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Talent Show Logic Puzzle

Five local musicians were invited to participate in the annual talent show along side other acts that were to appear on the stage last week. Each musician plays a different instrument and lived in a different colored house. Unfortunately, out of the 20 acts performing, not one of the musicians placed in the top three. In fact, one of them placed last! Using the clues provided, determine which place each musician ended up in, the instrument he/she played, and the color of the house they lived in.

  • 1. Frank placed higher than the musician who plays the Tuba.
  • 2. The owner of the gray house plays the piano.
  • 3. Aaron neither plays the violin or lives in the orange house.
  • 4. The owner of the orange house doesn't play the tuba.
  • 5. The musician who placed 14th plays the kettle drums, but does not live in the red house.
  • 6. The musician who plays the violin is not Robert.
  • 7. The musician who plays the kettle drums finished after Robert.
  • 8. The person in eleventh place lives in the orange house.
  • 9. The owner of the red house is neither Frank nor Sam.
  • 10. Of the 5 people there was the owner of the orange house, Jeanie, the person in eighth place, the musician who plays the violin, and the owner of the green house.
  • 11. Frank does not live in the green house.
  • 12. The musician in 20th place was Jeanie
  • 13. The person in 11th place is not Sam.
  • 1. Frank placed higher than the musician who plays the Tuba.
  • 2. The owner of the gray house plays the piano.
  • 3. Aaron neither plays the violin or lives in the orange house.
  • 4. The owner of the orange house doesn't play the tuba.
  • 5. The musician who placed 14th plays the kettle drums, but does not live in the red house.
  • 6. The musician who plays the violin is not Robert.
  • 7. The musician who plays the kettle drums finished after Robert.
  • 8. The person in eleventh place lives in the orange house.
  • 9. The owner of the red house is neither Frank nor Sam.
  • 10. Of the 5 people there was the owner of the orange house, Jeanie, the person in eighth place, the musician who plays the violin, and the owner of the green house.
  • 11. Frank does not live in the green house.
  • 12. The musician in 20th place was Jeanie
  • 13. The person in 11th place is not Sam.

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  • The first step is to read the clues and find the most basic ones;
  • Those clues can be marked on the grid without using any other information;
  • After this, you will need to read the clues again and use logic deduction;
  • Click on a clue to mark it as used;
  • The answer table is filled automatically.

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