"No," she frowns. "It's not really a fact, more like a statistic. There's no rule about it that I've ever heard, but a new Tribute will always be up against dozens who've been through the Arena before. There's nothing to blame Jason for. You still made it farther than nearly everyone else in the Arena."

She glances around, spots one of Seven's Avoxes and requests a cup of tea.

"And with Tony out of the Arena, the tabloids can finally stop gossiping about the Gamemakers having a prejudice."