[EricH]

Originally Posted by dellagd

Is "Car Nack Predicts" A tradition on chief delphi? Does anyone know the story behind it?

Yes it is. I can't say I know the story, though. Son of Car Nack might know. (Or you could ask Car Nack himself--I'd look for him at Midwest.)

Leeland, Car Nack has been known to play games with wording before. Every word is deliberately chosen. I believe one of the predictions from last year had a very similar wording, regarding 6 robots on a bridge (not specifying whether all 6 were on one bridge, 3 were on 2, or 2-2-2--one of the three could not happen, while the other two happened quite frequently.)

As such, Car Nack can be shown correct, even if only one robot makes a climb to the top. All three robots on an alliance scored 30 climb points, even though only one robot scored them. If all three robots each score 30... well, that's a lot harder to do, and I suspect there might be one. Either way, Car Nack gets this one right, pending further clarification from the camel herder of the Endless Sands.