He's Beat the System

I weighed in for the contest this morning, and I was 2.8 pounds and 0.4% body fat down. Okay. I asked how I was doing relative to the other contestants, and The Organizer said that another contestant, we'll call him Michael, because that's his name, was in the lead this week.

Hmm, I thought, hmm.

Michael won the first week with some astounding 4% weight/body fat percent average combo loss. So that week, Michael won $10.

Last week, Michael GAINED weight and was UP 2.6% weight/body fat percent average combo loss. So Michael had to pay $5.

And this week Michael is in the lead (official results have not yet been released) and if he wins, he gets another $10.

Finished working out the math yet? Michael's up $15! If he keeps it up, he could be up $35 by the end of the competition. (assuming he doesn't gain the last week and saves himself from paying that $5)