[sumo] Re: (sumo) Yaocho Story

[Pierre Wohlleben]

Earle Jones wrote:
> I would agree with Nashikawa-san.
> 
> According to Levitt in "Freakonomics", the big non-linearity occurs  
> at the break between finishing a basho at 7-8 or 8-7 -- kachikoshi vs  
> makekoshi.
> 
> This is where the pressure would fall.  A rikishi on day 15 who  
> stands 7-7 has the most to win or lose.

It bears pointing out that, while that was true in the 1990s, it's a lot less relevant today. The "jump" from 6-9 to 7-8 or from 8-7 to 9-6 is usually at least as valuable now, and in some basho even moreso than going from MK 7-8 to KK 8-7.

Asashosakari