On a certain game show, five families were asked to match famous names to faces they were shown, and each correct guess got one point. The families made the following guesses (in order):

The Addams' guessed Otto, Roebling, Steinmetz, Tesla, and Westinghouse.
The Bunkers guessed Tesla, Westinghouse, Otto, Steinmetz, and Roebling.
The Cunninghams guessed Roebling, Tesla, Steinmetz, Westinghouse, and Otto.
The Flintstones guessed Tesla, Roebling, Otto, Steinmetz, and Westinghouse.
The Jetsons guessed Tesla, Westinghouse, Steinmetz, Otto, and Roebling.

No two families got the same number of points. Which family walked home with the grand prize?

I don't know about sheer dumb luck, I threw a grid on excel (it beats using an eraser) and had to change the order of Stein, West, and Otto, but it just looked 'logical'. Does that make sense?  I suppose luck is always nice though.  But I don't know how one could solve this puzzle, 'on the spot' without a single error, is that realistic?  Anywyas, I just found this website, well, now- and it sure beats doing exams :-)

Posted by Kathleen on 2005-05-10 01:46:31