Answer to January 28, 2002 Problem

by Raymond Love, Games Magazine

Check Mates

The Sherando student entered the amounts in the check register but forgot to write down who received them.
If the optometrist got a check for $20.20, what person (1 - 12) received a check in each of the amounts listed (a - n)?

1. calendar vendor     a. $.18
2. casino worker             b. $.88
3. deer hunter     c. $1.20
4. electrician     d. $3.14
5. golf instructor     e. $3.65
6. history teacher     f. $7.11
7. IRS agent     g. $7.47
8. jet pilot     h. $9.11
9. mathematician     i. $10.40
10. paramedic     j. $14.92
11. piano tuner     m. $30.30
12. soap maker     n. $99.44

Solution:

1 - e     Days in the year
2 - f             "Natural" rolls in craps
3 - m     Rifle caliber
4 - c     Voltage
5 - a     Holes on a golf course
6 - j     Date that Columbus sailed for America
7 - i     Tax form
8 - g     Type of plane
9 - d     First three digits of pi
10 - h     Emergency phone number
11 - b     Keys on a piano
12 - n     Percentage that Ivory Soap claims to be pure

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-- sent in by Keith Mealy


Correctly solved by:

1. Richard K. Johnson La Jolla, California
2. Walt Arrison Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. Chip Schweikarth Winchester, Virginia
4. Rick Jones Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
5. Renata Sommerville Austin, Texas
6. Keith Mealy Cincinnati, Ohio
7. David & Judy Dixon Bennettsville, South Carolina
8. Rich Murray Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada
9. ---------- United Kingdom
10. Geoff Keith Santa Monica, California
11. Andrea Flandry Columbus, Georgia
12. Nick von Keller Winchester, Virginia
13. Anne Beavers Arlington, Virginia
14. Travis Riggs Winchester, Virginia
15. David Powell Winchester, Virginia
16. Janine Oliver Winchester, Virginia
17. Ellen Sankovich Winchester, Virginia
18. Jay Carpenter Winchester, Virginia
19. George Gaither Winchester, Virginia
20. Matt Crandell Winchester, Virginia
21. Eric Harding Fort Collins, Colorado
22. James Alarie University of Michigan -- Flint, Michigan
23. Tori Eads Winchester, Virginia
24. Bahareh Joukar Winchester, Virginia
25. Jill Schlueter Winchester, Virginia
26. John Lybarger Calhoun Community College, Alabama
27. Emily Moll Thiel College, Pennsylvania
28. Caleb Lesnoff Winchester, Virginia
29. Jaime Lockhart Winchester, Virginia
30. Ghazaleh Joukar Winchester, Virginia