Being last in line isn’t losing. It’s the only spot where you can see the whole line.

Going last carries an advantage nobody counts. You have watched everybody else, seen which approaches landed, heard the questions already asked, and you can adjust in ways the first person never could. The front of the queue feels better and carries far less information.

If you end up at the back, use it rather than counting heads. Note what the earlier ones got wrong and what the room responded to, then change your version before your turn arrives. A wait used as a study period is the difference between last and late.