https://github.com/jhrcook/fivethirtyeight-riddler

My solutions to the FiveThirtyEight Riddler puzzles
https://github.com/jhrcook/fivethirtyeight-riddler

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My solutions to the FiveThirtyEight Riddler puzzles

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jhrcook/fivethirtyeight-riddler
• Owner: jhrcook
• Created: 2020-04-25T17:39:28.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-09T20:32:10.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-03T01:15:52.576Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: fivethirtyeight, fivethirtyeight-riddler, puzzles, r, riddler, riddles, rlang, rmarkdown, simulation
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://fivethirtyeight.com/tag/the-riddler/
• Size: 12.3 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.Rmd

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```{r setup, include=FALSE}

knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = TRUE)

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# FiveThirtEight - Riddlers

Every week, FiveThirtyEight releases a short puzzle they call a [Riddler](https://fivethirtyeight.com/tag/the-riddler/).

This repository contains my attempts at solving these puzzles.

## Log

[Can You Beat MLB Recods?](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-connect-the-dots/)

date: 2020-07-18  

solution: [notebook](2020-07-18_beat-mlb-records.Rmd), [markdown](2020-07-18_beat-mlb-records.md)

![](2020-07-18_beat-mlb-records_files/figure-gfm/unnamed-chunk-8-1.png)

[Can You Just Keep Turning?](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-connect-the-dots/)

date: 2020-06-27  

solution: [notebook](2020-06-27_just-keep-turning.Rmd), [markdown](2020-06-27_just-keep-turning.md)

![](2020-06-27_just-keep-turning_files/figure-gfm/unnamed-chunk-10-1.png)

[Can You Solve the Not-So-Corn Maze?](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-break-the-riddler-bank/)

date: 2020-06-20  

solution: [notebook](2020-06-20_not-so-corn-maze.Rmd), [markdown](2020-06-20_not-so-corn-maze.md)

![](2020-06-20_not-so-corn-maze_files/figure-gfm/unnamed-chunk-7-1.png)

[Can You Track The Delirious Ducks?](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-track-the-delirious-ducks/)

date: 2020-06-13  

solution: [notebook](2020-06-13_delirious-duck.Rmd), [markdown](2020-06-13_delirious-duck.md)

![](2020-06-13_delirious-duck_files/figure-gfm/unnamed-chunk-14-1.png)

[Can You Roll The Perfect Bowl?](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-roll-the-perfect-bowl/)

date: 2020-05-30  

solution: [notebook](2020-05-30_perfect-bowl.Rmd), [markdown](2020-05-30_perfect-bowl.md)

![](2020-05-30_perfect-bowl_files/figure-gfm/unnamed-chunk-10-1.gif)

[Can You Solve This Rather Pedestrian Puzzle?](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-solve-this-rather-pedestrian-puzzle/)

date: 2020-05-17  

solution: [notebook](2020-05-16_pedestrian-question.Rmd), [markdown](2020-05-16_pedestrian-question.md)

![](2020-05-16_pedestrian-question_files/figure-gfm/unnamed-chunk-27-1.png)

[Can You Tell When The Snow Started?](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-catch-the-free-t-shirt/)

date: 2020-05-09  

solution: [notebook](2020-05-09_riddler-snow-started.Rmd), [markdown](2020-05-09_riddler-snow-started.md)

![](2020-05-09_riddler-snow-started_files/figure-gfm/unnamed-chunk-11-1.gif)

[Can You Flip Your Way To Freedom?](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-flip-your-way-to-freedom/)

date: 2020-05-01  

solution: [notebook](2020-05-01_riddler-flip-to-freedom.Rmd), [markdown](2020-05-01_riddler-flip-to-freedom.md)

![](2020-05-01_riddler-flip-to-freedom_files/figure-gfm/unnamed-chunk-12-1.png)

[Can You Solve The Chess Mystery?](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-solve-the-chess-mystery/)

date: 2020-04-17  

solution: [notebook](2020-04-17_riddler-chess-mystery.Rmd), [markdown](2020-04-17_riddler-chess-mystery.md)

![](2020-04-17_riddler-chess-mystery_files/figure-gfm/unnamed-chunk-18-1.png)