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Tambola is a widely played game where players use tickets with numbers and claim victory based on announced numbers. The claim validator checks if a player's claim is accepted or rejected based on the announced numbers and the winning pattern of the game. Each game has specific winning patterns, and claims must be made immediately after the number that completes the winning sequence is announced.

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Tambo La

Tambola is a widely played game where players use tickets with numbers and claim victory based on announced numbers. The claim validator checks if a player's claim is accepted or rejected based on the announced numbers and the winning pattern of the game. Each game has specific winning patterns, and claims must be made immediately after the number that completes the winning sequence is announced.

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Tambola

Tambola is a game that is widely played across the world. To participate in a round, players
are given tickets (shown below) which have numbers on them. A round has multiple games
in it. A round is complete when all games are complete. As numbers are announced by a
dealer at random, players match the numbers with those on the ticket and cross them. If
they have crossed all numbers needed to win a game, they can claim to be the winner of the
game.

Problem statement: Claim validator


Input: Numbers announced so far, a valid ticket and claim for a specific game
Output: Accepted/Rejected

Games
Each round has multiple games. Each game has a winning pattern.
● Top line: The ticket with all the numbers of the top row crossed fastest
● Middle line: The ticket with all the numbers of the middle row crossed fastest
● Bottom line: The ticket with the numbers of the bottom row crossed fastest
● Full house: The ticket with all the 15 numbers crossed first
● Early five: The fastest ticket to have 5 numbers crossed

Rules
1. System only has to return whether a claim is accepted or rejected
2. A player's claim to victory is only valid if it is made immediately following the
announcement of the number that completes their winning sequence.

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Examples

Example 1: Top row win


Input

Ticket Numbers announced Claim being made

4,16,_,_,48,_,63,76,_ 90, 4, 46, 63, 89, 16, 76, 48 Top Row


7,_,23,38,_,52,_,_,80
9,_,25,_,_,56,64,_,83

Output Accepted

Explanation Winning pattern: 4, 63, 16, 48, 76

Example 2: Top row win denied due to late claim


Input

Ticket Numbers announced Claim being made

4,16,_,_,48,_,63,76,_ 90, 4, 46, 63, 89, 16, 76, 48, 12 Top Row
7,_,23,38,_,52,_,_,80
9,_,25,_,_,56,64,_,83

Output Rejected

Explanation The last announced number 12 does not complete the top
row

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