I had several interesting conversations in the last 24 hours about the math involving entrants on the Day 2's of the Series. Surprisingly there is a wide range of opinions about these numbers.
The basic formula we are talking about is this:
Day 1A survivors + Day 1B survivors = Day 2A combined field
Day 1C survivors + Day 1D survivors = Day 2B combined field
Which works out in actual numbers to this:
636 + 615 = 1,251
1026 + 1352 = 2,378
This all comes about because the starting fields for Days 1A & 1B were much smaller than for Days 1C & 1D.
The question is: Are players at any disadvantage starting their Day 2 with a field of 1,250 or 2,378 and if so, why?
What surprised me is that some of the same "mathematical" reasoning goes into arguments that either of the two fields gives some hidden and unfair advantage to the players in that flight. Here are a few of the "facts" I have heard:
