Win some, lose more

14th June 2002, 1:00am

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Win some, lose more

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In a hockey competition, four teams were to play each other once. After some of the matches were played, most of the information in the table containing the results was accidentally deleted: In the competition 2 points were awarded for a win, and 1 point for a draw. The hockey table below was finally reached at from the information, but what was the score in each match played? Answer next week.

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