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As you no doubt have been following the show, you can recall that last week Microsoft Judge Buck Woody dropped in unexpectedly on the contestants and gave them their final challenge early. But what exactly was it?<\/p>\n<p>If you head over to Buck Woody\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/borntolearn.mslearn.net\/btl\/b\/bethenext\/archive\/2012\/08\/21\/be-the-next-microsoft-employee-fifth-challenge-i-am-the-architect-i-designed-the-matrix.aspx\">blog post<\/a>, you can read up on what the challenge was and find out how you still have a chance to win a new laptop.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t want to ruin the final episode for you, we think you should <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/learning\/en\/us\/certification\/bethenext.aspx\">watch it for yourself<\/a>. If you do, you will no doubt see four individuals put some incredible effort and care into the final challenge. It\u2019s really amazing to see. 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