That's my output: C wins: ['B', 'D', 'A', 'C'] C wins: ['D', 'B', 'A', 'C'] I'm running Python 2.4.1 under Gentoo Linux. Maybe it's related only to a certain version? Sorin Schwimmer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com