Braingle: 'Top of the List' Brain Teaser

Top of the List

Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.

Puzzle ID:	#16357
Fun:	(2.38)
Difficulty:	(1.1)
Category:	Logic
Submitted By:	fishmed

William Abbott was the least intelligent and laziest boy in a class of 30 students who took an examination. Yet when the results were posted, William's name was at the top of the list. How come?

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Comments

joanie Feb 03, 2004	Good one!
eelliott2 Feb 04, 2004	What about Timmy Aaron
fishmed Feb 04, 2004	He's in a different grade.
soos Mar 06, 2004	maybe he guessed well...
c07d Apr 05, 2004	wow i acutally got this one!!!
witness Jun 02, 2004	i thought it would have been listed lowest to highest
marianj79 Apr 05, 2005	it could also be that he's the only boy. Which would mean that the other students could be lazier and less intelligent girls....
Candi7 Jun 23, 2012	I thought they were posted in the order of LOWEST score to HIGHEST!