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Consider six dice, each with six numbers on them. The numbers 1 to 36 are…

Driving in France recently, I got a puncture in my tyre. I was 13 km…

Last week our village had a fête. One of the competitions on offer was to…

Michael FletcherFebruary 14, 2022

A list of "Probability puzzles" published in Significance. Problems are featured online and in print.…

Brian TarranJanuary 17, 2022

Photo by CDC on UnsplashA primary schoolteacher is playing a game with her class. She…

Michael FletcherDecember 13, 2021

Photo by Sandro Schuh on UnsplashFor fans of the England soccer team, this summer’s European…

Once upon a time, Play Your Cards Right was a popular Australian and British TV…

During one of their Brighton rendezvouses, after a round of oysters and a second bottle…