But wait, they have the same winning number (485) and alphabetically, E comes before M?

Thanks for your post, I see it as an encouragement!

I was stuck on this exact test case with the same results.

If anyone else reads this and thinks "this guy is right - there's an issue," just go back and read the instructions carefully! There's a small detail you probably overlooked.

What does that mean?:-)

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Your answer to: rank("Elijah,Chloe,Elizabeth,Matthew,Natalie,Jayden", [1, 3, 5, 5, 3, 6], 2) is false. You should have somethink like that: [["Elizabeth", 485], ["Matthew", 485], [".... The tests are correct. THe fixed tests are the same in all languages and 200 guys passed them.