august 1952 flook

I'd like to draw some connection between the Australian-ness of the author and the Australian references in the 20/8 and 21/8 strips but nah. Also note that in the 22/8 episode, the word 'information' has been inserted into the last panel, presumably for the North American audience. I wonder what it replaced. 'Intelligence'? 

How come Flook and Rufus are allowed to compete as two members of a team, when the other countries only have one team member each?