Puzzle 11: The Ring Toss Challenge

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The Green rings scored the most points. Therefore Green is the 60-point set.

The East post’s score was exactly 20 points higher than David’s score. So David’s score and the East post’s score must be a valid pair that differs by twenty.

Leo tossed from the West post. That fixes Leo’s position at West.

The Yellow rings scored the fewest points. Therefore Yellow is the 35-point set.

Harper did not stand at the North or East posts. Since Leo is already at West, Harper cannot take West either, so Harper must be at South.

Neither Leo nor David threw the Yellow rings. Since Yellow is the 35-point set, neither Leo nor David can have 35.

The Blue rings scored more points than the Red rings. With the four scores being 35, 40, 55, and 60, and knowing Yellow is 35 and Green is 60, Blue and Red must be 55 and 40 respectively, with Blue at 55 and Red at 40.

Return to the East-versus-David gap of twenty points. If David had 35, East would be 55, but David cannot have Yellow. So David cannot be 35. The only workable option is David at 40 and East at 60.

Because 60 points belong to the Green rings, the East post must have Green. Harper cannot stand at East, and Leo is at West, so the East post must belong to Natasha. Thus Natasha is at East with the Green rings and 60 points. That leaves Red (40), Blue (55), and Yellow (35) for David, Leo, and Harper.

We already established David must be at 40 points, which is Red. Yellow at 35 cannot belong to Leo or David, so Yellow must belong to Harper, leaving Blue at 55 for Leo.

Finally, assign the remaining post for David. With Leo at West, Harper at South, and Natasha at East, the only post left for David is North.

All clues check out: Green is the top score at East, Yellow is the lowest with Harper, Blue (55) exceeds Red (40), Leo is West, Harper is not North or East, neither Leo nor David has Yellow, and East’s 60 is exactly twenty more than David’s 40.

Answers

Leo stood at the West post, used the Blue rings, and scored 55.
Harper stood at the South post, used the Yellow rings, and scored 35.
David stood at the North post, used the Red rings, and scored 40.
Natasha stood at the East post, used the Green rings, and scored 60.

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