this is Python style, if you want it easier, use Basic

My jaw dropped when I saw this solution.

I definitely brute forced my way through this one...

Hats off to pattern recognition.

Lessons:

• look harder for patterns
• pay attention and/or create more test units (lower numbers in this specific case)

This blows my mind. I wish I would have seen this.

My jaw dropped. Incredible. My hat off to you!

This shouldn't be marked as best practice. The second solution is simpler and much easier to read.