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	Title: Solution to Puzzle Number Three
	Source: The New Zork Times, v4(1)
	Date: Winter 1985
	Transcription by Steve Derby
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Here is the solution to the puzzle [from the Summer '84 NZT](/library/nzt-new-zork-times-puzzle-3). The
central column reads "How many points in Zork Two?" making the
final answer "400" or "400 points."

There were 191 entries, of which 153 (80%) had the correct answer.
The most common incorrect answer was "How many robots in Zork
Two? Two" (13 entries). The next most frequent wrong answer was
"How many points in Zork III? Seven" (7 entries). There were a
number of humorous wrong answers that were close — "How many
spells/vaults/dogies in Zork Two?" Other answers included "Fred,"
"69,105" and "Yes, a pelican."

Twenty-five names were chosen randomly from the correct entries.
Here's a list of T-shirt winners:

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1. David Sams<br>
Pasadena, CA
2. Om Prakash II<br>
Holliswood, NY
3. Edward Stiles<br>
North Royalton, OH
4. Mindy Miller<br>
Clay, NY
5. Michael Rosenberg<br>
Pittsburgh, PA
6. Don Naurocki<br>
Mission Viejo, CA
7. Michelle Forrest<br>
New York, NY
8. Robbie Bain<br>
Morristown, NJ
9. Ed Champ<br>
Lake Grove, NY
10. Tony Yankovsky<br>
Brooklyn, NY
11. Zafer Berkun<br>
Sheboygan, WI
12. Andy Plotkin<br>
Rockville, MD
13. Sharon Lynch<br>
Silverton, OR
14. Margaret Sebastian<br>
Lagrange, IL
15. Lewis Morton<br>
Merion, PA
16. Bob Bray<br>
San Jose, CA
17. Gary Laskowski<br>
Roseville, MI
18. Richard Ruffner<br>
St. Louis, MO
19. Alex Mueck<br>
Massapequa, NY
20. Stewart Vachal<br>
Yorba Linda, CA
21. Bill Shubert<br>
Acton, MA
22. Bill Duba<br>
Livermore, CA
23. Jeff Segawa<br>
Kaneohe, HI
24. John W. Kennedy, Jr.<br>
Chatham, NJ
25. Mike Surgent<br>
Lynn, MA

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