Consider the following situation: There are N > 2 players competing for a chance to win benefits from the government of R. The rent is given to the highest bidder. The second-highest bidder gets nothing but must also spend the amount he bids. What is the likely outcome of such a situation? Where will the process stop? Is it possible that the first- and second-highest bidder could together bid more than the value of the rent? Could each of them spend more than the value of the rent? Why or why not?