When two hands are of the same type, such as a pair or a flush, first check the cards involved in the pattern. The higher rank wins—for instance, KKKK10 beats QQQQJ. If the cards involved are the same ...

A new math puzzle designed to challenge readers of all ages is coming to the Daily Press. David Genter, a puzzle developer ...

You and I go out to eat at a conveyer-belt sushi restaurant. It serves four types of sushi: ahi roll, Boston roll, ...

Math is not everyone’s favorite, understandably. Hours of math homework and difficult equations can make anyone sour on the subject. But when math problems are outside of a school setting, there’s no ...

Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. Two puzzles are presented each week: the Riddler Express for those ...

Imagine someone handing you a scrap of net from a basketball hoop, with knotted red cord attached to the netting, and telling you this bit of string is a clue in a puzzle. How quickly — if ever — ...

This past week's puzzle, as presented: Ping pong (or table tennis) is a game of both odds and luck. Most games I have seen have been rather one sided — it is really rare that two players are really at ...

Pythagoras meets Fibonacci at the Lapin Agile snooker emporium. The post Math Puzzle for January 9, 2026 appeared first on ...