Great question. I got it wrong - I correctly followed the logic of the script but had too little understanding of how ROWCOUNT gets set. Good stuff to know (and study!).
Thanks,
webrunner
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A SQL query walks into a bar and sees two tables. He walks up to them and asks, "Can I join you?"
Ref.: http://tkyte.blogspot.com/2009/02/sql-joke.html