With issue 10 of Chalkdust fast approaching, it’s time to announce the winners of the Chalkdust prize crossnumber #9! Before we reveal the winners, here is the solution of the crossnumber.
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||
| 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
| 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |||||
| 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
The sum of the across clues was 2222222406182591.
There were 100 entries, 66 of which were correct. The randomly selected winners are:
- Matt Hutton, who wins a £100 Maths Gear goody bag,
- George Lambert, who wins a Chalkdust T-shirt,
- Sami Wannell, who wins a Chalkdust T-shirt,
- Deborah Tayler, who wins a Chalkdust T-shirt.
Well done to Matt, George, Sami and Deborah, and thanks to everyone else who attempted the crossnumber. See you shortly in issue 10…
