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Prizes: $1? $100? $1000? We will see. I will distribute the total SBD reward from this post to the winner and runner-ups. The distribution will depend on how many people participate. I may award more than the earning of this puzzle, solve the puzzle and find out. I also may have a physical prize to give away. Patience is a virtue. In the meantime solve the following to win...

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• Do not cheat, try to figure it out on your own.
• This puzzle is adapted to be one of a kind, though it is similar to a very famous puzzle
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Puzzle Prelude:

Somewhere in the world there is a row of buckets. We are going to say in a Walmart for this example. In this Walmart there are five different color buckets. Each has different characteristics and items within. Each manufactured in a different place, with the following items inside: soda item, food item and stuffed animal.
No bucket has the same characteristics or items inside it.

You need to solve this...

Which color bucket contains the Elephant Stuffed Animal?

HINTS:

1. The Green Bucket is made in the USA.
2. The Bucket made in China has a Whale Stuffed Animal in It.
3. The Bucket made in Japan has a 7-up In it.
4. The White Bucket is on the left of the Black Bucket.
5. The White Bucket has an Energy Drink in it.
6. The Bucket with Pizza in it also has a Dolphin Stuffed Animal in it.
7. The Purple Bucket has a Cookie in it.
8. The Middle Bucket has a Pepsi in it.
9. The Bucket from Italy is the First Bucket.
10. The Bucket with an Apple in it is next to the one with a Stuffed Animal Bunny.
11. The Bucket with the Teddy Bear Stuffed Animal is next to the one with a Cookie in it.
12. The Bucket with Ice cream in it also has Root Beer.
13. The Bucket from Mexico has Chips in it.
14. The Bucket from Italy is next to the Brown Bucket.
15. The Bucket with an Apple in it is next to the one with a Coke in it.

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The original puzzle took me almost 40 minutes. A lot of people may have a hard time or give up, but please stick with it. You will solve it and feel accomplished doing so. The way I solved the original was by charting everything out and using some steps similar to that of Sudoku puzzles. That is my only other hints for now.