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Month: July 2018

Riddler Classic, July 13 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by James Barton

EDIT: I have a better answer, but had too much help to claim it as my own! See the first comment.


I have a sort-of answer to this week’s Riddler Classic. Probably not the exact answer sought, but it’s further than I usually get!

Say you have an “L” shape formed by two rectangles touching each…

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Riddler Express, July 13 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by James Barton

I got a shoutout for last week’s solution and “nice explanation”. Definitely an improvement on the week before.

This week’s puzzle is easily stated:

This year’s World Cup has been chock full of exciting penalty shootouts. Historically, about 75 percent of soccer penalty kicks are successful. Given that number, what are…

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Riddler Express, July 6 2018

Posted on July 8, 2018 by James Barton

So, last week’s effort was, err, not quite 100%. I feel better about this week’s Express puzzle.

You are a delivery person for the finest peanut butter and jelly sandwich restaurant in Riddler City. City streets are laid out in a grid, and your restaurant is on the corner of 20th Street and Avenue F. The city…

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Riddler Express, June 29 2018

Posted on July 1, 2018 by James Barton

EDIT2: Even my second attempt was wrong. See the comments.


EDIT: I’ve got this wrong – see the bottom of the post.


This one is titled, “What Are The Odds World Cup Teams Play Each Other Twice?”. The question is simple:

Assuming we don’t know anything about the strengths of the teams in the…

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