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5 drivers are in the Daytona 500. Each has made a late pit stop, and all finished the race.
Drivers:
Jeff Gordon
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Tony Stewart
Jimmie Johnson
Ryan Newman
Pit Stops:
4 Tires
2 Tires
Gas Only
Chassis Adjustment
Engine Fix
1. Jeff Gordon did not take a 2 tire change.
2. Jimmie Johnson did not finish lower than 3rd.
3. Tony Stewart had an engine problem before pit stops.
4. Dale Jr. did not win the race.
5. Jimmie Johnson already took tires earlier, so he did not need them.
6. Ryan Newman needed a chassis adjustment.
7. Ryan Newman's stop was short, so he did not finish lower than 3rd.
8. Jimmie Johnson nearly spun on the last lap, costing him a position.
9. Tony Stewart's engine problems continued and he ended up in 5th.
10. Dale Jr. edged out Jeff Gordon at the finish line.
Drivers:
Jeff Gordon
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Tony Stewart
Jimmie Johnson
Ryan Newman
Pit Stops:
4 Tires
2 Tires
Gas Only
Chassis Adjustment
Engine Fix
1. Jeff Gordon did not take a 2 tire change.
2. Jimmie Johnson did not finish lower than 3rd.
3. Tony Stewart had an engine problem before pit stops.
4. Dale Jr. did not win the race.
5. Jimmie Johnson already took tires earlier, so he did not need them.
6. Ryan Newman needed a chassis adjustment.
7. Ryan Newman's stop was short, so he did not finish lower than 3rd.
8. Jimmie Johnson nearly spun on the last lap, costing him a position.
9. Tony Stewart's engine problems continued and he ended up in 5th.
10. Dale Jr. edged out Jeff Gordon at the finish line.
Hint
Edged out means to come immediately before the other.Answer
Jeff Gordon: 4 Tires, 4th PlaceJimmie Johnson: Gas Only, 2nd Place
Dale Jr.: 2 Tires, 3rd Place
Ryan Newman: Chassis Adjustment, 1st Place
Tony Stewart: Engine Fix, 5th Place
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Yay my first completed logic grid I got it right I had to guess on some of the places but I got it right!
Good job. It was easy, but did require some thinking to get the final placements.
Nice LG! I almost missed the implications of clue 10, but got it at the last minute!
I liked it except for the first clue. That Jeff Gordon didn't take 2 tires does not mean that he took 4 tires, or any at all.
What's your point chaskey? It doesn't need to mean that for you to figure it out.
And I have to agree with dswilsborn. Nice!
And I have to agree with dswilsborn. Nice!
I had some problems with the wording of "did not finish lower than 3rd". Numerically 1st & 2nd are "lower" than the number 3! While I didn't understand how a short pit stop would result in a driver finishing 'not lower than 3rd", I took the clues as read. Loved the concept, hated the ambigious wording.
I don't think there was enough information
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