# Blind Auction Flowchart Original chart: [diagrams.net](https://viewer.diagrams.net/?highlight=0000ff&edit=_blank&layers=1&nav=1&title=Blind%20Auction%20Flow%20Chart) ```mermaid flowchart TD A([Start]) --> B[Print welcome message] B --> C[bids = empty dictionary] C --> D[/Ask name/] D --> E[/Ask bid, repeat until valid/] E --> F[Store bids name = bid] F --> G{Other bidders?} G -- yes --> H[Clear screen] --> D G -- no --> I[Find highest bid] I --> J[/Print winner/] J --> K([End]) ```