Hello there! It’s time to announce the winners of the issue 17 crossnumber competition! Before we reveal the winners, here is the solution of the crossnumber.
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
The sum of the digits in the row indicated by the arrows was 9+5+1+3+6+1+4+0=29.
There were 84 entries, 78 of which were correct. The randomly selected winners are:
- Vilda Markeviciute, who wins a £100 Maths Gear goody bag,
- Gratien Léo, who wins a Chalkdust T-shirt,
- Gary M. Gerken, who wins a Chalkdust T-shirt,
- Harry Tata, who wins a Chalkdust T-shirt.
Well done to Vilda, Gratien, Gary, and Harry and thanks to everyone else who attempted the crossnumber. Keep your eyes out for issue 18’s puzzle, which will be released very very soon…
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