Puzzle of the Day : 21
A total of 21 cards, consisting of 4 kings, 4 queens, 4 jacks, 4 tens, 4 nines, and 1 joker were dealt to Art, Ben, and Cal. The cards were dealt evenly: 7 per player. Then all jacks, tens, and nines were discarded. At that point:
1. The combined hands consisted of 4 kings, 4 queens, and 1 joker.
2.Art had 2 cards, Ben had 3 cards, and Cal had 4 cards.
3.The man with the most singletons did not have the joker.
4. No man had more than 2 kings.
Who had the joker?
Source : The great book of Puzzles and Teasers.
Ben
Ben has the joker
Art: KQ (Two Singletons)
Ben: KKJ (One Singleton)
Cal: KQQQ (One Singleton)
What does a singleton mean?