Spring 1998 Date Name of Problem of the Week 03/16/98 Change a $50 bill 03/23/98 Man lived in Egypt 03/30/98 Mr. P with wife -- Annoying Road Signs 04/06/98 Chicken McNuggets -- 6, 9, or 20 04/20/98 Sequences -- (1,3), (2,3), (3,5), (4,4), (5,4) ... 04/27/98 YES or NO Logic Problem -- guess number from 1 to 50 05/04/98 Doublet -- MOOD to BARN 05/11/98 HANDLEY 75th Anniversary Football Problem 05/18/98 Handley Sandwich Problem 05/25/98 Roman Numeral Problem -- greatest number of them? Fall 1998 Date Name of Problem of the Week 08/24/98 Powerball Problem 08/31/98 The A B C D Problem (4 inequalities) 09/07/98 Restaurant Riddle (7 Guests) 09/14/98 Football Pairings 09/21/98 Money Matters ($1.62 -- how many ways?) 09/28/98 Soccer Stumper 10/05/98 Unit Fraction Problem (7 unit fractions = 1) 10/12/98 The 100 Meter Race Problem 10/19/98 The Bee Problem (2 trains -- 100 miles apart) 10/26/98 Feasting in the Afternoon (logic -- 4 couples) 11/02/98 A Walk in Winchester (walk north and east) 11/09/98 The Winchester Census Problem (product = 72) 11/16/98 Strange Days (11/9/99 -- multiplication days) 11/23/98 The Math Teacher's Fish 11/30/98 A Walk Around the Earth (head travels more than feet?) 12/07/98 Santa's Pack Held Thirty Toys 12/14/98 HO! HO! HO! Spring 1999 Date Name of Problem of the Week 01/04/99 A Trying Triangle Problem (Isosceles triangle) 01/11/99 Ordered Pairs Problem 01/18/99 Candy Problem (25 pieces of candy -- 3 people) 01/25/99 Circle Problem (8 chords divide a circle) 02/01/99 Reciprocal Riddle (sum = 2, product = 3) 02/08/99 Magic Square (given 9, 13, 21, 37) 02/15/99 Spelling Challenge (find the letter a -- 1,000) 02/22/99 Bridge-Crossing Puzzle (U2 concert in 17 minutes) 03/08/99 The Sherandomen and the Handleymen 03/15/99 The Simultaneous Equations Problem (find x, y in a) 03/22/99 College Student Letter Home Problem (send more money) 03/29/99 The Banana Problem 04/05/99 Apple Cider Problem (3, 5, and 8 liter pails) 04/12/99 City-County Track Meet (30 medals) 04/19/99 The A.H.S.M.E. (99 points) 04/26/99 Tricky Sequence (20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 33, 40, 44, ...) 05/03/99 Going to Work Problem (1 minute early / late) 05/10/99 Tricky Triangle (angles in ratio of 3:4:5) 05/17/99 Letter Puzzles (symmetry / chemical elements) 05/24/99 When the Workers Relax (when is their day off?) 05/31/99 The Tower of Hanoi 06/07/99 Together Forever (BRIDE + GROOM = BLISS) Fall 1999 Date Name of Problem of the Week 08/23/99 The Handley Sports Problem (41 on FB team, ...) 08/30/99 The Two Number Problem (2 unequal numbers) 09/06/99 Class Conscience (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th graders) 09/13/99 Judge Handley's Phone Number 09/20/99 The Three Thieves (Bag of 600 gold coins) 09/27/99 A Little Average Problem (basketball points) 10/04/99 Spelling Challenge (find letter c -- 1 octillion) 10/11/99 Twenty Dollar Puzzle (can't change a $20 bill?) 10/18/99 The Three Jealous Men and Their Wives 10/25/99 The Winchester Airport Problem (moving walkways) 11/01/99 Mr. P's Party Problem (handshakes -- 22 students) 11/08/99 The Chess Problem (16 pieces -- no 3 in a row) 11/15/99 The Cooking Problem (4 minute, 7 minute timer) 11/22/99 Setting The Table Problem (SET + SET + ... = ATE) 11/29/99 The Winchester Zoo Problem (45 heads, 150 feet) 12/06/99 The Candy Factory Problem (1000 pieces -- 10 bags) 12/13/99 Oh Deer! (a logic problem) Spring 2000 Date Name of Problem of the Week 01/03/00 The New Year's Eve Problem (21 bottles -- 3 guests) 01/10/00 Diophantus' Age Problem 01/17/00 The Five Equation Problem (A + B = Z, ...) 01/24/00 The Winchester Sports Problem (TIDDLE, WADE, ...) 01/31/00 The Sled Problem (George Washington -- calendar) 02/07/00 The Urn Problem (10 red, 10 white marbles) 02/14/00 The Book Problem (852 digits to number a book) 02/21/00 The Toy Store Problem (own pricing system) 02/28/00 The Store Problem (give as much money -- spend $10) 03/06/00 MATHEMATICS Problem (Pyramid -- Pascal's triangle) 03/13/00 The Face Card Problem (2 aces, kings, queens, jacks) 03/20/00 The Number Sequence Problem (2 sequences) 03/27/00 The Triangle Problem (Share 5 congruent parts) 04/03/00 The Six Integer Problem (ABC = DEF) 04/10/00 The Number Sequence Problem (Squares of Digits) 04/24/00 The AHSME Problem (112 points) 05/01/00 The Eight Digit Problem (11223344) 05/08/00 A Stately Addition 05/15/00 The Wolf, The Goat, and The Head of Cabbage 05/22/00 The Corners of a Square 05/29/00 Mr. P's Shopping Trip Fall 2000 Date Name of Problem of the Week 08/28/00 De Morgan's Age Problem 09/04/00 Hawaiian Palm Tree Problem 09/11/00 The Spiraling Bug Problem 09/18/00 The I-81 Problem (Winchester to Harrisonburg) 09/25/00 The Test Problem (Handley Grades) 10/02/00 The Series Problem (x-a)(x-b)... (x-z) 10/09/00 All in the Family (logic puzzle) 10/16/00 The Speeder's Problem (Winchester to Berryville) 10/23/00 The Triangle Problem - Find Perimeter 10/30/00 Trick or Treat! 11/06/00 Who Dun It? - Handley, Clarke, Sherando, or Wood? 11/13/00 Who Teaches What? - 7 Handley Teachers 11/20/00 Hockey Problem 11/27/00 Cross Number Puzzle 12/04/00 Fiddling with Fours 12/11/00 The Twelve Days of Christmas Spring 2001 Date Name of Problem of the Week 01/01/01 The New Year Magic Square 01/08/01 The "Yes or No" Question (Telephone Number) 01/15/01 The Reciprocal Problem - The Golden Ratio 01/22/01 Multiplying Digits Problem (Probability of last digit) 01/29/01 Alien Math Class 02/05/01 The AHSME Problem (115 points -- top score at Handley) 02/12/01 The Water Tank Problem 02/19/01 The Gold Bags 02/26/01 Hands Of A Clock 03/05/01 The Early-Late Problem 03/12/01 The Forgotten Password (5 digits) 03/19/01 The Ping Pong Ball Problem (8, 15, or 20 in a box) 03/26/01 Two Professors Meet (ages of children) 04/02/01 Pascal's Triangle (Spell Pascal) 04/09/01 The 45678 Problem 04/16/01 Buy A Vowel Problem 04/23/01 Sequences A S D 43-41-37-31 04/30/01 The Apple Blossom Game 05/07/01 The Pet Problem 05/14/01 The Four Student Problem 05/21/01 Pool Problem (3 pipes) 05/28/01 The Weights Problem (1 to 17 pounds) 06/04/01 Super Arcade Champion 06/11/01 The Island Problem (Truth or Lies) 06/18/01 The Five Houses Fall 2001 Date Name of Problem of the Week 08/20/01 The SUV Gas Problem 08/27/01 Trivia Magic Square 09/03/01 Pike's Peak Problem 09/10/01 Compound Interest Problem 09/17/01 Ft. Collins Problem 09/24/01 The Handley Golf Problem 10/01/01 Cross Country Problem 10/08/01 Budget Truck Problem 10/15/01 World Series Problem 10/22/01 The Baby Gate Problem 10/29/01 The Number Table Problem 11/05/01 The Synodic Period Problem 11/12/01 The Vocations Logic Puzzle 11/19/01 Fishing Pole Problem 11/26/01 Combination Lock Problem 12/03/01 The Factorial Problem 12/10/01 The Weight Problem 12/17/01 Christmas Tree Puzzle 12/31/01 The Palindromic Year Problem Spring 2002 Date Name of Problem of the Week 01/07/02 The Elvis Problem 01/14/02 Toys R Us Problem 01/21/02 The Portland Head Light Problem 01/28/02 Check Mates 02/04/02 Numbers in Boxes 02/11/02 Math Team Problem (The Josephus Problem) 02/18/02 Functional Notation Problem 02/25/02 Desk Calendar Problem 03/04/02 Wedded Bliss Problem 03/11/02 A Digital Problem 03/18/02 The Train and Bee Problem 03/25/02 Circular Reasoning 04/01/02 The Bellman Problem 04/08/02 The Coin Problem 04/15/02 The Jogging Problem 04/22/02 The Bookworm Problem 04/29/02 The Peculiar Sum Problem 05/06/02 Cross Number Puzzle 05/13/02 The Track Problem 05/20/02 Hard-Boiled 05/27/02 The Number Sequence Problem 06/03/02 False Positive Problem Fall 2002 Date Name of Problem of the Week 08/19/02 How Many Trains in the Depot? 08/26/02 Fines At Redskin Camp 09/02/02 Don't Fence Me In! 09/09/02 Algebra Test Problem 09/16/02 Wendy's 09/23/02 Road Trip To Pennsylvania 09/30/02 The Spider and The Fly 10/07/02 Harry Potter Problem 10/14/02 Perfect Square Problem 10/21/02 Change for a Dollar 10/28/02 Merry-Go-Round Problem 11/04/02 Match Boxes 11/11/02 Table Problem 11/18/02 Pentagram Problem 11/25/02 The Painting Problem 12/02/02 The Banana Problem 12/09/02 Bing Crosby Problem 12/16/02 Holiday Greeting Problem Spring 2003 Date Name of Problem of the Week 01/06/03 Sum Fun With Elvis 01/13/03 The Crew Problem 01/20/03 Jelly Bean Probability 01/27/03 Powerball Fever II 02/03/03 Tour of the World 02/10/03 Cy Young Winner 02/17/03 The Stamp Problem 02/24/03 Arithmetrivia 03/03/03 The Las Vegas Interest Problem 03/10/03 The Snow Problem 03/17/03 The Rectangle Square Problem 03/24/03 The High / Low Game 03/31/03 Swensons Milkshake Problem 04/07/03 The Stagecoach Problem 04/14/03 The Gear Problem 04/21/03 The Boat Problem 04/28/03 The Hymnal Problem 05/05/03 Tricky Track Problem (Martin Gardner) 05/12/03 Equations Analysis Test 05/19/03 One Hundred Bucks of Pets 05/26/03 Five Daughters 06/02/03 Magic Square Fall 2003 Date Name of Problem of the Week 08/18/03 Rita's Ice Problem 08/25/03 Sum Choice 09/01/03 Train Problem 09/08/03 Equations Analysis Test II 09/15/03 Fractions and Marriage Problem 09/22/03 Old Faithful Problem 09/29/03 Digital Divide Problem 10/06/03 Missing Cal Problem 10/13/03 Winchester Transit Problem 10/20/03 What Do We Have In Common? 10/27/03 Scary Stuff Problem 11/03/03 The Stacked Rack Problem 11/10/03 Wackie Wordies 11/17/03 Lines and Angles Problem 11/24/03 Computer vs. Human Problem (1 to 8) 12/01/03 Arithmetricks 12/08/03 Holiday Greeting Problem 12/15/03 Holiday Greeting Problem Spring 2004 Date Name of Problem of the Week 01/05/04 The Skating Elvises Problem 01/12/04 The Elvis Street Number Problem 01/19/04 The Calendar Problem (Cubes) 01/26/04 U.S. Population Problem 02/02/04 The Locksmith Problem 02/09/04 Chicken Soup for the Math Teacher's Soul 02/16/04 Mental Blocks 02/23/04 The Inscribed Cube Problem 03/01/04 Chickens and Eggs Problem 03/08/04 The Handley Biker Problem 03/15/04 The Lottery Problem 03/22/04 An Engaging Age Problem 03/29/04 Shortest Distance Problem 04/05/04 Movie Math Problem 04/12/04 Not Sold at 7-11 04/19/04 Turk-o-nacci Sequence! 04/26/04 Algebra Class 05/03/04 Gambling Problem 05/10/04 House Painting Problem 05/17/04 Lucky Canceling 05/24/04 Milk Problem 05/31/04 7-11 Problem Fall 2004 Date Name of Problem of the Week 08/23/04 Cubes Problem 08/30/04 The Kate and Jackson Problem 09/06/04 The Barber Problem 09/13/04 The Lawnmower Problem 09/20/04 The Coconut Cake Problem 09/27/04 The Grandchildren Problem 10/04/04 The Greeley Colorado Problem 10/11/04 The Subway Problem 10/18/04 Circle and Squares 10/25/04 The Treasure Hunt 11/01/04 The Six-Digit Number Problem 11/08/04 Tom Swifties 11/15/04 The Boeing Plant Problem 11/22/04 Chocolate Squares 11/29/04 The Pleacher Family Travel Problem 12/06/04 The Consecutive Integer Problem 12/13/04 12 Days of Christmas Problem Spring 2005 Date Name of Problem of the Week 01/03/05 Elvis Passwords Problem 01/10/05 The Two Circles Problem 01/17/05 The Nine Students Problem 01/24/05 The Age-Old Problem 01/31/05 The Dominoes Problem 02/07/05 Eight Integers and Eight Clues 02/14/05 Valentines for Everyone! 02/21/05 The Bigger Burger Problem 02/28/05 Handley Smokestack Problem 03/07/05 The Balancing Act 03/14/05 Three Tangent Circles 03/21/05 The Confused Bank Teller 03/28/05 The Isosceles Triangle Problem 04/04/05 The Rice Krispies Box Problem 04/11/05 The Farmer's Problem 04/18/05 The Cat Count 04/25/05 Another Barber Problem 05/02/05 Trip Around the U.S. 05/09/05 Candorville Comic 05/16/05 The Monkey and the Coconuts 05/23/05 Nine Digits Problem Fall 2005 Date Name of Problem of the Week 08/29/05 The Football Field Problem 09/05/05 The Cross Country Meet 09/12/05 Mathematical Wackie Wordies 09/19/05 Aging Problem 09/26/05 The Barbie Problem 10/03/05 Vanity Plates 10/10/05 Baseball Lineup 10/17/05 Buddhist Lent Puzzle 10/24/05 Rice Problem 10/31/05 A Divisibility Problem 11/07/05 What Day of the Week is it? 11/14/05 SUDOKU 11/21/05 Movie Magic Square 11/28/05 The Square Problem 12/05/05 The Telephone Problem 12/12/05 The Temperature Problem 12/19/05 Holiday Algebra Spring 2006 Date Name of Problem of the Week 01/02/06 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 01/09/06 It's Five O'Clock Somewhere 01/16/06 Numerical Word Search 01/23/06 Pentagon Island 01/30/06 Dulles to Denver 02/06/06 The Crossing Problem 02/13/06 Sibling Rivalry 02/20/06 The Pill Problem 02/27/06 The Judge Problem 03/06/06 March Madness 03/13/06 Fourteen Questions 03/20/06 Bob Marley Problem 03/27/06 The Dart Problem 04/03/06 World Population Problem 04/10/06 Prime Problem 04/17/06 Brothers and Sisters 04/24/06 SUDOKU 05/01/06 The 3 x 3 x 3 Problem 05/08/06 The Missing 20 Digits 05/15/06 Final Exam Problem (FOXTROT) 05/22/06 Virginia LOTTO South