Repeat Evolution

486. Predict the Winner

2 attempts over 1100 days. This page compares how the solution size, thinking trace, and stuck markers changed between posts.

2 attempts

1100 days apart

-8 line delta

5 best lines

0 thought lines

0 stuck attempts

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Timeline Shape

Bars are normalized inside this problem, so the widest bar is the largest attempt in that metric.

Each card is a daily post, with local deltas from the previous attempt.

Attempt 1 · 28.07.2023

medium

Solution 13 lines

Thoughts 0 lines

standard kotlin

Optimally taking numbers from an array's ends can one player win another

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Attempt 2 · 01.08.2026

medium

Solution 5 lines

Thoughts 0 lines

tiny kotlin

1100 days later lines -8 chars -306 thoughts 0

Optimal choices to win

Full post LeetCode

Compact generated readout from the first and latest attempts.

Solution size compressed

-8 lines, -306 chars.

Thinking trace steady

0 lines between first and latest attempt.

Best snapshot 01.08.2026

5 lines, 188 chars.

Honesty markers 0 stuck

0 stuck attempts, 0 one-liner attempts.