CodeChef August 2010 Cook-Off Results

Posted by basil on August 21st, 2010 Filed in Contests View Comments

Hi guys,

The August 2010 CookOff, our second short contest format has come to a very exciting end. We’ve seen some superb competition in this contest with our first accepted solution coming in less than 5 minutes! Our five course meal has now been fully devoured and we hope you all enjoyed it!

First and foremost we would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to our cooks for the night, Zac Friggstad and David Stolp, our extremely talented problem setter, tester and moderators. You guys did an awesome job!

For all those wondering what a cupcake baking tin is, here’s a picture.
And here’s a quote by Pieguy himself:
“A cupcake baking tin is a large piece of metal with a number of round indentations that can hold batter. When filled with batter and placed in an appropriately hot oven for an appropriate amount of time, a delicious treat emerges, which is cooled and often covered with frosting before serving (and makes a far better treat than muffins).
Of course, no picture could describe some of the non-planar monstrosities in the test cases.”

Here are the top 20 best performers of the August Cook-Off:

Tomek Czajka
ChenGaoyuan
Oleg
Ivan Mistreanu
Egor Kulikov
Tanaeem
Venkatesh
Mark Greve
Iqram Mahmud
Kungfu Panda
Stepan Palamarchuk
Seyed Hamed Valizadeh Toosi
Niyaz Nigmatullin
Tomaz Hocevar
Anton Lunyov
Tasnim Imran Sunny
Arijit Banerjee
Nikolay Kurtov
Anil Kishore
Carlos Joa

Take a look at the contest rankings here: http://www.codechef.com/rankings/COOK02

At the end of the contest the total submissions are as follows:

1) Arranging the Appetizers: 140 successful submissions

2) Backup Functions: 6 successful submissions

3) Baking Cupcakes: 6 successful submissions

4) Cleaning Up: 172 successful submissions

5) Fetching Cooking Tools: 36 successful submissions

Contest Statistics:

Length of Contest	Unique Participants	Total Number of Submissions	User who have solved at least one problem
2.5 hours	231	1015	181

Country	Total Participants	Average Score per User
IN	166	1.25
Rest of World	65	2.35

Congratulations guys! We look forward to seeing all of you participating in the September 2010 Challenge that starts in only 10 days.

Check out the contest problem editorials here.

We say this time and again, and we’re saying this once again. We really value your feedback so if there is anything you would like to let us know regarding this contest then do let us know by either commenting below this blog post or by sending in an email to feedback@codechef.com.

Cheers,
Basil

P.S. Winners of the contest will be contacted on Tuesday (24th August).

Chen Gaoyuan

Very good problems!
The contest is exciting and I love it.
5 problems in 2.5 hours is appropriate.
Chen Gaoyuan

Very good problems!
The contest is exciting and I love it.
5 problems in 2.5 hours is appropriate.
Anil Kishore

Perfect mix of problems this time. Loved them all, and thanks for the quick editorial
Anil Kishore

Perfect mix of problems this time. Loved them all, and thanks for the quick editorial
Kumar Anurag

Can i submit the solution to these problems any where else like in Practise Area. pls provide the link….
Kumar Anurag

Can i submit the solution to these problems any where else like in Practise Area. pls provide the link….
http://www.codechef.com Basil (Admin)

You can solve the problem in the Practice Area now. As per their difficulty levels, you will find the problems in the Easy, Medium and Hard sections.
http://www.codechef.com Basil (Admin)

You can solve the problem in the Practice Area now. As per their difficulty levels, you will find the problems in the Easy, Medium and Hard sections.
govardhan gopi

Why dont you conduct two cook-offs and a long challenge in a month. Its really been exciting with cook-offs
govardhan gopi

Why dont you conduct two cook-offs and a long challenge in a month. Its really been exciting with cook-offs
Kumar Anurag

@govardhan , I agree with u…
Kumar Anurag

@govardhan , I agree with u…
govardhan gopi

hey guys did anyone get change in your rating after the solving yesterday’s cook-off problems. I think cook-off does not contribute in rating. I did nt get any change in my rating .. !!
govardhan gopi

hey guys did anyone get change in your rating after the solving yesterday’s cook-off problems. I think cook-off does not contribute in rating. I did nt get any change in my rating .. !!
Anup

Cook-off’s are a part of an experiment that we are trying out based on the feedback that we have received from you all. Based on the response we shall be deciding on the how often we shall be having them in future.
Tijo

Cook-Offs are contests right? So, why there is no change in the rating, based on the points? Or, is it just that only the monthly challenges are the only ratings changer?
Tijo

Cook-Offs are contests right? So, why there is no change in the rating, based on the points? Or, is it just that only the monthly challenges are the only ratings changer?
pdwd

I think that cook-offs should have a separate rating system. It’s good not only to gain points but to lose them too.
pdwd

I think that cook-offs should have a separate rating system. It’s good not only to gain points but to lose them too.
Anup

We agree that the Cook-Off’s should have a separate rating system. However we started the Cook-Off’s as an experiment and we are still playing around with the format. Once we make it a regular event, we will take the rating aspect into consideration with all possibilities. However clubbing the two different formats into one rating system does not seem a fair thing to do. We shall certainly consider your feedback while implementing a rating system for the short contests.
Tijo

Yeah. That is true. And one more doubt.

There are some practice problems like

http://www.codechef.com/problems/KC01
http://www.codechef.com/problems/KC03
http://www.codechef.com/problems/KC201

which has points written on top of it. What does this points exactly do?
Tijo

Yeah. That is true. And one more doubt.

There are some practice problems like

http://www.codechef.com/problems/KC01
http://www.codechef.com/problems/KC03
http://www.codechef.com/problems/KC201

which has points written on top of it. What does this points exactly do?
Anup

Those problems belong to our PEER section. Read more about the same here: http://blog.codechef.com/2010/03/26/practice-problems-added-2/.

They are problems hosted for external contests where Codechef is used only as a platform. Each of those contests can have its own rules and these Points are related to that individual contest.
Anonymouse

As you have said in the post, you would contact winners in 24th August. But there is no sign yet. Will the contact be via email?
Anonymouse

As you have said in the post, you would contact winners in 24th August. But there is no sign yet. Will the contact be via email?
http://www.codechef.com Basil (Admin)

Hi,

All the winners of the Cook-Off were contacted on Tuesday (August 24th) on the email address they have mentioned on their user profile.

In case you haven’t yet received the email then it may have gone into your spam box.

You can contact us directly by sending in an email to harsh@codechef.com.

This would be easier if we knew your name.

Regards,
Basil
http://www.codechef.com Basil (Admin)

Hi,

All the winners of the Cook-Off were contacted on Tuesday (August 24th) on the email address they have mentioned on their user profile.

In case you haven’t yet received the email then it may have gone into your spam box.

You can contact us directly by sending in an email to harsh@codechef.com.

This would be easier if we knew your name.

Regards,
Basil
jinesh mehta

best of luck to everyone trying next time (y)
jinesh mehta

best of luck to everyone trying next time (y)
Tojo

Thanks jinesh
Tojo

Thanks jinesh

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