RogerBW solutions for challenge no. 306

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diff --git a/challenge-306/roger-bell-west/lua/ch-2.lua b/challenge-306/roger-bell-west/lua/ch-2.lua
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+#! /usr/bin/lua
+
+function lastelement(a)
+   local b = a
+   while true do
+      table.sort(b)
+      local f = table.remove(b, #b)
+      local s = table.remove(b, #b)
+      if f > s then
+         table.insert(b, f - s)
+      end
+      if #b == 0 then
+         return 0
+      end
+      if #b == 1 then
+         return b[1]
+      end
+   end
+end
+
+if lastelement({3, 8, 5, 2, 9, 2}) == 1 then
+  io.write("Pass")
+else
+  io.write("FAIL")
+end
+io.write(" ")
+
+if lastelement({3, 2, 5}) == 0 then
+  io.write("Pass")
+else
+  io.write("FAIL")
+end
+print("")
+