PRIZE PUZZLE FOR JULY 2004

TEN SENTENCES

Start of puzzle:
The number of times the digit 0 appears in this puzzle is _____.
The number of times the digit 1 appears in this puzzle is _____.
The number of times the digit 2 appears in this puzzle is _____.
The number of times the digit 3 appears in this puzzle is _____.
The number of times the digit 4 appears in this puzzle is _____.
The number of times the digit 5 appears in this puzzle is _____.
The number of times the digit 6 appears in this puzzle is _____.
The number of times the digit 7 appears in this puzzle is _____.
The number of times the digit 8 appears in this puzzle is _____.
The number of times the digit 9 appears in this puzzle is _____.

Complete these sentences with digits until they are all true.
End of puzzle.

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  ANSWER

Start of puzzle:
The number of times the digit 0 appears in this puzzle is 1.
The number of times the digit 1 appears in this puzzle is 11.
The number of times the digit 2 appears in this puzzle is 2.
The number of times the digit 3 appears in this puzzle is 1.
The number of times the digit 4 appears in this puzzle is 1.
The number of times the digit 5 appears in this puzzle is 1.
The number of times the digit 6 appears in this puzzle is 1.
The number of times the digit 7 appears in this puzzle is 1.
The number of times the digit 8 appears in this puzzle is 1.
The number of times the digit 9 appears in this puzzle is 1.
End of puzzle.

There is another solution. Can you find it?

John Stafford sent in both solutions and won the random draw. Colin Rowe found the solution given above.

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