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Tie ballot: winner substitute consent · case 01

A tied award transfers to an unconsenting designated substitute.

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ROOT CAUSE

A tied award transfers to an unconsenting designated substitute.

THE FAILURE

A tied award transfers to an unconsenting designated substitute.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses x["winners"]; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

A toy tied-award ballot has a frozen eligible bidder roster, published ticket order, one ticket per eligible bidder, and an explicitly supplied draw index. It is deterministic: no randomness claim. Declined winners rotate to the next eligible ticket without returning the declined bidder to the draw. Named decision winner-substitute-consent: For winner substitute consent, apply the stipulated decision [x["substitutes"].get(w,w) if x["substitutes"].get(w,w) in x["consented"] else w for w in x["winners"]].

Why this case matters

Offline administrative auction model for software failure analysis.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = list(dict.fromkeys(t for t in x["tickets"] if t in x["roster"]))
    v1 = [t for t in x["tickets"] if t in x["roster"]]
    v2 = [t for t in dict.fromkeys(x["tickets"]) if t in x["roster"] and t not in x["disqualified"]]
    v3 = x["roster"][x["draw"]] if 0<=x["draw"]<len(x["roster"]) else None
    v4 = next((t for t in x["committed"] if t not in x["declined"]),None)
    v5 = max(0,x["supply"]-len(set(x["winners"])))
    v6 = list(dict.fromkeys(t for t in x["tickets"] if t in x["roster"]))==x["committed"]
    v7 = x["committed"][:x["supply"]] if x["published"] else []
    v8 = x["round"]==x["ballot_round"]
    v9 = [x["substitutes"].get(w,w) for w in x["winners"]]
    return {'one-ticket-per-bidder':v0,'roster-ticket-admission':v1,'disqualification-before-draw':v2,'draw-index-contract':v3,'declined-ticket-rotation':v4,'ballot-supply-remainder':v5,'ticket-order-commitment':v6,'publication-before-award':v7,'round-specific-ballot':v8,'winner-substitute-consent':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('unapproved substitute', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': []}, [['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a']]), ('future ballot / unapproved substitute', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 3, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': []}, [['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a']]), ('normal contract', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('future ballot', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 3, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('no declines', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': [], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('draw first', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 0, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('draw beyond roster', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 7, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('all disqualified', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('all tickets valid', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('unpublished draw', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': False, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('same round', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 2, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['winner-substitute-consent'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
unapproved substitute['z']['a']Failed
future ballot / unapproved substitute['z']['a']Failed
normal contract['z']['z']Passed
future ballot['z']['z']Passed
no declines['z']['z']Passed
draw first['z']['z']Passed
draw beyond roster['z']['z']Passed
all disqualified['z']['z']Passed
all tickets valid['z']['z']Passed
unpublished draw['z']['z']Passed
same round['z']['z']Passed

SHA-256 / 65620da36f78e6d5fab71a38110975b2b7780c3f51d16bdb87d41661bc3e0664

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = list(dict.fromkeys(t for t in x["tickets"] if t in x["roster"]))
    v1 = [t for t in x["tickets"] if t in x["roster"]]
    v2 = [t for t in dict.fromkeys(x["tickets"]) if t in x["roster"] and t not in x["disqualified"]]
    v3 = x["roster"][x["draw"]] if 0<=x["draw"]<len(x["roster"]) else None
    v4 = next((t for t in x["committed"] if t not in x["declined"]),None)
    v5 = max(0,x["supply"]-len(set(x["winners"])))
    v6 = list(dict.fromkeys(t for t in x["tickets"] if t in x["roster"]))==x["committed"]
    v7 = x["committed"][:x["supply"]] if x["published"] else []
    v8 = x["round"]==x["ballot_round"]
    v9 = x["winners"]
    return {'one-ticket-per-bidder':v0,'roster-ticket-admission':v1,'disqualification-before-draw':v2,'draw-index-contract':v3,'declined-ticket-rotation':v4,'ballot-supply-remainder':v5,'ticket-order-commitment':v6,'publication-before-award':v7,'round-specific-ballot':v8,'winner-substitute-consent':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('unapproved substitute', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': []}, [['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a']]), ('future ballot / unapproved substitute', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 3, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': []}, [['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a']]), ('normal contract', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('future ballot', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 3, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('no declines', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': [], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('draw first', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 0, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('draw beyond roster', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 7, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('all disqualified', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('all tickets valid', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('unpublished draw', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': False, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 1, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']]), ('same round', {'roster': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'tickets': ['b', 'a', 'b', 'd', 'c'], 'disqualified': ['c'], 'draw': 1, 'declined': ['b'], 'winners': ['a'], 'supply': 2, 'committed': ['b', 'a', 'c'], 'published': True, 'round': 2, 'ballot_round': 2, 'substitutes': {'a': 'z'}, 'consented': ['z']}, [['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z'], ['z']])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['winner-substitute-consent'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
unapproved substitute['a']['a']Passed
future ballot / unapproved substitute['a']['a']Passed
normal contract['a']['z']Failed
future ballot['a']['z']Failed
no declines['a']['z']Failed
draw first['a']['z']Failed
draw beyond roster['a']['z']Failed
all disqualified['a']['z']Failed
all tickets valid['a']['z']Failed
unpublished draw['a']['z']Failed
same round['a']['z']Failed

SHA-256 / e078c0dbac42c90d20ff434221ac77e91af1ce679f11319de48abbf25443fab4

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Stipulated toy auction rules, not a venue specification, financial advice, optimization claim, or live trading implementation. Nonnegative integer inputs and internally aligned list fields only. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:46:15.291137+00:00.

Case digest / c3decaa2137f28d2c8ddc67a07c4e8aef521ca10a7aabe60c76af98018f6e2d5