public static int birthdayCakeCandles(List<Integer> candles) {
    // Write your code here
		// Optimized code
		// Time Complexity O(n) (Linear time)
		// Space Complexity O(1) (Constant space) Only two integer variables are used, regardless of input size.
        int tallestCandle = 0;
        int tallestCount = 0;
    
        for (Integer i : candles) {
            if(i > tallestCandle) {
                tallestCandle = i;
                tallestCount = 0;
            }
            
            if(i == tallestCandle) {
                tallestCount++;
            }
        }
    
        return tallestCount;
    }

}