Answer to the Problem of the Week

for the week of January 24, 2000

Solve the following problem between Monday and Friday. Then click on the icon below to e-mail your solution along with your name, city, and state.

The Winchester Sports Problem
Five athletes met at the Winchester summer sports camp. They were BOON, JACKSON, FINK, TIDDLE, and WADE. Each of these athletes specialized in one of the following sports: FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, TIDDLYWINKS, WADING, and JACKS.

Just by coincidence, they live in the cities of BOONSDOCK, JACKSONVILLE, FINKSDALE, TIDDLETOWN, and WADE CITY; but no athlete lives in the city having a name similar to his, nor does the name of his favorite sport have the same initial as his name or the name of the city in which he lives.

The JACKS player doesn't live in FINKSDALE. JACKSON likes neither basketball nor football -- nor does he live in FINKSDALE or TIDDLETOWN. TIDDLE lives in WADE CITY and plays neither JACKS nor BASKETBALL. BOON has never been to JACKSONVILLE, nor has WADE, who is not the JACKS player nor the TIDDLYWINKER. The WADER does not live in BOONSDOCK.

Where does WADE live?


Solution:

WADE lives in FINKSDALE.

    Here is the complete solution:
  • BOON plays JACKS and lives in TIDDLETOWN.
  • JACKSON plays TIDDLEYWINKS and lives in BOONSDOCK.
  • FINK goes WADING and lives in JACKSONVILLE.
  • TIDDLE plays FOOTBALL and lives in WADE CITY.
  • WADE plays BASKETBALL and lives in FINKSDALE.


Correctly solved by:

1. Court Pifer Winchester, VA
2. Michael Webber Winchester, VA
3. Tom Marino Winchester, VA
4. Ryan Throckmorton Winchester, VA
5. Tom Dawson Winchester, VA
6. Daniel Foster Winchester, VA
7. Elizabeth Cotter Oak Hill, VA
8. Wes Enterline Winchester, VA
9. Chip Crawford Winchester, VA
10. Sam Stiebel Winchester, VA
11. Matt Stillwagon Winchester, VA
12. Jon Pence Winchester, VA