At the recent BrainBashers Mixed National Hurdle trials, ten contestants competed for the coveted BB Shield.
There were numerous judges who made sure that the results were accurate, from their notes can you determine who finished where?
Crystal Ball finished before May Eye and Mike Stup, while Leigh Vamessage was victorious over May Eye and Laura DeLand. Jack Pott was beaten by Holly Day, Mike Stup, and Justin Time. Laura DeLand was beaten by Mike Stup, May Eye, and Crystal Ball, whereas Joe King beat Holly Day and Jack Pott, but lost to Laura DeLand and Inga Hootz. Leigh Vamessage was beaten by Crystal Ball and Inga Hootz. Inga Hootz was beaten by Justin Time, who, in turn, lost to Crystal Ball, but beat Holly Day and Jack Pott. May Eye finished ahead of Mike Stup and Holly Day (who lost to Leigh Vamessage and Inga Hootz).
Hint
Rewrite the clues so that those who finished ahead are written first.
Answer
Crystal Ball (CB)
Justin Time (JT)
Inga Hootz (IH)
Leigh Vamessage (LV)
May Eye (ME)
Mike Stup (MS)
Laura DeLand (LD)
Joe King (JK)
Holly Day (HD)
Jack Pott (JP)
Reasoning
If we number the clues, write each name using two letters, and rewrite the clues so that those who finished ahead are written first:
CB beat ME and MSLV beat ME and LDHD, MS, and JT, all beat JPMS, ME, and CB, all beat LDJK beat HD and JPLD and IH both beat JKCB and IH both beat LVJT beat IHCB beat JTJT beat HD and JPME beat MS and HDLV and IH both beat HD
By (9): CB JT
By (8): CB JT IH
By (7): CB JT IH LV
By (2): CB JT IH LV ME
By (11): CB JT IH LV ME MS
By (4): CB JT IH LV ME MS LD
By (6): CB JT IH LV ME MS LD JK
By (5): CB JT IH LV ME MS LD JK HD
By (3): CB JT IH LV ME MS LD JK HD JP
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Puzzle 8
At a recent motorsport gathering, four proud owners were gathered around the silver sports car, each discussing their pride and joy.
Alex was overheard bragging about his brand new Stellar. The person whose surname was Smith went to great lengths to explain to Billie the virtues of his blue Lunar. The person whose surname was Wilshaw, and Dale, were already good friends. The person whose surname was Richards showed everyone a recent photo of his red Orbital. The person whose surname was Stone listened intently while Charlie kept talking about his green Galactic.
Who owns which car?
Reasoning
By (2) the Lunar was Blue, and was owned by Mr Smith.
By (4) the Orbital was Red, and was owned by Mr Richards.
By (5) the Galactic was Green, and was owned by Charlie.
Therefore, the Stellar was silver, and by (1) was owned by Alex. Smith Blue Lunar RichardsRed Orbital Charlie Green Galactic Alex Silver Stellar
By (2), Mr Smith wasn't called Billie, so it must have been Billie Richards, and Dale Smith.
By (5) Mr Stone wasn't called Charlie, so it must have been Charlie Wilshaw, and Alex Stone. Dale Smith Blue Lunar Billie RichardsRed Orbital Charlie Wilshaw Green Galactic Alex Stone Silver Stellar
