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CEMC Galois, 2005

Combinatorics Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Prove it Canada

In a game, after Omar has placed his second last tile, the grid appears as shown below. Starting with the partially completed game shown, give a final placement of tiles for which Omar scores more points than Emilia. (You do not have to give a strategy, simply fill in the final grid.)

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