CONGRATULATIONS to "All Your Shreds Are Belong To U.S."!
"All Your Shreds Are Belong To U.S." successfully reconstructed and solved all 5 Puzzles earning $50,000!
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Today's troops often confiscate the remnants of destroyed documents in war
zones, but reconstructing them is a daunting task. DARPA's Shredder
Challenge called upon computer scientists, puzzle enthusiasts and anyone
else who likes solving complex problems to compete for up to $50,000 by
piecing together a series of shredded documents.
The goal was to identify and assess potential capabilities that could be
used by our warfighters operating in war zones, but might also create
vulnerabilities to sensitive information that is protected through our own
shredding practices throughout the U.S. national security community.
The Shredder Challenge was comprised of five separate puzzles in which the
number of documents, the document subject matter and the method of shredding
were varied to present challenges of increasing difficulty. To complete each
problem, participants were required to provide the answer to a puzzle
embedded in the content of the reconstructed document.
The overall prize winner and prize to be awarded was dependent on the number
and difficulty of the problems solved. The Challenge began on October 27,
2011 and concluded on December 2, 2011 after all five puzzles were
successfully solved by "All Your Shreds Are Belong To U.S."
DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: DARPA's Shredder Challenge (November 21, 2011)
Solution to Complex Puzzle Remains Elusive in Shredder Challenge (November 21, 2011)
Early Leaders Announced in the DARPA Shredder Challenge (November 02, 2011)
DARPA Offers up to $50,000 Prize for Shredder Challenge (October 27, 2011)
In case you missed it, try this Puzzle just for fun!
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Leaderboard Summary Final
| 1 | All Your Shreds Are Belong To U.S. | 50 |
| 2 | Schroddon | 30 |
| 3 | wasabi | 26 |
| 4 | MKI | 22 |
| 5 | mmvd | 22 |
| 6 | University of California, San Diego | 22 |
| 7 | Craig Landrum | 19 |
| 8 | mkelly | 19 |
| 9 | Icandoit | 19 |
| 10 | Goldsong | 17 |
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