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My PowerBall and MegaMillions winnings for second quarter of 2024: $0.00

For 2024 year to date: $0.00

Once upon a time, I wrote four programs that can play a game called squava with lesser or greater amounts of skill.

All four algorithmic players can win against each other, although there are definite differences in apparent skill. I wanted to know what their Elo rating might be.

I falsely believed that I had found a wordle state where an elaborate regular expression with alternations gives fewer possible answers than a simple regexp in a pipeline with extra greps.

I was wrong.

I completed Wordle 1,056 without any mechanical or computational help. I believe I can deduce the answer from my third guess.

I did not solve Wordle 1,037. I fell into the too-many-alternatives trap.

I got Wordle 1,001 without mechanized help. I feel like the partial solutions would be worth double-checking with Computer Science.

My lottery (PowerBall and MegaMillions) winnings so far in 2024: $0.00

I solved Wordle™ brand video game, puzzle number 986 without computerized help, but I made a silly 3rd guess. I wondered if the solution word was the only word available after my fourth guess.

I felt pretty happy getting this wordle in 4 guesses, as you can see. But how good was my 4th guess?