Ok, thanks for the clarification.
Let me try to persuade you that it's unfair
to allow pairing up, with a scenario featuring
TedYoung (since this is his node).
Ted has performed brilliantly and is delighted to have finally
strengthened his grip on third place. He is well satisified as
he sits back and surveys the leaderboard:
3rd 107 TedYoung
4th 111 jojo
5th 114 szeryf
6th 118 pijll
7th 119 Sec
8th 122 eyepopslikeamosquito
9th 125 Jasper
Then, with one hour to go, Ted almost chokes on his celebratory
beer when the leaderboard is refreshed:
3rd 104 jojo/szeryf
4th 105 pijll/Sec
5th 106 eyepopslikeamosquito/Jasper
6th 107 TedYoung
Instead of using his fist to grab his well-earned 3rd place prize
money, he is now shaking it in fury at the six golfers
who ganged up on him. :-)
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