Following close behind the three medalists in fourth, fifth and sixth
positions, also with perfect scores:
- Geoff Penman, AIDC Ltd, Sydney
- Stinson Gibner, ECT, Houston, Texas
- Roman Gaublicki, AIDC Ltd, Sydney
All of the above passed the finish line within three days of the broadcast.
Congratulations go to Mike Shilling for taking the Gold. He led the field by
13 hours.
The average score of all players was 2.92 questions correct out of 7.The
probability of a perfect score through random selection is 1:32,000 and
the probability of a zero score by random selection is 1:6.17.
Countries represented included Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Germany, Italy,
Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Taiwan, UK and USA.
23 per cent of players were bankers, 18 per cent traders, 11 per cent risk
consultants, 8 per cent mathematicians, 6 per cent brokers and 3 per cent
fund managers.
The second heat of the First Risk Olympics commence on 16 August, 1996 at
0800 GMT.
If you would like to register for the next heat of the First Risk Olympics,
please send us your registration details.
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