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                       PUZZLE # 220
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            We seek order and pattern in all things
                and often adjust our paradigm.
        
          What is the missing letter in this closed set?

                 E, P, A, C, S, T, E, _____

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               ~ Winners/Solvers of puzzle #220 ~
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Prashant Castelino
Wichita State University - Wichita, Kansas USA

Steve Smith
Hales Corners - WI USA

Michelle
Ecole st-Germain - Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

j newhoff
Highlands School, Saugus, California

Mr. Noonan's Grade 6 Class
Shamrock School - Winnipeg, MB, CA

Chris Benisa - Grade 6 
Shamrock School - Winnipeg, MB, CA

Trevor and Brock
H.P.M.C.S. - Maple Ridge, B.C. CANADA

Ryan Mcdonnell, Cory Read, NATALIE PODGURSKI, Scott Thomas, 
TROY CAMPBELL, Garth Potter, allison patterson, scott macdougall, 
seth thomas, 
Malcolm Munroe Junior High - Sydney Nova Scotia

KC Cooke
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

Bobby Hernandez and Audrey Voorhees - Grade 5 - Mrs. Vicki Wright
Fairmeadows Elementary - West Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Joseph Hines 

Jill Yurchesyn and Janelle Robertson 9-E
Malcolm Munroe Junior High,Sydney,NS
P.S. If any member of the Fredericton Bantam AAA
     Canadiens sees this, please e-mail at
     yurdav@atcon.com

Erik Lamb
Maroa-Forsyth High School - Maroa, Il, USA

Christopher Wood - The Home of the Cyclones
St. Christopher Secondary School - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

JENNIFER RAE DINGWALL, chantel mcphee, DARREN WEATHERBY, 
Brandon Johnston, CRAIG  PETERS, Elizabeth, ernie morrison, 
scott young, michelle mills, Seth Dawson, Amanda, michelle mac sween,
SANDY MULLINS, melanie mac donald, Moaz Choudhury, Ryan Dubois, 
richard  rose, Kristin Mader, Terry Humber
Crystal Mac Mullin, Mike Henick, paul sheppard, Neil Foley, 
Janice Mac Queen, David Doran, Amy McNeill, janelle robertson, 
Colin Burgoyne, Molly Mac Queen, Christa Butler, Janine Gallivan, 
Rendell Witzell Mr. Mac Donald's Math class 9-E, Kristen Doyle, 
brett mac lean, Nafay Choudhury, robert pearson, Blaise David O'Brien, 
Vikki Humphrey, Nafay Choudhury, Ryan Piccott, Tennile Rudderham, 
MALCOLM MUNROE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL - SYDNEY RIVER, NOVA SCOTIA CANADA

Tye Dunn - Year 6
Monash Primary School - Canberra Australia

Nora Tobin 
West Des Moines - Iowa, USA

Mrs. Cecile's grade 5 class
Sacred Heart School - Sarnia, Ontario

5M classroom
R.H.G. Bonnycastle School - Winnipeg Manitoba

Melissa Barrientos

************* some got the answer P ********************************** 
          What is the missing letter in this closed set?
                 E, P, A, C, S, T, E, _____
answer: P
reasoning Noone offered a rationale but maybe they see the whole series of letters repeating so P follows the E.
or do they mean PETSCAPE?
I intended the word "closed" to mean that the set of letters didn't 
go on for ever.
  
Helene, Damien
Ecole Internationale de la Peninsule - Palo Alto
    
Mari Bonnici Davis Carter - Grade 5
St. Eugene School - Santa Rosa C.A.

Ryan McDonnell, Lindsay Mader, Cory Read, Chris Cooke, Crystal Durham, 
billy wright, Angela Smits, Ryan Dubois, jason everill, doug fricker, 
paul sheppard, morgan macinnis, aaron siller, Sarah Barrie
Malcolm Munroe junior High - Sydney, Nova Scotia

Susan VanBeers, Tempest Winsor, Nicolas Villemaire, 
Ashley Knowles - 5/6th Grade - Mr.J.Cowley
Our Lady Of Mercy Elementary - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
  
Mrs. Stanley
Anderson Middle School

Amber Socci
Antelope Valley High School - Lancaster, Ca

Grace - 4 years old.  
Sacramento Ca - Montessori school

big frank
madigascar elemantary

PETER DUNLAP AND KEVIN GALLAGHER - Grade 5
ST.Eugene School - SANTA ROSA, CA.

David Head, Kevin Head
Lewisporte Regional High School - Lewisporte.  

Greenwood Academy
Campbellton, Newfoundland

PATRICK LEE & EMILY COSTELLO - GRADE 5
ST.EUGENE SCHOOL - SANTA ROSA,CA.

CHRIS & COURTNEY - GRADE 5
ST. EUGENE  - SANTA ROSA, CA

Lee Fischer
Tucker Center - Norfolk, VA, USA

Sharon Wright, Vince Cesare 
Shawsheen Elementary - Greeley, CO, USA	

Jordan Freemyer

Roger
International School of the Peninsula

Laura and Shaun - Grade 5
St. Eugene School - Santa Rosa CA.

Sulakshna Dhamija
Memorial High School - Houston Texas U.S.A.

Dipan Patel
RWA

Roman D'Argenzio - Grade 5
ST.Eugene School - Santa Rosa Ca. 

Ian Mostrom - Grade 6 - Mrs. Vicki Wright
Fairmeadows Elementary - West Des Moines, Iowa, USA

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