require 'pp' class Array def shuffle!( ) each_index {|i| j = rand(i+1); self[i], self[j] = self[j], self[i]} end def shuffle( ) self.dup.shuffle! end end lists = (1..6).inject( [] ) { |m,o| m << [] } ( 1..50 ).to_a.shuffle.each { |x| lists[ rand(6) ] << x } target = Integer( rand( 50 ) + 1 ) pp lists list_no = nil lists.each_index { |i| list_no = i if lists[i].any? { |x| x == target } } puts "#{target} is in list #{list_no}"