No. of stations to be eliminated | Possible combinations | No. of simulations | Approximate time of simulation (hours) |
1 | 16 | 1920 | 0.3 |
2 | 120 | 14,400 | 2.25 |
3 | 560 | 67,200 | 10.5 |
4 | 1820 | 218,400 | 34 |
5 | 4368 | 524,160 | 81 |
6 | 8008 | 960,960 | 150 |
7 | 11,440 | 1,372,800 | 214 |
8 | 12,870 | 1,544,400 | 241 |