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title: "It’s a Wrap – Appnovation’s Holiday Hackathon 2020 · Appnovation"
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description: "The results of our inaugural Holiday Hackathon contest are in – and it came down to the wire!"
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# It’s a Wrap – Appnovation’s Holiday Hackathon 2020

The results of our inaugural Holiday Hackathon contest are in – and it came down to the wire!

[![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/663835660e28f27c7b352d126596b2952c685446-68x68.jpg?w=68&auto=format) Cindy Simpson Writer](/people/cindy-simpson.md) Dec 21, 2020  
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The results of our inaugural Holiday Hackathon contest are in – and it came down to the wire! We received more votes than expected and want to thank everyone for their engagement over the past week.

Here’s what some Appnovators had to say about the big day:

“*Getting to know people I’d never worked with before was amazing, as well as brainstorming such interesting topics with true “blue sky” thinking*.” – Amy Boys, Team Familia

“*The highlight of the day was definitely the submissions. The entire leadership team was so excited for them to come in and I was truly in awe at how much the teams had achieved in a day.*” – Amanda Glasgow, Judge and European Lead, Experience 

### Winners – Public Choice

**1st place**: Familia

**2nd place**: Firemesh

**3rd place**: White Elephant 

### Winners – Judges’ Choice

**Overall**: Fast Aid 

**Best Team Collaboration**: Abode

**Most Commercial**: Unit

**Best Use of Partner Tech**: Familia

**Most Innovative**: Trylly

**Most Actionable**: White Elephant

**Best Use of Resources**: Common People

**People’s Choice**: Firemesh

Congratulations to all the participants and thank you for all your hard work!

You can find more about the [eight great ideas here (opens in new window)](https://insights.appnovation.com/cast-your-vote-emea-hackathon/). And if you want to make one of them a reality, [drop us a line](/company/contact.md).

[![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/663835660e28f27c7b352d126596b2952c685446-68x68.jpg?w=68&auto=format) Cindy Simpson Writer · Appnovation](/people/cindy-simpson.md) 

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