#1581 - Lateral Thinking Game Winner Puzzle

Aaron, Brad, Christopher, Danny and Elvis decided to play a game of tiddly winks. In this game they decided that one win will get 1 point for winning, 0 for losing and 1/2 in case of a tie.

They finished the game in alphabetical order and it was found that the scores were different for each person.

Based on the following two statements, can you find out the result of the individual games?
Brad: No one could finish like me, without a loss.
Elvis: No one played worse than me, I finished without a single win.

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One of the possible solution is given below:
Aaron lost to Brad, but won every other game for a total of 3 points.
Brad beat Aaron, but tied in all other games for a total of 2.5 points.
Christopher beat Danny and tied with Brad and Elvis for 2 points.
Danny beat Elvis and tied only with Brad for 1.5 points.
Elvis tied with Brad and Christopher for 1 point.

#1582 - Word Series Puzzle

You can find some missing letters in the picture. By placing two particular letters in the spaces, you can from a nine lettered word beginning from one of the corners and going clockwise direction to the middle.Can you find out the letters and the word ?

Word Series Puzzle
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The missing letters are H and L. The word is Avalanche.

#1583 - Simple Trick Teaser

In a grocery supermarket, there is an intelligent glass pane before a refrigerating unit. This glass pane allows cherries and apples through it but does not allow grapes and melons to pass through it.

Can you identify the rule that the glass pane is following?

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The glass pane only allows the fruits with double letters in their name like in cherries and apples.

#1584 - How Many Chocolates Maths Problem

You have two jars of chocolates labelled as P and Q. If you move one chocolate from P to Q, the number of chocolates on B will become twice the number of chocolates in A. If you move one chocolate from Q to P, the number of chocolates in both the jars will become equal.

Can you find out how many chocolates are there in P and Q respectively?

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P has 5 chocolates and Q has 7 chocolates.

#1585 - What Is Today

The day after tomorrow will be three days before Tuesday. Can you find out what is today?

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Three days before Tuesday will refer to Saturday. Therefore, Saturday is a day after tomorrow. Hence, today is Thursday.

#1586 - Hard Missing Number Grid

Can you find out the missing number in the grid?

Hard Missing Number Grid
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The missing number is 19. Let us label the boxes with Rs and Cs where R refers to the Row number and C refers to the Column number.

#1587 - Writer Age Riddle

A writer was fifty years old in the year 2000 but he was forty years old in the year 2010.

How can this be possible?
PS: It has a logical answer.

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The writer lived in the era of B.C. not A.D.

#1588 - Riddle Who Am I

I am a five letter word under you,
Remove first letter and I am above you,
Remove the second as well and I am around you.

Who am I ?

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Chair

#1589 - How Many Chocolates Maths Puzzle

In a certain offer, you can exchange 5 wrappers of chocolate to get an actual chocolate. After utilizing two weeks, a man manages to collect 77 wrappers.

Can you find out how many chocolates will he be able to get in return?

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He can get 19 chocolates.

77 wrappers will give him 15 chocolates and with 2 wrappers still left. The wrappers form the 15 chocolates he has just got combined with 2 left out wrappers will give him 3 more chocolates and 2 wrappers. The 3 wrappers from these chocolates with 2 left out wrappers will give him another chocolate.

15 + 3 + 1 = 19

#1590 - Flaw Statement Riddle

"That shopping mall always remain crowded. This is the reason why nobody goes there."

Can you find a flaw in this statement ?

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If nobody goes there, the restaurant cannot be crowded.