We, the IOCCC Judges, are finally in the final round of judging of IOCCC29: unless for some reason we need another final round to finally finalize the winners. :-)

Stay tuned!

P.S. Sometimes the final round takes the longest to finish.

p.p.s. https://www.patreon.com/posts/we-are-finally-153975623

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We are about to enter the first of the final rounds of judging, starting Wednesday, 2026 Mar 26. We 1st will review those submissions that have been left behind during all of the pre-final rounds. As we move forward, we shift from considering each submission on its own merit into considering the impact and value that the remaining submissions bring to IOCCC29.

We don't know how many rounds will be in the final rounds as of yet. We will keep you posted!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/about-to-start-153802905

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Round N+1 was a marathon judging round for IOCCC29, and we made some really important progress! We’re not quite ready to dive into the final rounds of judging, but we’re getting there.

IOCCC Judges overall remark: We’re thoroughly enjoying reviewing the IOCCC29 submissions!

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We’ll carefully review each submission, giving the C code and remarks.md
the time and attention they deserve.

Winners will be announced live on the "Our Favorite Universe".

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The winning source will be uploaded to www.ioccc.org at the end of the show.

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The IOCCC is now closed for new submissions.

For the many who submitted to this IOCCC, we THANK YOU. Without your
efforts, talent, creativity, and C coding skill, there wouldn't be an IOCCC!

If you missed this IOCCC, please submit to the next IOCCC, which we
are happy to announce we are planning to hold another IOCCC next year.

The IOCCC judges will go into "radio silence" as we judge the many
submissions. How long depends on the submission quantity & quality.

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The 29th International Obfuscated C Contest closes at 2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC.

You have less than a week to upload your submissions to the International Obfuscated C Code Contest!

For details see this free Patreon post:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/ioccc29-closes-152429675

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Just a friendly reminder that **IOCCC29** will be open for only 2 weeks more. The submission deadline is **2026-03-13 17:19:23.293137 UTC**.

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