If a person got in top 1000 in round-1A itself, then *can* he participate in 1B, 1C? I remember it as, he/she can participate but it wont affect the competition i.e. in those rounds (1B,1C in this example)
Thanks, Santosh On Sep 9, 1:10 pm, Bartholomew Furrow <[email protected]> wrote: > No, Igor has it right. The only difference is that previously you could > only compete in up to two of those rounds; this year there is no such > restriction. > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:48 AM, Dhruva Sagar <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hi Igor, > > What your saying are the previous rules. > > What Bartholomew has mentioned below is what's been decided now. (From what > > I understand). > > > Thanks & Regards, > > Dhruva Sagar. > > > Ogden Nash <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/o/ogden_nash.html> - > > "The trouble with a kitten is that when it grows up, it's always a cat." > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Igor Naverniouk <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
