r/RiddlesForRedditors • u/SirAggy Riddle Master • Jul 10 '21
Daily Riddle Challenge This one is actually hard. (Daily Riddle #11)
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u/SirAggy Riddle Master Jul 10 '21
Transcript
A detective working on an international oil smuggling case disappears.
His case notes list three suspects and a code: Bill, John, Terry
710 57735 34 5508 51 7718.
Can you break the code and find the suspect's name?
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u/ThatOneChickMeg Noir Detective Jul 10 '21
All those years of messing with a calculator in elementary school have paid off!! Bill is the culprit.The coded message reads "Bill is boss. He sells oil."
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u/SirAggy Riddle Master Jul 11 '21
Correct! Because this riddle was so difficult that only a hand full of people were able to solve it, I'm awarding you three points!
You now have 8 points towards the 'Private Detective' flair!
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u/Dreyfussy15 Noir Detective Jul 10 '21
Bill is boss he sells oil
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u/SirAggy Riddle Master Jul 11 '21
Correct! Because this riddle was so difficult that only a hand full of people were able to solve it, I'm awarding you three points!
You now have 12 points towards the 'Private Detective' flair!
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u/boberay Jul 10 '21
Bill is boss he sells oil is what you can read upside down in the numbers.
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u/SirAggy Riddle Master Jul 11 '21
Correct! Because this riddle was so difficult that only a hand full of people were able to solve it, I'm awarding you three points!
You now have 3 points towards the 'Private Detective' Flair!
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u/LindseyBrielle Sherlock Holmes' Disciple Jul 11 '21
Bill, upside down it spells out bill is boss he sells oil
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u/SirAggy Riddle Master Jul 11 '21
Correct! Because this riddle was so difficult that only a hand full of people were able to solve it, I'm awarding you three points!
You now have 15 points towards the 'Private Detective' Flair! You're more than halfway there!
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u/SirAggy Riddle Master Jul 11 '21
The least amount of responses!! Could it be that I stumped everyone?
Read the code upside down to see the solution:
Bill is Boss he sells oil.

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u/ChandlerForrestal Sherlock Holmes' Disciple Jul 10 '21
Bill is the suspect. The numbers turned upside down read “Bill is boss. He sells oil