The top 1000 contestants from round 1A will advance to round 2. They will not be allowed to participate in rounds 1B or 1C.
Then, the top 1000 contestants from round 1B will advance to round 2. They will also not be allowed to participate in round 1C. Finally, the top 1000 contestants from round 1C will advance to round 2. In total, 3000 contestants will advance to round 2. (Plus or minus a few in case or ties or cheating.) igor On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Mustafa Acer <[email protected]> wrote: > > So what will happen to the top 1000 scorers of each round? Since the > competitors will not be distributed equally, will this mean that some > rounds will be better than others in terms of qualifying? Or will the > 3000 top scorers qualify? > > On Sep 8, 8:50 pm, Bartholomew Furrow <[email protected]> wrote: > > We've decided to allow all contestants to compete in all subrounds of > Round > > 1 -- unless they qualified for Round 2 in an earlier subround. Good luck > to > > everyone in Round 1! > > *FAQ* > > > > Q: Where is my qualification email!? > > A: We haven't sent them yet, because we're still dealing with cheaters. > > Sorry for the delay! We realize it's inconvenient, and we'll work > faster > > next time. > > > > Q: How do I know if I qualified? > > A: If you have at least 33 points and you didn't cheat, then you > qualified. > > > > Q: Which subrounds of Round 1 can I participate in? > > A: All of them. You can compete in Round 1A, Round 1B and Round 1C > (until > > you qualify for Round 2). > > > > Q: Can I still change my subround preferences? > > A: ...I guess so, but it won't do anything. > > > > Cheers, > > Bartholomew > > > > P.S. This isn't the official announcement of your subround assignment; > that > > will come out in the emails. I just wanted to give you guys a heads-up. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
