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Challenge #240: Every Vote Counts!

geoff_zath
Alteryx
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davidhardister
8 - Asteroid

wow that was a challenge! very rewarding, it was much simpler on my second macro haha

 

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ARussell34
8 - Asteroid

Yay to chocolate! That is the correct choice!

acarter881
12 - Quasar

Here's my solution. This one is very confusing for me.

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FrederikE
13 - Pulsar
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RWvanLeeuwen
11 - Bolide

TIL about ranked choice voting - nice!

 

Next time I have to build this, I'd

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parse the responses to rows and use multi row calculations combined to find the next answer if needed, and I'd use an iterative macro for the rounds
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ahsanaali
11 - Bolide
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acarter881
12 - Quasar

Here's an alternative solution, solved with a brute force approach instead of using the Python tool.

 

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martinding
13 - Pulsar
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acarter881
12 - Quasar

Here's my third solution. My first solution used Python and my second solution was a brute force method in Alteryx. This solution uses an iterative macro.

 

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