#627 - "Big Deals"

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#627 - "Big Deals"

#1

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This weekโ€™s contest answer is a poker hand.
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#2

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Solved
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#3

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Beam me up!
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#4

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On the board! Now, back to WSJ.
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#5

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On the same trajectory as ky-mike
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#6

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Solved-a week one for sure.
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#7

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Beware! The leader board shows several getting this wrong, already.
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#8

Post by Dogged Puzzler »

Enjoyed the fun grid! Meta solution is straight forward.
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#9

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Maybe a week 0.25
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#10

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Got it. Pretty straightforward.
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#11

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In the words of Michael Scott, "yeppers."
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#12

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Solved.

Needed an interwebs search to correct my grid mistake, which confirmed the solution & denied what I thought might have been a possible attempt at "words intended to deceive."
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#13

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Beam me up! I'm not sure if I'm reassured or not that others (besides me) are still working on WSJCC...
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#14

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damefox wrote: โ†‘Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:58 pm Got it. Pretty straightforward.
LOL, be careful with your wording.
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#15

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Got it! Itโ€™s very easy to rush into sending in an incorrect answer for this meta. Now if I could just figure out how to approach the WSJCC. Iโ€™ve explored a couple of rabbit holes to no avail. I even had a dream last night of a solving methodโ€”didnโ€™t work!
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#16

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Yah, it looks like at least one really experienced solver got it wrong. I guess I can kinda see what direction he or she may have taken, kinda sorta.
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#17

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ARE YOU KIDDING ME - someone submitted for a correct answer at 12:00!!!!! So it came out, they hit the download button they printed it out and with the remaining 5 seconds before it ticked over to 12:01 solved it. It took Jangler 1 hr 2 minutes, obviously someone held him captive for 1 hour, 1 minute and 59 seconds. I'm depressed before I even start....
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Beam me up! Week one for sure, though I can see where some people could make an error in haste.
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#19

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Ugh, I thought I had it really really quickly and just submitted, but now I'm nervous I did something stupid... anxiously waiting for the board to update....

EDIT: WHEWWWWWWW!
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DrTom wrote: โ†‘Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:37 pm ARE YOU KIDDING ME - someone submitted for a correct answer at 12:00!!!!! So it came out, they hit the download button they printed it out and with the remaining 5 seconds before it ticked over to 12:01 solved it. It took Jangler 1 hr 2 minutes, obviously someone held him captive for 1 hour, 1 minute and 59 seconds. I'm depressed before I even start....
I got my email at 12:01 EDT so it would have been impossible to solve by 12:00. Perhaps some solvers have taken the path of flash traders and installed high speed lines to their bunkers outside Mattโ€™s house. The little guy just canโ€™t compete.
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