Invitation to CodeChef January Cook-Off 2017!

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Hello CodeForces Community!

It’s that time of the month when the finest programmers around the globe battle it out in CodeChef’s Cook-Off. We are ready with the January Cook-Off 2017, so put on your coding hats and whet your appetite for five deletable problems and an action packed Sunday night. I invite you all to join in the contest and have a go at the problems. CodeChef January Cook-Off.

Joining me on the problem setting panel are:

Problem Setter & Editorialist: Alex_2oo8 (Alexey Zayakin)
Problem Tester: kingofnumbers (Hassan Jaddouh)
Russian Translator: CherryTree (Sergey Kulik)
Mandarin Translator: huzecong (Hu Zecong)
Vietnamese Translator: VNOI Team
Contest Admin: PraveenDhinwa (Praveen Dhinwa)

I hope you will enjoy solving them. Please give your feedbacks on the problem set in the comments below after the contest. You can find the rest of the details about the contest below.

Time: 22nd January 2017 (2130 hrs) to 23rd January 2017 (0000 hrs). (Indian Standard Time — +5:30 GMT) — Check your timezone.

Details: https://www.codechef.com/COOK78

Registration: You just need to have a CodeChef handle to participate. For all those, who are interested and do not have a CodeChef handle, are requested to register in order to participate.

Prizes: * Top 10 performers in Global and Indian category will get CodeChef laddus, with which the winners can claim cool CodeChef goodies. Know more here: https://www.codechef.com/laddu. (For those who have not yet got their previous winning, please send an email to winners@codechef.com)

Good Luck! Hope to see you participating!!