Can you solve it? A new goat for puzzledom’s GOAT

The Guardian UK Monday 17 August 2026, 06:10 UTC By Alex Bellos 1 min read

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Take this puzzle by the hornsToday’s puzzle is a new twist on The Monty Hall problem, arguably the greatest maths puzzle of all time.(According to Gemini, who trawled the internet for me, it is the most discussed and debated recreational maths puzzle of all time.)

Take this puzzle by the horns

Today’s puzzle is a new twist on The Monty Hall problem, arguably the greatest maths puzzle of all time.

(According to Gemini, who trawled the internet for me, it is the most discussed and debated recreational maths puzzle of all time.)

Monty Hall (LOCATION) Gemini (ORG)

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