Tournament no. 12
25 October 2026
The measure
Players were told: eight countries, ranked by a plain count. The secret was Which has more neighbouring countries by land?
The eight, in order
- China14
- Brazil10
- Austria8
- Ethiopia6
- Peru5
- Pakistan4
- Finland3
- Ecuador2
Source: Wikipedia, List of countries and territories by number of land borders
How the bracket went
- Quarter-final: Ethiopia beat Ecuador
- Quarter-final: Brazil beat Pakistan
- Quarter-final: China beat Peru
- Quarter-final: Austria beat Finland
- Semi-final: Brazil beat Ethiopia
- Semi-final: China beat Austria
- Final: China beat Brazil