The scene
Community Centre · Afternoon tea raffleThe afternoon tea raffle ends with an extra slip in the draw box. It bears the number 47 and belongs to a ticket that should never have entered: its block was reserved for decoration.
The three helpers had received consecutive blocks of ten numbers. The allocation was recorded as boundaries, not a complete list. All three blocks were decorative material and were meant to stay out of the draw box.
What we know for certain
One of these three people personally added a ticket from their own reserved block. They did not exchange tickets or blocks. The number is correctly read as 47, and the allocation record is reliable. Both endpoints are included in each block.
The three accounts
Raquel Ros
Table coordinator«My block started at number thirty-one. I received it complete.»
Lluís Feliu
Decoration coordinator«I was given the block after Raquel's; it contained ten numbers.»
Mina Roca
Bar assistant«Mine began immediately after the last number in Lluís's block.»
Examine the evidence
0 of 5 openedOpening these five clues does not cost points.
01The invalid ticket
The slip added to the draw box bears the number 47 and the decorative-material stamp. It is neither a copy nor a handwritten number.
02The first block
Raquel received ten consecutive numbers starting at 31. The 31 counts as the first of those ten, not as a preceding reference number.
03The continuation
Lluís received the ten numbers immediately after Raquel's. Mina received the ten immediately after Lluís's.
04The reservation
All three blocks were reserved for decoration and could not enter the raffle. Each helper kept only their own block.
05The watched draw box
The legitimate entries were checked before the draw box was closed. Afterwards, only ticket 47 was added; nobody moved numbers between blocks or altered the stamps.