On one of the other threads, gh15 wrote that "they" wanted Phil to win. On another thread a few days ago, there was a photo of Jay and all the discussion that followed was that he was unbeatable and would win. So, I'm wondering if there could have been some "backdoor" deal, wherein Jay is paid more than the first prize $$$ after the contest to let Phil win. And then he'd get second place. Jay is experienced enough to know how to screw up his body at the last minute to lose. This would all be tantamount to a boxer taking a dive. I don't know enough about top level bodybuilding politics and business to know if this is absurd, but on the other hand, I work in the financial world where I do know anything is possible.