{
  "id": 46037,
  "title": "Competition Close - Congratulations!",
  "url": "/competitions/passenger-screening-algorithm-challenge/discussion/46037",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2017-12-19T22:26:23.479563400Z",
  "votes": 3,
  "comment_count": 11,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>All,</p>\n\n<p>Through the ups and downs, the competition is closed! Thanks for a great competition with the biggest dataset and biggest prize Kaggle has ever hosted! Congratulations to all who won and participated, and for providing such great insights on a unique problem and unique dataset.</p>\n\n<p>Kaggle and DHS will be reaching out to each of the winning teams to ask for additional information in the coming days - for those in the money, stay tuned to your email. </p>\n\n<p>And to everyone - thanks for all the hard work and for continuing to make Kaggle a place for the cutting edge of new and unique ML challenges!</p>",
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    {
      "id": "260235",
      "postDate": "12/19/2017 22:26:23",
      "content": "<p>All,</p>\n\n<p>Through the ups and downs, the competition is closed! Thanks for a great competition with the biggest dataset and biggest prize Kaggle has ever hosted! Congratulations to all who won and participated, and for providing such great insights on a unique problem and unique dataset.</p>\n\n<p>Kaggle and DHS will be reaching out to each of the winning teams to ask for additional information in the coming days - for those in the money, stay tuned to your email. </p>\n\n<p>And to everyone - thanks for all the hard work and for continuing to make Kaggle a place for the cutting edge of new and unique ML challenges!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "All,\n\nThrough the ups and downs, the competition is closed! Thanks for a great competition with the biggest dataset and biggest prize Kaggle has ever hosted! Congratulations to all who won and participated, and for providing such great insights on a unique problem and unique dataset.\n\nKaggle and DHS will be reaching out to each of the winning teams to ask for additional information in the coming days - for those in the money, stay tuned to your email. \n\nAnd to everyone - thanks for all the hard work and for continuing to make Kaggle a place for the cutting edge of new and unique ML challenges!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "260242",
      "postDate": "12/19/2017 22:44:16",
      "content": "<p>What was wrong with teedrz's submission (former 4th place)?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "What was wrong with teedrz's submission (former 4th place)?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "260247",
      "postDate": "12/19/2017 23:01:23",
      "content": "<p>Any participant removed from the leaderboard is encouraged to submit an appeal if they believe their removal was unjustified at <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/compliance\">https://www.kaggle.com/compliance</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Any participant removed from the leaderboard is encouraged to submit an appeal if they believe their removal was unjustified at https://www.kaggle.com/compliance",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "260311",
      "postDate": "12/20/2017 02:37:08",
      "content": "<p>Big thanks to Kaggle for hosting! Despite limited scope of the challenge, the top-scoring log loss is respectable. I believe DHS/TSA will get a lot of useful insights out of our solutions.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Big thanks to Kaggle for hosting! Despite limited scope of the challenge, the top-scoring log loss is respectable. I believe DHS/TSA will get a lot of useful insights out of our solutions.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "260324",
      "postDate": "12/20/2017 02:58:23",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for organizing this competition and hope the DHS/TSA have a good set of models they can use.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for organizing this competition and hope the DHS/TSA have a good set of models they can use.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "260752",
      "postDate": "12/20/2017 20:50:55",
      "content": "<p>Will the public leaderboard be fixed (i.e. not all zero scores)? The \"△pub\" on the private leaderboard makes it look like there was a big / random shake-up between leaderboards.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Will the public leaderboard be fixed (i.e. not all zero scores)? The \"△pub\" on the private leaderboard makes it look like there was a big / random shake-up between leaderboards.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "260764",
      "postDate": "12/20/2017 21:32:20",
      "content": "<p>Suchir,</p>\n\n<p>The public leaderboard will remain 0.0 because the full Stage 2 was 100% private data. So yes, the shakeup is essentially re-ordering the leaderboard from chronological by submission (public LB) to true LB score. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Suchir,\n\nThe public leaderboard will remain 0.0 because the full Stage 2 was 100% private data. So yes, the shakeup is essentially re-ordering the leaderboard from chronological by submission (public LB) to true LB score.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "261774",
      "postDate": "12/23/2017 23:10:25",
      "content": "<p>Normally we do not make declarations of reinstatements, but due to the high profile nature of this competition, it's worth noting that Teedrz submission has been reinstated.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Normally we do not make declarations of reinstatements, but due to the high profile nature of this competition, it's worth noting that Teedrz submission has been reinstated.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "262533",
      "postDate": "12/27/2017 02:07:08",
      "content": "<p>Is there any place we can follow to see who ultimately won and also, the methods they used?  Will it be published?  PS. Thanks for providing this competition, it was very interesting!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Is there any place we can follow to see who ultimately won and also, the methods they used?  Will it be published?  PS. Thanks for providing this competition, it was very interesting!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "262719",
      "postDate": "12/27/2017 17:55:22",
      "content": "<p>Has the prize distribution/verification been finalized?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Has the prize distribution/verification been finalized?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "262720",
      "postDate": "12/27/2017 17:58:36",
      "content": "<p>Hi Yusaku,</p>\n\n<p>The Prize distribution and verification is still underway. Thanks!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi Yusaku,\n\nThe Prize distribution and verification is still underway. Thanks!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "262721",
      "postDate": "12/27/2017 18:00:35",
      "content": "<p>Cool, thanks for your prompt response!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Cool, thanks for your prompt response!",
      "votes": null
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 260242,
      "author_name": "dmitrykovba",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/19/2017 22:44:16",
      "content": "<p>What was wrong with teedrz's submission (former 4th place)?</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 260247,
          "author_name": "addisonhoward",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/19/2017 23:01:23",
          "content": "<p>Any participant removed from the leaderboard is encouraged to submit an appeal if they believe their removal was unjustified at <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/compliance\">https://www.kaggle.com/compliance</a></p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 261774,
          "author_name": "addisonhoward",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/23/2017 23:10:25",
          "content": "<p>Normally we do not make declarations of reinstatements, but due to the high profile nature of this competition, it's worth noting that Teedrz submission has been reinstated.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 260311,
      "author_name": "serg14",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/20/2017 02:37:08",
      "content": "<p>Big thanks to Kaggle for hosting! Despite limited scope of the challenge, the top-scoring log loss is respectable. I believe DHS/TSA will get a lot of useful insights out of our solutions.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 260324,
      "author_name": "sheriytm",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/20/2017 02:58:23",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for organizing this competition and hope the DHS/TSA have a good set of models they can use.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 260752,
      "author_name": "suchir",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/20/2017 20:50:55",
      "content": "<p>Will the public leaderboard be fixed (i.e. not all zero scores)? The \"△pub\" on the private leaderboard makes it look like there was a big / random shake-up between leaderboards.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 260764,
          "author_name": "addisonhoward",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/20/2017 21:32:20",
          "content": "<p>Suchir,</p>\n\n<p>The public leaderboard will remain 0.0 because the full Stage 2 was 100% private data. So yes, the shakeup is essentially re-ordering the leaderboard from chronological by submission (public LB) to true LB score. </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 262533,
      "author_name": "laurenleesc",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/27/2017 02:07:08",
      "content": "<p>Is there any place we can follow to see who ultimately won and also, the methods they used?  Will it be published?  PS. Thanks for providing this competition, it was very interesting!</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 262719,
      "author_name": "u39kun",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/27/2017 17:55:22",
      "content": "<p>Has the prize distribution/verification been finalized?</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 262720,
          "author_name": "addisonhoward",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/27/2017 17:58:36",
          "content": "<p>Hi Yusaku,</p>\n\n<p>The Prize distribution and verification is still underway. Thanks!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 262721,
          "author_name": "u39kun",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/27/2017 18:00:35",
          "content": "<p>Cool, thanks for your prompt response!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
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    "260235": "All,\n\nThrough the ups and downs, the competition is closed! Thanks for a great competition with the biggest dataset and biggest prize Kaggle has ever hosted! Congratulations to all who won and participated, and for providing such great insights on a unique problem and unique dataset.\n\nKaggle and DHS will be reaching out to each of the winning teams to ask for additional information in the coming days - for those in the money, stay tuned to your email. \n\nAnd to everyone - thanks for all the hard work and for continuing to make Kaggle a place for the cutting edge of new and unique ML challenges!",
    "260242": "What was wrong with teedrz's submission (former 4th place)?",
    "260247": "Any participant removed from the leaderboard is encouraged to submit an appeal if they believe their removal was unjustified at https://www.kaggle.com/compliance",
    "260311": "Big thanks to Kaggle for hosting! Despite limited scope of the challenge, the top-scoring log loss is respectable. I believe DHS/TSA will get a lot of useful insights out of our solutions.",
    "260324": "Thanks for organizing this competition and hope the DHS/TSA have a good set of models they can use.",
    "260752": "Will the public leaderboard be fixed (i.e. not all zero scores)? The \"△pub\" on the private leaderboard makes it look like there was a big / random shake-up between leaderboards.",
    "260764": "Suchir,\n\nThe public leaderboard will remain 0.0 because the full Stage 2 was 100% private data. So yes, the shakeup is essentially re-ordering the leaderboard from chronological by submission (public LB) to true LB score.",
    "261774": "Normally we do not make declarations of reinstatements, but due to the high profile nature of this competition, it's worth noting that Teedrz submission has been reinstated.",
    "262533": "Is there any place we can follow to see who ultimately won and also, the methods they used?  Will it be published?  PS. Thanks for providing this competition, it was very interesting!",
    "262719": "Has the prize distribution/verification been finalized?",
    "262720": "Hi Yusaku,\n\nThe Prize distribution and verification is still underway. Thanks!",
    "262721": "Cool, thanks for your prompt response!"
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