Mr. Anderson proposed this Condorcet example - <46: A, (B & C tied) <6: B, A, C <4: B, C, A <44: C, B, A which produces A>C>B>A -- a circular tie . Using Subj: [EM] Condorcet Tie Breaker Instant Runoffs Date: Sun, Mar 31, 1996 2:52 AM EDT, B loses by having the lowest number of first choice votes (10). Thus, A beats C 52 to 48.