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In fact, we could simply check for the 3 smallest and the 3 highest numbers and ignore the rest.

Assuming the numbers are really random, that's a probability of 10^-13. That probability is at the point where we are starting to think about errors caused by cosmic rays. With a bit more numbers, you can get to the point where the only way it can fail is if there is a problem with the random number generation or an external factor.

If it was something like a programming contest, I would just do "return 95931" and hope for the best. But of course, programming contests usually don't just rely on random numbers and test edge cases.



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