★☆ [OVER!] - [CONTEST#2] WIN UP TO $32! - Decryption/Decoding Puzzle Contest!! ☆★

Welcome to my Decryption/Decoding Puzzle Contest!

*The Contest is over!
All challenges have been completed!
Thank you all very much for participating!
If you would like to be notified of the next contest, please PM me!
Thanks again & Good luck on the next one! :D*

About these contests:
Each contest will contain at least one challenge/puzzle to be solved for a prize and prizes will vary for each challenge! :D

About this contest:
There are 5 challenges for you HF!
Each challenge varies from easy to hard difficulty, but the harder = more prize $$! :D

The goal is to successfully decode the cipher-text of the challenge.
Each challenge will provide 3 example inputs(message) and their outputs(cipher-text) and then the final cipher-text to be decoded.
Post your results below and if correct, you will be rewarded with the prize $$ of that challenge! :D

Rules:
- You may enter/attempt all challenges!
- You only get two guesses/attempts per challenge!
- Entering more than two guesses/attempts per challenge will disqualify you from that challenge!
- Once a challenge has been completed/solved, details on how that challenge was made will be updated in the thread!
- If you have won the challenge, you will be payed the amount of that challenge's prize $$ via PayPal!
- The contest will end by June 21st or once all challenges have been completed!
- Only one hint will be given publicly per challenge!
- Have Fun! 🤗

Example Post/Entry:
(Given that these are the cipher-texts:)

*example* Challenge 1: Cipher-Text: "JRGjFV3" *example*
*example* Challenge 2: Cipher-Text: "ERHGeHcJ" *example*
*example* Challenge 3: Cipher-Text: "SDVJj2" *example*
and so on...

Your post/entry should look something like this:

Quote:Challenge 1
Input: hello (guess/attempt #1)
Input: doggy (guess/attempt #2)

Challenge 2
Input: frog (guess/attempt #1)
Input: cat123 (guess/attempt #2)

Challenge 3
Input: silver (guess/attempt #1)
Input: wub2 (guess/attempt #2)

and so on...

Now on to the Challenges!

*SOLVED BY "Azureal"* Challenge #1 - Difficulty Easiest - $1 Prize! *SOLVED BY "Azureal"*

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How the algorithm works:
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*SOLVED BY "deimoo92"* Challenge #2 - Difficulty 2nd Easiest - $3 Prize! SOLVED BY "deimoo92"*
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Figure out what the input/message is of the following Cipher-Text:

Cipher-Text: H;P/f:i/f:j/b:c/r;x/p:e/b:j/h;t/d:u o:e/c:e/j;e/n:e/j;e d;g/k;s/e;f/f:f/a;m/b;g/k:c/c;j/c:a/k:h w;x/f;x/s;x b;p/d;s/l:h a:s/d;s/g:h c:a/q;z/a:e/k;q/r;i/q;t/c:r/h:d/l:h

Here are 3 input/output examples of the encoding algorithm used for this challenge:

Quote:Example 1:
Input: HackForums
Output: D:D/c;d/c;f/f;q/K;Q/a;p/q:a/j:k/g:f/q:b

Example 2:
Input: encode
Output: m;r/h;v/a:b/g;v/n;r/g;l

Example 3:
Input: Peace
Output: C;S/s;x/t;u/n;q/n;s

HINT: *Not Given Yet

Good luck on this challenge and remember to follow the format when you're making your post/entry! 👍

How the algorithm works:
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*SOLVED BY "LaViolador"* Challenge #3 - Difficulty Easy/Medium - $5 Prize! SOLVED BY "LaViolador"*
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Good luck on this challenge and remember to follow the format when you're making your post/entry! 👍

How the algorithm works:
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*SOLVED BY "deimoo92"* Challenge #4 - Difficulty Medium - $8 Prize! *SOLVED BY "deimoo92"*
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How the algorithm works:
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*SOLVED BY "LsDefect"* Challenge #5 - Difficulty Hard - $15 Prize! *SOLVED BY "LsDefect"*
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How the algorithm works:
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Hope you all enjoy these contests! Good luck to all of you on this one & let the best crackers win! 🎉
(next contest will have way bigger $prizes$! 🤗👍)