Shenanigans in Minecraft's Java PRNGs in the speedrun community ...

[Jim Cheetham]

https://screenrant.com/minecraft-dream-speedrun-cheat-fake-record-moderator-code/
"... Dream was known for holding multiple world records speedrunning
Minecraft. However, the Minecraft Speedrunning Team has concluded that
Dream had been cheating during his recent speedruns due to his
"one-in-a-thousand luck" when acquiring rare items necessary to complete
the game in the time he did. The items in question are Ender Pearls, which
are obtained randomly by bartering with Piglins, and Blaze Rods, which can
only be dropped by killing Blazes. In a 14-minute video and 29-page
analysis PDF, the Minecraft Speedrunning Team outlines how Dream's
so-called luck is far beyond feasible and is much higher than any other
speedrunner's by a suspiciously wide margin."

https://mcspeedrun.com/dream.pdf - statistical analysis of the speedrun
performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MYw9LcLCb4
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