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We are proud to present the following prizes for the GopherCon 2025 Challenge Series.

Prize Distribution and Announcement

Team-based prizes for first, second, and third place teams will be announced and distributed after the closing keynote on Thursday, August 28th.
Note: For team-based prizes, at least one member of the winning team must be at the competition area after the closing keynote to claim the prize, or it will be forfeited and team placements adjusted
Individual Achievement prizes will be announced and distributed between the end of competition and the closing keynote on Thursday, August 28th.
Note: For Individual Achievement prizes, winners will need to claim their prize before leaving the conference center on Thursday.
Daily Top Score prizes will be announced and distributed at the end of each day.
Note: For Daily Top Score prizes, the prize will be held until the closing keynote of the conference.
Participation Prizes will be drawn and announced twice a day during lunch and afternoon break.
Note: For participation prizes, the prize will be held until the next participation prize drawing, at which it will be forfeited.
All prize announcements will be performed via the #gophercon-cs channel on Gophers Slack.

First Place

These prizes are provided to the team which has scored the most points overall in the competition:

• Four conference passes to GopherCon 2026
• $400 Cash Prize

Second Place

These prizes are provided to the team which has scored the second most points overall in the competition:

• Four full-day workshop passes to GopherCon 2026
• $200 Cash Prize

Third Place

These prizes are provided to the team which has score the third most points overall in the competition:

• Four half-day workshop passes to GopherCon 2026
• $100 Cash Prize

Individual Achievement

This year we will have four individual achievement awards. The four achievement winners will each receive:

• One of four mechanical keyboards
• One half-day workshop pass to GopherCon 2026

Daily Top Score

In addition to team-based prizes, we have the following for the individual who scores the most points each day of the conference:

• Community Day Top Score: One Beelink Mini PC
• Conference Day One Top Score: One Flipper Zero with case and Dev kit
• Conference Day Two Top Score: One Flipper Zero with case and Dev kit

Participation Prizes

Participation prizes will be handed out throughout the competition to a random participant who has solved at least one challenge. Prize options include:

• A BeagleBone Blue with Arduino Starter Kit
• A collection of the "Security Field Manual Set"
• Additional prizes related to the theme of the competition or the location of the conference