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If I had 1000 figurines, and the guesses were: 1 2 999 4 999 6 7 8 999 998 11 ,
The 1st prize would go to entry #3 (999) and 2nd prize would go to entry #9 (999)
My question about your winning method is why the 2nd prize would go to entry #9, not to #5 ?