I have had time to review the entries to the first STEMGeek's Hackathon. There was a total of 14 entries submitted competing for a 12,623.370 HIVE prize pool.

Before I announce the winners, I want to thank everyone who contributed and turned this into a massive success. I knew I would be able to get a few donations but was hoping to have the largest prize pool ever seen on Hive or Steem, but I was blown away with the contributions. Over 12,000 Hive was donated to award this contest, which was more than $4,000 USD at the start of the contest.

Thank you

I want to personally thank everyone who contributed, this wouldn't have been the success it was without each and everyone one of you.

@themarkymark - 1,000 Hive @innerhive - 1,000 Hive @theycallmedan - 5,000 Hive @steemychicken1 - 1,000 Hive @liondani - 1,000 Hive @yabapmatt - 1,000 Hive @peakd - 2,000 Hive @originate - 150 Hive @memehub - 100 Hive @taskmaster4450 - 250 Hive @slider2990 - 25 Hive @klye - 13.370 Hive @fw206 - 25 Hive @circa - 20 Hive @torrey.blog - 40 Hive

This Hackathon was an experiment as it is something I want to do on a regular basis. I see it as an opportunity to get cool projects for Hive and potentially get more users to Hive.

Thanks to @asgarth's help, we already have a website to promote the Hackathon at https://hivehackathon.com. This is a work in progress and will be used to promote and market the Hackathon and Hive on social media and other media outlets.

Thank you to everyone who contributed and participated.

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STEMGeeks Hackathon Results

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First Place - 6,311.685 Hive

Second Place - 3,787.011 Hive

Third Place - 2,524.674‬ Hive