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           Update your program in IDLE and run it.  Look what happens:


                                                                 The additional code ensures the
                                                                 results are in the order you need.


















             Looks much better!


           The program works great!
           The scores are in descending order, and the program is really not much longer
           than when it found just one score. Using arrays allows us to solve a much
           harder problem with very little extra code. And instead of using lots of
           complex logic and lots of variables, you have straightforward logic and only
           one variable: the scores array.




                                   Surf-A-Thon
                                                            Dude, those are
                                                            some sweet scores.
                                     1.      9.12
                                      2.     8.65

                                      3.     8.45








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