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  "id": 14627,
  "title": "Tied position ranking question?",
  "url": "/competitions/facebook-recruiting-iv-human-or-bot/discussion/14627",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2015-06-09T00:52:15.570Z",
  "votes": 1,
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  "content": "<p>This is only my 3rd competition here so I apologize if this is answered elsewhere. I noticed I am ranked 8 on the private LB but tied exactly with the number 7 person. It doesn't really bother&nbsp;me that much but what if this was a tie for 3 or 4 in a competition with prize money or someone who just missed out on the top 10 (and potential Master status) because of a tie.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Can someone please elaborate on how ties are broken on the private LB?</p>",
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      "id": "81295",
      "postDate": "06/09/2015 00:52:15",
      "content": "<p>This is only my 3rd competition here so I apologize if this is answered elsewhere. I noticed I am ranked 8 on the private LB but tied exactly with the number 7 person. It doesn't really bother&nbsp;me that much but what if this was a tie for 3 or 4 in a competition with prize money or someone who just missed out on the top 10 (and potential Master status) because of a tie.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Can someone please elaborate on how ties are broken on the private LB?</p>",
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      "id": "81296",
      "postDate": "06/09/2015 00:58:46",
      "content": "<p>Previous competitions would favor the entry submitted first.</p>\n<p>Edit:&nbsp;</p>\n<p>[quote=Rules]</p>\n<p>RESOLVING TIES<br>A tie between two or more valid and identically ranked submissions will be resolved in favour of the tied submission that was submitted first.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>",
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    {
      "id": "81301",
      "postDate": "06/09/2015 02:07:29",
      "content": "<p>If the decimal places could display more, you might see the difference I guess.&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": 81296,
      "author_name": "jasontam",
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      "post_date": "06/09/2015 00:58:46",
      "content": "<p>Previous competitions would favor the entry submitted first.</p>\n<p>Edit:&nbsp;</p>\n<p>[quote=Rules]</p>\n<p>RESOLVING TIES<br>A tie between two or more valid and identically ranked submissions will be resolved in favour of the tied submission that was submitted first.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>",
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    {
      "id": 81301,
      "author_name": "weimin",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/09/2015 02:07:29",
      "content": "<p>If the decimal places could display more, you might see the difference I guess.&nbsp;</p>",
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