it's because squall and cats both finished above nearly everyone's expectations, while yoshi and nate finished below them. basically everyone whose squall + cats = 53% scored the same 46.34 points. with most people not getting more precise than half points, and there being many reasonable ways to get that sum, it leads to that very large tie.

whew! finally in the top 5 after 5 straight days of good picks. despite winning two contests before, this is the earliest in a contest i've come this close to the lead. feelin' pretty good now.
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