Shortest Straw #19:

A Week On Tour With Metallica

It was to be the biggest contest held by Metallica's fan
club to date: Pick eight lucky winners and send them out
on the road for a full week with the summer tour. All
expenses paid in full by the club...their own tour bus,
all food, lodging on days off, spending money...

...become actual roadies for a week.

Surely an opportunity this valuable was not to be given away in any old
contest drawing. No, these eight winners would have to complete a word
puzzle difficult enough to stump even the brightest of fans.

The idea behind the puzzle was simple. Given a number and a corresponding set
of letters, determine the phrase behind the clue. For example:

4 MIM = 4 Musicians In Metallica

Sounds easy enough, right? Try your skill at the actual phrases used in the contest....

Have trouble with some of them? You're not alone. Only twenty-two
people in the entire world got them all correct, and eight of those
were selected to become professional roadies for a week.



This is their story.







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