Thursday, Oct 29

The five boards from Daily #29

Here are the boards from Thursday, October 29, 2026. Everyone on the default settings got these. The answers are tucked under each board, so you can play the day first.

1. Board 1 · NFL · Stat Pyramid · Whole careers

   NFL Stat Pyramid, all-time rushing yards

   Fill five tiers with five different players whose career rushing yards land in each tier’s range. 3 wrong names and the tower falls.

   The tiers

   1. Tier 1: 5,000 to 7,999
   2. Tier 2: 8,000 to 10,499
   3. Tier 3: 10,500 to 12,499
   4. Tier 4: 12,500 to 14,999
   5. Tier 5: 15,000+
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   One player who fits each tier

   1. Steve Van Buren (Tier 1)5,860
   2. Jim Taylor (Tier 2)8,597
   3. Thurman Thomas (Tier 3)12,074
   4. Jerome Bettis (Tier 4)13,662
   5. Walter Payton (Tier 5)16,726
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2. Board 2 · MLB · Degrees of Separation · 2015 to 2026

   MLB teammates, Carlos Carrasco to Gerrit Cole

   Link Carlos Carrasco to Gerrit Cole through players who were teammates. Just 1 player in between is the ideal, and a chain can have up to 6.

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   Teammates counted from 2015 to 2026. One way: Carlos Carrasco → Corey Kluber → Gerrit Cole.

   One way to connect them, with 1 player in between

   1. Corey Kluber (with Carlos Carrasco: Cleveland Indians, 2015)
   2. Gerrit Cole (with Corey Kluber: New York Yankees, 2021)
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3. Board 3 · NHL · Heavy Hitters · 2015-16 to 2025-26

   NHL shutouts, 2015-16 to 2025-26

   Five rows of shutouts. Pick a different player season for each row. Each one scores as a share of that row’s leader.

   The rows

   1. Row 1: Whole NHL, 2020-21 to 2025-26
   2. Row 2: Western Conference, 2019-20
   3. Row 3: Eastern Conference, 2025-26
   4. Row 4: Whole NHL, 2015-16 to 2020-21
   5. Row 5: Western Conference, 2022-23
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   The biggest season on the board was Jacob Markstrom with 9 in 2021-22.

   Row 1: Whole NHL, 2020-21 to 2025-26

   1. Jacob Markstrom (CGY, 2021-22)9
   2. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG, 2024-25)8
   3. Semyon Varlamov (NYI, 2020-21)7
   4. Philipp Grubauer (COL, 2020-21)7
   5. Ilya Sorokin (NYI, 2021-22)7

   Row 2: Western Conference, 2019-20

   1. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG, 2019-20)6
   2. Marc-André Fleury (VGK, 2019-20)5
   3. Alex Stalock (MIN, 2019-20)4
   4. Juuse Saros (NSH, 2019-20)4
   5. Pekka Rinne (NSH, 2019-20)3

   Row 3: Eastern Conference, 2025-26

   1. Ilya Sorokin (NYI, 2025-26)7
   2. Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA, 2025-26)4
   3. John Gibson (DET, 2025-26)4
   4. Logan Thompson (WSH, 2025-26)4
   5. Linus Ullmark (OTT, 2025-26)3

   Row 4: Whole NHL, 2015-16 to 2020-21

   1. Braden Holtby (WSH, 2016-17)9
   2. Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ, 2018-19)9
   3. Tuukka Rask (BOS, 2016-17)8
   4. Pekka Rinne (NSH, 2017-18)8
   5. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB, 2017-18)8

   Row 5: Western Conference, 2022-23

   1. Jake Oettinger (DAL, 2022-23)5
   2. Alexandar Georgiev (COL, 2022-23)5
   3. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG, 2022-23)4
   4. James Reimer (SJ, 2022-23)3
   5. Martin Jones (SEA, 2022-23)3
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4. Board 4 · Soccer · Career Path · 2010-11 to 2025-26

   Soccer career path, Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona

   Which player had this career?

   The clubs, in order

   1. Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga, 2010-11 to 2013-14
   2. Bayern Munich · Bundesliga, 2014-15 to 2021-22
   3. Barcelona · La Liga, 2022-23 to 2025-26
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   3 stops, from 2010-11 to 2025-26. Played as a forward. Nationality is Poland.

   The answer

   1. Robert Lewandowski (FWD)
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5. Board 5 · NBA · Darts · 2014-15

   NBA Darts, blocks per game 2014-15

   Start at 12 and subtract players’ blocks per game (2014-15) to count down to zero in 7 throws.

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   The biggest single throw was Anthony Davis at 2.9.

   Big throws on the board

   1. Anthony Davis (NO)2.9
   2. Hassan Whiteside (MIA)2.6
   3. Serge Ibaka (OKC)2.4
   4. Rudy Gobert (UTAH)2.3
   5. DeAndre Jordan (LAC)2.2
   6. John Henson (MIL)2.0
   7. Tim Duncan (SA)2.0
   8. Nerlens Noel (PHI)1.9
   9. Pau Gasol (CHI)1.9
   10. Andre Drummond (DET)1.9
   11. Brook Lopez (BKN)1.8
   12. DeMarcus Cousins (SAC)1.7
   13. Gorgui Dieng (MIN)1.7
   14. Andrew Bogut (GS)1.7
   15. Derrick Favors (UTAH)1.7
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