3.1.3.3 Comments

The BBC , because of a personal contact with Mike O' Carroll ( who was in fact the Deputy Rector of Sunderland University ), chose the O'Carroll formula.
At the first Superstars programme they had already programmed the names and weights of the contestants into a computer and as soon as the contestant had lifted what he could, this was also added. The computer then printed out the adjusted lifts and the winner was chosen.

What happened was that the British public enjoyed the programme but did not understand how the weightlifters event was decided. So after one week, the BBC
chose the first model which I have called Superstars

This formula favours the bigger stronger man and so is not the fairest. The other models have tried to take many factors into account and in that sense are fairer

. So which is the best?