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Strange... if I remember Contest Rules, final standings base upon the number of problems solved by each team. How did your team take 2nd position? Would you mind contacting the judges? :)
By the way, I partecipated three times to regional contest. I've really had a good time. I suggest this experience to every student :)
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The way it was explained in the Imprint (UW newspaper) is that points get deducted every time an incorrect solution is submitted. So, UW's team submitted wrong answers (several times, if I remember) and lost enough points to fall be St. Petersburg.
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They apparently changed Contest Rules while I was looking somewhere else :). Well, I don't like new Rules: I think ACM Contest should answer the question: "Who can solve as many problems as possible, given 5 hours, a computer and a Judging System?". This question in some cases is supposed to mimic another question "Who is the best programming team?". In my opinion, and in that sense, Waterloo University is 1999's Contest Winner ;) | [reply] [Watch: Dir/Any] |