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HOTELS
RANK	SEARCH ENGINE	POINTS
1	Iwon	40	} 2-way tie
1	Yahoo	40	}
3	Google	30	} 2-way tie
3	Lycos	30	}
5	MSN	25	} 2-way tie
5	AltaVista	25	}
7	Netscape	20	} 2-way tie
7	Snap	20	}
9	Excite	10
10	Direct Hit	5
11	Ask Jeeves	0

AIRLINES
RANK	SEARCH ENGINE	POINTS
1	Snap	75
2	Direct Hit	70
3	AltaVista	65
4	MSN	60	} 2-way tie
4	Google	60	}
6	Lycos	50	} 2-way tie
6	Ask Jeeves	50	}
8	Yahoo	40	} 2-way tie
8	Iwon	40	}
10	Excite	20
11	Netscape	10

CRUISE LINES
RANK	SEARCH ENGINE	POINTS
1	Google	55
2	MSN	50	} 2-way tie
2	Snap	50	}
4	Netscape	40	} 2-way tie
4	Direct Hit	40	}
6	Yahoo	30	} 2-way tie
6	AltaVista	30	}
8	Ask Jeeves	25
9	Lycos	20	} 2-way tie
9	Iwon	20	}
10	Excite	0

RENTAL CARS
RANK	SEARCH ENGINE	POINTS
1	Snap	80
2	Iwon	70
3	Direct Hit	60
4	AltaVista	55
5	Yahoo	50	} 3-way tie
5	MSN	50	}
5	Ask Jeeves	50	}
8	Google	35
9	Lycos	20	} 2-way tie
9	Excite	20	}
10	Netscape	0

AIRLINE TICKETS
RANK	SEARCH ENGINE	POINTS
1	MSN	60
2	Google	40
3	AltaVista	30
4	Ask Jeeves	20	} 3-way tie
4	Direct Hit	20	}
4	Snap	20	}
7	Iwon	10	} 4-way tie
7	Lycos	10	}
7	Netscape	10	}
7	Yahoo	10	}
11	Excite	5