Google - word problem my simpleton mind can't grasp: phrase is: "whoever?

Initial phrase is: "Whoever gets 2nd is going to finish 7 places above Eric"Does this mean 1st-2nd-3456789-Eric or 1st-2345678-Eric? or:Initial phrase

Initial phrase is: "Whoever gets 2nd is going to finish 7 places above Eric"
Does this mean 1st-2nd-3456789-Eric or 1st-2345678-Eric?

or:Initial phrase is: \"Whoever gets 2nd is going to finish 7 places above Eric\"Does this mean 1st-2nd-3456789-Eric or 1st-2345678-Eric?


or:i think it means 1st -2345678

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