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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: <a href="http://g.co/cloud" target="_blank">g.co/cloud</a>. Learn more about the tools and opportunities with Google Cloud by joining the Google Cloud Student Innovators program - <a href="http://goo.gle/student-innovators" target="_blank">goo.gle/student-innovators</a>. Winners will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack!<br><br>Be sure to redeem your Google Cloud Credits as soon as possible through the <a href="https://hackp.ac/googlecloudcredits" target="_blank">Google Cloud Credit Form</a>. Use the promo code in your pre-event email to access the form! <br>

Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win an awesome Domain.com branded prize for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!<br>

Most Creative Use of GitHub

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events &amp; learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!<br><br>

Best Social Good Hack

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Best Education Hack

Best Entertainment Hack

Best Health Hack

Best Automation Hack with UiPath

Best Hardware Hack

Best UI/UX Hack

Best Hack that Helps the Community by CBRE

Best Use of Twilio API presented by Twilio

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Best Shopping Hack by Honey

Best Use of the Goldman Sachs Marquee API by Goldman Sachs

Best Financial Hack by Capital One

Best AR/VR Prize by Facebook

Best Use of AWS AI/ML by AWS

Best Humor Hack

Best Data Usability Hack by Kensho

Best Use of Google Cloud presented by Google Cloud and MLH

Best Blockchain Hack

Best Auto/Transport Hack by ACV Auctions

Hacker's Choice

Imported Challenge from Devpost Prize Winner

Top 10

Each winning team member will receive their choice of one of the following: portable bluetooth speaker or powerbank or LED lamp &amp; speaker

Top 30

Each team member of the top 30 teams will receive a 30-day trial to Wolfram|One Personal Edition; one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro; Wireless charger

Best Growth Over the Years Route

As we celebrate our 20th iteration, we can't help but look back on how we've grown along the way. Many other organizations and companies can benefit from ways to track their growth, and this route is the opportunity to create them! This route focuses on all elements of growth: tracking, stimulating, and analyzing. Each winner will receive a Fitbit Charge 3 and an Anker Power Bank.

Best Open Source Contribtuion

The open source community is near and dear to many hackers' hearts, and we want to give you the opportunity to contribute! We'll have prominent open-source community members from around the Philadelphia area to introduce you to various projects, help you as you work on them, and judge the contributions that you've made at the end! Each winner will receive a Sony WH-CH700N Headphones

Best Hack for Resilience

Sponsored by the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center. First place: Electric Scooter Second place: Amazon gift card

Best InsurTech by III

Imported Challenge from Devpost Prize Winner

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