The Race (Posted on 2003-08-02)

	Submitted by Lewis
Rating: 3.2000 (5 votes)
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The judges answers don't match, so he is a Liar, therefore we know neither Bert nor Coby won. Then, all you have to do is match the statements up. The original statements were: Alex - I won. Bert - Alex won. Coby - Dave won. Dave - I came 3rd. Ed - I won. And the second statements were: Runner a - Dave won. Runner b - I won. Runner c - I didn't win. Runner d - I came 4th. Runner e - Bert won. Runners b,c & d can be matched to Alex, Dave and Ed, although we cannot be sure which each said. Runners a and e can then be matched to Coby and Bert. We know that Coby couldn't have said 'Dave won' twice, so runner A must be Bert and runner E must be Coby. Coby's second statement was 'Bert won', which we know is a lie. So, his first statement, 'Dave won' must be true. So the winner of the race was Dave, who was runner B.

	Subject	Author	Date
	Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2022-06-15 00:05:42
	Hmmmm.	Jefflol	2005-12-18 22:47:59
	re(3): Noodle bake	Lewis	2003-08-03 22:26:45
	re(2): Noodle bake	DJ	2003-08-03 16:39:08
	re: Noodle bake	Lewis	2003-08-03 09:05:06
	Noodle bake	Mr. Spock	2003-08-03 07:49:50
	re(2): I disagree ...	Bryan	2003-08-02 18:18:08
	re: I disagree ...	Brian Wainscott	2003-08-02 15:51:04
	I disagree ...	Bryan	2003-08-02 13:53:44
	re(2): Is it this simple or am I misinterpreting the rules?	Charlie	2003-08-02 09:21:51
	re: Is it this simple or am I misinterpreting the rules?	Lewis	2003-08-02 07:43:04
	Is it this simple or am I misinterpreting the rules?	Charlie	2003-08-02 05:17:49