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Billiards Tournament
Seven amateur billiards players gather to play a billiards tournament. The players were divided into two sections: Section A has 4 players; and Section B has 3 players. Each player played against every other player in his/her Section. With the information below, can you determine each person's section, and to whom they won and lost.
Players: Betty, Chris, Greg, Jill, John, Mary, and Tina.
1. Every player from Section B has the same win-loss record.
2. John lost all of his games.
3. Mary, who defeated Jill, won more games than exactly 5 of the players.
4. Jill lost to Greg, and Tina defeated Chris.
Players: Betty, Chris, Greg, Jill, John, Mary, and Tina.
1. Every player from Section B has the same win-loss record.
2. John lost all of his games.
3. Mary, who defeated Jill, won more games than exactly 5 of the players.
4. Jill lost to Greg, and Tina defeated Chris.
Answer
Section A:John: Lost to everyone.
Jill: Beat John, Lost to Mary and Greg.
Mary: Beat John, and Jill. Lost to Greg.
Greg: Beat everyone.
Section B:
Betty: Beat Tina. Lost to Chris.
Tina: Beat Chris. Lost to Betty.
Chris: Beat Betty. Lost to Tina.
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