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diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index aa2d971..253a749 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -483,15 +483,17 @@ export default function Home() {
 
     const totalRows = items.length / 4;
     const adRows = [1, 3, 5, 7];
-    const adCols = [3, 1, 2, 0];
-    adRows.forEach((row, i) => {
-      if (row < totalRows) {
-        const idx = row * 4 + adCols[i % adCols.length];
-        if (items[idx] && items[idx].type === "article") {
-          items[idx] = { type: "ad", key: `ad-${i}` };
+    let adCount = 0;
+    for (const row of adRows) {
+      if (row >= totalRows) continue;
+      const rowStart = row * 4;
+      for (let col = 3; col >= 0; col--) {
+        if (items[rowStart + col] && items[rowStart + col].type === "article") {
+          items[rowStart + col] = { type: "ad", key: `ad-${adCount++}` };
+          break;
         }
       }
-    });
+    }
 
     return items;
   }, [shuffled, widgets]);