Lateral Thinking Puzzles

11. A Man Pushed His Car. He Stopped at a Hotel and it Suddenly

A man pushed his car. He stopped at a hotel and it suddenly dawned on him that he was bankrupt.

Why?

Submitted by tartle · Added 27 August 2008

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Solution:

The man was playing a game of Monopoly. He pushed his car token around the board and stopped at a hotel space, realizing he could not afford to pay the rent, which meant he was bankrupt in the context of the game.

Comments (4)

skintc 19 September 2008

Monopoly

Leela Prasad Gedela 24 August 2013

he pushed the car, because he has no keys.the owner of the car is at the hotel when he reached the hotel by pushing the car,so he found as the bankrupt

bedead 31 May 2018

He was playing Monopoly and landed on boardwalk and had to pay $2,000 so he went bankrupt

tortle 31 May 2018

He realized he would have to pay for a hotel room, hence his finances were on his mind.

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