The Runner-Up

A easy Python interview practice problem on DataDriven. Write and execute real python code with instant feedback.

Domain

Python

Difficulty

easy

Seniority

L5

Problem

A leaderboard already highlights the top score, and the product team wants to show the runner-up beside it. Given a list of scores, return the second-largest distinct value, or `None` when no runner-up exists.

Summary

Not the winner. The one just behind it.

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