Several studies have shown that musical talent is greatly influenced by genetics (http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/052; http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-do-great-musicians-have-in-common-dna/). Here is some supporting evidence.
Rank | Player | Total | %ile | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Money Value (% Incorrect): | 58 | 83 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 86 | 11 | 40 | 68 | 50 | 97 | 40 | |||
1 | Falkor23 | 572 | 98 |
15 58 |
15 83 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 86 |
15 |
15 |
15 68 |
15 |
15 97 |
15 |
2 | PeskinK | 437 | 92 |
15 58 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 86 |
15 |
15 40 |
15 68 |
15 50 |
00 |
00 |
2 | HulkaE | 437 | 92 |
15 58 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 86 |
15 |
00 |
15 68 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 40 |
4 | PenningtonJ | 380 | 87 |
15 58 |
00 |
15 |
15 29 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 68 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 40 |
5 | SorensonG | 362 | 83 |
15 58 |
15 |
15 11 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 68 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 40 |
6 | JonesRW | 349 | 80 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 29 |
00 |
15 86 |
15 |
00 |
15 68 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 |
7 | wrightk | 334 | 76 |
15 58 |
15 |
15 11 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 40 |
00 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 40 |
8 | WeikleB | 326 | 73 |
15 58 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 29 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 68 |
15 |
00 |
15 40 |
9 | Matto | 323 | 69 |
15 58 |
15 |
15 11 |
15 29 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 40 |
10 | HoH | 322 | 66 |
15 58 |
00 |
15 |
15 29 |
15 40 |
00 |
15 |
15 40 |
00 |
15 50 |
00 |
00 |
11 | ElendilPickle | 299 | 62 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
00 |
15 40 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 68 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 40 |
12 | GoodmanDL | 296 | 58 |
15 58 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 40 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 40 |
15 68 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
13 | DaviesML | 264 | 55 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 29 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 40 |
00 00 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 40 |
14 | elfm | 217 | 51 |
00 |
15 |
15 11 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 40 |
00 00 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 |
15 | ShapiroA | 206 | 46 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 29 |
15 40 |
00 |
15 11 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 40 |
15 | ConnorA | 206 | 46 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 29 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 40 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 40 |
17 | HessJa | 180 | 41 |
15 58 |
00 00 |
15 11 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 40 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
18 | GoldsteinB | 177 | 37 |
15 |
00 |
15 11 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 40 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 40 |
19 | randalleng | 166 | 33 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 |
00 |
15 40 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 40 |
20 | quarterrican | 151 | 28 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 29 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 40 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
20 | Makdeezy | 151 | 28 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 29 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 11 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 40 |
22 | AllenJ | 140 | 23 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 29 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 40 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
23 | MercureT | 125 | 17 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
15 29 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 40 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
23 | LuskT | 125 | 17 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 29 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 40 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
25 | BoulierJ | 120 | 12 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 40 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 50 |
00 00 |
00 |
26 | shesinsane | 107 | 8 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 11 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 40 |
27 | DBrick | 96 | 5 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 11 |
15 29 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 11 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
28 | RaiaB | 81 | 1 |
00 |
00 |
15 11 |
00 00 |
15 40 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
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