The submission phase for the $100,000 Truveo Developer Challenge is now closed!

I'd like to thank everyone who participated, we are truly amazed at the amount of great submissions we've received.

The contest ends with a total of 96 passing submissions, nine of which will be awarded a $10,000 first prize, another 20 will earn a $500 second prize, and everyone who submitted here (even non-passing submissions) will be sent a TopCoder/Truveo T-Shirt.

We'll be spending the next week going over the numbers and judging the winners. The voting for the TopCoder Community favorite will begin tomorrow, using our new Voting Widget designed specifically for this contest. The widget uses a "battle"-type format, which will randomly match two submissions against each other and ask the user to determine which he/she likes better.

A reminder of the scoring breakdown:

• Usage (20%): Usage will be determined based on usage statistics. It is strictly prohibited to manufacture or attempt to manufacture usage in any way. Usage and activity shall be subject to audit by TopCoder and/or Truveo.
• Innovation (20%): Determined by the Competition judges
• Best Use of APIs (20%): Best use of the functionality provided by the Specified Technology
• Truveo favorite (20%): Popularity among Truveo staff
• TopCoder Community Favorite (20%): Popularity among the TopCoder Community

Congratulations to all who participated, you've displayed once again that the level of talent and ingenuity in the TopCoder community is second to none!

Good luck!

dh