Of the 115 top testers who participated, around half had taken the tests two to six times. Five of them had even taken 20 tests or more. But 15 had passed the civil service exam on their first try.
綜觀與會的 115 位「狀元」中，約半數參加過 2 到 6 次的國家考試，有 5 位甚至參加過 20 次以上，但也有 15 位是第一次參加國家考試即高中榜首。