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by OmniLarry 5973 days ago
What do you mean? That's what the tiebreaker is for. Problem writing is hard, especially if you're trying to distinguish between very close competitors.
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The difference between those different entrants is a huge amount of time. The winning unis made correct entries earlier, and had less incorrect entries.

Compare it to a marathon where there are 9 finish lines. The more you cross, the better you did. Everyone who crossed the 6th line is ranked by when they crossed it - or how fast they ran. They probably also got much closer to the 7th line before the time ran out.