The Audition Circle

At a mass casting call, 2020 2020 hopefuls stand in a circle, numbered 1 1 to 2020 2020 . The director starts at number 1 1 : she spares 1 1 , cuts 2 2 , spares 3 3 , cuts 4 4 , and continues around and around the shrinking circle — always sparing one person and cutting the next — until a single hopeful remains. What number gets the part?

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