Given that I enjoyed last years contest, I figured I'd give it another shot this year.

I sucked it up harder than ever. It took me 54 minutes to get a solution to this problem. This was the 250pt problem (there was a 250 and a 750).

I suppose I could try to make excuses, but it looks like I'm going to need to start getting regular doses of mental stimulation before I find myself at 82 years old not remembering the name of my grandchildren.

Definitely fun, and I'll continue doing this as often as I can. It's amazing how quickly an hour can go. You almost start breaking your rules because well... you only have an hour.

It reminds me a bit of the Hackathon that Joe Kraus talks of.

Here's the 750pt problem if you're interested.

UPDATE: Here is my submitted solution.