Friday Puzzler -- Next Number

Hint

Alex Y

Each term depends only on the prior one.

Re: Hint

Henry Higginbotham

4122, maybe?

Re: Hint

Henry Higginbotham

Or maybe 312211.

VERY close

That's it!

Alex Y

Nice job

312211

First answer was BC

Henry Higginbotham

Before Coffee

Re: First answer was BC

Alex Y

LOL I know the feeling, although I didn't get this one with or without the caffeine.

Re: Hint

Larry Barrett

Henry (or Alex) - please explain. I don't get this one, even with your answer.

Re: Hint

Alex Y

Each number describes the previous number. The last number in the puzzle statement , 111221, can be described as three 1s followed by two 2's, then one 1, so 312211.

A meta-sequence in a sense.