Solution to Go Fish!

This is a regular game of Go Fish, except that every player cheats exactly once, telling another player to “go fish” when they actually had one of the requested cards (noted with ***, below). There is one cheating incident in each of the 5 turns. Translate cards to letters (Ace=A, 2=B, 3=C, etc.) and order them in player table order to get the answer AHEAD.

Starting Hands:
Angel: A, 2, 5, 7, 8
Betta: 3, 3, 8, 9, 10
Char: A, 4, 10, Q, K
Dory: 3, 5, 5, 6, 10
Elver: A, 4, 7, Q, K

Turn 1

Angel: Dory, do you have any 7s?
Dory: Go fis
Angel draws a 2.

Betta: Char do you have any 3s?
Char: Go fish!
Betta draws an 8.

Char: Elver do you have any 4s?
Elver: Go fish! [Elver has one 4]
Char draws a 2.

Dory: Angel do you have any 5s?
Angel gives Dory a 5.
Dory: Betta do you have any 3s?
Betta gives Dory 2 3s.
Dory: Angel do you have any 3s?
Angel: Go fish!
Dory draws a King.

Elver: Char do you have any Kings?
Char gives Elver a King.
Elver: Betta do you have any Kings?
Betta: Go fish!
Elver draws a 7.

Hands at end of turn 1:
Angel: A, 2, 2, 7, 8
Betta: 8, 8, 9, 10
Char: A, 2, 4, 10, Q
Dory: 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 6, 10, K
Elver: A, 4, 7, 7, Q, K, K

Turn 2

Angel: Char do you have any Aces?
Char gives Angel an Ace.
Angel: Betta do you have any Aces?
Betta: Go fish!
Angel draws a Jack.

Betta: Dory do you have any 8s?
Dory: Go fish!
Betta draws a 4.

Char: Elver do you have any Queens?
Elver gives Char a Queen.
Char: Angel do you have any Queens?
Angel: Go fish!
Char draws a 5.

Dory: Elver do you have any Kings?
Elver gives Dory 2 Kings.
Dory: Char do you have any 5s?
Char: Go fish! [Char has one 5]
Dory draws a 6.

Elver: Angel do you have any 7s?
Angel gives Elver a 7.
Elver: Dory do you have any 7s?
Dory: Go fish!
Elver draws a 7.
Elver plays a set of 7s.
Elver: Char do you have any 4s?
Char gives Elver a 4.
Elver: Dory do you have any 4s?
Dory: Go fish!
Elver draws a Queen.

Hands at end of turn 2:
Angel: A, A, 2, 2, 8, J
Betta: 4, 8, 8, 9, 10
Char: 2, 5, 10, Q, Q
Dory: 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 10, K, K, K
Elver: A, 4, 4, Q

Turn 3

Angel: Char do you have any 2s?
Char gives Angel a 2.
Angel: Dory do you have any 2s?
Dory: Go fish!
Angel draws a 8.

Betta: Elver do you have any 4s?
Elver gives Betta 2 4s.
Betta: Dory do you have any 4s?
Dory: Go fish!
Betta draws a 9.

Char: Dory do you have any 5s?
Dory gives Char 3 5s.
Char plays a set of 5s Char: Dory do you have any Queens?
Dory: Go fish!
Char draws a 9.

Dory: Betta do you have any Kings?
Betta: Go fish!
Dory draws an Ace.

Elver: Char do you have any Queens?
Char gives Elver 2 Queens.
Elver: Angel do you have any Aces?
Angel: Go fish! [Angel has two Aces]
Elver draws a 10.

Hands at end of turn 3:
Angel: A, A, 2, 2, 2, 8, 8, J
Betta: 4, 4, 4, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10
Char: 9, 10
Dory: A, 3, 3, 3, 6, 6, 10, K, K, K
Elver: A, 10, Q, Q, Q

Turn 4

Angel: Betta do you have any 8s?
Betta: Go fish! [Betta has two 8s]
Angel draws a 2.
Angel plays a set of 2s.

Betta: Angel do you have any 8s?
Angel gives Betta 2 8s.
Betta plays a set of 8s.
Betta: Char do you have any 9s?
Char gives Betta a 9.
Betta: Dory do you have any 9s?
Dory: Go fish!
Betta draws a Queen.

Char: Dory do you have any 10s?
Dory gives Char a 10.
Char: Betta do you have any 10s?
Betta gives Char a 10.
Char: Angel do you have any 10s?
Angel: Go fish!
Char draws a Jack.

Dory: Elver do you have any Aces?
Elver gives Dory an Ace.
Dory: Betta do you have any 6s?
Betta: Go fish!
Dory draws a Jack.

Elver: Char do you have any 10s?
Char gives Elver 3 10s.
Elver plays a set of 10s.
Elver: Dory do you have any Queens?
Dory: Go fish!
Elver draws a 4.

Hands at end of turn 4:
Angel: A, A, J
Betta: 4, 4, 4, 9, 9, 9, Q
Char: J
Dory: A, A, 3, 3, 3, 6, 6, J, K, K, K
Elver: 4, Q, Q, Q

Turn 5

Angel: Dory do you have any Jacks?
Dory gives Angel a Jack.
Angel: Dory do you have any Aces?
Dory: Go fish! [Dory has two Aces]
Angel draws a 9.

Betta: Elver do you have any Queens?
Elver gives Betta 3 Queens.
Betta plays a set of Queens.
Betta: Angel do you have any 9s?
Angel gives Betta a 9.
Betta plays a set of 9s.
Betta: Angel do you have any 4s?
Angel: Go fish!
Betta draws a 6.

Char: Angel do you have any Jacks?
Angel gives Char 2 Jacks.
Char: Dory do you have any Jacks?
Dory: Go fish!
Char draws a 3.

Dory: Char do you have any Kings?
Char: Go fish!
Dory draws a King.
Dory plays a set of Kings.
Dory: Angel do you have any Aces?
Angel gives Dory 2 Aces.
Dory plays a set of Aces.
Dory: Elver do you have any 3?
Elver: Go fish!
Dory draws a 6.

Elver: Betta do you have any 4s?
Betta gives Elver 3 4s.
Elver plays a set of 4s.

Fin.

Hands at end of game:
Angel: [empty]
Betta: 6
Char: 3, J, J, J
Dory: 3, 3, 3, 6, 6, 6
Elver: [empty]