Latest News Jan 7 11:30PM EST 

The winners page is now online. Find out more about our winners and read their contest stories! We've also posted some statistics and commentary about the evolution of the contest and an analysis of some of the code

Per Rutquist is our overall MATLAB Golf Champion. He came away with two first place finishes and two second place finishes. We'll send him a MATLAB Jacket.

Congratulations to all of our first-place finishers: Guy Shechter, Imre Polik, Stijn Helsen, Per Rutquist, Claus Still, François Glineur, and Nicke. You will each receive a MATLAB toolkit.

You can now download the full testsuites used in the contest from the File Exchange.

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All holes: frequencies, palindrome, encryption, infection, heaviest, pathfinder, and snake.

Passing Entries

Place Submitted Entry Author Length Speed
17:59:39 top10 Philip Top 231 40.80
1 17:58:34 Revolution IV Nicke 139 2.55
17:57:55 blah 10 Uttam Kumbhat 229 41.11
17:57:06 amsnake9 Arnab Maity 227 28.06
17:56:48 Revolution II Nicke 197 14.55
17:55:16 cyclist_37 cyclist 235 30.80
17:55:05 Munching Munich Colin Ross 238 30.82
17:55:03 blah 8 Uttam Kumbhat 229 39.39
17:54:04 Borderline Bordeaux Colin Ross 237 30.86
17:53:52 bye Alex Backer 232 37.01
17:53:40 cyclist_36 cyclist 235 39.15
17:53:24 blah 7 Uttam Kumbhat 230 36.88
17:53:21 sneek Michiel 249 39.26
17:53:19 amsnake7 Arnab Maity 232 36.96
17:53:11 snake15 anitha 236 36.94
2 17:53:08 h13 John Arthur 172 17.29
17:52:52 Lionlike Lyons Colin Ross 238 30.79
17:52:26 TRANS 131 PENG 224 31.34
17:52:25 x2-1 Yi Cao 237 39.19
17:52:25 aas Amir Schricker 237 36.97
17:51:55 blah 6 Uttam Kumbhat 224 31.34
17:51:46 cyclist_35 cyclist 236 36.66
17:51:29 x2_tweak Thomas Pieper 231 37.06
17:51:09 blah 5 Uttam Kumbhat 230 40.97
17:51:06 transpose 13 Martijn 226 31.30
17:49:56 Naughty Nice Colin Ross 233 24.00
17:49:13 Prancing Paris Colin Ross 236 26.40
17:49:03 amsnake8 Arnab Maity 229 28.13
17:48:42 Serpent2.3_tweak00 Thomas Pieper 245 39.20
17:47:23 blah 4 Uttam Kumbhat 241 46.38
17:46:43 sh_13 Stijn Helsen 251 43.55
17:46:08 cyclist_33 cyclist 243 46.17
17:46:08 h12 John Arthur 174 13.98
17:44:59 Majestic Marseilles Colin Ross 231 24.11
17:44:27 so cheap 10 Ricky Debnath 242 46.86
17:43:57 transpose5.1-1 Yi Cao 246 47.75
17:43:39 amsnake3 Arnab Maity 245 46.23
17:43:27 tra51_1 Stijn Helsen 245 47.62
17:42:35 transpose 5-1 Yi Cao 247 40.71
17:41:29 amsnake2 Arnab Maity 244 39.11
17:41:05 19.1th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 224 39.61
17:38:19 oops Alex Backer 225 37.40
17:37:59 amsnake1 Arnab Maity 245 33.42
3 17:35:44 h11 John Arthur 174 70.95
17:35:08 oops on small tweak Larry Reitman 237 34.36
17:30:37 st5e Ned 236 28.53
17:30:35 blah 3 Uttam Kumbhat 224 39.40
17:29:49 transpose 12 Martijn 226 39.75
17:28:40 blah 2 Uttam Kumbhat 227 39.62
17:28:32 cyclist_31 cyclist 227 39.52
4 17:27:34 h10 John Arthur 175 71.88
17:27:09 transpose 5_tweak10 Thomas Pieper 245 40.78
17:26:35 transpose 11 Martijn 229 39.65
17:25:37 st5c Ned 238 25.28
17:22:55 st5b Ned 238 24.30
17:21:37 blah Uttam Kumbhat 228 37.10
17:21:02 h9 John Arthur 181 14.11
17:20:42 test1test kkk 247 40.78
17:19:25 18.1th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 228 37.35
17:17:02 tra5_1 Stijn Helsen 246 40.80
17:16:53 jeph2 b jefferson 231 34.12
17:14:58 17.1th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 229 37.27
17:13:24 transpose 10 Martijn 230 37.09
17:13:11 jeph1 b jefferson 245 33.68
17:10:36 st5 Ned 240 25.27
17:06:38 Imre 27 Imre Polik 244 48.06
17:06:05 Imre 26 Imre Polik 245 48.04
5 17:05:56 h8 John Arthur 179 68.80
17:05:47 tr_5_1 Stijn Helsen 246 40.97
17:05:20 transpose 5_tweak Thomas Pieper 245 40.62
17:01:48 test8kkk kkk 247 40.77
17:00:24 cyclist_28 cyclist 246 54.96
17:00:05 13th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 237 22.58
16:59:48 Terrifically Egotistical Tyrannosauru... Colin Ross 243 33.48
16:58:58 Imre 23 Imre Polik 245 54.92
16:58:57 Loopy Velociraptor Las Vegas Colin Ross 246 40.77
16:58:54 12th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 243 32.44
16:58:34 qwerty2 K Lindstrom 250 40.41
16:58:18 Imre 22 Imre Polik 246 55.33
16:57:59 11th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 246 39.70
16:56:51 so cheap 8 Ricky Debnath 245 40.72
16:56:18 cyclist_25 cyclist 244 38.01
16:56:08 test6kkk kkk 255 36.29
16:56:00 qwerty K Lindstrom 243 42.34
16:55:46 Charming Chicago Colin Ross 245 38.35
16:55:08 10th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 250 41.62
16:55:01 Imre 20 Imre Polik 246 29.51
16:54:54 tra_4_3 Stijn Helsen 252 36.76
16:54:11 Depressive Denver Colin Ross 245 37.88
16:54:03 top2 Philip Top 236 25.68
16:54:03 Abandon 4... Bowen Kerins 233 20.39
16:53:57 9th try Mohsen Nosratinia 252 35.37
16:53:26 tra_4_2 Stijn Helsen 253 36.54
16:53:00 tra_4_1 Stijn Helsen 250 42.85
16:52:49 top1 Philip Top 239 31.68
16:50:24 cyclist_23 cyclist 251 36.82
16:50:09 test5kkk kkk 253 36.60
16:49:23 Clumsily tweeky Guy Shechter 253 43.54
16:49:11 cyclist_22 cyclist 253 36.56
16:49:07 oo Alex Backer 252 35.36
16:48:56 so cheap 6 Ricky Debnath 250 36.62
16:46:36 8th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 251 41.99
16:46:25 so cheap 5 Ricky Debnath 251 37.33
16:45:28 7th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 253 43.48
16:45:21 Imre 19 Imre Polik 231 32.57
16:43:00 Striking Sydney Colin Ross 242 42.87
6 16:42:49 x3 PU 231 40.96
16:42:33 6th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 252 48.26
16:42:14 Marvellous Melbourne Colin Ross 244 42.78
16:41:41 cuco Alex Backer 253 35.97
16:41:38 test4kkk kkk 253 37.21
16:41:13 Stimulating Stirling Colin Ross 246 42.97
16:40:25 5th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 254 49.91
16:39:45 tweak on tweak motorist 268 40.11
7 16:39:29 x2 PU 238 36.80
16:39:15 test3kkk kkk 261 41.88
16:38:59 test3 kkk 261 41.77
16:38:56 12121214 peng 251 32.25
16:38:02 cheap again2 b jefferson 254 36.45
16:37:31 4th try! Mohsen Nosratinia 260 53.49
16:37:25 Abandon 3... Bowen Kerins 253 12.15
16:36:15 snake10 anitha 253 33.65
16:35:25 so cheap 4 Ricky Debnath 253 37.35
8 16:34:48 transpose5.1 Guy shechter 247 47.74
16:33:54 snake9 anitha 260 38.24
16:33:30 snake3.1 Guy Shechter 261 49.01
16:33:18 sh_08 Stijn Helsen 258 49.32
16:32:57 121212! peng 259 35.66
16:32:30 cyclist_19 cyclist 263 41.98
16:31:35 sh_07 Stijn Helsen 261 49.02
16:31:30 snake8 anitha 261 49.00
16:31:15 tweak cyc4_001 gl 271 47.28
16:31:07 so cheap 3 Ricky Debnath 260 41.81
16:31:00 Serpent1.2 Francois Glineur 326 0.14
16:30:35 snake5 anitha 259 47.87
16:29:40 this will work 2 b jefferson 256 38.78
16:29:32 sh_06 Stijn Helsen 271 47.43
16:28:51 Serpent2.1 Francois Glineur 251 33.56
16:28:47 cyclist_17 cyclist 271 40.39
16:28:44 cyclist_20 cyclist 254 37.31
16:28:14 this will work b jefferson 268 40.14
16:27:59 so cheap 2 Ricky Debnath 270 40.53
16:27:11 cyclist_13_tweak01 Thomas Pieper 270 48.84
16:27:03 twist matt traudt 262 41.95
16:26:23 o motorist 272 48.72
16:25:43 cyclist_16 cyclist 273 41.63
16:25:20 3rd try! Mohsen Nosratinia 272 48.64
16:25:04 cyclist_15_15 peng 260 53.15
16:24:39 x1 PU 272 48.70
9 16:24:16 transpose 5 Martijn 248 40.59
10 16:23:48 Serpent2.3 Francois Glineur 252 38.82
16:23:15 cheap again peng 258 41.07
16:23:11 cyclist_15 cyclist 272 48.66
16:22:36 Clumsily Colinesque Cedar Creek Colin Ross 254 37.36
16:21:56 or this b jefferson 267 48.28
11 16:21:39 transpose 4 Martijn 254 36.48
16:20:56 cyclist_16_cheap peng 261 45.48
16:20:42 motorist motorist 271 47.32
16:20:40 sh_02 Stijn Helsen 270 48.72
16:20:25 snake4 anitha 273 48.50
16:20:16 Gargantuan Gleneagles Colin Ross 260 42.15
16:20:01 sh_01 Stijn Helsen 271 48.53
12 16:16:47 transpose 3 Martijn 255 37.25
16:16:29 Imre 9 Imre Polik 271 41.54
16:16:01 snake3 anitha 273 48.65
16:15:35 nonsense! peng 270 40.44
16:14:25 so cheap Ricky Debnath 272 41.49
16:13:42 tweak cyc4 peng 272 40.21
13 16:11:57 Wobbbling Woburn Colin Ross 262 42.10
16:09:52 Abandon... Bowen Kerins 275 32.90
16:09:08 cyclist_14 cyclist 275 41.37
14 16:07:41 cyclist_13 cyclist 273 48.41
16:05:49 cyclist_12 cyclist 274 41.40
15 15:39:47 cyclist_4 cyclist 274 41.36
16 15:39:29 transpose1 anitha 276 38.30
17 15:38:20 transpose Martijn 277 32.69




Failing Entries

Time Entry Author
T snake18 anitha
T test no if Alex Backer
T fsnake9 Claus Still
T Snake2.2 Mark Bartsch
T fsnake7_tweak Thomas Pieper
T Bellman1 tweak christian ylämäki
T fsnake8 Claus Still
T blah 10 1 peng
T Revolution III Nicke
T closedup Agi
T snake17 anitha
T Snake2.1 Mark Bartsch
T CYC36 1 PENG
T fsnake7 Claus Still
T Baritonic Barcelona Colin Ross
T Snake2 Mark Bartsch
T Revolution I Nicke
T dig this v3 Niilo Sirola
T PASS OR NOT PENG
T x12 tweak tweak Guy Shechter
T dig this v2 Niilo Sirola
T fsnake6 Claus Still
T this will never work4 jori
T x12 tweak christian ylämäki
T fsnake5 Claus Still
T maybe to agressive! Stephan
T even better! Stephan
T Psnake II.1 Guy Shechter
T sh_05__9 Stijn Helsen
T wrong2 yixin li
T testotest kkk
T dig this (ratio)! Stephan
T amsnake5 Arnab Maity
T dig this! Stephan
T Climactic Cologne Colin Ross
T x12.12 Guy Shechter
T amsnake4 Arnab Maity
T x12.1 Guy Shechter
T snake14 anitha
T PSnake II Per Rutquist
T cyclist_34 cyclist
T fsnake4 Claus Still
T snake13 anitha
T s3t Ned
T fsnake3 Claus Still
T Bug Agnes
T Serpent3 Francois Glineur
T fsnake2 Claus Still
T fsnake1 Claus Still
T 20th try! Mohsen Nosratinia
T in case this works Niilo Sirola
T Bellman1 Yi Cao
T 19th try! Mohsen Nosratinia
T wrong_but_may_work yixin li
T 20.1th try! Mohsen Nosratinia
T snake11 anitha
T right 3 tweak Larry Reitman
T hey jude tweaked jori
T st5g Ned
T PSnake square? christian ylämäki
T cyclist_32 cyclist
T vers2 Stephan
T x12 PU
T x11 PU
T x10 PU
T x9 PU
T right 3 Martijn
T sh_05__4 Stijn Helsen
T small tweak Larry Reitman
T st5f Ned
T sh_05__3 Stijn Helsen
T Missing Mississippi Colin Ross
T Bellman Yi Cao
T sh_05__2 Stijn Helsen
T sh_05__1 Stijn Helsen
T Screaming Seattle Colin Ross
T Serpent1.3 Francois Glineur
T st5d Ned
T PSnake Per Rutquist
T hey jude Thomas Pieper
T x8 PU
T getting greedy 3 Niilo Sirola
T getting greedy 2 Niilo Sirola
T Imre 32 Imre Polik
T Lunacy Advocate Los Angeles Colin Ross
T tra5_2 Stijn Helsen
T 18th try! Mohsen Nosratinia
T testtest kkk
T Yes Alex Backer
T Imre 31 Imre Polik
T try02 Ned
T x7 PU
T order Alex Backer
T Imre 30 Imre Polik
T try01 Ned
T cyclist_30 cyclist
T this will never work3 (does it work yet???) jori
T Any requirement on its orientation? Alex Backer
T try00 Ned
T getting greedy Niilo Sirola
T 17th try! Mohsen Nosratinia
T x6 PU
T 16th try! Mohsen Nosratinia
T cyclist_29 cyclist
T transpose 5_weaker Guy Shechter
T right 2 Martijn
T out of coffee Niilo Sirola
T Imre 25 Imre Polik
T 1 more Alex Backer
T Imre 24 Imre Polik
T 15th try! Mohsen Nosratinia
T not getting shorter... Niilo Sirola
T rip4 senj
T h7 john arthur
T 14th try! Mohsen Nosratinia
T sh_05_1 Stijn Helsen
T rip3 senj
T h6 john arthur
T cyclist_27.1 peng
T no Alex Backer
T so cheap 9 Ricky Debnath
T this will never work2 jori
T give a try peng
T cyclist_27 cyclist
T digraph3 j
T last in chain? Alex Backer
T cyclist_26 cyclist
T sh_12 Stijn Helsen
T the idea's right Michiel
T transpose 9 Martijn
T top4 Philip Top
T sh_11 Stijn Helsen
T test7kkk kkk
T x5 PU
T dunno Alex Backer
T h4.7 Niilo Sirola
T so cheap 7 Ricky Debnath
T transpose8.1.1 peng
T this will never work jori
T cyclist_24 cyclist
T symmetry! Alex Backer
T transpose8.1 Guy shechter
T transpose 8 Martijn
T sh_10 Stijn Helsen
T 7th try 7th try peng
T s3b Ned
T x4 PU
T h4.6 Niilo Sirola
T how about no ' peng
T transpose7.1 Guy Shechter
T ccccche peng
T s3 Ned
T add >0 peng
T h4.5 Niilo Sirola
T h5 john arthur
T 12121215 peng
T transpose 7 Martijn
T sh_09 Stijn Helsen
T just a bit more coffee Niilo Sirola
T cyclist_21 cyclist
T foo senj
T s2c Ned
T Imre 18 Imre Polik
T h4.4 Niilo Sirola
T 12121212 peng
T test000 JT
T Imre 16 Imre Polik
T h4.3 Niilo Sirola
T h4.2 Niilo Sirola
T s2 Ned
T cyclist_18 cyclist
T test2 kkk
T Never Behind North Berwick Colin Ross
T Serpent2.2 Francois Glineur
T digraph2 j
T tweek tweek cyc4 Guy Shechter
T h4.1 Niilo Sirola
T transpose6 anitha
T transpose 6 Martijn
T El Cheapo 2 Bowen Kerins
T Serendipity Zhiping
T Imre 17 Imre Polik
T Imre 15 Imre Polik
T h4 john arthur
T cyclist_16_cheap_no' peng
T cheap b jefferson
T need less coffee Niilo Sirola
T test kkk
T sh_05 Stijn Helsen
T cyclist_15_15_15 peng
T kroc senj
T sh_04 Stijn Helsen
T Dynamic Dunstable Colin Ross
T Imre 14 Imre Polik
T transpose4 anitha
T nonsense again peng
T 2nd try! Mohsen Nosratinia
T v1 Stephan
T