Nebraska lays claim to the nation’s largest porch swing, which seats 25 people. Of course, we had to test this out for ourselves. In what order were we sitting, and which of us was in the middle?
“There are exactly three people between Lawrence and me, not including ourselves.” — Andrea
“Vanessa is closer to Hattie than to me.” — Bob
“I am next to exactly one of Hattie or Eleanor.” — Christine
“I am sitting next to at least one of Greg, Andrea, and Patrick.” — Diane
“Both of my neighbors come after me alphabetically.” — Eleanor
“I am sitting exactly halfway between Maddie and Wilma.” — Felicia
“I am sitting at one of the ends of the swing.” — Greg
“Yolanda is at one of the ends of the swing.” — Hattie
“I am sitting between Patrick and Lawrence.” — Ignatio
“There are either four or five people between Greg and me, not including ourselves.” — Joshua
“I am next to at least one person whose name starts with a vowel.” — Kaitlyn
“Vanessa is sitting between Christine and myself.” — Lawrence
“There are exactly seven people between Kaitlyn and me, not including ourselves.” — Maddie
“There are at least five people between me and each end of the swing.” — Nelson
“I am next to two of Eleanor, Rachel, or Zachary.” — Olaf
“I am sitting between Lawrence and Maddie.” — Patrick
“Both my neighbors have names that are exactly five letters long.” — Quentin
“I am next to Olaf if and only if I’m also next to Kaitlyn.” — Rachel
“I am exactly the same distance from Kaitlyn as from Maddie.” — Sarah
“I am next to Felicia if and only if she is also next to Joshua.” — Tim
“There is exactly one other person between Kaitlyn and myself.” — Ulysses
“I am not next to Lawrence, but there are at most seven people between him and me.” — Vanessa
“I am next to at least one of Bob and Andrea.” — Wilma
“I am next to Christine.” — Yolanda
“There are exactly three people between Yolanda and me, not including ourselves.” — Zachary