Read the following paragraph and answer the question. Give ONLY the answer, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Answer: <most likely answer, as short as possible>.

Paragraph: Knowing that between 1/4 and 1/3 of the room passed made me appreciate passing all the more . The passers were all given a contestant application to fill out ( including a page of " No , I ' ve never had lunch with Meredith Vieira " - type questions ) and we had our pictures taken .

Question: What is the reason that Knowing that between 1/4 and 1/3 of the room passed made me appreciate passing all the more ?
I passed when a large majority did not .
Seeing others fail made the success more rewarding.