Bracket #37 — the answers
The five questions from November 5, 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 | A car averages 80 miles per hour for 8.5 hours. How far does it go? | 680 miles | 10 to 1,000, logarithmic | 540 to 860 |
| 2 | How much does an adult male African elephant weigh, roughly? | 13,000 pounds | 1,000 to 100,000, logarithmic | 10,000 to 16,000 |
| 3 | How many words are in the Gettysburg Address, roughly? | 272 | 50 to 2,000, logarithmic | 230 to 330 |
| 4 | How fast was the strongest wind gust ever measured, outside a tornado? | 253 miles per hour | 100 to 500 | 235 to 275 |
| 5 | How many calories are in a Big Mac, roughly? | 560 calories | 100 to 2,000 | 460 to 660 |
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.
- A car averages 80 miles per hour for 8.5 hours. How far does it go? 680 miles — in the upper third of its track (a logarithmic track, so a tenth of it is a tenth of the powers of ten it spans). A bracket from 540 to 860 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How much does an adult male African elephant weigh, roughly? 13,000 pounds — 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 10,000 to 16,000 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many words are in the Gettysburg Address, roughly? 272 — 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 230 to 330 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How fast was the strongest wind gust ever measured, outside a tornado? 253 miles per hour — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 235 to 275 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many calories are in a Big Mac, roughly? 560 calories — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 460 to 660 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
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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.