find-the-winner-of-an-array-game

find-the-winner-of-an-array-game


Given an integer array arr of distinct integers and an integer k.



A game will be played between the first two elements of the array (i.e. arr[0] and arr[1]). In each round of the game, we compare arr[0] with arr[1], the larger integer wins and remains at position 0, and the smaller integer moves to the end of the array. The game ends when an integer wins k consecutive rounds.



Return the integer which will win the game.



It is guaranteed that there will be a winner of the game.



 


Example 1:



Input: arr = [2,1,3,5,4,6,7], k = 2
Output: 5
Explanation: Let's see the rounds of the game:
Round |       arr       | winner | win_count
  1   | [2,1,3,5,4,6,7] | 2      | 1
  2   | [2,3,5,4,6,7,1] | 3      | 1
  3   | [3,5,4,6,7,1,2] | 5      | 1
  4   | [5,4,6,7,1,2,3] | 5      | 2
So we can see that 4 rounds will be played and 5 is the winner because it wins 2 consecutive games.


Example 2:



Input: arr = [3,2,1], k = 10
Output: 3
Explanation: 3 will win the first 10 rounds consecutively.


 


Constraints:




  • 2 <= arr.length <= 105

  • 1 <= arr[i] <= 106

  • arr contains distinct integers.

  • 1 <= k <= 109


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