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Puzzle #235: How can you guarantee you’ll win a soft toy at the fair?

Can you solve this week’s arithmetical puzzle, Sneak a peek? Plus the answer to puzzle #234

16 August 2023

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#235 Sneak a peek

Set by Katie Steckles

At the funfair, 10 pots are stacked in a line along a shelf. Under two adjacent pots are the two keys that are needed to unlock the prize cabinet that contains a soft toy.

It costs £1 to enter the game, and all you have to do is guess which two pots you think the keys are under, for example you could say “8 and 9” – but your odds of guessing correctly first time are low.

However, before playing you can also pay extra to “sneak a peek” under one or more…

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