Keeping Score Puzzle Answer

[henry296]

Since some people are leaving for the day, here is the answer.

The answer to Quiksand's puzzle is deuce from tennis.

You typically here the scoring go 15,30,40,game, but often people go 5,3,4 instead. The scoring went 15-30, 15-40 then 30-40 in his puzzle. If the game is still going on after the next point the person with 30 would win the point and we have 40-40 or deuce. If the person with 40 wins the point the game is over.

Todd

[QuikSand]

If you haven't played tennis very much, then I recognize that you lack the essential bit of information necesary to solve the puzzle.

However, the 0-5-3-4 scoring convention is very common among those who play a lot. Even if you're not a regular player, it's likely you have played with someone or beside someone who has scored this way.

Sorry if it doesn't sit well with you if you're in the "never heard of it" boat. I still like the puzzle, but didn't mean any undue stress, of course.