Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Applications for AMP are open until 11th March! jane-st.co/SUM-AMP-2026 The full puzzle is pasted below.
Come and see me on tour - live and undithered! standupmaths.com/shows
Check out JRH's video about Return of the Obra Dinn's pixel art: youtube.com/watch?v=_3qzyAHMoUU
And this great demo by Visual Rambling: https://visualrambling.space/dithering-part-1/
Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. Their noise never makes me blue. patreon.com/standupmaths
CORRECTIONS
Nothing yet. Let me know if you spot anything!
Filming by Alex Genn-Bash
Editing by Gus Melton
Written and performed by Matt Parker
Content wrangling by Rhys Jones
Production by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson
MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: standupmaths.com
Here is the full Tennis Challenge puzzle:
Alice, an amateur tennis player, has just joined a tennis club. As a welcome, the head coach Jenny decided to give her a challenge - Alice will play 3 games against Jenny and another club member Carla alternatively, and she needs to win two consecutive games to win the challenge. The coach allowed Alice to pick the order in which she would like to play those games - either Jenny-Carla-Jenny, or Carla-Jenny-Carla. Everyone knows that the coach is the best player in the club.
Which order should Alice choose?
Applications for AMP are open until 11th March! jane-st.co/SUM-AMP-2026 The full puzzle is pasted below.
Come and see me on tour - live and undithered! standupmaths.com/shows
Check out JRH's video about Return of the Obra Dinn's pixel art: youtube.com/watch?v=_3qzyAHMoUU
And this great demo by Visual Rambling: https://visualrambling.space/dithering-part-1/
Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. Their noise never makes me blue. patreon.com/standupmaths
CORRECTIONS
Nothing yet. Let me know if you spot anything!
Filming by Alex Genn-Bash
Editing by Gus Melton
Written and performed by Matt Parker
Content wrangling by Rhys Jones
Production by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson
MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: standupmaths.com
Here is the full Tennis Challenge puzzle:
Alice, an amateur tennis player, has just joined a tennis club. As a welcome, the head coach Jenny decided to give her a challenge - Alice will play 3 games against Jenny and another club member Carla alternatively, and she needs to win two consecutive games to win the challenge. The coach allowed Alice to pick the order in which she would like to play those games - either Jenny-Carla-Jenny, or Carla-Jenny-Carla. Everyone knows that the coach is the best player in the club.
Which order should Alice choose?
