rocdocmac Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 (edited) In a recent Lotto draw, Jeremiah won $1138, Philemon $634, and Ridgeley $205. How much did Waltraud and Xhuliana win in that draw? Edit: Jeremiah won $790, Philemon $1650, and Ridgeley $464 Edited June 15, 2019 by bonanova On June 14 2019, Author modified the winnings to facilitate a solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Thalia Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 $665 and $266 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 flamebirde Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Spoiler $0 each - the lottery only has three winners? It's almost certainly a math question, and maybe to do with the names, but it doesn't hurt to try a first guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted June 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Spoiler No ... there were certainly more than those 5 winners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolfgang Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 It has something to do with names, but I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Thalia Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Perhaps coincidence All the names are 8 letters so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 flamebirde Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Spoiler maybe vowels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 comet Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 answer? Spoiler waltraud - 304 Xhuliana - 133 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 flamebirde Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 Spoiler scrabble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted June 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 On 6/11/2019 at 1:21 AM, comet said: answer? Hide contents waltraud - 304 Xhuliana - 133 Spoiler Wrong. How did you arrive at that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 APG21 Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 answer? im so curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted June 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) Answer will only appear after a few people have had a go at and possibly have solved it! Edited June 13, 2019 by rocdocmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted June 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 I've changed the amounts won by the winners to make it a bit easier (in a way). The original one proved to be too tough! Humble apologies to those who have spent their valuable time by working on the previous OP. The revised OP now reads as follows: In a recent Lotto draw, Jeremiah won $790, Philemon $1650, and Ridgeley $464. How much did Waltraud and Xhuliana win in the same draw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 APG21 Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 12:08 PM, rocdocmac said: There is literally no answer. This is so stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted June 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 Spoiler Hint ... use the names in conjunction with 7 arithmetic operators - one between each letter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BlissfulWizard Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 4:32 AM, rocdocmac said: Hide contents Hint ... use the names in conjunction with 7 arithmetic operators - one between each letter. First thing that comes to mind is nothing....haha but seriously they won nothing. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Spoiler Prime factors, FWIW 790 = 79 x 5 x 2 1650 = 7 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 2 464 = 29 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) @bonanova ... Spoiler 1650 = 2 * 3 * 5 * 5 * 11 (not 7 * 5 * 5 * 5 * 2), by the way! You can choose one or more from the four operators +, -, *, and/or / (7 in total for each name and in the same order). Edited June 27, 2019 by rocdocmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Yes. Spoiler I just tried to start with the * operator, seeing that two of the numbers ended in 0, and looking at prime factors..... seems like a slew of possibilities. Thought of writing a program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted June 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 Spoiler Have a go at the program - that will be interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted June 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) @Thalia ... Spoiler Spot on! Congratulations! Edited June 29, 2019 by rocdocmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted June 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Spoiler EXPLANATION: Use A=1, B=2, C=3, ..., Z=26 for the letters and apply the following operators in strict order from left to right between the letters: /, +, *, -, *, -, + e.g. JEREMIAH (790) ... J/E 10/5 2 +R 2 +18 20 *E 20 *5 100 -M 100 -13 87 *I 87 *9 783 -A 783 -1 782 +H 782 +8 790 WALTRAUD → 665 XHULIANA → 266 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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In a recent Lotto draw, Jeremiah won $1138, Philemon $634, and Ridgeley $205.
How much did Waltraud and Xhuliana win in that draw?
Edit: Jeremiah won $790, Philemon $1650, and Ridgeley $464
Edited by bonanovaOn June 14 2019, Author modified the winnings to facilitate a solution
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