In a strange race, finishing second means you take the position of the person who was in first, while the original first-place runner drops to last. If there are five runners (A, B, C, D, E) and runner B overtakes runner A who is currently in first place, what position is runner A in now?
Fifth (last)
The rules state that when someone finishes second (or overtakes first to take their spot), the original first-place runner drops to last. Since there are five runners, last place is fifth.
About this riddle
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