Stinky’s Riddles- March 2017

Are you smarter than Stinky?

A single elimination tennis tournament starts with a certain number of players. How many matches must be played until a winner is arrived at in a tournament with:

a) 100 players

b) 1,500 players

c) 3,000 players

Email your answers to Stinky by April 6, 2017 and if you are correct you will be entered in a drawing for your choice of either a $10 Starbucks’s gift card, or $10 Regal entertainment card.

Solution to the February Riddle is:  In order to measure exactly 45 minutes, light Rope A on both ends and Rope B on one end. When Rope A is completely burned out, 30 minutes will have elapsed. At this time, light the other end of Rope B. When B is extinguished , it will be 15 minutes after A burned out, thus 45 minutes total. Even though the ropes do not burn at a constant rate, lighting on both ends will make it burn in half the time.

Participants that answered correctly: Samantha Galvin, Audrey Kito, Lyn Mckay, Linda Mock, Danielle Nadiv, and Scott Nadiv.

The winner of the $10 Starbucks card is: Linda Mock