in the zillow one, I was 41/3800, but I got over-obsessed with lb results and the first round of home sales my rank droped to 118. however, this was my first r

in the zillow one, I was 41/3800, but I got over-obsessed with lb results and the first round of home sales my rank droped to 118. however, this was my first real kaggle competition, and I only spent a few weeks on it, (I'd say about 3 total). it was also one of the more competitive competitions, with a million dollars on the line. Its exponentially difficult to move up the ranks, but I do think its realistic to win one (though hard - as it should be). a lot of time, effort, and skills required but not impossibly difficult. I think kaggle would do everyone a favor if they gave out awards to more people, instead of the winner take all mentality. at the very least, everyone in the top 10 should win money, not just the top 3, with 1 getting the lions share.