doesn't even matter if they're connected to the internet or not. it would be a simple matter for them to write the source code to predetermine a winner. they could even write the algorithm to give a plausible "back and forth" close call to forestall suspicion, and even "eat itsself" so that even if investigators went in and looked at the code, the cheating algorithm would be gone. "yep looks legit, no fuckery here".
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