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?