cleanup winner README.md files

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Fixed a few cases where the winner information was not properly formatted.

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# Best of Show
Nicolas Ollinger
France
Nicolas Ollinger\
France\
<https://www.univ-orleans.fr/lifo/Members/Nicolas.Ollinger/>
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A: Yes, there are types of entries that show up over and over again.
The guidelines say:
We tend to dislike programs that:
are similar to previous winners
```
We tend to dislike programs that:
are similar to previous winners
We like variety. However too often we see (please look at the winning
examples given to be aware of the level of the competition):
We like variety. However too often we see (please look at the winning
examples given to be aware of the level of the competition):
(snip)
generating small primes (below is the list of all
prime related winners)
1985/august
1988/applin
1994/weisberg
1995/makarios
1996/dalbec
2000/bellard
generating small primes (below is the list of all prime related winners)
As you can see, just a list of primes (let alone small primes)
does not cut it anymore.
1985/august
1988/applin
1994/weisberg
1995/makarios
1996/dalbec
2000/bellard
As you can see, just a list of primes (let alone small primes)
does not cut it anymore.
(snip)
entries that use some complex state machine/table to print
something
entries that use some complex state machine/table to print something
1988/isaak
1988/phillipps
1988/isaak
1988/phillipps
Unbeaten for 12 years and counting...
Unbeaten for 12 years and counting...
```
I think this is enough motivation for trying to submit a program which uses
some complex state machine/table to generate small primes and print them.