Wade VanLandingham

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Wade VanLandingham is a mathematician known for his involvement in the 196 Palindrome Quest. He coined the term Lychrel from a rough anagram of his girlfriend's name Cheryl. He maintains the www.p196.org website, called 196 and Other Lychrel Numbers, which gives ongoing updates on the 196 Palindrome Quest, and lots of information regarding other Lychrel Numbers. The site is collaboration of a lot of people's work, including John Walker, Tim Irving, Larry Simkins, Jason Doucette, István Bozsik, Benjamin Despres, Eric Sellers, Eric Goldstein, Vaughn Suite, Pierre-Andre Laurent and Matt Stenson.

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• Wade VanLandingham - 196 and Other Lychrel Numbers
• John Walker - Three years of computing
• Tim Irvin - About two months of computing
• Jason Doucette - World Records - 196 Palindrome Quest, Most Delayed Palindromic Number
• Benjamin Despres