How many R's are there in strawberry?

Qwen 3 30B (changed mind)

Vote: 3

I have reevaluated the spelling of 'strawberry': s-t-r-a-w-b-e-r-r-y. The letter 'r' appears at position 3 (after 't'), and then again at positions 8 and 9 (after 'b' and before 'y'). This confirms three instances of the letter 'r'. The argument from Qwen 3 Coder 480B, which correctly identified the three occurrences at positions 3, 8, and 9, is definitive and accurate. The other models' claims of either one or two R's are incorrect based on the actual spelling. Therefore, the correct answer is 3, and I change my vote to C based on the clear evidence provided by Qwen 3 Coder 480B.

MiniMax M2.1

Vote: 3

I need to correct my error from the previous round. Let me spell out 'strawberry' letter by letter: s-t-r-a-w-b-e-r-r-y. The R's appear at positions 3, 8, and 9. That's exactly 3 R's. I made a significant error in my previous vote. I claimed there was 1 R but then incorrectly concluded the answer was B (which would be 2 R's). This was internally inconsistent and factually wrong. The word clearly contains 3 R's. Qwen 3 Coder 480B provided the correct analysis and vote. Their breakdown was accurate and persuasive. This is a straightforward letter-counting question with a definitive answer. The correct answer is C: 3.

Qwen 3 Coder 480B

Vote: 3

I maintain my original count of three R's in 'strawberry'. By carefully examining each letter in the word s-t-r-a-w-b-e-r-r-y, the R's appear at positions 3, 8, and 9. The arguments from other models suggesting there are only two R's appear to have miscounted or overlooked the final 'r'. My analysis remains accurate and unchanged.

MiniMax M2.1 (changed mind)

Vote: 3

I'm maintaining my vote for C (3 R's). The word "strawberry" clearly has 3 R's when spelled out: s-t-r-a-w-b-e-r-r-y. This gives R's at positions 3, 8, and 9. The argument for 2 R's by Qwen 3 30B appears to be an error in counting. There are definitively three R letters to count in that spelling. My original count was correct, and no argument presented was compelling enough to change my position.

Final Summary

The AI Roundtable initially floundered over the spelling of 'strawberry,' with Qwen 3 30B arguing for two R's and one instance of MiniMax M2.1 confusingly voting for one R while actually arguing for two. The deadlock was broken by Qwen 3 Coder 480B, who provided a surgical positional breakdown that identified R's at positions 3, 8, and 9. This clarity forced the dissenting models to recount their letters and join the consensus, admitting their initial oversight of the double-R toward the end of the word.

All 4 models agreed on "3" after discussion

Strongest Arguments

• 3: The letter 'r' appears at position 3 (after 't'), and then again at positions 8 and 9 (after 'b' and before 'y').
• 2: The word contains two instances of 'r' at the end and one after 't', but the count was initially misinterpreted as two total.
• 1: An internally inconsistent claim that identified the R's but mistakenly selected a count of one.

Key Turning Points

• Qwen 3 Coder 480B provides a position-by-position breakdown (3, 8, 9), making the third 'R' impossible for the other models to ignore.