2025-08-18 18:06:45 +0000 UTC

class Solution:
    def fillCups(self, amount: List[int]) -> int:
        res = 0
        for i in range(len(amount)):
            amount[i] = -amount[i]
        heapq.heapify(amount)
        while len(amount) > 2:
            num1, num2 = heapq.heappop(amount), heapq.heappop(amount)
            if num1 < 0 or num2 < 0:
                res += 1
            if num1 < 0:
                num1 += 1
                heapq.heappush(amount, num1)
            if num2 < 0:
                num2 += 1
                heapq.heappush(amount, num2)
        if len(amount) == 1:
            return res - amount[0]
        num1, num2 = amount
        res += min(-num1, -num2) + abs(num1 - num2)
        return res