nor Velma is the aerophobe going to Delaware.

The aerophobe with the coin is either Maurice or Lee.

Maurice will leave sometime before the aerophobe going to Arkansas.

Maurice will leave 3 months before the flier with the wishbone.

January February March April May June July

Brandi Lee Maurice Velma Whitney Yolanda Zachary

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone

Arkansas Delaware Georgia Hawaii Louisiana Ohio Utah


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 submitted the blue item didn't knit the blanket.

The entrant who submitted the green item finished 1 place after Priscilla.

Laverne finished 4 places after the knitter who submitted the orange item.

The knitter who submitted the purple item finished 2 places after Carla.

Viola is either the entrant who entered her tea cozy or the person who submitted the blue item.

The entrant who submitted the blue item is either the knitter who finished seventh or Laverne.

The person who submitted the silver item is either the entrant who entered her hat or the knitter who finished seventh.

The knitter who finished fourth, the person who entered her hat, and the entrant who submitted the blue item are three different people.

The seven people are Viola, the person who entered her tea cozy, the knitter who entered her hat, the entrant who entered her scarf, the person who entered her socks, the knitter who submitted the orange item and the entrant who finished third.

Of the person who finished second and the knitter who entered her tea cozy, one is Ruth and the other made the green item.

The person who entered her socks finished 2 places after Priscilla.

The knitter who submitted the silver item finished 2 places before the entrant who submitted the black item.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Carla Ernestine Jeanette Laverne Priscilla Ruth Viola

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy

black blue green orange purple silver white


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 woman who won at Scotch Pines was either the golfer who scored a 61 or the person who won in 1921.

The golfer who won in 1926 was either the person who won at Willow Grove or the golfer who scored a 66.

The person who scored a 61, Kristina Katz, Inez, Freda Fritz and the golfer who won in 1920 were all different golfers.

The person who won at Spotswood won her tournament sometime after Kristina Katz.

Neither the person who won in 1925 nor the woman who won at Scotch Pines was Wendy Wells.

The person who won at Juniper Hills won her tournament 4 years before the person who won at Scotch Pines.

The woman who won in 1921 was either the woman who won at Cowbush Cove or the woman who won at Juniper Hills.

The golfer who scored a 60 won her tournament sometime after Inez.

Of the person who won in 1925 and the woman who scored a 65, one was Inez and the other was Pamela Peet.

The person who scored a 63 won her tournament 2 years before Pamela Peet.

Of the woman who won in 1922 and the woman who won in 1925, one was Pamela Peet and the other won at Spotswood.

Of the golfer who won at Pennyfoot and the woman who scored a 59, one won in 1923 and the other was Carrie Cole.

Carrie Cole
Freda Fritz
Inez
Kristina Katz
Maxine Mohn
Pamela Peet
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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 oyster with the citrusy finish is either the one from Barnstable, ME or the oyster that costs $2.00.

The Welcher oyster isn't from Barnstable, ME.

The Summersill oyster is either the oyster that costs $2.50 or the oyster with the fruity finish.

The one with the citrusy finish isn't from Appleton, CT.

The one with the nutty finish costs 40 cents more than the oyster from Duxbury, MA.

The oyster from Vancouver, BC costs 20 cents more than the Thatcher oyster.

The one that costs $2.60 is either the one from Charlestown, CT or the one with the melon-like finish.

The Pomaquin oyster costs somewhat more than the Katamaka oyster.

The seven oysters are the one with the buttery finish, the one that costs $2.20, the Island Creek oyster, the Welcher oyster, the one from Vancouver, BC, the oyster that costs $2.10 and the oyster that costs $2.60.

The Island Creek oyster costs 20 cents less than the oyster from Willapa, RI.

The one with the briny finish costs 50 cents less than the one with the fruity finish.

Of the oyster from Vancouver, BC and the oyster that costs $2.50, one has a creamy taste and the other is the Welcher oyster.

The Katamaka oyster is either the oyster from Vancouver, BC or the one with the nutty finish.

Island Creek
Katamaka
Ninigreth
Pomaquin
Summersill
Thatcher
Welcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI

briny buttery citrusy creamy fruity melon-like nutty


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 project headed by Dr. York will go online 3 years before the Egert Facility.

The Egert Facility is either the project headed by Dr. Quinn or the Lisbon accelerator.

Of the project headed by Dr. Jennings and the Copenhagen accelerator, one will go online in 2019 and the other will go online in 2021.

The Egert Facility isn't headed by Dr. Huff.

Of the Falston LCS and the project headed by Dr. Salinas, one will go online in 2022 and the other is in Athens.

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2016 and the project headed by Dr. Quinn, one is in Madrid and the other is in Reykjavik.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2021 is either the Lectra 4C or the project headed by Dr. Salinas.

The project headed by Dr. Jennings will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. York.

The seven accelerators are the Falston LCS, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2021, the facility scheduled to go online in 2019, the facility scheduled to go online in 2020, the Kiev accelerator, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016.

The Zynga Complex will go online 3 years before the Tevatron LHC.

Of the Madrid accelerator and the ISON-X42, one is headed by Dr. Quinn and the other will go online in 2017.

The project headed by Dr. Dorsey will go online 1 year after the Lisbon accelerator.

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

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Huff
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Salinas
Dr. York

Athens Copenhagen Kiev Lisbon Madrid Reykjavik Warsaw


The Tevatron LHC will go online 3 years after the Bale-Hahn SSC.

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

The Athens facility isn't headed by Dr. York.

The Warsaw accelerator is either the facility scheduled to go online in 2018 or the project headed by Dr. Quinn.

Of the project headed by Dr. York and the ISON-X42, one is in Warsaw and the other will go online in 2017.

The Falston LCS, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019, the Athens accelerator, the Dublin facility and the Copenhagen accelerator are all different accelerators.

The Tevatron LHC will not go online in 2022.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020 is either the Copenhagen facility or the project headed by Dr. Huff.

Of the Helsinki facility and the facility scheduled to go online in 2018, one is headed by Dr. Valentine and the other is the ISON-X42.

Neither the Dublin facility nor the Egert Facility is the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019.

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

The ISON-X42 will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Kirk.

Of the Lisbon accelerator and the ISON-X42, one is headed by Dr. Underwood and the other is headed by Dr. Quinn.

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

The Dublin facility isn't headed by Dr. Kirk.

The Kiev facility will go online 1 year after the Helsinki accelerator.

Dr. Huff
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Noble
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Valentine
Dr. York

Athens Copenhagen Dublin Helsinki Kiev Lisbon Warsaw


Awad was either the player on the Mustangs or the person who started in 1994.

The player on the Predators started 9 years after the player on the Silverbacks.

The second striker started 15 years after the goalie.

The player who started in 1985 wasn't the center back.

Of the player on the Mustangs and the person on the Whitecaps, one was the second striker and the other began playing in 1976.

Kawa was either the person on the Whitecaps or the player on the Silverbacks.

The person on the Mustangs started 3 years before Gardelli.

The center back was either Daregh or Engmose.

Engmose started sometime after the player on the Spartans.

The person on the Mustangs started 6 years before the full back.

The person on the Hawks started sometime after the center back.

The player who started in 1994 was either the player on the Bulldogs or the sweeper.

The player on the Bulldogs wasn't the wing back.

Awad Banben Daregh Engmose Fichin Gardelli Kawa

Bulldogs Hawks Mustangs Predators Silverbacks Spartans Whitecaps


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.

Yvette scored 160 points more points than the contestant in lane 5.

The player who scored 700 points, Nina, and the person in lane 6 are three different people.

The player who scored 380 points wasn't from Elk Grove.

The player in lane 7 is either Nina or Hope.

The player from Ontario wasn't in lane 5.

Alberta is either the player who scored 300 points or the person from Elk Grove.

The person from Pacific Grove scored  more points than the player from Junction City.

Yvette scored  fewer points than Stanley.

The person in lane 2, the player from Fort Kent, Stanley and Yvette are all different people.

The person in lane 3 scored 160 points more points than the contestant in lane 5.

The person in lane 2 scored 240 points fewer points than the contestant from Junction City.

Stanley scored 240 points fewer points than the person in lane 6.

The player from Fort Kent wasn't in lane 5.

The contestant in lane 1 scored 160 points more points than the contestant from Bristol.

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

Alberta Hope Johnathan Nina Perry Stanley Yvette

Bristol
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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.

Amari Michi was built 60 years before Sama Takako.

The temple dedicated to the cat isn't in Funai.

The temple built in 1885, the shrine dedicated to the cat, the temple in Uchida, the shrine dedicated to the turtle and the temple in Usui are all different shrines.

Matsuno Okura was built 180 years after the temple dedicated to the dragon.

The structure dedicated to the cat was built 300 years after Okabe Honzo.

The temple dedicated to the deer was built sometime before Amari Michi.

The shrine built in 1645 isn't in Uchida.

The temple built in 1765 isn't dedicated to the rooster.

Of Hori Takesi and the structure built in 1885, one is in Nakai and the other is dedicated to the mouse.

Takahashi was built 180 years before Yamasaki.

Of the structure built in 1525 and the shrine in Niwa, one is Amari Michi and the other is dedicated to the turtle.

The structure in Usui was built 60 years before the structure dedicated to the deer.

The structure built in 1525 isn't in Funai.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki

Funai Miyato Nakai Niwa Toyagi Uchida Usui

cat deer dragon frog mouse rooster turtle


The person on the Timberwolves was either the second striker or the player who started in 1994.

Of the player on the Spartans and the player who started in 1979, one was Rothvum and the other was the sweeper.

The player on the Silverbacks started sometime after the sweeper.

The person on the Predators, the player who started in 1982, the player who started in 1985, the goalie, the center back and the player who started in 1979 were all different players.

The center forward started 12 years before the center back.

The player on the Silverbacks was either the wing back or Banben.

The full back started sometime before Awad.

Fichin was either the player who started in 1976 or the player who started in 1988.

Of Banben and the player who started in 1988, one played for the Whitecaps and the other played for the Timberwolves.

Of the player on the Predators and the sweeper, one was Cerisa and the other began playing in 1991.

Awad Banben Cerisa Daregh Fichin Kawa Rothvum

Hammerheads Mustangs Predators Silverbacks Spartans Timberwolves Whitecaps


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 the puppet going to Ypsilanti.

Of Jeff's dummy and the $1,750 puppet, one is "Xavier" and the other is going to Ypsilanti.

Of Jeff's piece and the puppet going to St. Moritz, one is "Xavier" and the other cost $750.

Of Isabel's puppet and the $2,250 puppet, one is "Sniffletoe" and the other is going to Mexico City.

The dummy going to St. Moritz cost 500 dollars less than the dummy going to Oslo.

The piece going to Baltimore cost 750 dollars more than "Valencio".

The seven dummies are the $2,250 piece, Nicole's piece, Kelly's puppet, "Utrecht", "Tombawomba", "Yenga" and Jeff's puppet.

Of "Utrecht" and Lucas's piece, one is going to Vancouver and the other cost $1,750.

The dummy going to Vancouver cost 1,250 dollars more than Margarita's dummy.

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


Ally's going to get married in a few weeks, and a bunch of her friends have gotten together to discuss what gifts they are getting her for the wedding.  Using only the clues below, match each wedding attendee to the gift they purchased, and determine how much they paid and what town they live in.

Ora Osborne is either the attendee who lives in Sun City or the friend who lives in Decatur City.

The attendee who spent $525 didn't give Ally the HD tv.

Pam Powell spent 50 dollars less than Mitch Mayo.

The friend who lives in Clovis spent 50 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the blender.

The friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player, Ned Norris, and Pam Powell are three different people.

Ora Osborne spent 50 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the juicer.

Ned Norris, the attendee who lives in Decatur City, Pam Powell, the attendee who lives in Fruitland and the person who gave Ally the laptop are all different people.

Of the friend who gave Ally the blender and the person who lives in Jonesboro, one spent $400 and the other is Mitch Mayo.

The friend who lives in Twin Peaks spent 100 dollars less than the person who lives in Jonesboro.

The person who gave Ally the toaster spent  more than Jack Jordan.

The person who lives in Eustis spent 25 dollars less than Kit Kelley.

Of the friend who spent $475 and the attendee who gave Ally the toaster, one lives in Sun City and the other is Ned Norris.

The attendee who lives in Sun City didn't give Ally the HD tv.

The friend who lives in Twin Peaks is either Pam Powell or the attendee who gave Ally the laptop.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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 seven people were the competitor who won the fifth hand, the person who won with one pair, the competitor who won the $9.00 pot, Derek, Wilbur, the competitor who won the $6.50 pot and the player who won the $23.25 pot.

The competitor who won the fifth hand won with a straight flush.

The player who won with a full house was either Yvonne or Derek.

Of Guillermo and the person who won the second hand, one won the $5.25 pot and the other won with two pairs.

Derek was either the competitor who won the $3.75 pot or the competitor who won the $5.25 pot.

The player who won the $23.25 pot won 3 hands before the person who won the $18.25 pot.

The competitor who won the $6.50 pot won 1 hand before Wilbur.

The competitor who won with a flush was either Guillermo or the player who won the second hand.

The competitor who won with a straight won 2 hands before the player who won with a full house.

Jana was either the person who won the first hand or the person who won the third hand.

The player who won with a straight was either Yvonne or Irma.

The person who won the $3.75 pot won 1 hand after Irma.

Derek Ernestine Guillermo Irma Jana Wilbur Yvonne

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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.

Victoria's customer has her appointment sometime after Yvonne's client.

The customer that chose honey blonde isn't being helped by Tammie.

Of the customer that chose brown sable and the client that chose honey blonde, one is being worked on by Victoria and the other is Myra.

Of Flora and the client with the 12:00pm appointment, one is being worked on by Victoria and the other chose deep copper.

The client that chose vivacious red has her appointment 1 hour after Georgia.

Juana is either the client that chose deep copper or the customer with the 1:00pm appointment.

Of Juana and Yvonne's client, one chose midnight blue and the other has the 12:00pm appointment.

The customer that chose jet black has her appointment 2 hours before Georgia.

Cristina has her appointment 3 hours before Iris.

Nettie's client has her appointment 1 hour after the client that chose honey blonde.

Pam's client, the customer with the 4:00pm appointment, the customer with the 3:00pm appointment, the client that chose honey blonde, the client with the 5:00pm appointment and the client with the 1:00pm appointment are all different customers.

The customer that chose jet black has her appointment sometime after the client that chose deep copper.

The customer that chose warm mocha isn't being helped by Rhonda.

The client with the 4:00pm appointment is either Georgia or the client that chose honey blonde.

Blanche Cristina Flora Georgia Iris Juana Myra

Nettie Pam Rhonda Susie Tammie Victoria Yvonne

brown sable
deep copper
honey blonde
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red
warm mocha


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 500 genes was either the bacteria sequenced in December or the one sequenced by Dr. Zamora.

The one sequenced in August wasn't sequenced by Dr. Zamora.

The seven organisms were V. tenesis, the organism sequenced by Dr. Copeland, the organism with 500 genes, the organism sequenced in November, the bacteria with 1,750 genes, the organism sequenced by Dr. Ortiz and the organism sequenced in September.

D. forcilitis has 250 more genes than E. paradolens.

Of B. mangeris and the bacteria sequenced in November, one was sequenced by Dr. Prince and the other has 1,750 genes.

L. dyson has 500 fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Roman.

The one with 1,500 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Zamora.

Of the bacteria sequenced in February and the organism with 1,500 genes, one is V. tenesis and the other was sequenced by Dr. Copeland.

L. dyson has somewhat fewer genes than the one sequenced in February.

B. mangeris wasn't sequenced by Dr. Henderson.

The one sequenced by Dr. Henderson was either E. paradolens or the organism with 1,750 genes.

P. wellington was sequenced by Dr. Ortiz.

The organism sequenced in July was either the one sequenced by Dr. Ortiz or the bacteria with 750 genes.

The one sequenced by Dr. Copeland was either the bacteria with 1,000 genes or L. dyson.

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

Copeland Doyle Henderson Ortiz Prince Roman Zamora

February April July August September November December


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

Of the case at 40.5912 N and the case at 41.0237 N, one was at 88.1928 W and the other was found on May 18.

The case that held the chewing gum wasn't at 88.4584 W.

The cache that held the ancient coin was found 3 days after the case that held the brass key.

The case that held the decoder ring was found sometime before the box that held the marbles.

The case that held the puzzle book was found 15 days after the cache at 88.0431 W.

Of the box that held the ancient coin and the box at 88.3821 W, one was found on May 15 and the other was at 40.5912 N.

The case at 88.1928 W was found 15 days before the cache that held the chewing gum.

The case at 40.2516 N was either the box found on May 3 or the box that held the decoder ring.

The case at 88.0431 W was either the box at 41.0072 N or the box that held the decoder ring.

The cache at 41.0072 N was found 9 days before the box at 40.3109 N.

The box at 88.3907 W was found 6 days after the box at 88.1863 W.

The case at 40.6656 N was either the cache at 88.1928 W or the case that held the sunglasses.

May 3
May 6
May 9
May 12
May 15
May 18
May 21

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


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.

"Zany Circus" came out 1 year after the $2,500 pinball machine.

"Bowling Alley" came out sometime after the $1,750 system.

Of the $3,750 system and "Voyager Hero", one was made by Pinnefore and the other was released in 1978.

The $5,200 game is either "Archer Quest" or the system made by Hayco Inc..

The game released in 1979 wasn't made by Pinnefore.

The pinball machine released in 1979, the $6,400 machine, the game made by Waverly Toys, the $2,500 machine, the $5,200 machine and the system made by Maxigame are all different games.

The system made by Hayco Inc. came out sometime before "Archer Quest".

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

The machine released in 1977 is either the $3,750 system or the $1,750 system.

"Archer Quest" came out 3 years before "Disco Mania".

"Voyager Hero" is either the $2,000 machine or the $5,200 system.

The $6,400 system wasn't made by Dow Games.

Of "Meteor Rise" and the pinball machine made by Waverly Toys, one costs $2,500 and the other was released in 1977.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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

The person from Germany is worth somewhat more than the tycoon who works in the aerospace industry.

Kirk Kaplan is either the mogul who works in the finance industry or the mogul worth $30 billion.

The person who works in the biotech industry is worth 2 billion more than the person who works in the medical industry.

The mogul from Sweden is worth 3 billion less than Joseph Jakes.

The mogul from Mexico is worth 1 billion less than Gil Gallegos.

Faith Flynn is worth 2 billion more than the mogul who works in the aerospace industry.

Hal Hickman is either the person who works in the software industry or the mogul from Ireland.

Of Joseph Jakes and the magnate worth $28 billion, one works in the finance industry and the other is from Argentina.

Joseph Jakes is worth somewhat less than the mogul from England.

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

Of the tycoon worth $29 billion and Joseph Jakes, one works in the retail industry and the other is from Ireland.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion
$29 billion
$30 billion
$31 billion

Faith Flynn
Gil Gallegos
Hal Hickman
Joseph Jakes
Kirk Kaplan
Sid Scott
Tim Townsend

Argentina Denmark Ireland England Germany Mexico Sweden

aerospace biotech finance medical retail pharmaceutical software


The one sequenced in July has somewhat more genes than V. tenesis.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Walsh has 500 fewer genes than L. dyson.

V. tenesis has somewhat fewer genes than the one sequenced in November.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Copeland was either L. dyson or P. wellington.

The one sequenced in February has 750 more genes than L. dyson.

The bacteria sequenced in April has 250 more genes than E. carolinus.

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

E. paradolens has 250 fewer genes than V. tenesis.

The one with 750 genes, D. forcilitis, and the organism sequenced by Dr. Copeland are three different organisms.

The bacteria with 500 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

E. carolinus has 250 fewer genes than D. forcilitis.

The one sequenced by Dr. Copeland has 250 fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Ingram.

B. mangeris, the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Walsh, the organism sequenced by Dr. Moreno, the organism with 1,750 genes, the one sequenced in December and the organism sequenced by Dr. Copeland were all different organisms.

Of the organism sequenced by Dr. Long and the one sequenced in August, one is D. forcilitis and the other has 1,250 genes.

Copeland Ingram Long Moreno Quinn Sheppard Walsh


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 serve exactly 2 people.

The candied yams recipe bakes 5 minutes longer than the dish that cooks at 400 degrees.

Of the dish that bakes for 50 minutes and the dish that serves 8 people, one is the meatloaf and the other cooks at 400 degrees.

Of the dish that serves 7 people and the recipe that bakes for 25 minutes, one cooks at 410 degrees and the other is the meatloaf.

The recipe that serves 2 people bakes somewhat longer than the dish that cooks at 410 degrees.

Of the dish that serves 3 people and the recipe that bakes for 35 minutes, one cooks at 325 degrees and the other is the baked ham.

The recipe that serves 5 people is either the dish that cooks at 425 degrees or the dish that cooks at 350 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 325 degrees requires somewhat less baking time than the roast potatoes recipe.

The chicken cutlet is either the recipe that serves 3 people or the dish that serves 2 people.

The seven dishes are the recipe that cooks at 350 degrees, the recipe that bakes for 25 minutes, the recipe that bakes for 35 minutes, the recipe that bakes for 50 minutes, the recipe that serves 7 people, the dish that serves 4 people and the dish that serves 3 people.

The recipe that cooks at 340 degrees requires 20 minutes less baking time than the mac and cheese.

The recipe that cooks at 350 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the bean casserole.

Of the candied yams recipe and the recipe that serves 4 people, one bakes for 40 minutes and the other bakes for 55 minutes.

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

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

325 degrees
340 degrees
350 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees

2 people
3 people
4 people
5 people
7 people
8 people
9 people


The person in lane 7 scored  fewer points than the person in lane 2.

Deanna scored 80 points fewer points than the person in lane 7.

Perry scored 80 points more points than Wanda.

Of Yvette and the contestant who scored 620 points, one was in lane 4 and the other was from Junction City.

Wanda scored 160 points fewer points than the contestant from Pacific Grove.

Of the person who scored 780 points and the player from Modesto, one is Stanley and the other was in lane 6.

Of the player in lane 3 and Alberta, one was from Elk Grove and the other scored 540 points.

The person from Fort Kent scored 80 points more points than the player from Modesto.

The person in lane 5 scored  fewer points than the player from Junction City.

The contestant from Junction City scored  fewer points than Nina.

Alberta Deanna Nina Perry Stanley Wanda Yvette


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

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey spoke 4 minutes more than Theodore.

Of the presenter who got the A- and the presenter who spoke for 18 minutes, one was Sheryl and the other talked about P.M. Thatcher.

The student who got the C+ spoke for a somewhat longer time than Ora.

Hazel was either the student who got the A- or the student who got the B-.

The presenter who got the B+ was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain or Iris.

The presenter who got the A- was either the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel.

Neither the presenter who got the B+ nor Theodore was the student who spoke for 18 minutes.

Of the student who got the B- and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee, one spoke for 10 minutes and the other was Zachary.

The presenter who got the A spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who got the D.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden spoke 4 minutes more than Zachary.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden was either Hazel or the presenter who got the B+.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel, the student who spoke for 10 minutes, Blake, the student who got the A and Sheryl were all different students.

The presenter who got the B- spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the presenter who got the C-.

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

Blake Hazel Iris Ora Sheryl Theodore Zachary

Atlee Chamberlain Eden Grey Peel Pitt Thatcher


The competitor who won the $9.00 pot, Salvador, the person who won the seventh hand, Irma and the person who won the fourth hand were all different people.

The competitor who won the $18.25 pot won 1 hand before the person who won with a straight.

The player who won the $5.25 pot won sometime after Paulette.

The player who won the $6.50 pot was either the player who won with a full house or the player who won the seventh hand.

The person who won the first hand didn't win with a royal flush.

The person who won the $9.00 pot didn't win with a full house.

Of the person who won the $3.75 pot and Ernestine, one won the fourth hand and the other won with one pair.

Of the player who won the fourth hand and the competitor who won the seventh hand, one won the $6.50 pot and the other was Ramon.

Nathaniel won sometime before the player who won with two pairs.

Salvador won 2 hands before the person who won the $6.50 pot.

Of Irma and the player who won with two pairs, one won the second hand and the other won the $3.75 pot.

Ramon was either the person who won the $9.00 pot or the player who won with two pairs.

The person who won the fifth hand didn't win the $5.25 pot.

The competitor who won the second hand was either the person who won the $18.25 pot or the competitor who won the $23.25 pot.

The player who won the $23.25 pot won 1 hand after the competitor who won with a flush.

The competitor who won with a flush won sometime after the competitor who won the $9.00 pot.

Ernestine Frances Irma Nathaniel Paulette Ramon Salvador


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 seven people are the team member whose order cost $6.25, the team member who ordered the orange soda, Hannah, the team member who ordered the meatball sub, the team member who ordered the grape soda, the team member who ordered the B.L.T. and Rebecca.

The salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the B.L.T..

The person who ordered the water owes  more than the salesperson who ordered the taco salad.

The salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. owes  less than Samantha.

The person who ordered the ginger ale owes  more than Chip.

The team member who ordered the diet coke owes  more than the team member who ordered the orange soda.

Of Erica and the team member who ordered the taco salad, one ordered the diet coke and the other owes $4.90.

The person who ordered the taco salad owes $1.35 less than Geoffrey.

The team member whose order cost $7.15 is either the person who ordered the grape soda or Hannah.

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

The salesperson who ordered the root beer owes 225 cents less than the person who ordered the club sandwich.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Hannah Peter Rebecca Samantha

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

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
root beer
water


The person who won with one pair won 3 hands before Courtney.

Of the player who won the $5.25 pot and the player who won the seventh hand, one won with a flush and the other was Salvador.

The person who won with a full house won 2 hands after the person who won with one pair.

The competitor who won with a royal flush won sometime before the competitor who won the $5.25 pot.

The person who won the $12.50 pot was either the person who won the fifth hand or the competitor who won with a full house.

The player who won the fourth hand didn't win the $9.00 pot.

The player who won with two pairs won 3 hands after the player who won with a straight.

The competitor who won the $5.25 pot won 1 hand before Adrienne.

The person who won the third hand didn't win the $5.25 pot.

The person who won the $3.75 pot won sometime after Adrienne.

Of the competitor who won the $18.25 pot and the person who won the $9.00 pot, one won with a royal flush and the other was Guillermo.

The player who won the $23.25 pot won 2 hands after the player who won with a full house.

Adrienne Courtney Guillermo Lee Salvador Wilbur Yvonne


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

The program that aired at 6:00pm, the program with 250,000 viewers, and the show that aired on SBC are three different programs.

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

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

The show that aired on Thursday had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired on PTR.

The program that aired at 11:30am was either the program that aired on SBC or the program that aired on FNX.

The program with 750,000 viewers was either the program that aired at 4:30pm or the program that aired on Tuesday.

The program that aired on BMT had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Wednesday.

The program that aired at 10:00pm had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired at 2:00pm.

The program that aired on PTR was either the show with 1,750,000 viewers or the show that aired at 10:00pm.

The program that aired on Tuesday, the program that aired on FNX, and the program with 1,250,000 viewers are three different programs.

The seven programs were the program with 1,000,000 viewers, the program that aired on FNX, the program that aired on SBC, the show that aired on PTR, the show that aired on Sunday, the show that aired at 2:00pm and the show that aired on Wednesday.

The show with 1,000,000 viewers didn't air on GMA.

The program with 1,750,000 viewers didn't air on Saturday.

The program that aired on BMT had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on Tuesday.

The program that aired at 4:30pm had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired at 10:00pm.

The program that aired at 11:30am didn't have exactly 750,000 viewers.

Of the show with 1,250,000 viewers and the show that aired on Thursday, one aired at 1:00pm and the other aired on WNW.

The show that aired on Thursday had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 2:00pm.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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 sandwich with roast beef costs 3 dollars less than the sandwich with liverwurst.

Lula's order costs 3 dollars more than the order with corned beef.

The seven sandwiches are the sandwich with corned beef, the sandwich with havarti cheese, Billie's order, the $4.75 order, the sandwich with swiss cheese, the sandwich with muenster cheese and the $7.75 sandwich.

Darrell's sandwich costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with salami.

The order with ham costs 3 dollars more than the sandwich with colby jack cheese.

The $5.75 sandwich is either the sandwich with corned beef or the order with ham.

Of the $2.75 order and the sandwich with roast beef, one is Billie's and the other includes havarti cheese.

The sandwich with cheddar cheese is either the order with corned beef or Warren's order.

The sandwich with havarti cheese costs  less than the sandwich with bologna.

The order with cheddar cheese costs 1 dollar more than the sandwich with provolone cheese.

Of the sandwich with liverwurst and Irene's sandwich, one includes swiss cheese and the other costs $5.75.

Archie Billie Darrell Irene Lula Sue Warren

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


"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.

Gwen's item costs 25 dollars less than Ellen's piece.

Neither the piece made of oak nor the item made of teak is Josephine's item.

Of the piece made of walnut and the bookshelf, one costs $325 and the other was crafted by Olivia.

Of the item made of teak and the footstool, one was crafted by Gwen and the other costs $400.

The $400 piece, Olivia's item, the item made of oak, Ellen's item, Gwen's piece and the item made of rosewood are all different pieces.

Of the $275 piece and Cheri's item, one was made of elm and the other is the footstool.

Of the bench and Gwen's item, one costs $375 and the other was made of teak.

Freda's item costs 25 dollars more than the bookshelf.

The bookshelf is either the $250 item or the item made of sandalwood.

Olivia's piece costs 100 dollars more than the hutch.

Tabitha's piece is either the bookshelf or the bench.

Cheri Ellen Freda Gwen Josephine Olivia Tabitha

ash elm oak rosewood sandalwood teak walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool
hutch


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.

Of the structure going to Shaver Lake and the $36,000 house, one is 125 sq ft and the other is 155 sq ft.

The structure going to Laguna Beach is either the 155 sq ft structure or the $35,000 home.

The Gillespie's house is 45 sq ft larger than the structure going to Fullerton.

The Zimmerman's house is either the house going to Eagle Grove or the 110 sq ft house.

Of the $36,000 home and the $25,000 home, one is 125 sq ft and the other is for the Gillespies.

The Nielsen's structure is 75 sq ft smaller than the $32,250 house.

The Davidson's home is somewhat larger than the Zimmerman's home.

The $35,000 structure, the house going to Dallas Center, the house going to Eagle Grove, the 185 sq ft house and the 155 sq ft home are all different houses.

Neither the $25,000 home nor the Ewing's home is the house going to Kennebunkport.

The home going to Laguna Beach is somewhat larger than the Davidson's structure.

Of the Underwood's structure and the home going to Dallas Center, one is 155 sq ft and the other sold for $29,000.

The $27,500 house is somewhat smaller than the home going to Dallas Center.

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

Davidson Ewing Gillespie Nielsen Pratt Underwood Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach
Shaver Lake
Yountville


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" doesn't have exactly 350 books.

The vehicle with 500 books is either the mobile library Dan drives or the Greyhound bus.

"Lit on Wheels" has 50 more books than "Dream Machine".

The Winnebago has  fewer books than "Books-4-U".

The vehicle Dan drives has 100 more books than the bookmobile Antonio drives.

The ambulance has 150 more books than "Tiny Tomes".

The vehicle Myra drives has 150 more books than the ice cream truck.

Of the mobile library with 450 books and the vehicle Myra drives, one is "Dream Machine" and the other is the Winnebago.

The Mack truck has  more books than "Dream Machine".

Of the ice cream truck and the ambulance, one is driven by Ira and the other has 400 books.

The ambulance has 150 fewer books than "Ready Reader".

The vehicle Antonio drives has 50 fewer books than the bookmobile Omar drives.

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

Antonio Dan Francisco Ira Myra Omar Terri

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


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 seven structures are the 17,500 ft structure, the camelback bridge, Bay Bridge, the bridge in Zagreb, the girder structure, the one in Bucharest and the bridge in Madrid.

North Bridge is either the camelback one or the one in Madrid.

Star Bridge is  longer than the bridge in Helsinki.

Vellon Bridge is 4,500 feet shorter than the one in Madrid.

Of Star Bridge and the suspension structure, one is in Madrid and the other is 17,500 ft.

Sandy Bridge is  shorter than the cantilever structure.

The cable-stayed bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the bridge in Zagreb.

The 16,000 ft one is either North Bridge or the one in Zagreb.

The structure in Zagreb is 4,500 feet shorter than Sandy Bridge.

The girder one is 4,500 feet longer than the bridge in Kiev.

The cable-stayed one is 1,500 feet shorter than the truss one.

Avery Bridge is 6,000 feet longer than Gorem Bridge.

Vellon Bridge is either the bridge in Bucharest or the structure in Oslo.

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

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder suspension truss

Bucharest Copenhagen Helsinki Kiev Madrid Oslo Zagreb


E. paradolens was either the bacteria with 500 genes or the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Estrada.

B. mangeris has somewhat more genes than the bacteria sequenced in February.

The organism sequenced in September was either the bacteria with 1,750 genes or E. carolinus.

Of the one sequenced by Dr. Doyle and the one with 250 genes, one is V. tenesis and the other was sequenced in February.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Ingram has 1,000 more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Trujillo has 250 fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

The one sequenced in April was either the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Trujillo or the organism sequenced by Dr. Estrada.

The organism sequenced in December has somewhat fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

D. forcilitis has somewhat fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Velasquez.

The organism sequenced in July was either the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Sheppard or the organism sequenced by Dr. Underwood.

The organism sequenced in August has 250 fewer genes than the organism sequenced in February.

E. paradolens has 250 more genes than the bacteria sequenced in July.

The bacteria sequenced in April, the organism with 250 genes, the organism sequenced by Dr. Underwood, L. dyson, the organism sequenced by Dr. Doyle and B. mangeris were all different organisms.

B. mangeris was either the one sequenced in August or the organism sequenced in September.

P. wellington wasn't sequenced in February.

E. carolinus was either the one sequenced in July or the organism sequenced by Dr. Trujillo.

P. wellington wasn't sequenced in August.

Doyle Estrada Ingram Sheppard Trujillo Underwood Velasquez


The order with prosciutto, the sandwich with havarti cheese, the order with gouda cheese, the $4.75 sandwich and Frances's order are all different sandwiches.

Of Greg's order and the $3.75 sandwich, one includes bologna and the other includes swiss cheese.

Of Nora's order and Tony's order, one costs $6.75 and the other includes roast beef.

The sandwich with ham includes cheddar cheese.

Emily's sandwich doesn't include colby jack cheese.

Neither Tony's sandwich nor the sandwich with gouda cheese is the $7.75 order.

The sandwich with roast beef costs 4 dollars more than Greg's sandwich.

Of the sandwich with havarti cheese and the $7.75 sandwich, one includes prosciutto and the other is Verna's.

The sandwich with provolone cheese costs  more than the sandwich with ham.

The sandwich with bologna is either the sandwich with provolone cheese or the $3.75 order.

The $3.75 sandwich is either the sandwich with salami or the sandwich with muenster cheese.

The sandwich with liverwurst includes muenster cheese.

The sandwich with cheddar cheese is either Frances's order or the order with bologna.

Emily Frances Greg Nora Tony Verna Zachary


Eileen has her appointment sometime after the client that chose honey blonde.

The customer that chose midnight blue is either the client with the 2:00pm appointment or Pam's client.

Pam's customer has her appointment 1 hour before Susie's client.

Tammie's customer is either the customer that chose deep copper or Kelly.

The customer that chose midnight blue has her appointment sometime after the client that chose vivacious red.

The customer that chose deep copper is being worked on by Rhonda.

Georgia has her appointment sometime before the customer that chose vivacious red.

Rhonda's customer has her appointment 1 hour after Susie's customer.

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

The customer that chose warm mocha isn't being helped by Victoria.

Pam's client has her appointment sometime before the customer that chose brown sable.

Of the customer that chose honey blonde and Dolores, one is being worked on by Susie and the other has the 3:00pm appointment.

Juana is either the client that chose midnight blue or the customer that chose warm mocha.

The customer that chose deep copper has her appointment 2 hours after Juana.

The customer with the 11:00am appointment didn't choose warm mocha.

Dolores Eileen Georgia Hope Iris Juana Kelly


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.

Of the cook who made the cajun chili and the person who made the lemon snapper, one scored 56 points and the other works at White Bean.

Marjorie didn't score exactly 70 points.

The cook from Oceanside scored 14 fewer points than the person who made the turkey soup.

Sonia scored 7 more points than Gabriel.

The cook from Epicurious scored 7 more points than the cook who made the jambalaya.

The person who scored 84 points made the cajun chili.

The cook from Apple Barn scored 21 fewer points than the cook who made the smoked pork.

Of the chef from Enzo's and Bertha, one scored 49 points and the other made the turkey soup.

Gabriel is either the cook who made the turkey soup or the cook from Zenaida's.

Gabriel scored somewhat more points than the person who made the pepper steak.

The person who scored 77 points, Nelson, Bertha, the cook who made the lemon snapper, the person from Apple Barn and the person from Oceanside are all different chefs.

Sonia is either the cook who made the smoked pork or the person who made the pepper steak.

Bertha Gabriel Marjorie Nelson Peggy Sonia Veronica

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

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


Rosalie scored 21 more points than the chef from White Bean.

Of the cook from Demitasse and the cook who scored 84 points, one was Rosalie and the other made the turkey soup.

The chef who made the jambalaya scored 28 fewer points than Bertha.

The chef from Apple Barn scored 28 more points than the person who made the cashew tofu.

The chef from White Bean scored 7 fewer points than Jim.

Marjorie is either the person from Enzo's or the cook who made the cajun chili.

The person who made the pepper steak is either Jim or the person who scored 56 points.

The chef who made the cajun chili scored 7 fewer points than the person from Epicurious.

Veronica scored somewhat fewer points than the cook who made the smoked pork.

The cook from Demitasse scored 14 fewer points than the chef who made the pepper steak.

The person who scored 77 points doesn't work at Zenaida's.

Of Karl and the chef who made the jambalaya, one scored 42 points and the other works at Enzo's.

Bertha Ed Jim Karl Marjorie Rosalie Veronica


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 tree in Benton Notch isn't 80 years old.

The 85 year-old tree is either The Senator or Old Jarvis.

The tree in Benton Notch is  taller than the 87 year-old tree.

Marsh Tree is  taller than the 94 year-old tree.

The 144 ft. tree is either the 85 year-old tree or the tree in Benton Notch.

Of the 153 ft. tree and the 150 ft. tree, one is in Knox Woods and the other is 87 years old.

The tree in Deloit Woods is either the 96 year-old tree or Old Jarvis.

Zeke's Spruce is 6 feet shorter than the tree in Eldora Woods.

Of Zeke's Spruce and the 144 ft. tree, one is 94 years old and the other is in York Woods.

The seven trees are the tree in Silk Notch, the 150 ft. tree, the 85 year-old tree, Marsh Tree, the 156 ft. tree, the 79 year-old tree and Nolan's Pine.

The tree in Deloit Woods is 9 feet shorter than the tree in Woden Woods.

Roger's Oak is  taller than the tree in Benton Notch.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce

Benton Notch
Deloit Woods
Eldora Woods
Knox Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods
York Woods


The show with 500,000 viewers was either the show that aired at 8:30pm or the program that aired at 10:00pm.

Of the show that aired on FNX and the program that aired on BMT, one aired at 1:00pm and the other aired on Friday.

The program that aired on Wednesday had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired on Sunday.

The show that aired on Monday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired at 11:30am.

The show that aired on Friday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on GMA.

The show that aired on WNW had 500,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on Saturday.

The show that aired at 4:30pm didn't air on PTR.

The program that aired on PTR was either the show that aired on Wednesday or the program with 1,750,000 viewers.

The program that aired on WNW had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired on FNX.

Of the program that aired on SBC and the program that aired at 10:00pm, one brought in 1,750,000 viewers and the other aired on Tuesday.

The program that aired at 6:00pm had 1,250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on PTR.

The seven programs were the program that aired on Monday, the show with 250,000 viewers, the program with 1,250,000 viewers, the program with 1,500,000 viewers, the program with 1,000,000 viewers, the show with 750,000 viewers and the show that aired at 10:00pm.


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 History class isn't taught by Warner.

The class with 41 students isn't taught by Leach.

The course with 41 students isn't the French class.

The class in room 207 has 8  more students than Mr. Yang's class.

The Chemistry class has somewhat fewer students than the course in room 122.

The Chemistry class has somewhat more students than the Latin class.

Mr. Franklin's class has 10  fewer students than the class in room 405.

The class in room 412 has 2  more students than the class in room 114.

The class in room 215 has 6  more students than the class in room 412.

Of the course in room 405 and the Pre-Calculus class, one has 37 students and the other is taught by Morrison.

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

Mr. Caldwell's class has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Yang's class.

The Art class has 2  more students than the Latin class.

The course with 35 students, the History class and the French class are all different classes.

Caldwell Franklin Leach Morrison Owen Warner Yang

Algebra Art Chemistry French History Latin Pre-Calculus


Of the person whose order cost $7.15 and the team member who ordered the meatball sub, one ordered the root beer and the other is Rebecca.

Erica is either the person who ordered the taco salad or the team member who ordered the orange soda.

The team member who ordered the cheeseburger owes  less than Geoffrey.

Of the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub and the team member whose order cost $5.35, one is Hannah and the other is Chip.

Of the team member who ordered the grape soda and the person whose order cost $5.80, one is Samantha and the other ordered the B.L.T..

The salesperson who ordered the taco salad owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

The team member who ordered the ginger ale owes $1.35 more than Chip.

The person who ordered the diet coke didn't order the Italian sub.

Of the salesperson who ordered the taco salad and the team member whose order cost $6.25, one ordered the iced tea and the other is Irene.

The team member whose order cost $7.15 is either the team member who ordered the water or Samantha.

The salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye owes  less than the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub.

The salesperson who ordered the water didn't order the Italian sub.

The salesperson who ordered the grape soda is either the salesperson whose order cost $4.90 or the team member whose order cost $6.70.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Hannah Irene Rebecca Samantha


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.

Neither the waterfall Derrick shot in 2003 nor the 125 ft tall fall is Cerbel.

The fall Derrick shot in 2004 is 10 ft higher than the waterfall in Brazil.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1993 is somewhat taller than Sihat.

Of the fall Derrick photographed in 2004 and the fall located in Jamaica, one has a height of 125 ft and the other is Inawatai.

The fall in Jamaica is somewhat higher than the fall Derrick photographed in 1993.

The fall located in New Zealand is either Oginao or Cerbel.

The waterfall located in Switzerland is somewhat higher than the waterfall Derrick shot in 2002.

The 100 ft tall waterfall wasn't photographed in 2002.

The 100 ft tall fall is not located in Nigeria.

Irskela is 10 ft shorter than the fall Derrick photographed in 1989.

The fall Derrick shot in 2001 is 5 ft higher than the fall located in New Zealand.

The fall in Tibet is 15 ft taller than Rhoqua.

The 125 ft tall waterfall is either the waterfall Derrick shot in 2004 or the fall located in Nigeria.

The fall Derrick shot in 1989 is either the 120 ft tall fall or the fall in Brazil.

Sihat Rhoqua Garray Cerbel Irskela Inawatai Oginao

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


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.

Alison has her appointment 1 hour before Hope.

Cristina isn't being helped by Victoria.

Myra doesn't have the 5:00pm appointment.

The client that chose jet black has her appointment sometime after the customer that chose brown sable.

Of Lynette and the client that chose brown sable, one is being worked on by Susie and the other has the 1:00pm appointment.

Pam's client has her appointment 5 hours after the client that chose warm mocha.

Of the customer with the 12:00pm appointment and the client that chose warm mocha, one is Hope and the other is Alison.

Lynette is either the client that chose midnight blue or the client with the 5:00pm appointment.

The customer that chose honey blonde has her appointment 4 hours after Alison.

Of the customer with the 5:00pm appointment and Susie's customer, one is Eileen and the other chose vivacious red.

Tammie's client has her appointment 1 hour after the client that chose brown sable.

Yvonne's customer is either Myra or Lynette.

The customer that chose warm mocha is either the client with the 5:00pm appointment or Whitney's customer.

Hope, Victoria's client, and the client that chose honey blonde are three different customers.

Alison Cristina Eileen Hope Juana Lynette Myra

Nettie Pam Susie Tammie Victoria Whitney Yvonne


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 one that expires on 02/2024 has an APR 2 percent higher than the card that expires on 06/2025.

Of the one that expires on 05/2025 and the Southwest Inc card, one has a limit of $4,000 and the other has an APR of 14%.

The one with the $2,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the card that expires on 12/2025.

The card that expires on 11/2025 has an APR 2 percent higher than the Hoardstrum card.

The Credit Korp card has an APR 1 percent higher than the one with the $10,000 credit limit.

The Mid Atlantic card doesn't have the 10% APR.

The card with the $15,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the Dell Scargo card.

The one with the $4,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the card with the $6,500 credit limit.

The one that expires on 05/2025 has an APR 1 percent lower than the card that expires on 04/2024.

The Credit Korp card has an APR somewhat lower than the card that expires on 06/2025.

The TrustCo card is either the card with an APR of 8% or the card with an APR of 9%.

The card that expires on 05/2025 has an APR 2 percent higher than the one that expires on 12/2025.

The card with the $20,000 credit limit has an APR 3 percent higher than the Hoardstrum card.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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.

Of the player who scored 540 points and the player from Ontario, one was in lane 2 and the other is Zachary.

Kristie is either the player in lane 1 or the contestant from Fort Kent.

The contestant from Bristol scored 240 points more points than the player from Elk Grove.

Kristie scored 160 points fewer points than Zachary.

The player in lane 6 scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 5.

The contestant in lane 1 scored 160 points fewer points than Rena.

The contestant in lane 1 is either Johnathan or the player from Modesto.

The person from Fort Kent scored  fewer points than the contestant in lane 1.

The player from Modesto scored 80 points fewer points than the person from Junction City.

Hope is either the contestant who scored 780 points or the person who scored 460 points.

The person in lane 5 is either the contestant who scored 700 points or Rena.

Of the contestant who scored 380 points and the person in lane 5, one was from Pacific Grove and the other is Christie.

The contestant in lane 3 scored 80 points fewer points than the person from Pacific Grove.

The player who scored 460 points is either Kristie or the person in lane 7.

Christie Gretchen Hope Johnathan Kristie Rena Zachary

Bristol
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


The order with gouda cheese is either Peter's order or Tony's sandwich.

Neither the sandwich with liverwurst nor the order with corned beef is Emily's order.

Greg's order costs 1 dollar more than the sandwich with bologna.

The sandwich with roast beef is either the $5.75 order or the $2.75 sandwich.

The sandwich with liverwurst costs 1 dollar more than the order with bologna.

Of the sandwich with gouda cheese and the sandwich with salami, one is Nora's and the other costs $3.75.

The order with prosciutto costs 1 dollar more than the order with muenster cheese.

Juan's order costs 1 dollar less than the order with havarti cheese.

Emily's sandwich costs 2 dollars more than the sandwich with prosciutto.

The sandwich with roast beef costs 1 dollar less than Peter's sandwich.

The $4.75 order is either the sandwich with cheddar cheese or the sandwich with colby jack cheese.

The sandwich with liverwurst doesn't include colby jack cheese.

Of the sandwich with provolone cheese and the sandwich with muenster cheese, one includes bologna and the other is Billie's.

Greg's order doesn't include swiss cheese.

The sandwich with corned beef is either the order with provolone cheese or the sandwich with havarti cheese.


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.

Viola is either the knitter who submitted the blue item or the person who entered her socks.

The knitter who submitted the blue item finished 3 places before Alexis.

The person who entered her hat finished somewhat before Ollie.

Winifred finished somewhat before the person who entered her mittens.

The entrant who entered her blanket is either Holly or Natasha.

Of Natasha and Tanya, one made the white item and the other made the sweater.

The knitter who submitted the green item didn't knit the socks.

Of the knitter who submitted the blue item and the knitter who finished first, one made the scarf and the other is Winifred.

The knitter who submitted the orange item, the knitter who finished sixth, and Holly are three different people.

The person who submitted the purple item didn't knit the socks.

The entrant who finished fourth, Holly, the person who submitted the orange item, the entrant who submitted the silver item and the person who submitted the white item are all different people.

The knitter who entered her tea cozy finished 1 place before Holly.

The entrant who finished third is either the person who entered her hat or the entrant who entered her blanket.

The person who submitted the purple item finished 1 place before the person who entered her scarf.

The person who entered her tea cozy finished somewhat after the entrant who submitted the purple item.

Alexis Holly Natasha Ollie Tanya Viola Winifred

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy

black blue green orange purple silver white


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 with the melon-like finish costs 20 cents more than the oyster with the citrusy finish.

The oyster with the briny finish isn't from Appleton, CT.

The oyster with the fruity finish costs 10 cents less than the one with the buttery finish.

Of the Bluepoint oyster and the oyster that costs $2.00, one is from Charlestown, CT and the other has a briny taste.

The Summersill oyster doesn't cost $2.30.

The Thatcher oyster is either the one with the buttery finish or the one with the fruity finish.

The oyster with the creamy finish costs 40 cents more than the Bluepoint oyster.

Of the oyster that costs $2.40 and the oyster from Barnstable, ME, one is the Welcher oyster and the other has a creamy taste.

The Pomaquin oyster is either the oyster from Barnstable, ME or the oyster with the melon-like finish.

The one from Punaville, RI costs 20 cents more than the one with the fruity finish.

The oyster with the briny finish costs 10 cents less than the oyster from Nesketucket, MA.

The Pomaquin oyster doesn't have a creamy flavor.

The Katamaka oyster costs somewhat less than the oyster with the fruity finish.

The seven oysters are the Welcher oyster, the oyster from Duxbury, MA, the oyster from Charlestown, CT, the oyster from Nesketucket, MA, the one with the creamy finish, the oyster with the briny finish and the one with the citrusy finish.

Bluepoint Fanneuil Katamaka Pomaquin Summersill Thatcher Welcher

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

briny buttery citrusy creamy fruity melon-like nutty


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.

Gil Gates's sighting wasn't from Greeley.

The report from Visalia was submitted 3 days before the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO.

Hal Harrison's report was submitted 1 day after the report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

Iva Ingram's report was submitted 1 day after the report from Springfield.

Edith Estes's report wasn't from Beaconsfield.

Of the report of the cigar-shaped UFO and Flora Flynn's sighting, one was received on August 6 and the other was from Springfield.

The report of the teardrop-shaped UFO was submitted sometime before the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

Gil Gates's sighting was submitted 1 day before Flora Flynn's report.

Hal Harrison's sighting was either the report of the oval-shaped UFO or the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO.

The report of the egg-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day after the report of the cone-shaped UFO.

Neither the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO nor the August 6 report was Cindy Chan's sighting.

Dan Delgado's report was either the report of the oval-shaped UFO or the report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO was either the sighting from Long Barn or Dan Delgado's sighting.

Flora Flynn's report was received on August 5.

The report of the cigar-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day before the report from Beaconsfield.

Flora Flynn's report was submitted 3 days before the sighting from Long Barn.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8
August 9
August 10

Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Ames
Beaconsfield
Greeley
Jackson
Long Barn
Springfield
Visalia

cigar cone diamond egg horseshoe oval teardrop


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 temple in Funai was built 180 years after the structure dedicated to the turtle.

The shrine dedicated to the dragon was built 240 years after the shrine in Nakai.

The structure built in 1885 is either the temple in Miyato or the structure in Toyagi.

The structure in Miyato was built 300 years after the temple in Nakai.

The temple dedicated to the cat isn't in Uchida.

The temple in Uchida is either the structure built in 1705 or Matsuno Okura.

Of the temple built in 1765 and Takahashi, one is in Funai and the other is dedicated to the frog.

The structure dedicated to the deer was built sometime before the structure dedicated to the turtle.

Of Amari Michi and Yamasaki, one was built in 1825 and the other is in Nakai.

The temple in Niwa was built sometime before the shrine dedicated to the cat.

Matsuno Okura was built 120 years before the temple in Niwa.

Hori Takesi, the shrine in Usui, the structure dedicated to the turtle, the structure in Funai and the shrine in Niwa are all different shrines.

Sama Takako was built 120 years after the shrine in Toyagi.

The temple in Uchida was built 60 years before the structure dedicated to the rooster.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki

Funai Miyato Nakai Niwa Toyagi Uchida Usui

cat deer dragon frog mouse rooster turtle


The one from Barnstable, ME costs somewhat less than the one from Nesketucket, MA.

Of the one from Vancouver, BC and the one that costs $2.40, one has a nutty taste and the other is the Bluepoint oyster.

The one that costs $2.10, the one from Appleton, CT, the Pomaquin oyster, the one with the creamy finish, the one with the citrusy finish and the Thatcher oyster are all different oysters.

The Bluepoint oyster doesn't have a buttery flavor.

The one with the melon-like finish is either the oyster from Nesketucket, MA or the Pomaquin oyster.

The one that costs $2.40, the one with the creamy finish, and the oyster from Nesketucket, MA are three different oysters.

Of the oyster with the fruity finish and the one that costs $2.60, one is the Thatcher oyster and the other is from Charlestown, CT.

Of the Summersill oyster and the one with the creamy finish, one is from Barnstable, ME and the other costs $2.50.

The Katamaka oyster costs 40 cents less than the Pomaquin oyster.

The Katamaka oyster is either the one from Willapa, RI or the one with the creamy finish.

The one from Punaville, RI costs 10 cents more than the Katamaka oyster.

The Ninigreth oyster doesn't have a buttery flavor.

Of the Bluepoint oyster and the one with the briny finish, one is from Charlestown, CT and the other costs $2.40.

Bluepoint Fanneuil Katamaka Ninigreth Pomaquin Summersill Thatcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI


The footstool is either the $350 piece or the item made of elm.

The barstool costs 100 dollars more than the piece made of ash.

The item made of elm costs  more than Dianne's piece.

The piece made of walnut costs  more than the item made of mahogany.

Of the rocking chair and the piece made of mahogany, one costs $350 and the other was crafted by Olivia.

Latasha's piece costs 25 dollars more than the bench.

The rocking chair is either the item made of oak or the $325 item.

Of the $275 item and the coffee table, one was crafted by Dianne and the other was made of ash.

The piece made of ash is either the $300 item or Freda's item.

Of the bench and the piece made of poplar, one was crafted by Shelley and the other costs $375.

Josephine's piece is either the $400 piece or the barstool.

Dianne Freda Josephine Kendra Latasha Olivia Shelley

ash chestnut elm mahogany oak poplar walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool
rocking chair


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

The plane that was thrown 7th, the airplane that went 15 feet, Omar's design, Aaron's design, the plane that went 65 feet and Roderick's design were all different planes.

The plane that went 15 feet was thrown 4th.

Of the plane that was thrown 1st and the airplane that went 75 feet, one was Omar's and the other was silver.

The airplane that went 75 feet wasn't yellow.

Of the silver plane and the airplane that went 15 feet, one was Margo's and the other was Aaron's.

The green airplane was either Valerie's design or the airplane that went 55 feet.

The plane that was thrown 1st went 10 feet farther than the white airplane.

Aaron's design, the pink airplane, and the plane that was thrown 2nd are three different planes.

The plane that was thrown 5th went 10 feet farther than Valerie's design.

The plane that was thrown 2nd was either the airplane that went 55 feet or the black plane.

The silver plane landed 30 feet shorter than the pink airplane.

The white airplane landed somewhat shorter than Roderick's design.

The plane that was thrown 3rd landed 20 feet shorter than Henrietta's design.

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

Aaron Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick Valerie

black blue green pink silver white yellow


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 podcast that began in 2015 has  fewer downloads than Bobby Bora's show.

Eva Estrada's show has 1 million more downloads than the show that began in 2015.

Eva Estrada's podcast has 1 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2013.

The show with 2 million downloads started in 2010.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Eva Estrada
Geneva Gold


The cook who made the jambalaya, the person who made the smoked pork and the cook who scored 63 points are all different chefs.

The chef who made the smoked pork scored 7 more points than Karl.

Freda is either the chef who scored 49 points or the person who made the jambalaya.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
smoked pork


The $32,250 house is 15 sq ft larger than the Ingram's house.

The Ingram's home is either the 125 sq ft structure or the $29,000 structure.

The 140 sq ft structure sold for $32,250.

The Underwood's structure sold for $35,000.

The four houses are the 95 sq ft structure, the Ewing's structure, the Ingram's home and the Underwood's structure.


Roderick's design went somewhat farther than Aaron's design.

Omar's design landed 10 feet shorter than Valerie's design.

Omar's design went somewhat farther than Roderick's design.

The blue airplane was either Aaron's design or Omar's design.

The airplane that went 15 feet was black.

The airplane that went 25 feet was pink.


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 scored a 59 won her tournament sometime before Alison Ames.

The golfer who scored a 59 won her tournament sometime after the person who scored a 63.

The woman who scored a 63 won her tournament sometime before Freda Fritz.

The golfer who scored a 65 won her tournament 1 year before Carrie Cole.

The woman who scored a 59 won her tournament 2 years before the person who scored a 64.

Alison Ames
Carrie Cole
Freda Fritz
Olivia Oden


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.

Cole Cooley's piece sold for 100 dollars more than the 1983 one.

The 1983 item sold for 50 dollars more than Pete Perez's one.

Al Allison
Cole Cooley
Keith Kane
Pete Perez


The waterfall in Jamaica is somewhat taller than Nyalt.

Rhoqua is 5 ft shorter than the waterfall located in Switzerland.

The waterfall located in Tibet is 5 ft higher than Irskela.


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.

Hudson Brook is either the fund run by Vic Velasquez or the one with a return of 9%.

The one run by Ralph Ross has a 2 percent larger return than Oak Capital.

First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Kip Kerr
Nadine Newton
Ralph Ross
Vic Velasquez


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 person working at Tyrol Creek finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

Dilbert Duke worked the York River claim.

Dilbert Duke was either the person who found 14 ounces of gold or the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

The person working at York River finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Fred Fletcher.

Dilbert Duke
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram

Culver Gorge
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River


Cerbel, the waterfall located in Canada and the fall in Brazil are all different waterfalls.

Irskela is 5 ft shorter than the waterfall located in Jamaica.

Sihat is either the 115 ft tall fall or the fall in New Zealand.

The fall located in Canada is 5 ft higher than Sihat.


The Thatcher oyster costs 10 cents more than the Ninigreth oyster.

The Ninigreth oyster costs 20 cents less than the oyster from Appleton, CT.

The Fanneuil oyster costs 20 cents more than the Thatcher oyster.

The one that costs $2.10 is either the oyster from Willapa, RI or the Fanneuil oyster.

The one from Charlestown, CT costs somewhat less than the oyster from Willapa, RI.

Appleton, CT
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Willapa, RI


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

The bulgur salad contains 40 more calories than the dish served on May 17th.

The recipe served on May 15th contains 40 more calories than the meal served on May 16th.

The chili pork was either the meal served on May 12th or the recipe served on May 16th.

The garlic tilapia contains somewhat more calories than the kale quinoa.

The dish served on May 17th contains 20 more calories than the meal served on May 16th.

bulgur salad
chili pork
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa


Florence scored 80 points fewer points than the person in lane 6.

The four people are the player who scored 380 points, the contestant in lane 1, the person in lane 2 and Terrence.


The one with the $3,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the Mid Atlantic card.

The Dell Scargo card has a limit of $15,000.

The card with an APR of 9% is either the Whitly Bank card or the card with the $3,500 credit limit.

The card with an APR of 11% has a limit of $6,500.

Dell Scargo
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


The temple in Funai was built 120 years before the structure in Toyagi.

Amari Michi was built 120 years after Yamasaki.

The structure in Nakai is either Takahashi or Yamasaki.

Amari Michi
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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.

Short v Metz was 2 weeks after the 7-2 decision.

Zamora v Pibb was 1 week before the 3-6 decision.

The March 24 proceeding was the 6-3 decision.

The March 3 case was either the 2-7 decision or Short v Metz.

Omar v Powers
Short v Metz
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb


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 500 years after the Juad culture.

The culture with 4,500 people was founded sometime after the Juad culture.

The culture with 9,000 people was founded sometime after the Garight culture.

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


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 mobile library with 300 books is driven by Leroy.

The four vehicles are the bookmobile with 400 books, the vehicle Gene drives, "Explore More" and "Tiny Tomes".

The mobile library Patsy drives is either the bookmobile with 300 books or "Books-4-U".

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Explore More
Tiny Tomes


The person in lane 4 scored  more points than the person in lane 2.

The person in lane 6 scored 160 points more points than Perry.

The person in lane 3 scored  more points than the player in lane 6.


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.

Renee finished 2 places before the solver from Westport.

Kelvin finished 1 place after the solver from Westport.

The contestant from Avalon finished 1 place before Omar.

The person who finished second was either the contestant from Fowler or Renee.


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 four people were the player who won the third hand, Kelley, the competitor who won with a straight and the competitor who won with a flush.

The player who won the second hand won with a straight.


Irma won 1 hand after the player who won with two pairs.

The player who won the third hand was either Frances or the competitor who won with one pair.

The competitor who won with two pairs won sometime before Lee.

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


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 tycoon worth $26 billion is from Argentina.

Leonard Levy is either the magnate from Canada or the tycoon from Argentina.

The magnate from Denmark is worth somewhat more than Betty Bush.

Tim Townsend is worth 1 billion more than the mogul from Denmark.

The tycoon worth $28 billion is from Canada.

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

Betty Bush
Leonard Levy
Rachel Reid
Tim Townsend


The solver from Lytton finished sometime after Anna.

Melinda finished 2 places before the contestant from Rinard.

The solver who finished first was from Oak View.


The vehicle Dan drives has  more books than the vehicle Cynthia drives.

The mobile library with 400 books is either the bookmobile Myra drives or "Lit on Wheels".

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 more books than the bookmobile Cynthia drives.

"Books-4-U" is either the bookmobile Dan drives or the bookmobile Hugh drives.

The mobile library with 250 books is driven by Hugh.

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


The solver from Avalon finished sometime after Melinda.

Blanca finished 1 place after the person from Yorba Linda.

The solver from Stanton finished 1 place after Blanca.

The four people were the solver who finished third, Leona, the contestant from Yorba Linda and the person from Avalon.

The contestant who finished first was either the contestant from Yorba Linda or Blanca.


The recipe served on May 15th contains 20 more calories than the asian steak.

The lemon salmon contains 20 more calories than the recipe served on May 17th.

The meal with 400 calories was served on May 12th.

asian steak
chili pork
kale quinoa
lemon salmon


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 house is 15 sq ft smaller than the $32,250 structure.

The Ewing's structure is 30 sq ft smaller than the $35,000 structure.

The $35,000 house is either the 125 sq ft home or the Nielsen's house.


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 animal was either the gold piece or the magenta balloon.

The white animal was either the bear or the snail.

The bear cost 1 dollar more than the fish.


The miner working at York River finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Adam Alford.

The four miners were Adam Alford, the miner who found 14 ounces of gold, the miner who found 17 ounces of gold and the prospector working at Glacier Grove.

Dilbert Duke worked the Glacier Grove claim.

Gil Gonzalez worked the Belle Hart claim.

Adam Alford
Dilbert Duke
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Glacier Grove
York River


The Ingram's home is 15 sq ft smaller than the $35,000 house.

The $38,000 structure is 15 sq ft larger than the Davidson's house.

The Gillespie's structure sold for $35,000.

The 95 sq ft house, the Gillespie's house and the $29,000 house are all different houses.


"Lit on Wheels" is either the vehicle Becky drives or the mobile library with 250 books.

The mobile library with 300 books is driven by Dan.

"Dream Machine" has 100 more books than the bookmobile Hugh drives.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Lit on Wheels
Tiny Tomes


Eva Estrada's podcast has 1 million more downloads than Cora Capon's podcast.

The podcast with 2 million downloads started in 2009.

Al Acosta's show has 2 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2012.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Eva Estrada


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

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

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

The contestant whose final word was "duplicity" is either the contestant from Mrs. Witte's class or Denise.


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 $2.00, the Fanneuil oyster and the oyster from Punaville, RI are all different oysters.

The one from Willapa, RI costs 10 cents more than the Island Creek oyster.

The Fanneuil oyster is from Vancouver, BC.

The Katamaka oyster costs 10 cents less than the oyster from Vancouver, BC.

Island Creek
Fanneuil
Katamaka
Ninigreth

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


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.

Oginao is either the 105 ft tall fall or the 115 ft tall waterfall.

The fall in Brazil is either Cerbel or Inawatai.

Cerbel is 10 ft shorter than the fall in Canada.


The kale quinoa contains 20 more calories than the dish served on May 14th.

The four recipes were the citrus halibut, the recipe served on May 11th, the dish with 380 calories and the meal with 400 calories.

The dish served on May 12th contains 20 fewer calories than the bulgur salad.

The recipe with 400 calories was either the chili pork or the dish served on May 12th.

bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
kale quinoa


The solver who finished second was from Miles.

Eva was either the contestant who finished third or the solver from Miles.

The four people were the contestant from Needles, the person who finished fourth, Melinda and Grace.


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 TrustCo card has an APR 2 percent higher than the one with the $6,500 credit limit.

The one with an APR of 8% is either the card with the $6,500 credit limit or the TrustCo card.

The card with the $5,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the Credit Korp card.

The Whitly Bank card has a limit of $2,000.

Credit Korp
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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 has 2 million more downloads than the show that began in 2012.

Cora Capon's podcast has  more downloads than the podcast that began in 2012.

The podcast with 2 million downloads started in 2014.

Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


Ally's going to get married in a few weeks, and a bunch of her friends have gotten together to discuss what gifts they are getting her for the wedding.  Using only the clues below, match each wedding attendee to the gift they purchased, and determine how much they paid and what town they live in.

The person who gave Ally the HD tv spent 50 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the toaster.

The four people are Ora Osborne, the friend who gave Ally the toaster, the attendee who spent $475 and the person who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

Kit Kelley
Mitch Mayo
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell


The person who gave Ally the HD tv spent 50 dollars less than Jack Jordan.

The person who gave Ally the laptop is either Lily Little or the friend who spent $450.

Kit Kelley spent 50 dollars less than the person who gave Ally the toaster.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Ned Norris


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 four people are the salesperson whose order cost $4.90, Geoffrey, the team member who ordered the B.L.T. and the person who ordered the Italian sub.

The team member whose order cost $6.25 ordered the Italian sub.

The person who ordered the Italian sub owes  more than Irene.

Peter is either the team member who ordered the B.L.T. or the salesperson whose order cost $5.35.

Peter owes 90 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
Italian sub
tuna on rye


Eva finished 1 place after the solver from Stanton.

Carol was either the contestant who finished second or the solver from Hollis.


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 back started 3 years after Gardelli.

The four players were the player who started in 1982, Banben, the goalie and Awad.

The player who started in 1985 was the sweeper.


Dave was either the person who finished first or the person who finished second.

Yvonne finished 1 place before the person from Lytton.

The contestant from Quimby finished 2 places before the solver from Stanton.


The Mid Atlantic card has a limit of $3,500.

The TrustCo card has an APR 2 percent higher than the Southwest Inc card.

The TrustCo card has an APR somewhat lower than the card with the $5,000 credit limit.

Credit Korp
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo