This is a metapuzzle and uses the answers to the puzzles in this round.
| Puzzle | Solution |
|---|---|
| Chess & Ladders | TOO MANY ROOKS |
| Grateful Undead | THANK YOU NECKS |
| Many of Them | A JACK OF ALL TIRADES |
| Quintuple Jeopardy | AXOLOTL QUESTIONS |
The words in the pieces of popsicle sticks in the tree and on the ground can be used to fill in the question marks on the popsicle sticks at the bottom of the page to form riddles with the puzzle answers as reasonable punchlines.
At this point, the solver should notice that the length of each puzzle answer (in letters) is equal to its riddle (in words). In order of the popsicle stick pieces in the tree, each corresponding letter can be read as follows:
| Word | Word in Riddle | Letter in Puzzle Answer | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| giraffes | When she visited the zoo, what did Ariana Grande shout at the giraffes? | THANK YOU NECKS | S |
| she | When she visited the zoo, what did Ariana Grande shout at the giraffes? | THANK YOU NECKS | H |
| credits | Known for lengthy opening credits, what television show doesn't have any kings? | TOO MANY ROOKS | A |
| show | Known for lengthy opening credits, what television show doesn't have any kings? | TOO MANY ROOKS | R |
| contentious | Without mastery of specific skillsets, what playing card hosts a podcast to rant about potentially contentious topics? | A JACK OF MANY TIRADES | E |
| In | In order to solve murder mysteries underneath Mexico City, what should an amphibious private investigator do? | AXOLOTL QUESTIONS | A |
| specific | Without mastery of specific skillsets, what playing card hosts a podcast to rant about potentially contentious topics? | A JACK OF MANY TIRADES | C |
| murder | In order to solve murder mysteries underneath Mexico City, what should an amphibious private investigator do? | AXOLOTL QUESTIONS | O |
| rant | Without mastery of specific skillsets, what playing card hosts a podcast to rant about potentially contentious topics? | A JACK OF MANY TIRADES | R |
| investigator | In order to solve murder mysteries underneath Mexico City, what should an amphibious private investigator do? | AXOLOTL QUESTIONS | N |
| television | Known for lengthy opening credits, what television show doesn't have any kings? | TOO MANY ROOKS | Y |
| mastery | Without mastery of specific skillsets, what playing card hosts a podcast to rant about potentially contentious topics? | A JACK OF MANY TIRADES | J |
| lengthy | Known for lengthy opening credits, what television show doesn't have any kings? | TOO MANY ROOKS | O |
| zoo | When she visited the zoo, what did Ariana Grande shout at the giraffes? | THANK YOU NECKS | K |
| shout | When she visited the zoo, what did Ariana Grande shout at the giraffes? | THANK YOU NECKS | E |
With the word breaks corresponding to the three separate rows of popsicle stick pieces in the tree, this spells the solution SHARE A CORNY JOKE.