After the weight lifting event, the announcer said “Either Holland was better than Italy, or Greece won gold.”

An Italian reporter heard that, and commented that even knowing his own country’s final place, he wasn’t able to deduce the other places.

Curiously, a Dutch reporter who knew Holland’s final place, and who hadn’t heard the other reporter, made exactly the same remark.

Which were the final places?

While these people are all posting new ideas, I'm going to have to say I agree with Amy's post.

Both reporters heard this, and if either one was in first, they'd know that Greece wasn't. And they wouldn't be able to say that they didn't know where either one was

Italy knows its position. It doesn't know Greece's. Italy can't have gold.

Holland knows its position, it doesn't know Greece's or Italy's. It can't be first either.

Greece can either be in first, or Holland can be better than Italy, right? Well, since both don't know for sure where Greece stands, neither one can have the Gold, meaning Greece does.

And if Greece has the gold, Holland can't be better than Italy.

The order is as Amy stated. Greece, Italy, Holland for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze, respectively.

Posted by Isaac on 2003-10-13 13:40:38