Each Friday morning I post a riddle to try to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain.
If you are stumped, share it with a friend or colleague and try to figure it out together. I’ll confirm answers in the afternoon so don’t worry if you don’t see your comment posted right away. I want to give everyone a chance to guess.
This week’s brain teaser:
Race cars were racing on an oval track
Each driver was skilled, no speed did they lack.
The red car’s driver finished next to last
Even thought his car was really quite fast.
The blue car’s driver came in second place
Not a bad finish for just his first race.
When results were in, questions did arise
How did the red car received the first prize?
BosGuy 
There were only two cars! The red and the blue. “Next to last” place = first place
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There were only two cars! The red and the blue
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There were only two cars. Red came in first, followed by blue. 🙂
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There were only two cars, so next to last is actually first! 🙂
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They were racing in reverse.
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there were only 2 cars in the race
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the red car lapped everyone, so was a full lap, or multiple of laps, ahead of the last place finisher
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Funny answer from Blobby!
I think its only a 2 car race. Blue was second, so red, at next to last, won!
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There were only 2 cars in the race, the red car which finished first and the blue car which finished second
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there were only 2 cars.
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if there are only two cars racing and the blue car finished last next to it is would be first.
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Two cars raced: blue came in second — last; red came in first — next to last.
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every other driver tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.
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I had to approve your answer before approving others later today, because it made me laugh so hard. Thx – as usual, your sense of humor has brightened my day.
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