# 🧡 AWS Amplify x Hashnode Hackathon Winners

We are super excited to announce the winners of the [#AWSAmplifyHackathon](https://hashnode.com/n/awsamplifyhackathon). Over four weeks throughout September, many unique projects were built using the [#AWSAmplify](https://hashnode.com/n/awsamplify) services. It was tough to pick the winners, but we are proud of the result and our amazing community, which always provides the best open-source projects! 🥳

![proud](https://media.tenor.com/fdXIEduobAgAAAAd/im-so-very-proud-the-rock.gif align="center")

All the entries were individually judged (one by one by the Hashnode and AWS Amplify teams) based on creativity, product thinking, UI/UX, code quality, article completeness, and comprehensibility. We were glad to see that many of you implemented our [best practices](https://townhall.hashnode.com/aws-amplify-hackathon#heading-a-few-best-practices) described in the announcement hackathon article.

We narrowed down 15 winners and would like to thank all who participated and shared high-quality projects with the community! By no particular order, the winners of the [#AWSAmplifyHackathon](https://hashnode.com/n/awsamplifyhackathon) for September '22 are as follows:

## Winners

1. [Voitrain - English words pronouncing training service](https://tanosugi.hashnode.dev/voitrain-english-words-pronouncing-training-service-made-with-aws-amplify) by @[tanosugi](@tanosugi)
![Voitrain - English words pronouncing training service.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666866060524/fzYiOkKjT.png align="center")
2. [Baby Monitor - Monitoring your baby](https://rodrigokamada.hashnode.dev/baby-monitor-monitoring-your-baby) by @[Rodrigo Kamada](@rodrigokamada)
![Baby Monitor.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666866124810/KLr72KHoL.png align="center")
3. [Kudos, Kudos, Kudos!! Not Kudos for anything but ‘Kudos Calendar’](https://mengtongun.hashnode.dev/kudos-calendar) by @[Mengtong Un](@mengtongun)
![Kudos, Kudos, Kudos.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666866134444/MTAO4tChc.png align="center")
4. [Working on my new year's promise to my son](https://rajeev.dev/new-years-promise-to-my-son) by @[Rajeev R. Sharma](@rajeeves)
![Working on my new year's promise to my son.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666866141372/xsiESy8re.png align="center")

5. [Sigma: Real-time collaboration Design tool](https://keshraf.hashnode.dev/sigma-real-time-collaboration-design-tool) by @[Ketan Saraf](@Keshraf)
![Sigma: Real-time collaboration Design tool.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666866148094/1wFgqslp2.png align="center")

## Runners Up

1. [Creating an Ecommerce Application](https://abdulrasaqjamiu.hashnode.dev/creating-an-ecommerce-application-with-aws-amplify-and-react) by @[Abdulrasaq jamiu adewuyi](@Jaymeeu)
2. [Bleam: 🔨 Build and 🚀 Share simple 🕹️ Turn Based Games without any Code!!](https://13point5.hashnode.dev/bleam-build-and-share-simple-turn-based-games-without-any-code) by @[Bharath Sriraam R R](@13point5)
3. [Introducing Vinyl, scribble for Music 💿](https://blog.radioactive11.com/vinyl) by @[Arijit Roy](@radioactive11)
4. [Introducing TaskUpp App](https://nextjsdev.hashnode.dev/introducing-taskupp-app-task-management-made-easy) by @[Vikas Rai](@raivikas200)
5. [The Win Jar - hacking our positive psychology](https://nicoleanalisecox.hashnode.dev/the-win-jar-hacking-our-positive-psychology-and-building-with-aws-amplify) by @[Nicole in Tech](@nicoleisxyz)
6. [Building an app to help kids improve their Mental Math](https://curiousnodes.com/building-an-app-to-help-kids-improve-their-mental-math-using-aws-amplify-nextjs) by @[Joel](@curiousnodes)
7. [Notelify - Take notes and unleash your ideas](https://osaretinfrank.hashnode.dev/notelify-take-notes-and-unleash-your-ideas-with-friends-in-real-time) by @[Osariemen Osaretin Frank](@Osas2211)
8. [Gratitude Journal App](https://fafacodes.hashnode.dev/gratitude-journal-app-with-aws-amplify-aws-cognito-and-figma) by @[Uffa Modey](@fafacodes)
9. [PackBuddy](https://drishtip.hashnode.dev/packbuddy-build-smart-and-personalised-travel-packing-lists) by @[Drishti peshwani](@drishtipeshwani)
10. [Amplify-ing Bears](https://bluevalhalla.hashnode.dev/amplify-ing-bears) - @[Ed Miller](@bluevalhalla)

## Prizes 

![winners](https://media.tenor.com/R8LuRwK0Qb4AAAAC/wendy-shon-son-seungwan.gif align="center")

### Top 5 Winners 🥇
- 5 Grand Prizes
- 1000 USD
- 200 USD worth of AWS Credits
- AWS Amplify T-shirt
- Hashnode T-shirt
- Hashnode Mug

### 10 Runners Up 🏆
- 500 USD
- 100 USD worth of AWS Credits
- Hashnode T-shirt

### Participants (with a valid project) 🎟
- A participation badge for your blog 

## How to claim the prizes
All the winners and runners-up will receive an email (to the primary email address on Hashnode) with instructions to claim the prize from the Hashnode team in the next few days.

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Whether or not you won, we can see the hard work in your participation, and we appreciate you devoting your time and building an open-source project for our [#AWSAmplify](https://hashnode.com/n/awsamplify) hackathon. We will keep organizing these kinds of hackathons hoping everyone will have a chance to win. Remember, to maximize your chances of winning, do follow the rules layout in each [hackathon announcing article](https://townhall.hashnode.com/series/hackathons).

Love 💙

Team Hashnode