ATLARGE Tournament Results

JP Massar (massar_-_AT_-_wais.com)
Tue, 2 Apr 96 10:32:54 EST

As is immediately apparent, by any imaginable algorithm JP Massar was
the winner of the best all-around...

I believe the correct algorithm for determining best overall should as
follows:

For each tournament, assign the number X / (number of entries), where
X is your place finish, as a score.

Multiply all the scores for a given individual together.

The person with the smallest score is best overall.

In other words, the events are independent events. The a priori
probability of an entrant ending up in position X or better is X/N.
Whomever achieves the joint result with the lowest probability has done the
best.