Github "Finish-Up-A-Thon" Challenge Winner Announcement Delayed & General Challenge Timeline Updates

Hey all, we have a quick update for everyone who participated in the GitHub "Finish-Up-A-Thon"...

Hey all, we have a quick update for everyone who participated in the GitHub "Finish-Up-A-Thon" Challenge, followed by a more general challenge timeline change.

First off — wow. Our recent challenges have really taken off, and the "Finish-Up-A-Thon" was no exception. The quality and volume of submissions have been incredible (we received over 500 submissions!), and we want to make sure our judges have the time to give every entry the thoughtful review it deserves.

As a result, we're pushing the winner announcement back to June 25. Thank you so much for your patience, and for putting so much heart into your builds. We can't wait to share the results!

Second, we know we've been updating the timelines for quite a few challenges. Here's our latest winner announcement timeline for those of you who have participated in the last few:

• Google I/O 2026 Writing Challenge: June 11
• Gemma 4 Challenge: June 18
• Hermes Agent Challenge: June 18
• GitHub "Finish-Up-A-Thon" Challenge: June 25
• June Solstice Game Jam: July 9

Finally, we will be increasing the standard judging period for our challenges moving forward. Previously, we strived to select final challenge winners the week after submissions are due, but given our current pace of participation, we are now giving ourselves at least two full weeks so we don't run into these bottlenecks the future.

Thanks again for your participation. This is one of the best problems we could ever dream of having!

In the meantime, consider joining our game challenge — it's been a while since we've gotten to host one of these :smile:

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Happy coding! 💙