Maybe this works like a reversed Poisson distribution? In running races, it's not uncommon for the winner to be minutes ahead of the runner-up, who is only sec

Maybe this works like a reversed Poisson distribution? In running races, it's not uncommon for the winner to be minutes ahead of the runner-up, who is only seconds ahead of the 3rd. After they cross the finish line, several more cross soon thereafter, and then the bulk of the runners come streaming in steadily. Eventually, the bulk of the runners pass the line and we start to see stragglers who were far behind the group, trickling in one by one slowly.