Jai-Alai Question of the Week

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Question of the Week #3 - What's with those consecutive # trifectas?

(The responses to this question were lost when the Boards2Go server crashed, just as Chalk Talk made its debut.
It was reissued 18 months later as Question #81)

Hey, Tiger, take me to Question #81, please

Take a look at these trifecta finish counts from Miami's last season.

   Finish #times  Finish #times
   1-2-3    6     3-2-1   22
   2-3-4    3     4-3-2   16
   3-4-5    0     5-4-3   13
   4-5-6    3     6-5-4    3
   5-6-7    1     7-6-5    2
   6-7-8    0     8-7-6    1

Consecutive number (increasing) finishes are pretty scarce. Yet, for the same 3 numbers (decreasing), the finish count is much greater.

But wait - after you get past the 5-4-3, there IS no significant difference in the finish count.

Why?

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