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The Fonz won with the full house, followed by Potsie with the straight, Richie with one pair, and Ralph with nothing but his smile.
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posted by sadf on 12-2-2008 at 7:58 am
That really cheered me up. I’m just over halfway through my day and needed some of that.
posted by Tricia on 12-2-2008 at 8:11 am
The second clue is superfluous. If Richie has two Aces, he either has a pair or full house. Since Potsie is between Richie and Fonzie, Richie has the pair, Potsie the straight and Fonzie the full house. This only leaves the “nothing” hand for Ralph which clearly isn’t the winning hand.
posted by Jeff on 12-2-2008 at 9:24 am
Jeff is correct. The puzzle is solvable without the second clue.
posted by Vikter on 12-2-2008 at 11:20 am
Sorry about that. Anson Williams (Potsie) stayed on the show when Donny Most (Ralph) and Ron Howard (Richie) “left for the Army.” We all know that Ron went on to fame as a director…
But poor Donny; he was never heard from again. I felt guilty not including Ralph as a clue.
Okay, not really.
posted by Sandy on 12-2-2008 at 11:36 am
Anyone surprised that the Fonz won the hand?
Anyone?
No?
Okay, it wasn’t just me, then. :)
posted by Random on 12-2-2008 at 8:25 pm
no paper required. nice warm up.
recaptcha – tracks viruses. sounds like a full time job for the Fonz.
posted by Nestor on 6-25-2009 at 3:06 pm