PASCAL 2020 Problem 23

Ali, Bea, Che, and Deb compete in a checkers tournament. Each player plays each other player exactly once. At the end of each game, either the two players tie or one player wins and the other player loses. A player earns 5 points for a win, 0 points for a loss, and 2 points for a tie. Exactly how many of the following final point distributions are possible?

Player Points Player Points Player Points Player Points
Ali 15 Ali 10 Ali 15 Ali 12
Bea 7 Bea 10 Bea 5 Bea 10
Che 4 Che 4 Che 5 Che 5
Deb 2 Deb 4 Deb 2 Deb 0

Answer Choices
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4