Google US Puzzle Championship

friedegg writes "Google has announced their sponsorship of the US Puzzle Championship, which they describe as a "a national online competition to identify America's most logical minds." Two winners will join the US Puzzle Team, and head to the Netherlands for the World Puzzle Championship in October. The US Puzzle Championship will be held Sunday, May 31 at 1pm EDT, but registration closes tomorrow, May 29 at 9pm EDT! Make sure you read the rules of the challenge if you plan to participate. The rules note that "Members of the Canadian puzzle team may also be selected using this test. Unofficial participation is open to all puzzlers world-wide.""

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Read my mind questions.

[pavon]

From the sample puzzles on the google page.

Puzzle #3 - Sum Place (Craig Kasper)
If the following are true relationships:
PANAMA + JAPAN = 5
FIJI + CUBA = 7
SWEDEN + NORWAY = 9
AUSTRIA + AUSTRALIA = 7
What is the corresponding value for:
CANADA + UNITED STATES = ?

I hate questions like this. They aren't puzzle questions, they are "guess what I'm thinking" questions. I came up with three relations that satisfiy those "equations", and none of them were the "correct" answer posted on the site. I enjoyed the other two puzzles, especially Corral. I registered last night and am going to have to make special a effort to get my parent's computer completely working when I go home friday night, so I can participate saterday morning. It should be pretty fun even though I doubt I have any chance of placing.