The second will think that all these recalculations are nonsense, and that first place was unfairly taken away from him.
As a result, neither will have a feeling of complete, unconditional victory.
You see, someone will say "I won," and someone will reply, "it all depends on how you count"...
Be that as it may, there was a formula, and everyone initially saw what it produced.
Now, what has already resulted from the first stage according to that formula must be accepted as a fact. Otherwise, it's all worthless.