The Lombardi-Mania Belt Mystery
The ultimate sports crossover event is in chaos! Just before kickoff and bell-time, the legendary Lombardi-Mania Belt has vanished from the VIP Lounge. Players from the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers, alongside WWE's top superstars, are searching the arena. Grab your playbook and help us find the thief!
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
| Name | Signature Move | Signature Gear | Glove Check | Hair Color | Suspect Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Clark | Tombstone Piledriver | Steel Chair | Left-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Flashy Cameras |
| Roman Reigns | Tombstone Piledriver | Championship Belt | Right-Handed Glove | Brown Hair | Loud Whistles |
| Jordan Love | Table Smash | Steel Chair | Right-Handed Glove | Black Hair | Loud Whistles |
| Christian Watson | Lambeau Leap | Zubaz Pants | Left-Handed Glove | Black Hair | Slippery Ice |
| Bobby Lashley | Table Smash | Bicep Bands | Right-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Flashy Cameras |
| Seth Rollins | Lambeau Leap | Steel Chair | Right-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Flashy Cameras |
| Josh Allen | Tombstone Piledriver | Bicep Bands | Left-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Flashy Cameras |
| Matt Milano | Lambeau Leap | Bicep Bands | Right-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Flashy Cameras |
| James Cook | Tombstone Piledriver | Bicep Bands | Right-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Flashy Cameras |
| Sami Zayn | Chokeslam | Zubaz Pants | Right-Handed Glove | Brown Hair | Flashy Cameras |
| John Cena | Lambeau Leap | Bicep Bands | Right-Handed Glove | Black Hair | Slippery Ice |
| Ed Oliver | Red Zone Bullet | Bicep Bands | Right-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Flashy Cameras |
| Rashan Gary | Red Zone Bullet | Championship Belt | Left-Handed Glove | Black Hair | Slippery Ice |
| Aaron Jones | Tombstone Piledriver | Championship Belt | Right-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Loud Whistles |
| LA Knight | Tombstone Piledriver | Bicep Bands | Left-Handed Glove | Black Hair | Slippery Ice |
| Randy Orton | Tombstone Piledriver | Cheesehead Hat | Right-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Slippery Ice |
| Jaire Alexander | Tombstone Piledriver | Cheesehead Hat | Left-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Flashy Cameras |
| AJ Styles | Chokeslam | Championship Belt | Left-Handed Glove | Brown Hair | Loud Whistles |
| Rey Mysterio | Table Smash | Zubaz Pants | Right-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Slippery Ice |
| Kevin Owens | Tombstone Piledriver | Cheesehead Hat | Left-Handed Glove | Blonde Hair | Slippery Ice |
| Drew McIntyre | Tombstone Piledriver | Cheesehead Hat | Left-Handed Glove | Black Hair | Flashy Cameras |
Addition
Coach counted up the spare helmets left in the locker rooms to find out how many players were missing.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Subtraction
To see what gear was stolen from the Bills training trunk, we subtracted the leftover cleats from the starting total.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Multiplication facts (1-12)
We searched the stadium seating, calculating the total seats by multiplying the rows by the seats in each row.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Rounding
The arena security scanner has a glitch that rounds the suspect's getaway speed to the nearest ten.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Division facts (1-12) — the last clue
We divided the confiscated championship belts equally among the referee crew to look for hidden tracking chips.
First solve each problem. Then find each answer in the list below and cross that sentence out. One sentence will be left — that's exactly what the villain did!
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Lombardi-Mania Belt Mystery
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE FIEND DOES NOT CARRY A STEEL CHAIR"3249 + 6605 = 9854 (T) · 1399 + 2620 = 4019 (D) · 4761 + 2673 = 7434 (F) · 3831 + 3947 = 7778 (R) · 1433 + 1003 = 2436 (H) · 2643 + 1394 = 4037 (L) · 4597 + 3879 = 8476 (C) · 919 + 1118 = 2037 (N) · 1558 + 3109 = 4667 (S) · 3814 + 2660 = 6474 (O) · 4537 + 5002 = 9539 (I) · 2802 + 5514 = 8316 (E) · 3465 + 2125 = 5590 (Y) · 2774 + 4151 = 6925 (A)
- Clue 2 (Subtraction): "WE FOUND A DISCARDED RIGHT HANDED GLOVE"11487 - 2679 = 8808 (W) · 5566 - 1492 = 4074 (R) · 6827 - 463 = 6364 (G) · 7235 - 1692 = 5543 (T) · 9887 - 1740 = 8147 (N) · 4998 - 2852 = 2146 (S) · 3935 - 2307 = 1628 (V) · 5916 - 1013 = 4903 (L) · 9640 - 4578 = 5062 (H) · 7152 - 4777 = 2375 (I) · 6946 - 1472 = 5474 (O) · 8635 - 4505 = 4130 (F) · 7679 - 4060 = 3619 (A) · 9049 - 420 = 8629 (E) · 10211 - 1245 = 8966 (U) · 8486 - 4395 = 4091 (D) · 11724 - 3374 = 8350 (C)
- Clue 3 (Multiplication facts (1-12)): "FLASHY CAMERAS BLINDED THE RUNAWAY"1 × 11 = 11 (F) · 9 × 8 = 72 (T) · 2 × 11 = 22 (A) · 8 × 5 = 40 (M) · 10 × 7 = 70 (I) · 9 × 9 = 81 (N) · 12 × 11 = 132 (R) · 2 × 1 = 2 (S) · 7 × 9 = 63 (B) · 8 × 4 = 32 (C) · 7 × 6 = 42 (W) · 10 × 11 = 110 (Y) · 2 × 3 = 6 (E) · 6 × 9 = 54 (D) · 5 × 5 = 25 (U) · 1 × 9 = 9 (L) · 2 × 9 = 18 (H)
- Clue 4 (Rounding): "WE RECOVERED STRANDS OF BLONDE HAIR"Round 19 to the nearest ten = 20 (W) · Round 1,105 to the nearest hundred = 1100 (L) · Round 4,299 to the nearest hundred = 4300 (V) · Round 226 to the nearest ten = 230 (H) · Round 430 to the nearest ten = 430 (F) · Round 29 to the nearest ten = 30 (D) · Round 366 to the nearest ten = 370 (A) · Round 1,917 to the nearest thousand = 2000 (E) · Round 315 to the nearest hundred = 300 (C) · Round 126 to the nearest ten = 130 (R) · Round 92 to the nearest ten = 90 (I) · Round 9,490 to the nearest thousand = 9000 (S) · Round 1,720 to the nearest hundred = 1700 (B) · Round 1,263 to the nearest hundred = 1300 (N) · Round 3,742 to the nearest hundred = 3700 (O) · Round 2,886 to the nearest hundred = 2900 (T)
- Clue 5 (Division facts (1-12)): surviving statement (box 8) → James Cook18 ÷ 6 = 3 · 6 ÷ 3 = 2 · 81 ÷ 9 = 9 · 60 ÷ 5 = 12 · 32 ÷ 8 = 4 · 2 ÷ 2 = 1 · 50 ÷ 10 = 5 · 90 ÷ 9 = 10 · 121 ÷ 11 = 11 · 35 ÷ 5 = 7 · 72 ÷ 12 = 6
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 5 math
- Math topics
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Rounding, Division
- Reading level
- grades 5-6
- Theme
- The Lombardi-Mania Belt Mystery — set in The Gridiron Arena VIP Lounge
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects
