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diff --git a/challenge-214/lubos-kolouch/python/ch-1.py b/challenge-214/lubos-kolouch/python/ch-1.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from typing import List
+
+
+def rank_scores(scores: List[int]) -> List[str]:
+    sorted_scores = sorted(scores, reverse=True)
+    ranks = {}
+    rank = 1
+    for i in range(len(sorted_scores)):
+        if i > 0 and sorted_scores[i] == sorted_scores[i - 1]:
+            ranks[sorted_scores[i]] = ranks[sorted_scores[i - 1]]
+        else:
+            ranks[sorted_scores[i]] = rank
+        rank += 1
+    output = []
+    for score in scores:
+        if ranks[score] == 1:
+            output.append('G')
+        elif ranks[score] == 2:
+            output.append('S')
+        elif ranks[score] == 3:
+            output.append('B')
+        else:
+            output.append(str(ranks[score]))
+    return output
+
+
+scores = [1, 2, 4, 3, 5]
+result = rank_scores(scores)
+print(result)
diff --git a/challenge-214/lubos-kolouch/python/ch-2.py b/challenge-214/lubos-kolouch/python/ch-2.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+
+def max_score(numbers):
+
+    def helper(numbers, memo):
+        if not numbers:
+            return 0
+
+        key = tuple(numbers)
+        if key in memo:
+            return memo[key]
+
+        max_score = 0
+        i = 0
+        while i < len(numbers):
+            j = i
+            while j < len(numbers) and numbers[j] == numbers[i]:
+                j += 1
+
+            length = j - i
+            next_numbers = numbers[:i] + numbers[j:]
+            score = length * length + helper(next_numbers, memo)
+            max_score = max(max_score, score)
+            i = j
+
+        memo[key] = max_score
+        return max_score
+
+    return helper(numbers, {})
+
+
+# Test cases
+numbers1 = [2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 2]
+numbers2 = [1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1]
+numbers3 = [1]
+numbers4 = [2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2]
+
+print(max_score(numbers1))  # Output: 23
+print(max_score(numbers2))  # Output: 20
+print(max_score(numbers3))  # Output: 1
+print(max_score(numbers4))  # Output: 40