1st Place

Each member will receive a Playstation Classic Console with 20 Classic Playstation Games Pre-Installed (Holiday Bundle which includes Final Fantasy VII, Grand Theft Auto, and Resident Evil Director's Cut). Please include your contact information in your submission so we can contact you.

2nd Place

Each member will receive a Tello Drone. Please include your contact information in your submission so we can contact you.

3rd Place

Each member will receive a Keychron K2 wireless mechanical keyboard (version 2). Please include your contact information in your submission so we can contact you.

Best Useless Hack

Each member will receive a Retro Bluetooth speaker. Please include your contact information in your submission so we can contact you.

Best First-Time Hack

This category is exclusive to individuals/teams of first-time hackers. Each member will receive a Retro Bluetooth speaker. Please include your contact information in your submission so we can contact you.

Best Game

Make a quick video game. Can be an original concept or a clone of an existing game. Each member will receive a Retro Bluetooth speaker. Please include your contact information in your submission so we can contact you.

AR/VR Project

Each member will receive three months extension of free paid API access to echo3D + a $50 Steam gift card. Prizes are sponsored by echo3D and Dean Crockett. Please include your contact information in your submission so we can contact you.

Best Earth Hacks: Pick Your Problem Challenge

Choose any issues related to environmental education that we currently face today. The issue could be local, national, international, worldwide - but must have a specific target audience and environmental significance! The challenge proposed is to design and create an environmental education project that either improves upon the current resources or proposes a new one. Remember to take into account factors important for anything environmental-based, specifically based on the environmental problem you are looking at. Your project can be novel, an improvement on something that already exists, factually based, and ultimately implementable. Prize includes: LuminAid Solar Lantern/Charger. Please include your contact information in your submission so we can contact you.
More info available at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zcaID6in_nHFiMHevJfj4m2DRrwgpIxb/view?usp=sharing

MLH: Dream Big and Create More Cheers with AB InBev

AB InBev is all about bringing people together and creating more cheers for a better world! Using whatever tools, hardware and/or software at your disposal, build a hack that leads us into a brighter future for a chance to win some amazing prizes for you and your team.

Remember, AB inBev is looking for innovative projects that can possibly change the world in a positive way! We can't wait to see what you come up with. Prize includes: Anker Wireless Charger Bundle.

MLH: Best Use of DeSo

DeSo is the official Web3 sponsor of the MLH Hackathon League and the first Layer 1 blockchain custom-built for decentralized social media applications. While blockchains like Avalanche or Solana cost $0.50+ to store just a 200-character post, the DeSo blockchain is built with custom indexing and storage optimizations which make it 10,000X cheaper to store social content on-chain! In order to qualify for the contest, you must launch an app that writes to the DeSo blockchain and/or implements DeSo identity. While social media apps are a great fit for DeSo, you can also build financial apps, marketplaces, and more on the DeSo blockchain. For inspiration on project ideas, you can check out some of the existing 200+ apps already live on DeSo at Bithunt.com as well as our DeSo APIs. The Best Use of DeSo gets $100 worth of $DESO coin & an exclusive DeSo branded tumbler! Prize includes: $100 worth of $DESO coin & an exclusive DeSo Tumbler

MLH: Most Creative Use of Twilio

Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using web service APIs. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe your application needs to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any one of Twilio’s APIs for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box and GameGo Console for you and each of your teammates! Prize includes: Twilio Swag Box
GameGo Console

MLH: Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Register a .tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend. Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. Each winning team member will receive a PowerSquare Qi wireless phone charger.

MLH: Best Use of Google Cloud

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Each winning team member located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, pillow, journal, socks and lanyards. International winners will receive a Google branded backpack.