MessageDispatcher > MessageDispatcherCompetition Overview
This Marathon Match has some different rules and terms. Please make sure to read the rules carefully before competing. You must be eligible to compete in the match as defined in the rules and by winning a prize you agree to transfer ownership of your submission to TopCoder. This Marathon Match is a money match that has a $5,000 prize purse! The top five highest scorers will receive prizes with the first place winner receiving $2,500! In TopCoder Marathon Match events, the system will be testing submissions for optimization according to the scoring criteria outlined in the problem statement that is associated with this event. Each event may have a different scoring mechanism. Competitors will have to understand the scoring mechanism in order to effectively compete. Participants may submit code written in one of the following languages: Java, C++, C#.NET, VB.NET, or Python.
Once the submission phase of a Marathon Match has ended, final testing will run
and may take several days to complete. Upon completion of final testing,
the final results will become available in the Marathon Match Archive on the web site.
Competitors will be able to see the test case details, other competitors' submissions, and all final results.
For more details on the Marathon Match format, click here Prizes
There will be $5000 in total prize money. The 5 highest scorers in this round will receive compensation for their submissions as follows:
* NOTE: All prize winners are required to submit to TopCoder a one-page description, explaining their winning submission, within one week of the announcment of the winners in order to receive their prize.
Eligibility
You must be a TopCoder member, at least 18 years of age, meeting all of the membership requirements. In addition,
you must fit into one of the following categories.
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