Repeat the following until only one remains: Take the top two highest percentages and eliminate whichever loses the matchup between the two. The survivor is the winner.
The display percentage is used (rounded to the nearest percentage point).
Chart of matchings: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ckv8GLzjQe4/S8cBVf4WRPI/AAAAAAAAAKs/ALF_XXfpK9I/s1600/RockPaperScissorsLizardSpock_by_iamthemiggy.jpg
The following are tiebreaker rules (they also apply when there are less than 5 remaining, the numbers are just shifted.)
If there's a tie between 1/2/3 and no cycle, the one that loses against the other two is eliminated first. (if there are 5 at first, this leaves the one that beats the other two to win at the current moment but lose immediately after since every item has 2 things it wins against and 2 things it loses against, so it actually only matters what the winner is between 4/5.)
If there's a three-way cycle between 1/2/3, all three are eliminated.
If there's a tie between 2/3 or 2/3/4 or 2/3/4/5 the losers to 1 out of 2/3/... are eliminated. If there are no losers to eliminate, 1 is eliminated.
If there's a 3-way, 4-way, or 5-way tie between all remaining options, the market resolves N/A.
Example order (no ties): Rock; Scissors; Paper; Lizard; Spock
Rock vs. Scissors: Rock crushes Scissors
Rock vs. Paper: Paper covers Rock
Paper vs. Lizard: Lizard eats Paper
Lizard vs. Spock: Lizard poisons Spock
Lizard wins!
1,000
3.00edit: did it wrong see above
Spock smashes Scissors
Rock crushes Scissors
by Tiebreaker rules, Rock crushes Lizard
finally, Paper covers Rock
@jacksonpolack Damn you messed up my 342 payout on scissors lmao anyways Paper won, but check my work
oops
Spock smashes Scissors
Spock vaporises Rock
Spock is removed by Tiebreaker rules (no losers to eliminate)
finally, Lizard eats Paper
20 17 24 17 22
@ii Doing that on a question where being present when it closes probably matters a lot is not good practice...