They were all fans of the show last year - and they come in and do whatever it takes to win.
About every four years, someone says to me, 'I've got a friend who looks exactly like you.' What can you say to this?
I read 'Crime and Punishment' years ago and don't recall the details of it, but I do retain a strong sense of the creeping paranoia and panic.
It's the time of year when the literati give advice on what we should be reading on our summer holidays. These terrifying lists often leave me appalled at my own ignorance, but also suspicious about the pretension of their advocates.