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Clarify maximum score for problems
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Expand Up @@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ Properties of problem objects:
| output\_limit | integer | Limit in MiB on what the submission can write both to `stdout` and `stderr`. If a submission produces more output, a CCS should fail the submission or ignore output beyond this limit.
| code\_limit | integer | Limit in KiB on submissions for this problem. Submissions that are larger should be rejected by a CCS.
| test\_data\_count | integer | Number of test data sets.
| max\_score | number | Maximum expected score, although teams may score higher in some cases. Typically used to indicate scoreboard cell color in scoring contests. Required iff contest:scoreboard\_type is `score`.
| max\_score | number | Maximum score. Typically used to determine scoreboard cell color. Required iff contest:scoreboard\_type is `score`.
| package | array of FILE ? | [Problem package](https://www.kattis.com/problem-package-format/). Expected mime type is application/zip. Only exactly one package is allowed. Not expected to actually contain href for package during the contest, but used for configuration and archiving.
| statement | array of FILE ? | Problem statement. Expected mime type is application/pdf.

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| id | ID | Identifier of the judgement.
| submission\_id | ID | Identifier of the [submission](#submissions) judged.
| judgement\_type\_id | ID ? | The [verdict](#judgement-types) of this judgement. Required iff judgement has completed.
| score | number | Score for this judgement. Required iff contest:scoreboard\_type is `score`.
| score | number | Score for this judgement, between `0` and the problem's `max_score`. Required iff contest:scoreboard\_type is `score`.
| current | boolean ? | `true` if this is the current judgement. Defaults to `true`. At any time, there must be at most one judgement per submission for which this `true` or unset (and thus defaulting to `true`).
| start\_time | TIME | Absolute time when judgement started.
| start\_contest\_time | RELTIME | Contest relative time when judgement started.
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