Featured Puzzle: Matrix Logic #1 – Friendsgiving Potluck

Every year, six friends get together to celebrate Friendsgiving. They all chip in for the turkey, and each contributes a side for the complete meal. Using the clues and image below, deduce who brought what, the seating arrangement, and what their defining trait was this year?

1. “Oh, none for me, thanks. I’ve stopped eating anything orange,” said Preston as he took his chair next to the new mother. “I made it anyway, because everyone else seems to like it.”
2. The third chair, next to the window, had such good natural lighting that the Instagram model couldn’t resist it.
3. “Anyone up for Ticket to Ride after we clear the table?”
   “Oh no, I’m going to be too busy gorging on the pumpkin pie Nora brought.”
4. Opposite Kelsey, Bennie glanced at the clock. After putting most of his cash on the Green Bay Packers game, he could only afford cranberry sauce..
5. Chair 5 was reserved for Verna. It was the clearest path to the bathroom, which meant she could change the baby with minimal disruption.
6. The host always made the stuffing. Retirement allowed plenty of time to make it from scratch, including baking the bread that went into it.
7. The person who brought the green bean casserole refused to sit in an even-numbered chair, probably a superstition from all that dice-rolling.