Winner srach (tweaky bird and pushy cat 21)
Wiring - Statistics
This page was generated on 08-May-2008 at 12:29 AM.
1000 Node Challenge
These are the best entries submitted before 6PM ET on Tuesday that are less than 1000 nodes in length.
| score | result | time | date | length | title, author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 15484.38 | 154602.00 | 36.14 | Tue 17:59 | 927 | Uss, tc |
| #2 | 15484.49 | 154602.00 | 36.21 | Tue 17:54 | 931 | node speed 2, YC |
| #3 | 15485.24 | 154602.00 | 36.71 | Tue 17:56 | 931 | M&M_262, MikeR |
| #4 | 15485.39 | 154602.00 | 36.80 | Tue 17:53 | 931 | node speed, YC |
| #5 | 15485.53 | 154602.00 | 36.89 | Tue 17:55 | 931 | M&M_259, MikeR |
| #6 | 15485.72 | 154602.00 | 37.02 | Tue 17:57 | 931 | super speed 2, YC |
| #7 | 15485.81 | 154602.00 | 37.07 | Tue 17:49 | 931 | super speed, YC |
| #8 | 15485.88 | 154602.00 | 37.11 | Tue 17:56 | 931 | super speed 1, YC |
| #9 | 15485.90 | 154602.00 | 37.12 | Tue 17:59 | 934 | aam333, Abhisek Ukil |
| #10 | 15485.93 | 154602.00 | 37.15 | Tue 17:54 | 931 | node speed 3, YC |
| #11 | 15486.03 | 154602.00 | 37.22 | Tue 17:58 | 925 | imported solution, David Jones |
| #12 | 15486.13 | 154602.00 | 37.27 | Tue 17:54 | 931 | M&M_258, MikeR |
| #13 | 15486.39 | 154602.00 | 37.44 | Tue 17:53 | 931 | node speed 1, YC |
| #14 | 15487.01 | 154532.00 | 41.04 | Tue 17:56 | 954 | Time XXV, Fel |
| #15 | 15487.73 | 154602.00 | 37.62 | Tue 17:55 | 964 | go zerg, Fabio Carnevale |
| #16 | 15487.95 | 154602.00 | 37.76 | Tue 17:58 | 964 | go3, Fabio Carnevale |
| #17 | 15488.39 | 154602.00 | 38.02 | Tue 17:59 | 955 | go zerg213, Fabio Carnevale |
| #18 | 15488.47 | 154602.00 | 38.07 | Tue 17:58 | 958 | fo4, Fabio Carnevale |
| #19 | 15489.00 | 154602.00 | 38.38 | Tue 17:58 | 964 | go2, Fabio Carnevale |
| #20 | 15489.69 | 154532.00 | 42.29 | Tue 17:59 | 948 | imported solution !, David Jones |
| #21 | 15490.12 | 154602.00 | 39.01 | Tue 17:58 | 967 | aam40, Abhisek Ukil |
| #22 | 15493.54 | 154602.00 | 40.81 | Tue 17:47 | 945 | n30, Abhisek Ukil |
| #23 | 15493.55 | 154602.00 | 40.82 | Tue 17:56 | 945 | M&M_261, MikeR |
| #24 | 15493.62 | 154602.00 | 40.86 | Tue 17:55 | 945 | Are you a tweaker? - 2, DrSeuss |
| #25 | 15493.73 | 154602.00 | 40.91 | Tue 17:47 | 945 | Work does this, when?, David Jones |
Saturday Leap
This listing shows how much each entry that took the lead on Saturday improved on the previous top score.
| change | time | title, author |
|---|---|---|
| 34.1496 | 14:21 | optimal, David Jones |
| 32.8574 | 20:11 | Clean, YC |
| 22.3185 | 14:22 | optimal 4, David Jones |
| 18.8192 | 20:30 | Tre9, Jim |
| 12.8931 | 18:13 | GDTP, YC |
| 8.0108 | 20:18 | Tre, Jim |
| 6.6274 | 13:50 | optimized more with shortcircuit >1000, David Jones |
| 6.6213 | 13:26 | optimized more with shortcircuit <2000, David Jones |
| 4.7091 | 18:21 | GDTP3, YC |
| 4.1783 | 20:44 | Tre24, Jim |
| 2.3024 | 18:30 | GDTP5, YC |
| 1.6561 | 14:07 | Donate your brain to Science, DrSeuss |
| 1.6355 | 20:51 | Tre28, Jim |
| 1.5825 | 14:28 | Give David The Prize, DrSeuss |
| 1.5624 | 20:51 | Tre29, Jim |
| 1.2721 | 20:21 | Yea Random, Jim |
| 1.2590 | 20:37 | Tre18, Jim |
| 1.1700 | 12:53 | sun 12, srach |
| 0.8319 | 20:26 | Tre6, Jim |
| 0.7255 | 12:18 | Dr. Tweak, David Jones |
| 0.6864 | 06:40 | Do you know the way to San Jose?, DrSeuss |
| 0.5400 | 20:39 | Tre20, Jim |
| 0.4680 | 20:36 | Tre16, Jim |
| 0.1120 | 20:44 | Tre25, Jim |
| 0.0548 | 22:17 | Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat, DrSeuss |
| 0.0114 | 13:42 | sun 16, srach |
Best Per Phase
The top 25 contestant's best entry in each phase.
Top contestants during darkness
| contestant | date | score | result | time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Jones | Thu 11:26 | 14483 | 144058.00 (cyc: 47, node: 4573) | 43 |
| 2 | Nick Howe | Thu 11:57 | 16810 | 167943.00 (cyc: 15, node: 2576) | 21 |
| 3 | Claus Still | Thu 11:56 | 18314 | 178520.00 (cyc: 33, node: 1226) | 81 |
| 4 | Steve Hoelzer | Thu 11:59 | 18426 | 184114.00 (cyc: 16, node: 975) | 20 |
| 5 | nathan q | Thu 09:15 | 18647 | 185961.00 (cyc: 31, node: 2313) | 39 |
| 6 | Alfonso Nieto-Castanon | Thu 06:08 | 18792 | 187382.00 (cyc: 49, node: 2669) | 26 |
| 7 | Fabio Carnevale | Thu 11:05 | 18967 | 179592.00 (cyc: 6, node: 1840) | 93 |
| 8 | Schwabenpower | Thu 11:56 | 20046 | 200267.00 (cyc: 9, node: 1586) | 33 |
| 9 | Michael | Thu 11:54 | 20119 | 200858.00 (cyc: 8, node: 1285) | 41 |
| 10 | DreadNox | Thu 11:59 | 20847 | 208278.00 (cyc: 16, node: 770) | 27 |
| 11 | marquito | Thu 09:07 | 22254 | 222369.00 (cyc: 22, node: 1266) | 9 |
| 12 | Jeff Bezaire | Thu 11:49 | 23274 | 230232.00 (cyc: 45, node: 1226) | 70 |
| 13 | Will | Wed 18:27 | 23916 | 239035.00 (cyc: 15, node: 707) | 17 |
| 14 | drdaze | Thu 11:27 | 24228 | 242215.00 (cyc: 9, node: 1016) | 15 |
| 15 | Abhisek Ukil | Thu 11:28 | 25436 | 251515.00 (cyc: 17, node: 2250) | 74 |
| 16 | christian ylämäki | Thu 11:52 | 26479 | 264724.00 (cyc: 11, node: 940) | 11 |
| 17 | Carlos Prieto | Thu 11:44 | 27921 | 279145.00 (cyc: 11, node: 863) | 14 |
| 18 | JamesT | Wed 15:31 | 27974 | 279708.00 (cyc: 6, node: 616) | 6 |
| 19 | Gerbert Myburgh | Thu 11:57 | 28583 | 284661.00 (cyc: 35, node: 4454) | 57 |
| 20 | Andreas | Thu 06:33 | 30675 | 306658.00 (cyc: 16, node: 870) | 1 |
| 21 | Corey Hahn | Thu 02:42 | 32369 | 323664.00 (cyc: 5, node: 434) | 0 |
| 22 | Ulf S. | Thu 07:35 | 32812 | 328096.00 (cyc: 3, node: 172) | 0 |
| 23 | SY | Thu 11:54 | 34129 | 341060.00 (cyc: 13, node: 867) | 34 |
| 24 | Leandro Giovanni Barajas | Thu 07:53 | 35433 | 354306.00 (cyc: 4, node: 350) | 1 |
| 25 | Tom Richner | Wed 14:40 | 35916 | 359141.00 (cyc: 1, node: 13) | 0 |
Top contestants during twilight
| contestant | date | score | result | time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Jones | Fri 10:29 | 14259 | 141538.00 (cyc: 25, node: 4305) | 56 |
| 2 | Alfonso Nieto-Castanon | Fri 00:43 | 15620 | 155461.00 (cyc: 30, node: 3262) | 48 |
| 3 | Nick Howe | Thu 22:21 | 15805 | 157482.00 (cyc: 27, node: 3636) | 43 |
| 4 | Steve Hoelzer | Fri 11:50 | 16082 | 160474.00 (cyc: 16, node: 631) | 40 |
| 5 | Jan Langer | Thu 16:36 | 16672 | 164528.00 (cyc: 15, node: 1685) | 70 |
| 6 | Mike Bindschadler | Fri 06:20 | 17154 | 165536.00 (cyc: 25, node: 2168) | 85 |
| 7 | Claus Still | Thu 17:24 | 17566 | 168933.00 (cyc: 21, node: 1684) | 87 |
| 8 | Gerbert Myburgh | Thu 17:32 | 17796 | 174527.00 (cyc: 34, node: 8646) | 76 |
| 9 | Fabio Carnevale | Thu 14:09 | 17925 | 177977.00 (cyc: 6, node: 1818) | 62 |
| 10 | Andreas | Fri 11:51 | 18424 | 183328.00 (cyc: 25, node: 3046) | 54 |
| 11 | nathan q | Fri 05:04 | 18943 | 189058.00 (cyc: 31, node: 2875) | 28 |
| 12 | Tamas Mezo | Thu 13:00 | 19794 | 197867.00 (cyc: 11, node: 1571) | 14 |
| 13 | DreadNox | Thu 12:12 | 20910 | 208918.00 (cyc: 16, node: 770) | 26 |
| 14 | Matt Butts | Thu 21:32 | 20918 | 208669.00 (cyc: 54, node: 2702) | 11 |
| 15 | Michael | Fri 09:26 | 21569 | 213966.00 (cyc: 9, node: 1457) | 67 |
| 16 | Carlos Prieto | Thu 20:58 | 21661 | 208336.00 (cyc: 19, node: 1613) | 90 |
| 17 | Will | Thu 19:06 | 22920 | 228169.00 (cyc: 9, node: 1036) | 59 |
| 18 | drdaze | Thu 22:15 | 22924 | 228683.00 (cyc: 13, node: 1230) | 49 |
| 19 | Leendert Combee | Fri 11:32 | 23302 | 232849.00 (cyc: 18, node: 2828) | 17 |
| 20 | christian ylämäki | Fri 11:35 | 23650 | 235653.00 (cyc: 18, node: 1836) | 54 |
| 21 | sbmehta | Thu 23:48 | 23820 | 237781.00 (cyc: 12, node: 852) | 45 |
| 22 | enduro | Fri 08:19 | 25142 | 251321.00 (cyc: 16, node: 763) | 7 |
| 23 | InFlames | Fri 10:49 | 28965 | 289620.00 (cyc: 5, node: 522) | 3 |
| 24 | Abhisek Ukil | Fri 08:04 | 29602 | 295876.00 (cyc: 17, node: 1676) | 15 |
| 25 | Luigi Sorbara | Fri 01:10 | 30275 | 302598.00 (cyc: 21, node: 595) | 11 |
Contributions in Daylight
This listing shows how much each contestant improved on the top score over the course of the day.
Friday
| 4.270 | MikeR | |
| 2.006 | 16:00 | Day End |
| 2.263 | 20:30 | Got work to do |
| 3.440 | David Jones | |
| 0.165 | 14:12 | early bird gets the prize |
| 3.276 | 16:57 | random tweak 17 |
| 2.956 | DrSeuss | |
| 2.956 | 15:00 | AnotherTweaker-1000 |
| 2.616 | RaK | |
| 2.616 | 15:30 | s2i |
| 1.191 | Fabio Carnevale | |
| 1.191 | 16:27 | Test Mirror |
| 0.749 | the cyclist | |
| 0.749 | 12:43 | 26-step program |
Saturday
| 70.442 | David Jones | |
| 0.726 | 12:18 | Dr. Tweak |
| 6.621 | 13:26 | optimized more with shortcircuit <2000 |
| 6.627 | 13:50 | optimized more with shortcircuit >1000 |
| 34.150 | 14:21 | optimal |
| 22.318 | 14:22 | optimal 4 |
| 52.762 | YC | |
| 12.893 | 18:13 | GDTP |
| 4.709 | 18:21 | GDTP3 |
| 2.302 | 18:30 | GDTP5 |
| 32.857 | 20:11 | Clean |
| 38.689 | Jim | |
| 8.011 | 20:18 | Tre |
| 1.272 | 20:21 | Yea Random |
| 0.832 | 20:26 | Tre6 |
| 18.819 | 20:30 | Tre9 |
| 0.468 | 20:36 | Tre16 |
| 1.259 | 20:37 | Tre18 |
| 0.540 | 20:39 | Tre20 |
| 4.178 | 20:44 | Tre24 |
| 0.112 | 20:44 | Tre25 |
| 1.636 | 20:51 | Tre28 |
| 1.562 | 20:51 | Tre29 |
| 3.980 | DrSeuss | |
| 0.686 | 06:40 | Do you know the way to San Jose? |
| 1.656 | 14:07 | Donate your brain to Science |
| 1.583 | 14:28 | Give David The Prize |
| 0.055 | 22:17 | Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat |
| 1.181 | srach | |
| 1.170 | 12:53 | sun 12 |
| 0.011 | 13:42 | sun 16 |
Sunday
| 64.478 | David Jones | |
| 0.065 | 02:55 | Push Harder |
| 20.517 | 02:56 | Push Harder!! |
| 1.885 | 03:22 | Push fip |
| 2.776 | 03:22 | Pusher flip |
| 3.799 | 12:05 | switch again to push |
| 1.186 | 12:06 | switch once more to push |
| 0.264 | 12:11 | wire switching ..... |
| 4.738 | 13:23 | give up sooner |
| 3.969 | 13:24 | give up sooner +++++ |
| 3.594 | 13:47 | don't give up yet |
| 0.720 | 16:09 | push up down |
| 8.266 | 17:29 | Dr Seuss is my ally |
| 0.820 | 17:30 | Dr Seuss is my buddy |
| 2.872 | 17:30 | Dr Seuss is my pal |
| 4.808 | 17:49 | push in all directions |
| 1.948 | 17:49 | push in all kinds of directions |
| 2.092 | 18:25 | push more in all kinds of directions |
| 0.160 | 21:37 | goodnight for now |
| 57.897 | SY | |
| 24.618 | 23:40 | PushCat301 |
| 25.911 | 23:46 | PushCat401 |
| 7.369 | 23:54 | PushCat600 |
| 40.423 | Jan Langer | |
| 0.073 | 09:21 | schnippschnapp v2 |
| 0.592 | 09:44 | schnippschnapp mit SH on v3 3 |
| 2.914 | 09:57 | schnippschnappSH br0 |
| 4.306 | 10:02 | schnippschnappSH br1 |
| 7.542 | 10:04 | schnippschnappSH br2 |
| 3.196 | 10:16 | schnippschnappSH br2 0.5 |
| 1.321 | 10:23 | schnippschnappSH 80 |
| 0.629 | 10:30 | schnippschnappSH 50 v2 |
| 1.055 | 10:30 | schnippschnappSH 30 v2 |
| 0.477 | 10:44 | schnippschnappSH 26 |
| 0.997 | 10:55 | schnippschnappSH 32 order |
| 0.511 | 10:56 | schnippschnappSH 32 order .. |
| 13.373 | 15:27 | gerrymandering lr' both <2000 |
| 0.409 | 15:41 | gerrymandering lr' both <2200 Fel |
| 0.208 | 15:50 | gerrymandering Time XV 2200 v2 |
| 0.730 | 15:51 | gerrymandering Time XV 2150 v2 |
| 1.934 | 16:32 | gerrymandering v3 2250 ud |
| 0.154 | 17:44 | gerrymandering v13 ... |
| 20.666 | YC | |
| 0.014 | 03:59 | sortrows4 |
| 0.151 | 04:28 | sortrows7 |
| 2.397 | 04:59 | sunday3 |
| 8.935 | 05:14 | comeback |
| 0.479 | 05:28 | comeback1 |
| 3.849 | 05:43 | comeback4 |
| 3.720 | 21:26 | SPT2 |
| 1.121 | 21:30 | SPT4 |
| 13.931 | Fel | |
| 0.487 | 12:24 | time VII |
| 2.765 | 13:03 | time IX |
| 0.603 | 14:09 | time XII-290 |
| 1.041 | 15:26 | time XIII |
| 7.403 | 15:35 | time XIV |
| 1.632 | 15:39 | Time XV - 2200 |
| 11.070 | MikeR | |
| 4.668 | 01:38 | M&M_024 |
| 0.787 | 02:00 | M&M_042_FIX |
| 2.178 | 08:32 | M&M_061 |
| 0.943 | 08:41 | M&M_066 |
| 0.040 | 13:58 | M&M_088 |
| 0.534 | 15:15 | M&M_096 |
| 1.919 | 18:54 | M&M_100 |
| 0.359 | DrSeuss | |
| 0.047 | 07:46 | Ignore the man behind the curtain |
| 0.312 | 16:57 | Comments Welcome :-P |
Monday
| 111.335 | David Jones | |
| 4.230 | 15:25 | TweakCat 280 |
| 1.008 | 15:25 | TweakCat 270 |
| 0.273 | 16:15 | TweakCat240 |
| 0.790 | 16:15 | TweakCat230 |
| 5.384 | 16:35 | mutated bird !! |
| 8.550 | 19:06 | random flip |
| 1.542 | 19:12 | randomest flip |
| 80.512 | 19:16 | post is still 718 to go ! |
| 3.075 | 20:15 | post is getting closer |
| 0.231 | 20:15 | post is getting closer! |
| 0.615 | 20:16 | post is getting closer!! |
| 2.560 | 20:16 | post is getting closer!!! |
| 2.564 | 20:16 | post is getting closer!!!! |
| 66.701 | nathan q | |
| 8.766 | 18:25 | flippin' flip |
| 54.457 | 19:00 | flipperical |
| 0.644 | 19:58 | 2050 |
| 2.834 | 19:59 | 1900 |
| 34.050 | SY | |
| 11.334 | 00:00 | PushCat657 |
| 21.848 | 13:49 | BoredCat1a |
| 0.868 | 22:42 | CatPost1 |
| 15.483 | Fel | |
| 0.812 | 17:24 | time XXI d |
| 3.297 | 17:49 | time XXI 25 16 |
| 9.452 | 17:50 | time XXI 24 18 |
| 1.922 | 18:06 | time XXI 22 18 |
| 6.133 | YC | |
| 1.268 | 05:22 | tea2 |
| 4.865 | 06:50 | breakfast |
| 4.988 | srach | |
| 2.103 | 04:41 | twix |
| 1.770 | 04:54 | twix 2 |
| 1.115 | 16:05 | tweaky bird |
| 3.797 | Gwendolyn Fisch | |
| 1.016 | 05:57 | Not much to eat |
| 1.369 | 06:10 | Lasagne |
| 1.412 | 07:54 | does it shorten time |
| 2.942 | DrSeuss | |
| 2.787 | 00:38 | yawn |
| 0.154 | 23:31 | From 13840 PreSwap to 13619 Now !! |
| 2.512 | MikeR | |
| 2.100 | 22:42 | M&M_141 |
| 0.412 | 22:46 | M&M_143 |
| 0.716 | Steve Hoelzer | |
| 0.716 | 16:42 | tweak tweaky bird |
Tuesday
| 29.730 | David Jones | |
| 1.447 | 09:46 | publicity #4 |
| 28.163 | 11:55 | the post move a wee bit closer !! |
| 0.119 | 12:01 | negative ones |
| 25.563 | YC | |
| 25.563 | 08:57 | public3 |
| 18.884 | Stijn Helsen | |
| 2.319 | 04:17 | difficult not to look to the contest |
| 0.138 | 07:23 | difficult not to look to the contest3 |
| 3.350 | 10:07 | difficult not to look to the contest8 |
| 13.077 | 13:58 | is this still needed? |
| 14.799 | MikeR | |
| 0.702 | 07:16 | M&M_163 |
| 1.075 | 12:43 | M&M_176 |
| 3.075 | 14:29 | M&M_206 |
| 8.296 | 14:34 | M&M_211 |
| 1.652 | 20:30 | M&M_270 |
| 8.991 | nathan q | |
| 6.485 | 12:27 | just a number ... more cleanup |
| 2.505 | 14:09 | apparently not!! |
| 6.569 | Will | |
| 6.569 | 17:50 | reordered loopless cleanup |
| 5.050 | Gwendolyn Fisch | |
| 2.035 | 03:27 | It had to be done |
| 2.974 | 06:23 | Too much choices |
| 0.041 | 07:30 | Thanks Stijn |
| 0.519 | lakatlacko | |
| 0.519 | 10:26 | just_a_try |
| 0.369 | srach | |
| 0.369 | 12:18 | just a number ... |
| 0.172 | christian ylämäki | |
| 0.172 | 16:22 | Cleanup4 |
Wednesday
| 66.050 | christian ylämäki | |
| 66.050 | 11:48 | Pick the winner |
| 25.166 | srach | |
| 20.849 | 11:54 | tweaky bird and pushy cat 969 |
| 4.316 | 11:55 | tweaky bird and pushy cat 21 |
| 17.696 | Alan Chalker | |
| 17.696 | 11:40 | TB9 |
| 10.775 | YC | |
| 3.965 | 03:42 | final day |
| 0.859 | 06:43 | TB14 |
| 2.198 | 08:28 | 8th generation |
| 3.753 | 08:32 | 9th generation |
| 8.964 | Gwendolyn Fisch | |
| 8.964 | 07:18 | 7thbirthday |
| 3.851 | MikeR | |
| 3.851 | 07:39 | M&M_287 |
| 2.286 | Leandro Giovanni Barajas | |
| 2.286 | 10:38 | Trying 16 [2 4 1 3 ] |
| 0.030 | STodd | |
| 0.030 | 11:53 | PtwS |
Best Result
These are the first entries to break through each result barrier, ignoring time.
| result | time | cpu | title, author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 359141.00 | Wed 12:33 | 0.04 | What the heck, Alan Chalker |
| 323664.00 | Wed 13:50 | 0.06 | neighbors, Steve Hoelzer |
| 294189.00 | Wed 14:21 | 0.45 | Solder, Nick Howe |
| 262735.00 | Wed 14:39 | 10.33 | simplesearch, Will |
| 253903.00 | Wed 15:46 | 11.90 | simplesearch2, Will |
| 252806.00 | Wed 16:56 | 32.48 | branches, David Jones |
| 243564.00 | Wed 17:56 | 22.67 | branchier, David Jones |
| 239035.00 | Wed 18:27 | 17.20 | simpleans3, Will |
| 195033.00 | Wed 19:04 | 18.05 | ordered sequential, David Jones |
| 194485.00 | Wed 19:26 | 16.78 | orderly sequential, David Jones |
| 191552.00 | Wed 19:51 | 31.26 | sequential order, David Jones |
| 177998.00 | Wed 22:13 | 36.65 | simple to complex, David Jones |
| 166496.00 | Thu 01:42 | 11.13 | first bridge, David Jones |
| 163936.00 | Thu 02:04 | 11.07 | second bridge, David Jones |
| 163351.00 | Thu 02:11 | 14.32 | third bridge, David Jones |
| 162788.00 | Thu 02:16 | 14.44 | ordered bridges, David Jones |
| 154086.00 | Thu 02:23 | 26.14 | bridgemaster, David Jones |
| 152805.00 | Thu 02:31 | 27.01 | soln 20, David Jones |
| 151897.00 | Thu 02:32 | 26.89 | soln 15, David Jones |
| 150228.00 | Thu 02:34 | 25.56 | soln 10, David Jones |
| 149897.00 | Thu 02:47 | 26.92 | soln 11+, David Jones |
| 145706.00 | Thu 10:20 | 63.11 | gemini 12, David Jones |
| 145228.00 | Thu 10:22 | 64.64 | gemini 11, David Jones |
| 144164.00 | Thu 10:23 | 61.38 | gemini 10, David Jones |
| 144058.00 | Thu 11:26 | 43.28 | gem 9, David Jones |
| 143720.00 | Thu 11:41 | 60.07 | tri 10, David Jones |
| 143602.00 | Thu 11:41 | 57.10 | tri 9, David Jones |
| 143101.00 | Thu 11:55 | 80.53 | quad 11, David Jones |
| 142731.00 | Thu 11:55 | 76.68 | quad 10, David Jones |
| 142600.00 | Thu 11:55 | 74.39 | quad 9, David Jones |
| 142298.00 | Thu 15:08 | 65.60 | phaser4 + 8, David Jones |
| 141942.00 | Thu 15:08 | 67.49 | phaser4 + 9, David Jones |
| 141749.00 | Thu 16:33 | 119.28 | foot bridge max=4 branch=3 cut=9, David Jones |
| 141217.00 | Thu 16:39 | 156.07 | foot bridge max=4 branch=4 cut=9, David Jones |
| 140813.00 | Fri 20:18 | 82.29 | graft on minsteps16 - try 3, Steve Hoelzer |
| 140803.00 | Sat 18:30 | 47.81 | GDTP5, YC |
| 140753.00 | Sat 19:14 | 51.15 | leader in the clear 0.85, David Jones |
| 140730.00 | Sat 20:18 | 34.39 | Tre, Jim |
| 140702.00 | Sat 20:21 | 35.50 | Yea Random, Jim |
| 140680.00 | Sat 20:26 | 36.44 | Tre6, Jim |
| 140657.00 | Sat 20:27 | 38.37 | Tre7, Jim |
| 140482.00 | Sat 20:30 | 37.07 | Tre9, Jim |
| 140448.00 | Sat 20:36 | 38.82 | Tre16, Jim |
| 140425.00 | Sat 20:37 | 39.40 | Tre18, Jim |
| 140371.00 | Sat 20:44 | 39.76 | Tre24, Jim |
| 140337.00 | Sat 20:51 | 40.61 | Tre28, Jim |
| 139769.00 | Sat 20:55 | 83.46 | Tre32, Jim |
| 139311.00 | Sun 09:36 | 72.90 | schnippschnapp mit SH on v2, Jan Langer |
| 139260.00 | Sun 12:55 | 50.17 | push for fewest bridges, David Jones |
| 137136.00 | Sun 15:14 | 89.01 | gerrymandering lr' both v2, Jan Langer |
| 136964.00 | Sun 17:45 | 130.60 | go really deep, David Jones |
| 135298.00 | Mon 14:17 | 128.95 | deep monday 5, YC |
| 135290.00 | Mon 17:21 | 104.58 | Cat&Cat3, SY |
| 135197.00 | Mon 18:33 | 157.23 | LongCat, SY |
| 134837.00 | Mon 21:32 | 160.36 | LongCat2, SY |
| 134124.00 | Tue 06:15 | 161.14 | Long Tuesday 4, YC |
| 134064.00 | Tue 06:39 | 108.89 | Long Tuesday 7, YC |
| 133247.00 | Tue 06:45 | 147.88 | Long Tuesday 8, YC |
| 133241.00 | Tue 15:00 | 148.68 | LongTuesday8+tune2, RaK |
| 133225.00 | Tue 16:38 | 147.19 | M&M_239, MikeR |
| 133000.00 | Wed 11:53 | 59.92 | tweaky bird and pushy cat 992, srach |
| 132872.00 | Wed 11:54 | 62.07 | tweaky bird and pushy cat 995, srach |
| 132809.00 | Wed 11:56 | 61.41 | Tb25, Alan Chalker |
All the Leaders
Here is a chronological list of the entries that held the number one spot, listed with the date submitted, the percent improvement in score, and the length of time each spent on top.
| contestant | title | date | % imp | hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Chalker | What the heck | Wed 12:33 | Inf% | 1.29 |
| 2 | Steve Hoelzer | neighbors | Wed 13:50 | 9.88% | 0.52 |
| 3 | Nick Howe | Solder | Wed 14:21 | 9.11% | 0.31 |
| 4 | Will | simplesearch | Wed 14:39 | 10.68% | 1.11 |
| 5 | Will | simplesearch2 | Wed 15:46 | 3.36% | 1.16 |
| 6 | David Jones | branches | Wed 16:56 | 0.37% | 1.00 |
| 7 | David Jones | branchier | Wed 17:56 | 3.69% | 0.52 |
| 8 | Will | simpleans3 | Wed 18:27 | 1.87% | 0.61 |
| 9 | David Jones | ordered sequential | Wed 19:04 | 18.37% | 0.38 |
| 10 | David Jones | orderly sequential | Wed 19:26 | 0.28% | 0.41 |
| 11 | David Jones | sequential order | Wed 19:51 | 1.46% | 2.38 |
| 12 | David Jones | simple to complex | Wed 22:13 | 7.03% | 1.26 |
| 13 | David Jones | complex complex | Wed 23:29 | 0.05% | 2.22 |
| 14 | David Jones | first bridge | Thu 01:42 | 6.41% | 0.35 |
| 15 | David Jones | second bridge | Thu 02:04 | 1.47% | 0.12 |
| 16 | David Jones | third bridge | Thu 02:11 | 0.36% | 0.08 |
| 17 | David Jones | ordered bridges | Thu 02:16 | 0.34% | 0.12 |
| 18 | David Jones | bridgemaster | Thu 02:23 | 5.30% | 0.14 |
| 19 | David Jones | soln 20 | Thu 02:31 | 0.82% | 0.02 |
| 20 | David Jones | soln 15 | Thu 02:32 | 0.59% | 0.02 |
| 21 | David Jones | soln 10 | Thu 02:34 | 1.10% | 0.22 |
| 22 | David Jones | soln 11+ | Thu 02:47 | 0.21% | 7.55 |
| 23 | David Jones | gemini 12 | Thu 10:20 | 1.95% | 0.03 |
| 24 | David Jones | gemini 11 | Thu 10:22 | 0.23% | 0.03 |
| 25 | David Jones | gemini 10 | Thu 10:23 | 0.92% | 0.47 |
| 26 | David Jones | gem 10 | Thu 10:51 | 0.53% | 0.58 |
| 27 | David Jones | gem 9 | Thu 11:26 | 0.12% | 1.13 |
| 28 | David Jones | dawn 9 | Thu 12:34 | 0.01% | 2.56 |
| 29 | David Jones | phaser4 + 8 | Thu 15:08 | 0.50% | 0.00 |
| 30 | David Jones | phaser4 + 9 | Thu 15:08 | 0.10% | 0.16 |
| 31 | David Jones | phaser3 + 8 | Thu 15:18 | 0.20% | 0.00 |
| 32 | David Jones | phaser3 + 9 | Thu 15:18 | 0.19% | 2.79 |
| 33 | David Jones | stage max=3 branch=3 cut=9 | Thu 18:05 | 0.01% | 4.21 |
| 34 | David Jones | layout + complex cutoff | Thu 22:18 | 0.25% | 2.95 |
| 35 | David Jones | flip | Fri 01:14 | 0.03% | 0.66 |
| 36 | David Jones | goodnight | Fri 01:54 | 0.03% | 7.95 |
| 37 | David Jones | twilight solution | Fri 09:51 | 0.00% | 0.43 |
| 38 | David Jones | twilight jitters | Fri 10:17 | 0.07% | 0.21 |
| 39 | David Jones | twilight tweaker 7 | Fri 10:29 | 0.17% | 2.23 |
| 40 | the cyclist | 26-step program | Fri 12:43 | 0.01% | 1.49 |
| 41 | David Jones | early bird gets the prize | Fri 14:12 | 0.00% | 0.80 |
| 42 | DrSeuss | AnotherTweaker-1000 | Fri 15:00 | 0.02% | 0.49 |
| 43 | RaK | s2i | Fri 15:30 | 0.02% | 0.50 |
| 44 | MikeR | Day End | Fri 16:00 | 0.01% | 0.45 |
| 45 | Fabio Carnevale | Test Mirror | Fri 16:27 | 0.01% | 0.51 |
| 46 | David Jones | random tweak 17 | Fri 16:57 | 0.02% | 3.55 |
| 47 | MikeR | Got work to do | Fri 20:30 | 0.02% | 10.15 |
| 48 | DrSeuss | Do you know the way to San Jose? | Sat 06:40 | 0.00% | 5.64 |
| 49 | David Jones | Dr. Tweak | Sat 12:18 | 0.01% | 0.58 |
| 50 | srach | sun 12 | Sat 12:53 | 0.01% | 0.56 |
| 51 | David Jones | optimized more with shortcircuit <2000 | Sat 13:26 | 0.05% | 0.26 |
| 52 | srach | sun 16 | Sat 13:42 | 0.00% | 0.14 |
| 53 | David Jones | optimized more with shortcircuit >1000 | Sat 13:50 | 0.05% | 0.27 |
| 54 | DrSeuss | Donate your brain to Science | Sat 14:07 | 0.01% | 0.24 |
| 55 | David Jones | optimal | Sat 14:21 | 0.24% | 0.01 |
| 56 | David Jones | optimal 4 | Sat 14:22 | 0.16% | 0.10 |
| 57 | DrSeuss | Give David The Prize | Sat 14:28 | 0.01% | 3.76 |
| 58 | YC | GDTP | Sat 18:13 | 0.09% | 0.13 |
| 59 | YC | GDTP3 | Sat 18:21 | 0.03% | 0.15 |
| 60 | YC | GDTP5 | Sat 18:30 | 0.02% | 1.68 |
| 61 | YC | Clean | Sat 20:11 | 0.23% | 0.11 |
| 62 | Jim | Tre | Sat 20:18 | 0.06% | 0.06 |
| 63 | Jim | Yea Random | Sat 20:21 | 0.01% | 0.08 |
| 64 | Jim | Tre6 | Sat 20:26 | 0.01% | 0.06 |
| 65 | Jim | Tre9 | Sat 20:30 | 0.13% | 0.10 |
| 66 | Jim | Tre16 | Sat 20:36 | 0.00% | 0.01 |
| 67 | Jim | Tre18 | Sat 20:37 | 0.01% | 0.04 |
| 68 | Jim | Tre20 | Sat 20:39 | 0.00% | 0.07 |
| 69 | Jim | Tre24 | Sat 20:44 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| 70 | Jim | Tre25 | Sat 20:44 | 0.00% | 0.11 |
| 71 | Jim | Tre28 | Sat 20:51 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| 72 | Jim | Tre29 | Sat 20:51 | 0.01% | 1.43 |
| 73 | DrSeuss | Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat | Sat 22:17 | 0.00% | 3.35 |
| 74 | MikeR | M&M_024 | Sun 01:38 | 0.03% | 0.37 |
| 75 | MikeR | M&M_042_FIX | Sun 02:00 | 0.01% | 0.92 |
| 76 | David Jones | Push Harder | Sun 02:55 | 0.00% | 0.01 |
| 77 | David Jones | Push Harder!! | Sun 02:56 | 0.15% | 0.43 |
| 78 | David Jones | Push fip | Sun 03:22 | 0.01% | 0.01 |
| 79 | David Jones | Pusher flip | Sun 03:22 | 0.02% | 0.62 |
| 80 | YC | sortrows4 | Sun 03:59 | 0.00% | 0.48 |
| 81 | YC | sortrows7 | Sun 04:28 | 0.00% | 0.51 |
| 82 | YC | sunday3 | Sun 04:59 | 0.02% | 0.25 |
| 83 | YC | comeback | Sun 05:14 | 0.06% | 0.23 |
| 84 | YC | comeback1 | Sun 05:28 | 0.00% | 0.26 |
| 85 | YC | comeback4 | Sun 05:43 | 0.03% | 2.06 |
| 86 | DrSeuss | Ignore the man behind the curtain | Sun 07:46 | 0.00% | 0.77 |
| 87 | MikeR | M&M_061 | Sun 08:32 | 0.02% | 0.14 |
| 88 | MikeR | M&M_066 | Sun 08:41 | 0.01% | 0.67 |
| 89 | Jan Langer | schnippschnapp v2 | Sun 09:21 | 0.00% | 0.39 |
| 90 | Jan Langer | schnippschnapp mit SH on v3 3 | Sun 09:44 | 0.00% | 0.22 |
| 91 | Jan Langer | schnippschnappSH br0 | Sun 09:57 | 0.02% | 0.07 |
| 92 | Jan Langer | schnippschnappSH br1 | Sun 10:02 | 0.03% | 0.05 |
| 93 | Jan Langer | schnippschnappSH br2 | Sun 10:04 | 0.05% | 0.20 |
| 94 | Jan Langer | schnippschnappSH br2 0.5 | Sun 10:16 | 0.02% | 0.10 |
| 95 | Jan Langer | schnippschnappSH 80 | Sun 10:23 | 0.01% | 0.12 |
| 96 | Jan Langer | schnippschnappSH 50 v2 | Sun 10:30 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| 97 | Jan Langer | schnippschnappSH 30 v2 | Sun 10:30 | 0.01% | 0.24 |
| 98 | Jan Langer | schnippschnappSH 26 | Sun 10:44 | 0.00% | 0.19 |
| 99 | Jan Langer | schnippschnappSH 32 order | Sun 10:55 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| 100 | Jan Langer | schnippschnappSH 32 order .. | Sun 10:56 | 0.00% | 1.16 |
| 101 | David Jones | switch again to push | Sun 12:05 | 0.03% | 0.02 |
| 102 | David Jones | switch once more to push | Sun 12:06 | 0.01% | 0.07 |
| 103 | David Jones | wire switching ..... | Sun 12:11 | 0.00% | 0.22 |
| 104 | Fel | time VII | Sun 12:24 | 0.00% | 0.64 |
| 105 | Fel | time IX | Sun 13:03 | 0.02% | 0.34 |
| 106 | David Jones | give up sooner | Sun 13:23 | 0.03% | 0.02 |
| 107 | David Jones | give up sooner +++++ | Sun 13:24 | 0.03% | 0.38 |
| 108 | David Jones | don't give up yet | Sun 13:47 | 0.03% | 0.18 |
| 109 | MikeR | M&M_088 | Sun 13:58 | 0.00% | 0.18 |
| 110 | Fel | time XII-290 | Sun 14:09 | 0.00% | 1.10 |
| 111 | MikeR | M&M_096 | Sun 15:15 | 0.00% | 0.19 |
| 112 | Fel | time XIII | Sun 15:26 | 0.01% | 0.01 |
| 113 | Jan Langer | gerrymandering lr' both <2000 | Sun 15:27 | 0.10% | 0.14 |
| 114 | Fel | time XIV | Sun 15:35 | 0.05% | 0.07 |
| 115 | Fel | Time XV - 2200 | Sun 15:39 | 0.01% | 0.03 |
| 116 | Jan Langer | gerrymandering lr' both <2200 Fel | Sun 15:41 | 0.00% | 0.14 |
| 117 | Jan Langer | gerrymandering Time XV 2200 v2 | Sun 15:50 | 0.00% | 0.02 |
| 118 | Jan Langer | gerrymandering Time XV 2150 v2 | Sun 15:51 | 0.01% | 0.30 |
| 119 | David Jones | push up down | Sun 16:09 | 0.01% | 0.37 |
| 120 | Jan Langer | gerrymandering v3 2250 ud | Sun 16:32 | 0.01% | 0.43 |
| 121 | DrSeuss | Comments Welcome :-P | Sun 16:57 | 0.00% | 0.53 |
| 122 | David Jones | Dr Seuss is my ally | Sun 17:29 | 0.06% | 0.00 |
| 123 | David Jones | Dr Seuss is my buddy | Sun 17:30 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| 124 | David Jones | Dr Seuss is my pal | Sun 17:30 | 0.02% | 0.24 |
| 125 | Jan Langer | gerrymandering v13 ... | Sun 17:44 | 0.00% | 0.08 |
| 126 | David Jones | push in all directions | Sun 17:49 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| 127 | David Jones | push in all kinds of directions | Sun 17:49 | 0.01% | 0.61 |
| 128 | David Jones | push more in all kinds of directions | Sun 18:25 | 0.02% | 0.48 |
| 129 | MikeR | M&M_100 | Sun 18:54 | 0.01% | 2.54 |
| 130 | YC | SPT2 | Sun 21:26 | 0.03% | 0.07 |
| 131 | YC | SPT4 | Sun 21:30 | 0.01% | 0.11 |
| 132 | David Jones | goodnight for now | Sun 21:37 | 0.00% | 2.06 |
| 133 | SY | PushCat301 | Sun 23:40 | 0.18% | 0.10 |
| 134 | SY | PushCat401 | Sun 23:46 | 0.19% | 0.13 |
| 135 | SY | PushCat600 | Sun 23:54 | 0.05% | 0.10 |
| 136 | SY | PushCat657 | Mon 00:00 | 0.08% | 0.63 |
| 137 | DrSeuss | yawn | Mon 00:38 | 0.02% | 4.06 |
| 138 | srach | twix | Mon 04:41 | 0.02% | 0.21 |
| 139 | srach | twix 2 | Mon 04:54 | 0.01% | 0.48 |
| 140 | YC | tea2 | Mon 05:22 | 0.01% | 0.58 |
| 141 | Gwendolyn Fisch | Not much to eat | Mon 05:57 | 0.01% | 0.22 |
| 142 | Gwendolyn Fisch | Lasagne | Mon 06:10 | 0.01% | 0.66 |
| 143 | YC | breakfast | Mon 06:50 | 0.04% | 1.07 |
| 144 | Gwendolyn Fisch | does it shorten time | Mon 07:54 | 0.01% | 5.90 |
| 145 | SY | BoredCat1a | Mon 13:49 | 0.16% | 1.60 |
| 146 | David Jones | TweakCat 280 | Mon 15:25 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| 147 | David Jones | TweakCat 270 | Mon 15:25 | 0.01% | 0.67 |
| 148 | srach | tweaky bird | Mon 16:05 | 0.01% | 0.15 |
| 149 | David Jones | TweakCat240 | Mon 16:15 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| 150 | David Jones | TweakCat230 | Mon 16:15 | 0.01% | 0.33 |
| 151 | David Jones | mutated bird !! | Mon 16:35 | 0.04% | 0.11 |
| 152 | Steve Hoelzer | tweak tweaky bird | Mon 16:42 | 0.01% | 0.70 |
| 153 | Fel | time XXI d | Mon 17:24 | 0.01% | 0.42 |
| 154 | Fel | time XXI 25 16 | Mon 17:49 | 0.02% | 0.02 |
| 155 | Fel | time XXI 24 18 | Mon 17:50 | 0.07% | 0.26 |
| 156 | Fel | time XXI 22 18 | Mon 18:06 | 0.01% | 0.32 |
| 157 | nathan q | flippin' flip | Mon 18:25 | 0.06% | 0.58 |
| 158 | nathan q | flipperical | Mon 19:00 | 0.40% | 0.10 |
| 159 | David Jones | random flip | Mon 19:06 | 0.06% | 0.10 |
| 160 | David Jones | randomest flip | Mon 19:12 | 0.01% | 0.07 |
| 161 | David Jones | post is still 718 to go ! | Mon 19:16 | 0.59% | 0.71 |
| 162 | nathan q | 2050 | Mon 19:58 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| 163 | nathan q | 1900 | Mon 19:59 | 0.02% | 0.28 |
| 164 | David Jones | post is getting closer | Mon 20:15 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| 165 | David Jones | post is getting closer! | Mon 20:15 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| 166 | David Jones | post is getting closer!! | Mon 20:16 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| 167 | David Jones | post is getting closer!!! | Mon 20:16 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| 168 | David Jones | post is getting closer!!!! | Mon 20:16 | 0.02% | 2.43 |
| 169 | MikeR | M&M_141 | Mon 22:42 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| 170 | SY | CatPost1 | Mon 22:42 | 0.01% | 0.06 |
| 171 | MikeR | M&M_143 | Mon 22:46 | 0.00% | 0.75 |
| 172 | DrSeuss | From 13840 PreSwap to 13619 Now !! | Mon 23:31 | 0.00% | 3.93 |
| 173 | Gwendolyn Fisch | It had to be done | Tue 03:27 | 0.01% | 0.85 |
| 174 | Stijn Helsen | difficult not to look to the contest | Tue 04:17 | 0.02% | 2.10 |
| 175 | Gwendolyn Fisch | Too much choices | Tue 06:23 | 0.02% | 0.87 |
| 176 | MikeR | M&M_163 | Tue 07:16 | 0.01% | 0.12 |
| 177 | Stijn Helsen | difficult not to look to the contest3 | Tue 07:23 | 0.00% | 0.12 |
| 178 | Gwendolyn Fisch | Thanks Stijn | Tue 07:30 | 0.00% | 1.45 |
| 179 | YC | public3 | Tue 08:57 | 0.19% | 0.81 |
| 180 | David Jones | publicity #4 | Tue 09:46 | 0.01% | 0.35 |
| 181 | Stijn Helsen | difficult not to look to the contest8 | Tue 10:07 | 0.02% | 0.31 |
| 182 | lakatlacko | just_a_try | Tue 10:26 | 0.00% | 1.48 |
| 183 | David Jones | the post move a wee bit closer !! | Tue 11:55 | 0.21% | 0.10 |
| 184 | David Jones | negative ones | Tue 12:01 | 0.00% | 0.29 |
| 185 | srach | just a number ... | Tue 12:18 | 0.00% | 0.15 |
| 186 | nathan q | just a number ... more cleanup | Tue 12:27 | 0.05% | 0.27 |
| 187 | MikeR | M&M_176 | Tue 12:43 | 0.01% | 1.26 |
| 188 | Stijn Helsen | is this still needed? | Tue 13:58 | 0.10% | 0.18 |
| 189 | nathan q | apparently not!! | Tue 14:09 | 0.02% | 0.33 |
| 190 | MikeR | M&M_206 | Tue 14:29 | 0.02% | 0.09 |
| 191 | MikeR | M&M_211 | Tue 14:34 | 0.06% | 1.79 |
| 192 | christian ylämäki | Cleanup4 | Tue 16:22 | 0.00% | 1.48 |
| 193 | Will | reordered loopless cleanup | Tue 17:50 | 0.05% | 2.66 |
| 194 | MikeR | M&M_270 | Tue 20:30 | 0.01% | 7.20 |
| 195 | YC | final day | Wed 03:42 | 0.03% | 3.02 |
| 196 | YC | TB14 | Wed 06:43 | 0.01% | 0.58 |
| 197 | Gwendolyn Fisch | 7thbirthday | Wed 07:18 | 0.07% | 0.35 |
| 198 | MikeR | M&M_287 | Wed 07:39 | 0.03% | 0.81 |
| 199 | YC | 8th generation | Wed 08:28 | 0.02% | 0.06 |
| 200 | YC | 9th generation | Wed 08:32 | 0.03% | 2.12 |
| 201 | Leandro Giovanni Barajas | Trying 16 [2 4 1 3 ] | Wed 10:38 | 0.02% | 1.03 |
| 202 | Alan Chalker | TB9 | Wed 11:40 | 0.13% | 0.14 |
| 203 | christian ylämäki | Pick the winner | Wed 11:48 | 0.49% | 0.07 |
| 204 | STodd | PtwS | Wed 11:53 | 0.00% | 0.03 |
| 205 | srach | tweaky bird and pushy cat 969 | Wed 11:54 | 0.16% | 0.01 |
| 206 | srach | tweaky bird and pushy cat 21 | Wed 11:55 | 0.03% | 12.56 |
Score
This is the most useful diagram for visualizing the contest. It shows the dramatic improvements that occur over time. Each passing entry is a dot, with its submission time on the x-axis and it's score on the y-axis. Since a lower score is better, the dots push down further as time goes on. All entries that took the lead are colored red and the red lines marks the best score at any time. The sample entry is the leftmost red dot and the leader is the last red dot in the lower right.
Some of the leading entries are circled and labeled with the author's name. They show who was making the biggest improvements in score (represented in this plot as a vertical drop in the red line) at any point in the contest.
The improvement in score happens over a huge dynamic range. Early in the contest, it is easy to make big improvements in the score. As the algorithms get better, improvements become increasingly difficult. To show this, we normalize the scores so the best (smallest) score is 1 and the worst score is some power of 10. Then we plot them on a logarithmic scale. This exaggerates the improvements at the end of the contest. By increasing the number of decades we spread the scores over, we increasingly exaggerate the smaller improvements made at the end of the contest.
results vs. cpu time
One of the interesting aspects of the contest is that entries needed to minimize two things at once. Getting the best possible answer must be weighed against the time an entry takes to run. The entry's score is a combination of these two factors. Plotting these two against each other yields a very different picture of the contest.
The leader line is shown in red again in this picture. The gray contours show lines of constant score. In general, the best score is somewhere along the lower-left frontier of shortest time and lowest results. Algorithmic improvements tend to move down and to the right, and they are followed by tweaking battles in which the new algorithm claws its way back down the time axis.
Submissions Over Time
This area plot shows how the total number of entries grows. The green area represents the entries that passed the test suite, and the red area shows those that failed.
Activity by Hour
Each bar represents an hour's worth of entries. The contest has three major phases. The first day is in "darkness", where contestants can submit entries but they can't see any of the entries or their scores. To win this phase, an entry must be general and robust. The second day is "twilight", where we show the scores but not yet the code. This allows contestants to develop their algorithm without anyone else being able to leverage their ideas.
On the histogram, the darkness and twilight phases are the two boxes on the left. The other boxes and vertical gray lines call out other mid-contest challenges.
Participants per Day
We know that one participant may submit hundreds of entries. Let's look at the number of unique participants on each day of the contest.
Most active participants
This bar plot shows the number of entries submitted by our most prolific authors.
Entry length
This plot shows how many characters of code are in each of the leading entries. In regions where you see entries of more or less the same length there are very few differences from one entry to the next. In other places you can see the code getting shorter or longer. The density of the lines also shows how often the lead is changing. It's most impressive when shorter code takes the top spot, either by pruning unneeded computation or by introducing new algorithms. The red line at the top shows the cap on entry length.
Percent improvement
This is a plot of the percent improvement generated by each new leader relative to the previous leader. This lets us see who is responsible for the biggest changes over the contest. The upper frontier of this plot is a sort of hall of fame, and someone whose name appears there more than once managed to make several significant improvements to the score.
Improvements by day
Highlighting all the entries submitted on each day in red shows shows how the overall progression down and to the left. A black circle indicates the leader at the end of each day.
Clans
Submitting an entry by using the "edit" button on an existing entry marks the new entry as a child of the first. Tracing each entry back from parent to parent identifies its oldest ancestor. All the entries that have the same oldest ancestor are in the same "clan". This plot draws lines between each child and its parent and colors the six largest clans. Entries in the same clan that don't have a line between them are connected by an entry that didn't pass (so it doesn't have a score to plot).
