***************************************************************** ****** Congratulations to all who entered ******* ***************************************************************** * Winners/Solvers of puzzle 510 * ***************************************************************** Gavin Ayres Altrincham Loreto, England Lisa Schechner Weber Middle School - Port Washington, NY Madaleine Starkey Caloundra Christan Collge - Queensland Australia Clever sausage Sara Boccanfuso, Vanessa Monteiro - Grade 6 Sacred Heart School - Sarnia, Ontario Grade 4/5 Morrisburg Public School - Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada KYLE KOOTE - Class 5/6 Percy Merry School - Milton ON Canada Two other interesting solutions related to vowels. **** A ********************************************************** Heather Harris: Baylor University - Waco, Texas USA I chose "A" becuase the next letter has to be vowel. There seems to be a pattern in the vowels. A-U-O-U-___. By placing "A" in the last place it makes the vowels a palindrome. **** E or I ****************************************************** Catherine G. Higlands Elementary School - Santa Clarita United States of America Rationale: The answer can be I because the vowels are said, "A,E,I,O,U" The first pattern I saw was consenaunt, vowel. The blank was a vowel. I thought it was I or E because those vowels weren't used yet. I because the pattern went A,U. It went from beginning to end. A,_,_,_,U. Then O,U. Then 2nd to last._,_,_,O,U. Then 3rd to last._,_,I,_,U. Or it could switch ends. A,_,_,_,U. Then _,_,_,O,U. Then 2nd from front. _,E,_,O,U. I think it could be either way. Both E and I work. ***************************************************************** ****** Congratulations to all who entered ******* *****************************************************************