Hello Codeforces community,

Since my contribution is gradually decreasing, it is time to stop it :)

I would like to invite you to join HackerEarth's January Easy '19 which will start at 15:30 UTC, January 6, 2019.

The problems are prepared by aashrayagarwal, kingofbugs and me and tested by zscoder. I hope you'll find the problemset to be interesting.

You will be given 5 algorithmic problems to solve in 3 hours. Partial scoring will be used (you get points for passing each test case). Although the contest is targeted towards beginners, we hope even experienced problem-solvers find one or two problems to be interesting. The contest is rated and prizes will be awarded to the top 3 beginners (i.e. programmers with a rating of 1600 or less before the challenge starts).

• First place: $75 Amazon gift card.
• Second place: $50 Amazon gift card.
• Third place: $25 Amazon gift card.

Good luck & have fun!