F2F interview: puzzle round tripped up an otherwise strong web-tech candidate

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Zomato (New Delhi) in Jul 2013

Interview

I was called for an F2F interview at Delhi Office. I was contacted directly by the HR of Zomato, New Delhi. I had not prepared well for the puzzle round in which I performed very poorly. I had good command over web technologies and hence performed very well in that.

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

Find minimum number of races to find top 3 fastest horses among 25 horses using a race track having 5 lanes