The true "unknown unknowns" remain to be evaluated in future CASMI contests.
Tony Travers, a long-time observer of London politics and professor at the London School of Economics, says the impact of Corbyn's campaign is the "great unknown" in the contest.
After months in which polls showed Mr. Torricelli well ahead of his relatively unknown Republican rivals, the contest has narrowed in recent weeks.
Now a genuine contest with an unknown outcome is being fought at rallies, on billboards and leaflets from Aswan to Zagazig.
Three-and-a-half-million Kiwis let out a collective sigh of relief today after Team New Zealand, an unknown quantity before today's contest, began its first defense of the America's Cup with a decisive victory over Italy's Prada Challenge in Race 1 of the 30th cup competition.
Getting the Name Out As much as it had to do with talking over issues, Mr. Lazio's tour was about getting his name and face out more -- particularly important for a relatively unknown Long Island congressman in a contest with the first lady of the United States.
Unlike the existing robotic contests in the region, including First LEGO League (FLL), National Robotics Olympiad (NRO), and Bot-Ball, the actual contest track was unknown to the participants until the contest day.
As a teenager, Mr. Choudhury won national yoga competitions in India, where such contests are not unknown -- suggesting the difficulty in making generalizations about yoga across cultures.
Mr Ignatieff, a rookie MP who had been elected in the Toronto area, joined the contest, despite being largely unknown to many Canadians.
