Rock, Paper, Scissors

Saturday 1st November 2025

Three friends, Attika, Burt and Celia, are having a rock, paper, scissors competition. They play two at a time with the third person spectating. The winner stays on, and the loser becomes the spectator. There are no draws. At the end of the day, they summarise the number of matches each had played:

• • • Attika played 10 matches;
    • Burt played 15 matches;
    • Celia played 17 matches.

    Who lost the second match?

    

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