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TOURNAMENTS 101
A Primer for Innovators
To illustrate the nuts and bolts of a tournament, consider the reality television show American Idol. One of the most popular shows on TV, it has attracted an audience of over 30 million people and has been replicated around the globe. Every season, it starts with a tour of a handful of American cities, where tens of thousands of wannabe stars audition in front of juries. Only about a hundred from each city get a second audition, this time in front of a larger jury. That group is then winnowed down to forty, who head to Hollywood. There, each performs a song from a given list and another of his or her choice ...
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