Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 9, Episode 8 (Meta): And Bingo Wasn't His Game-O

PREVIOUS EPISODES

Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 9"): click here

Episode 1 (This One's for the Dogs!): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 4 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 2 (Scintillating Sci-Fi): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

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

Episode 3 (Hopefully Not "Sew" Much Harder): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

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

Episode 4 (Why Can't We Be Friends?): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

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

Episode 5 (Musical Letter Chairs): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

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

Episode 6 (Perplexing Pearls): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

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

Episode 7 (Love Connection): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)

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

 

The total number of points scored is 6600. Thus, the current money pool for Palm Beach County Food Bank is $66.00. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that Palm Beach County Food Bank will actually receive $264.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points each, possibly with the aid of the hint. These 7 answers will also be necessary for solving the meta below.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME

SEASON 9, EPISODE 8 (META):

AND BINGO WASN’T HIS GAME-O

(click here for a PDF version)

Kevin hasn't had very good luck in his last seven games of bingo; despite using a different card in each game, he always seemed to wind up one space away from a winning line. What game should Kevin play next if he wants to turn things around?

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(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle. Any resemblance between this Kevin and the one who runs www.kevinspuzzles.com is purely coincidental.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 150 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 8's hint, and then the week after for all of the solutions. Good luck!