In the Westing Game how does the judge figure out that Sandy was Sam Westing?

Answer 1

Judge Ford rembers all the scars and bruises on Sam and they were all on Sandy. And Turtle kicks Barney Northrup (who is also Sam Westing) and there is a bruise in the same place but on Sandy.

Answer 2

She had kicked Barney Northrup in the morning, but Alexander McSouthers ended up having the sore shin. So then she suspected that Sandy and Barney were the same person. Also, the dead Sam Westing didn't look "dead" at all. He looked like a wax dummy, so he might as well been. And from the "four winds" in the will, Turtle discovered McSOUTHers, NORTHrup, WESTing. In the will, it says "the one who wins the windfall will find the fourth." There is also an east wind, so Turtle found out that Sandy McSouthers, Barney Northrup, Julian Eastman, and Sam Westing were all the same person. So she became Eastman's lawyer, and when she died she took all the estate he got from stock and therefore had the $200 million dollars.

Answer 3

Turtle figures out that Sandy is Sam Westing when she recognizes the limp that she gave Barney Northrup was reflected in Sandy. When she connected Barney and Sandy together, she realized that Sandy was also Sam Westing. Turtle is a very smart girl.

Answer 4

She solves the mystery by figuring out that Sandy McSOUTHers is Samuel WESTing, Barney NORTHrup, and Julian R. EASTmen. This proves that Samuel Westing just got plastic surgery to change himself and to get his revenge on his ex-wife or Mrs. Wexler. Using the clues, turtle manged to figure out his little riddle.

Answer 5

The judge figures out that Sandy was Sam Westing in "The Westing Game" when he realizes that both names are anagrams of each other. He deciphers this clue while he is playing the game and trying to solve the mystery of Sam Westing's death.