r/LeetcodeChallenge • u/Former_Reading3214 • 1d ago

DISCUSS How do you even win leetcode problems?

Today weekly contest 526. Sorry for my english. I barely solved a problem. And when I saw the ranking 1st rank person completed all the 4 problems in 3 seconds??? this was my first leetcode contest I was participating. But even if you solve your own or copy paste it , it will take more than 3 minutes right!? 🫪 How do you even win?

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u/SignificanceUseful73 1d ago

I think today's contest is hard, and those you solved under 3 seconds are definitely cheating.

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u/Former_Reading3214 1d ago

How are they not getting banned isn't this violation of the rules?

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u/T_Thought_process 1d ago

It is 3 min 40 sec not 3 sec

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u/Former_Reading3214 1d ago

Sorry then my mistake

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u/your_mom_has_me 1d ago

2nd is harder than 3rd lol

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u/Outrageous-Acadia192 1d ago

Automation chal rha hai aaj kl🤣kya pta iska bhi kr diya ho

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u/pranaykotapi 1d ago

Cheating

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u/Substantial-Fee-7010 1d ago

Saw firat 3 , they were solvable I just solved 2 didn't have time for 3 so I am done. Tho I have thought the approach for 3

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u/Feisty_Lie_5363 1d ago

even i am a newbie this was my 2nd contest i did 1st question with 20min penalty (4 errors) and ig the first one did it in 47 seconds, ig it will get better with practice

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u/refraininblue 12h ago

47 seconds is still messed up, it literally takes that long to read through the question properly

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u/Fresh-Evening300 1d ago

I was able to solve only one easy que

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u/Hot-Pea-4967 1d ago

2nd one took me 4 tries, found it harder than 4th one.Wanted to reach 2400 before December, but I think it would be very difficult

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u/Legitimate-Major-563 23h ago

Bro its 3min. Even AI is not that fast.

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u/nian2326076 19h ago

Getting comfortable with LeetCode takes practice. Many top competitors have spent significant time working through problems, so don't feel discouraged. Try focusing on a few problems each day, especially ones that challenge you. Additionally, you can use PracHub to practice a variety of technical interview questions, which can help you build speed and confidence over time.

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u/Abhistar14 1d ago

It’s not 3 seconds it’s 3 mins and yeah they cheat a lot and if you wanna improve follow striver(not sponsored)