Answer: Five Differences at the County-Fair Pie Table

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The two county-fair pie-judging panels contain five visible changes.

The Answer

The correct answer is: five changes involving the apron pocket, center entry number, center pie lattice, pitcher handle, and ribbon tails.

Here is why

1. The man’s apron pocket is square in panel A and rounded in panel B.
2. The center Mixed Berry entry card reads 24 in A and 29 in B.
3. The center pie uses a different number and spacing of lattice strips.
4. The enamel pitcher handle is on the left in A and on the right in B.
5. The pointed notches at the bottoms of the prize ribbons differ between the panels.

Why people miss it

The same people, signs, tablecloth, and three pies make the panels feel identical until the eye checks small shapes and numbers.

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