Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 15:59:09 07/24/03
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On July 24, 2003 at 17:56:38, Edwin Wigmore wrote: >On July 24, 2003 at 17:29:00, Dan Simmons wrote: > >>The big surprise would have been if a version of the King engine DIDN'T win. Of >>the thirteen competitors, twelve had a serious chance to win. Of these twelve, >>five(!) were a version of the King whereas each other engine was represented >>only once. If one may be so bold as to assume that all twelve are fairly >>equivalent in skill, then the King (whatever version) had a five-fold greater >>chance of winning than any other engine. > >If it weren't for the fact that the King engine took the top three places I >might be inclined to agree with you. > >True, there was five different entries for the same engine, but that is >irrelevant given the top three standings. No, he's right. Take 25 people and give them all a penny. Tell them to flip it 100 times and count the number of heads. Take one person and give them a dime. Tell them to flip it 100 times and count the number of heads. Take one person and give them a quarter. Tell them to flip it 100 times and count the number of heads. Take one person and give them a nickel. Tell them to flip it 100 times and count the number of heads. One of the penny people will have the most. One of the penny people will have the least. Probably, most of the top and most of the bottom entries will be penny people.
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