50 places. That's a relief - I can put the feet up!!
So how did ye hear about this? Not that I'm doubting your veracity for a moment.
At least it brings the odds up from 0.5% to 1.0%.
Personally I can't quite 'get my head around' the numbers of applicants. The tests are still going on for a few days and I did mine on the 1st Sept. Even as I was in the queue to get into my test I was thinking this is a lot of people to get picked from i.e. being in the top 25 out of say 100-125 is pretty good. As it is you really need to come top out of each group of 165. Not easy at all...