was a disaster…
Entirely my fault, actually… The first problem was to check for voting preferences of people from some states, and decide which state gave the least votes to candidate #1. Everything seemed perfect, but I had compared the # of votes, rather than their percentages, which led to my 250-point solution being successfully challenged. 
The second 500-point problem involved removing vowels from SMS messages, provided there were consonants to the left and right (not necessarily adjacent) of the vowels in that word. I forgot the word part while implementing it, and then in a slip-shod method added the space as a separator, and in the fumble forgot to reset and check for consonants to the left of a new word. Moreover, I had to submit twice, since capital vowels were also to be considered, and while this was broadcasted, I forgot to implement it. Sad. Again, leading to the sucessful challenging of my solution… Boo hoo!
There were some connection problems mid-match, and the total coding time was therefore extended by five minutes. This, I believe, was a problem with today’s match only.
I also tried my hand at the 1000 point problem, and I must say it was not necessarily so difficult, just need to practice more, and not make obvious mistakes.
Till the next SRM then, hope to make some score next time!