The Hunt concluded this evening with an awards ceremony in the Grille. The winners were announced, and congratulations go out to Kenzie Chin Does The Hunt, who took home the grand prize. Full list of winners:
- Grand prize ($1,000): Kenzie Chin Does The Hunt
- Second prize ($300): To Shake a Bear
- President’s Challenge ($200): No More Unicorns
- Cook Commons Challenge ($100): The Half-Years
- Atwater Commons Challenge ($100): No More Unicorns
Full score spreadsheet available here
We also awarded special awards to the following people/teams:
- Best individual participant: Bo Burditt and Casey Peterson
- Judges Award (Greg): Calvinball, by Rock Me like a Herman Cain
- Judges Award (Paul): Ross Brockway portrait, by Kenzie Chin Does The Hunt
- Best Freshmen Team: The Mighty Duck Hunters
We are also happy to announce that The Hunt 2012 set records for both the number of teams registered (25) and the number of participants registered (227)! Full registration list available here.
Thanks go out to many people and groups, including The Project on Creativity and Innovation, The Inter-Commons Council (Jaya Ghosh in particular), Ron & Jessica Liebowitz, The Department of Public Safety, Assistant Judges Jennifer Nelthropp and Matt Postler, and most of all Liz Robinson, who was an incredible mentor and staff contact for The Hunt.
To all the participants: we were blown away, you guys did an incredible job. It was truly rewarding to see your talent, creativity, and wit on full display in your submissions. Thank you for making The Hunt what it is.