World Draft
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Daily World Draft: Thursday, September 3, 2026

Five pools were locked for this UTC date. These are the exact bundled candidate choices used by the Daily Challenge; no names or outcomes were added after the fact.

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Five locked draft decisions

Round 01 · Reserve President

Politicians · Germany

Planning signal: this category has its strongest listed role fit in President. Preserve specialists until the cabinet needs them.

  • Angela Merkel
  • Olaf Scholz
  • Helmut Kohl
  • Otto von Bismarck
  • Willy Brandt
  • Konrad Adenauer
Round 02 · Reserve Vice President

Athletes · Japan

Planning signal: this category has its strongest listed role fit in General. Preserve specialists until the cabinet needs them.

  • Naomi Osaka
  • Shohei Ohtani
  • Ichiro Suzuki
  • Yuzuru Hanyu
  • Homare Sawa
  • Hideki Matsui
Round 03 · Reserve General

Chefs · Japan

Planning signal: this category has its strongest listed role fit in President. Preserve specialists until the cabinet needs them.

  • Jiro Ono
  • Yoshihiro Murata
  • Seiji Yamamoto
  • Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Masaharu Morimoto
  • Nobu Matsuhisa
Round 04 · Reserve Propaganda Minister

Athletes · Brazil

Planning signal: this category has its strongest listed role fit in General. Preserve specialists until the cabinet needs them.

  • Pelé
  • Ronaldo
  • Ronaldinho
  • Neymar
  • Ayrton Senna
  • Marta
Round 05 · Reserve Treasurer

Politicians · Brazil

Planning signal: this category has its strongest listed role fit in President. Preserve specialists until the cabinet needs them.

  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
  • Jair Bolsonaro
  • Dilma Rousseff
  • Fernando Henrique Cardoso
  • Getúlio Vargas
  • Juscelino Kubitschek
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This archive records the puzzle inputs. It does not claim a single “correct” cabinet, a retroactive winning score, or a real-world evaluation of any candidate. Compare category strengths with the cabinet role guide, then test the current shared mission.

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