Google Code JAM 2006

Google is offering $165,000 in cash and prizes!

Registration is now open for the competition and will remain open through 9:00 AM EDT (GMT/UTC -4) on Tuesday, September 5, 2006.

All registrants will participate in the Qualification Round. The Qualification Round will be open from Tuesday, September 5, at 12:00 PM (noon) EDT (GMT/UTC -4) through Wednesday, September 6, at 12:00 PM (noon) EDT (GMT/UTC -4). During this 24-hour period, each competitor must complete one randomly generated problem set. All competitors will receive a score for their performance on that one problem set.

The top 1,000 participants from the Qualification Round will advance to the first online round, to be held at 10:00 AM EDT (GMT/UTC -4) on Thursday, September 14. The top 500 scorers from Round 1 will advance to Round 2, which will be held at 10:00 AM EDT (GMT/UTC -4) on Tuesday, September 19. The top 250 scorers from Round 2 will receive a commemorative "Google Code Jam 2006" T-shirt.

The top 100 scorers in Round 2 will win an all-expenses-paid trip to Google's office in New York City, New York, United States. Here, they will compete in person in the Championship Round for their share of the $165,000 prize purse on Friday, October 27. The first-place finisher will receive $10,000.

Visit www.google.com/codejam2006 for full details.

Best of luck to you in the arena.