# The Turing Challenge - a reward for using Julia

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-turing-challenge-a-reward-for-using-julia/57912>\
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**Created:** [March 25, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-turing-challenge-a-reward-for-using-julia/57912 "2021-03-25T07:34:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-turing-challenge-a-reward-for-using-julia/57912/1 "2021-03-25T07:34:27Z")

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The UK has released a new banknote which features Alan Turing.  
People on this forum might be interested in the puzzle challenge with GCHQ (UK agency which is the successor to Bletchley Park) have releases on their website

> **[The Turing Challenge](https://www.gchq.gov.uk/information/turing-challenge)**
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> Try our toughest puzzle to celebrate Alan Turing featuring on the £50 banknote

> **[GCHQ releases 'most difficult puzzle ever' in honour of Alan Turing](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/25/gchq-releases-most-difficult-puzzle-ever-in-honour-of-alan-turing)**
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> 12 riddles linked to new £50 note featuring the codebreaker may take seven hours to crack

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-turing-challenge-a-reward-for-using-julia/57912/2 "2021-03-25T07:42:24Z")

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As this is a challenge… if anyone can prove that the Julia language can be used to solve these puzzles I will try my very best to send a bottle of malt whisky as a prize  
Rules:  
clearly the simple puzzles will just need some logic  
you need to use the Julia language for the majority of the puzzles  
code must be presented  
only one bottle of whisky  
best efforts to get it to you

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**Author:** ![nilshg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nilshg/32/2283_2.png) [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-turing-challenge-a-reward-for-using-julia/57912/3 "2021-03-25T07:52:43Z")

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You’ve given away the first answer!!!

Maybe we should consider an additional prize for anyone who solves the whole thing with only Base Julia + `Turing.jl` 😃