Netflix Prize finally declares winner
And apparently the winners won by a hair:The Netflix Prize Comes To A Buzzer-Beater, Nailbiting Finish
Who knew statistical computing competitions could be so cut throat? Since we reported on the contest last night, two teams in the Netflix Prize have spent the last few hours jumping back and forth on the Netflix leaderboard as the three-year-long competition ticked into its final moments, with last minute sniping submissions coming from both sides. Finally, the results are in: The Ensemble has managed to come from behind to upset BellKor’s Pragmatic Chaos with a top submission of 10.10%  an improvement of .01%  only 4 minutes before the contest closed.
