A hundred participants entered a Spell Bee Contest. Rounds were held with 2 participants competing against each other in every round. After each round, the loser of the round gets eliminated from the contest and the winner of the round continues in the game. If none of the rounds resulted in a tie/draw, how many rounds were played to decide the final winner ?

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A hundred participants entered a Spell Bee Contest. Rounds were held with 2 participants competing against each other in every round. After each round, the loser of the round gets eliminated from the contest and the winner of the round continues in the game. If none of the rounds resulted in a tie/draw, how many rounds were played to decide the final winner ?

A100

B101

C98

D99

Answer:

D. 99

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