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Luck Balance

  • arunjb639
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    def getContestsInfo(contests):
    totalSum = 0
    impContests = 0
    for i in contests:
        totalSum = totalSum + i[0]
        if i[1] == 1:
            impContests = impContests + 1
    
    return [impContests, totalSum]

def luckBalance(k, contests):
    info = getContestsInfo(contests)
    impContests, totalSum = info[0], info[1]
    contests = sorted(contests)
    winContests = impContests - k
    for i in contests:
        if winContests <= 0:
            break
        if i[1] == 1:
            totalSum = totalSum - (2*i[0])
            winContests = winContests - 1
    return totalSum