Five students named Fred, Gail, Henry, Iggy, and Joan are seated around a circular table in that order. To decide who goes first in a game, they play “countdown”. Henry starts by saying ‘34’, with Iggy saying ‘33’. If they continue to count down in their circular order, who will eventually say ‘1’?
(A) Fred (B) Gail (C) Henry (D) Iggy (E) Joan
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