Bracket #22 — the answers
The five questions from October 21, 2026, with their answers, the track each ran on, and the bracket that would have scored 90 on it.
The answers
| # | Question | Answer | Track | A tenth of it, on the answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How far is New York from Los Angeles in a straight line? | 2,450 miles | 500 to 5,000 | 2,250 to 2,700 |
| 2 | How many fluid ounces are in 2 gallons? | 256 | 10 to 5,000, logarithmic | 190 to 350 |
| 3 | How many minutes are in a day? | 1,440 | 100 to 10,000, logarithmic | 1,100 to 1,800 |
| 4 | How many tiles are in a game of Scrabble? | 100 | 20 to 300 | 86 to 114 |
| 5 | How wide is a soccer goal? | 24 feet | 5 to 60 | 21.5 to 27 |
Question by question
A question scores 100 minus the bracket’s width as a percentage of the track, if the answer is inside it, and nothing if it is outside. The tenth-of-the-track bracket below is the one a confident player was aiming for.
- How far is New York from Los Angeles in a straight line? 2,450 miles — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 2,250 to 2,700 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many fluid ounces are in 2 gallons? 256 — near the middle of its track (a logarithmic track, so a tenth of it is a tenth of the powers of ten it spans). A bracket from 190 to 350 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many minutes are in a day? 1,440 — near the middle of its track (a logarithmic track, so a tenth of it is a tenth of the powers of ten it spans). A bracket from 1,100 to 1,800 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many tiles are in a game of Scrabble? 100 — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 86 to 114 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How wide is a soccer goal? 24 feet — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 21.5 to 27 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
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About Bracket
Bracket is Noggin’s estimation puzzle, on the second shelf: five questions a day with a number for an answer, bracketed rather than named, outside the daily line-up. How to play Bracket, or play today’s.