Kevin's Puzzles at Home, Part 9 (Meta): "Ate" Queens Problem

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Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home"): click here

Part 1 (See Monsters): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 6 people solved it later for 25 points.

Part 2 (The Joy of Paintings): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Part 3 (Side Effects May Include Disney-ness): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.

Part 4 (Overbooked): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 14 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.

Part 5 (Air Letters): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 14 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.

Part 6 (Words on Rye): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 14 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.

Part 7 (What's the Deal?): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Part 8 (Breakfast Scramble): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)

* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

The total number of points scored is 6550. Thus, the current money pool for the Food Bank of West Central Texas is $65.50. Three anonymous readers are offering to match this donation, meaning that the Food Bank of West Central Texas will actually receive $262.00. Thanks in advance to all of you for your generosity! If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points each, possibly with the aid of the hints. These 8 answers will also be necessary for solving the meta below.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME, PART 9 (META):

"ATE" QUEENS PROBLEM

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Kevin was gifted a chessboard and a bunch of chess queens made from chocolate, and after arranging the queens on the board, Kevin decided that he needed a snack and devoured some of them. However, now he has a stomachache! What’s the solution to Kevin’s gastric woes?

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(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 100 points, and stay tuned next week for this puzzle's hint, and then the week after for all of the solutions. Good luck!