A medium logic puzzle
You are running a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
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You took their spot, not first place.
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Second
Also accepted: 2nd, second place, 2.
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What is the answer to the riddle "You are running a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?"
The answer is Second. You took their spot, not first place.
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