Timeline for Was Prim's selection rigged?
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| Dec 18, 2021 at 14:53 | comment | added | josh allen | I do think it is worth noting the statistical improbability of choosing 2 people from the same family. There are slight inferences that the selection system may not be totally legit. But I don't think this can apply to Prim, because if they wanted Katniss in the games, they could have simply rigged it to choose her. What purpose would anyone have to fix the selection in order to select Prim? Maybe they thought Prim would be an easy target? That's the only reasoning that would fit, but it seems like a stretch. | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 9:16 | vote | accept | Kaz Wolfe | ||
| Mar 20, 2015 at 23:58 | vote | accept | Kaz Wolfe | ||
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| Mar 6, 2015 at 21:03 | comment | added | kaine | @randal'thor I remember her speculating that about the 75th Hunger Games (or later) in retaliation for her actions in the 74th. That being said I don't have the book on me either. | |
| Mar 4, 2015 at 23:37 | comment | added | Rand al'Thor♦ | Katniss does speculate somewhere about Prim's selection being rigged (while she's thinking of different members of the same family often being selected, a la Cashmere and Gloss). Unfortunately I haven't got the books to hand, so I can't back this up with an exact quote! | |
| Mar 2, 2015 at 21:44 | comment | added | phantom42 | @Liath It's the Tessera. | |
| Mar 2, 2015 at 21:25 | comment | added | gowenfawr | Yes, Katniss had a higher chance of being chosen, because she did sign up for more tickets in return for food. However, because any single ticket is equally likely to be selected compared to any other single ticket, her higher chances do not negate Prim's chance... | |
| Mar 2, 2015 at 21:14 | comment | added | Liath | I'm sure there's some mechanism where you can name your name in multiple times for more food rations? If anything I believe there was more chance Katniss would be chosen | |
| Mar 2, 2015 at 20:50 | history | answered | gowenfawr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |