Participating in contests is a good chance to have some fun and get free SBD and STEEM. That is especially cool for newbies and minnows (they can get start capital on Steemit to invest it in Steem Power and grow up). Current prices (around $12-13 per 1 SBD and STEEM for 2.5$) makes people more motivated in contest participation.
Here is a compilation of over 50 contests I’ve collected for you for current christmas week (18.12-24.12):
Fun contests
SteemitSanta CHALLENGE
Conducted by @fibra59. Write a letter to Santa on a piece of paper, make a photo and share it. Be creative!
Start: 21.12.2017
Prize pool: 24 USD (payouts are made in STEEM)
1st: 12 USD
2nd: 8 USD
3rd: 4 USD
Meme challenge
Conducted by @fibra59 once a week. You need to make a meme with an image posted by him. In the end of the week a special judge (every week a new one) chooses best memes.
Start: 17.12.2017
End: 24.12.2017
Prize pool: 24 USD guaranteed (payouts are made in STEEM)
1st: 12 USD
2nd: 8 USD
3rd: 4 USD
Mentions: 1 USD
Weekly Movie GIF Contest
Conducted by @lost108. Create a meme with the GIF published by him.
Start: 17.12.2017
End: 23.12.2017
Prize pool: 45 WhaleShares
1st: 25 WhaleShares
2nd: 15 WhaleShares
3rd: 5 WhaleShares
Ugly sweater contest
Conducted by @uglysweater. Find your ugly sweater in your cupboard and make a photo. That’s all you need for participating.
Start: 17.12.2017
End: 23.12.2017
Prize pool: 10 SBD
1st: 5 SBD
2nd: 3 SBD
3rd: 2 SBD
PhotoBomb Challenge
Curated by @fibra59. He gives you a picture in PNG format and you need to put that picture in some other picture to make it more funny.
Start: 22.12.2017
End: 29.12.2017
Prize pool: 24 USD (payouts are made in STEEM)
1st: 12 USD
2nd: 8 USD
3rd: 4 USD
GooglyPrize
Conducted by @googlyeyes. Get some googly eyes, stick them onto something, take a picture and share it on Steemit.
Start: 17.12.2017
End: 24.12.2017
Prize pool: 100% of post rewards + 9.5SBD + delegation of 90SP
Other contests
Steem Advent Calendar
Steem Advent Calendar 2017 conducted by @good-karma. Everyday he asks one question about Steemit or your life. You just need to post a creative answer to get a chance to win huge rewards.
Start: 01.12.2017
End: 24.12.2017
Prize pool: 100% of post rewards (payouts are made in STEEM).
1st: 50% of post rewards
2nd: 30% of post rewards
3rd: 20% of post rewards
My 2017: Just a normal day
Conducted by @anomadsoul. Make a video (3-4 minutes maximum) of your normal day: what do you eat for breakfast, the route you take to get to work, what do you do in your job, the challenges you face everyday and so on...
Start: 18.12.2017
End: 24.12.2017 (14:00 UTC)
Prize pool: 250 STEEM. Distribution is not not determined yet.
Caption Contest
Conducted by @runicar. Make a caption for @runicar’s artwork and post it in the comments section.
Start: 21.12.2017
End: 28.12.2017
Prize pool: 1 SBD. The winner takes it all
Art Explosion
Conducted by @juliakponsford. Make some art on the topic of “Desire” (all forms of art are acceptable: painting, illustration, photography, music, poetry, a story, a comic and so on), describe your medium/process a bit and share a link to your post in the comments section.
Start: 18.12.2017
End: 24.12.2017 (03:00PM EST)
Prize pool: 25 STEEM
1st*: 10 STEEM
2nd: 5 STEEM
3rd: 4 STEEM
Mentions: 2 STEEM
Steem-Art: Photo Editing Contest
Conducted by @creativesoul. The goal of this contest is to have fun with photo editing. You are free to edit photo from announcement post in any kind of digital way that you choose.
Start: 13.12.2017
End: 20.12.2017
Prize pool: min 1 SBD, max 5 SBD (depends on the post payout from the previous week's contest). The winner takes it all.
Steemit P.O.P Contest
Conducted by @karenmckersie. Write some positive post and share it in comment section of the contest announcement post.
Start: 18.12.2017
End: 24.12.2017
Prize pool: 100% of all SBD from 50/50 post payout
1st*: 60% of all SBD from 50/50 post payout
2nd: 25% of all SBD from 50/50 post payout
3rd: 15% of all SBD from 50/50 post payout
Steemits Got Talent
Conducted by @bambam808. As they say: “Any TALENT is A TALENT!”. Make a video of your talent and just post a link to this video for Steemians to vote for it.
Start: 18.12.17
End: 24.12.17
Prize pool: 250 Whaleshares
1st: 125 whaleshares
2nd: 75 whaleshares
3rd: 50 whaleshares
Christmas giveaway
Conducted by @kafkanarchy84 . You need to write a post about a Steemian who deserves and needs some crypto christmas present. 300 USD in either Litecoin or Bitcoin (not for the participants but for those whom they mention).
International How-To Guide Contest
Conducted by @happyphoenix. Find the best guides in each language (choose from 10 listed in the author’s post) and list them in the announcement post.
Prize Pool: STEEM and SP delegation.
First thoughts
Conducted by @hitmeasap. You need to share your thoughts and your feelings you got when you first arrived to Steemit.
Start: 13.12.2017
End: 20.12.2017
Prize pool: 15 SBD
1st: 5 SBD
2nd: 5 SBD
3rd: 5 SBD
MSP Weekly Resteem
Conducted by @minnowsupport. This contest is designed to help minnows grow their accounts by resteeming your content. Just post a link yo your post in the comment section and you’ll get a chance to get support from Minnow Support Project.
Start: 18.12.17
End: 21.12.17
Prize pool: up to 70 STEEM. Typically 6 users are given resteems and 5 Steem/week for their participation
Spotlight Social Challenge
Conducted by @spotlight. You need to make some communication with your friends promoting Steemit at Facebook, Twitter, Gitter, Telegram, BitcoinTalk, or Reddit. Or just share Steemit posts there.
Start: 15.12.2017
End: 22.12.2017
Prize pool: 3000 SP in delegation for 2 weeks
1st: 2000 SP (delegated for 2 weeks)
2nd: 500 SP (delegated for 2 weeks)
3rd: 500 SP (delegated for 2 weeks)
The Welcoming Contest
Conducted by @inquiringtimes You need to share the most important posts for new users to see while they are learning how to use Steemit.
Start: 11.12.2017
End: unknown
Prize pool: already 150 in STEEM for two rounds
No places. Participants are awarded with 0.5 STEEM for every helpful comment + can get some other rewards (like 1 STEEM for a post that nobody could find).
Steemit.Chat Contest.
Conducted by @firepower. You need to answer a question ‘What would you do when the aliens arrive?’ in 100 words or less. The contest will take place in contest channel on Steemit.Chat.
Start: 12.12.17
End: 25.12.17
Prize pool: 85% of SDB from contest’s post will be shared among 2 winners equally 85%.
STEEMbay logo contest
Conducted by @steembay. You need to design a logo for STEEMbay.
Start date: 12.12.17
End date: unknown
Prize pool: 60 SBD for the winner only.
My THREE Favorite Steemians!?
Conducted by @hitmeasap. You need to write about your three most appreciated Steemians - tell us who are they and what do you like them for?
Start date: 15.12.17
End date: 22.12.17
Prize pool: 25 SBD
1st: 12 SBD
2nd: 8 SBD
3rd: 5 SBD
Santagroed- Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Conducted by @aggroed. You need to perform a number of tasks (mainly related to Minnow Support Project) from the contest rules.
Start date: 19.12.17
End date: until prize pool is over
Prize pool: 600 STEEM. Every person that completes the contest list (max 60 people)
Massive Cryptokitty + SBD giveaway contest
Conducted by @siddartha. Just tell him why you need a CryptoKitty and get a chance to win several kitties and part of SBD awards.
Start date: 16.12.17
End date: 23.12.17
Prize pool: 20 kitties (for 10 winners) and 30% SBD (for 3 winners) rewards from contest announcement post.
1st: 2 kitties and 10% SBD awards
2nd: 2 kitties and 10% SBD awards
3rd: 2 kitties and 10% SBD awards
4-10th: 2 kitties
Female video game characters
Conducted by @darthnava. Post a picture of a beautiful female video game character in the comments section and hope it will became the most upvoted.
Start day: 16.12.17
End day: 23.12.17
Prize pool: 5 SBD. The winner takes it all.
Steemit Iron Chef
Conducted by @progressivechef. Every week he announces a product for you to cook with on the next week. Make a dish, post it and get your awards.
Start: 15.12.17
End: 21.12.17
Prize pool: 31 SBD, 100 Whaleshares, 55 Voiceshares, 200 Skillcoins. 7 places are awarded.
Steemit Haiku Contest
Conducted by @moonleesteem. Test your skill in writing a Haiku (short form of Japanese poetry).
Start day: 18.12.17
End day: 23.12.17 (23:59 PM)
Prize pool: 9 STEEM
1st: 5 STEEM
2nd: 3 STEEM
3rd: 1 STEEM
Sports contests
Most sports contest are conducted on schedule of sports tournaments. Follow these Steemians not to miss their regular contest:
NFL Winner-Takes-All, Free-For-All and NCAA Football Rivalry Week
Conducted by @ats-david. For those who want to test their prediction skills for american football games.
You can try your luck to win % of SBD rewards.
Soccer Sweepstakes 17/18
Conducted by @nanzo-scoop. Before every Premier League matchweek you have a chance to make your predictions and win 50 STEEM jackpot (if you correctly predict all game results) and SBD allocated to contest post. 1st place wins 60% of the pot, 2nd place wins 30%, 3rd place wins 10%.
Free 1SBD Plus 1SBD
Conducted by @goldkey. Just need to make a prediction for a selected NFL match to get a chance to win some SBD.
NBA Daily Pick'em Contest
Conducted by @sportsncoffee. Make predictions for NBA games and get 50% of liquid post earnings (paid in SBD).
Photo contests
Daily photo contests
Conducted by @juliank. Don’t forget to follow her not to miss “last day” call for her contests.
Prize pool: 10 SBD daily are shared between winners.
A City a Story
Conducted by @aaronli. Share a story related to your city and add an appropriate photo of your city.
Start day: 20.12.17
End day: 26.12.17 (21:30 (UTC+8))
Prize pool: 100% of liquid SBD payout from contest post (minimum 10 SBD)
1st: 50% of the payout (minimum 5 SBD, if the amount is less then 5 SBD)
2nd: 30% of the payout (minimum 3 SBD, if the amount is less then 3 SBD)
3rd: 20% of the payout (minimum 2 SBD, if the amount is less then 2 SBD)
Combination Photography
Conducted by @papa-pepper. You need to make (or to find in your archive) a combination photography with plants and animals together and post it in comment section of papa’s post.
Start day: 18.12.17
End day: 25.12.17
Prize pool: 100% of liquid SBD payout from contest post
1st: 50% of liquid SBD payout from contest post
2nd: 25% of liquid SBD payout from contest post
3rd: 25% of liquid SBD payout from contest post
B&W Photo Contest
Conducted by @daveks. You need to post black and white proto to participate.
Start day: 18.12.17
End day: 22.12.17
Prize pool: 18 STEEM
1st: 10 STEEM
2nd: 5 STEEM
3rd: 3 STEEM
Steemit Portrait Photography Contest
Conducted by @jasonrussell.
Share your portrait shots in Pin-Up style to participate in the next two-week long contest.
Start day: 15.12.17
End day: 29.12.17
Prize pool: 18 STEEM + 160 Whaleshares
1st: 10 STEEM + 100 Whaleshares
2nd: 5 STEEM + 40 Whaleshares
3rd: 3 STEEM + 20 Whaleshares
$20 Rickysphotochallenge
Conducted by @rickyjrx. To participate in current week challenge you need to post a photo with Santa Claus.
Start day: 17.12.17
End day: 23.12.17
Prize pool: 20 SBD
1st: 13 SBD
2nd: 4 SBD
3rd: 3 SBD
7 World's Continents Photo Challenge
Conducted by @czechglobalhosts.
Submit your personal photo that you took during your travels from the continent of the day and adding a short description between 30 to 50 words. That will give you a chance to go through several rounds of the contest and win approximately 150 SBD in total.
Crypto Forecast contests
Steemit Coffee / 9 SBD Give Away / Bitcoin Prediction
Conducted by @lordoftruth. Just post prediction for the price in USD of 1 Bitcoin for 25 of Dec 2017 (8:00 AM GMT+2) in the comments section.
Start day: 19.12.17
End day: 23.12.17 (12:00 AM GMT+2)
Prize pool: 9 SBD
1 SBD Daily Giveaway contest
Conducted by @mvrr007 daily. All you need to do is predict which currency from Top 30 Crypto Currencies (from CoinMarketCap) will make maximum growth in next 24 hours.
Prize pool: 1 SBD. The winner takes it all.
Crypto Contest
Conducted by @maarnio daily. All you need is to upvote one of several statements with crypto price forecast. That’s enough to get a chance to win 50% of SBD from contest post.
DAILY Crypto-Guess Contest
Conducted by @killerwhale. Share your price predictions for some crypto coin. If you are a success - get SBD award generated from contest announcing post.
Guess the price of SBD
Conducted by @doctorcrypto. Just post your SBD price forecast. It's simple.
Start day: 19.12.17
End day: 26.12.17
Prize pool: 1 SBD to the winner
Music contests
Christmas Song Competition
Conducted by @pandamama. You need to post a YouTube video of yourself or a friend singing a Christmas song.
Start day: 17.12.17
End day: 23.12.17 (14:00 GMT)
Prize pool: 12 SBD + 15 STEEM + 20 Whaleshares
1st: 7 SBD + 5 STEEM + 10 Whaleshares
2nd: 3 SBD + 3 STEEM + 10 Whaleshares
3rd: 2 SBD + 2 STEEM
4th-8th:1 STEEM
STEEMIT Open Mic
Conducted by @luzcypher. If youlove singing - do it, record it and get a chance to share a 300 STEEM prize pool!
Start day: 17.12.17
End day: 22.12.17
Prize pool: 300 STEEM
1st: 120 STEEM
2nd: 60 STEEM
3rd: 40 of STEEM
4th: 40 of STEEM
5th: 40 of STEEM
Open Mic Songwriters Challenge
Conducted by @luzcypher. It is a 8 weeks challenge where you need to write and post 1 new song every week. The main prize is a $599 USD guitar with hard case.
Drawing contests
Drawing challenge
Conducted by @helene. Draw a picture with a theme “people on a chair”. Take photo of step by step process and share the result in comment section of the contest announcement post.
Start day: 14.12.17
End day: 21.12.17
Prize pool: 30 SBD
1st: 12 SBD
2nd: 8 SBD
3rd: 5 SBD x2
Nude Drawing Contest
Conducted by @yoganarchista. To participate you need to draw the human body.
Start day: 16.12.17
End day: 23.12.17
Prize pool: 6 SBD
1st: 3 SBD
2nd: 2 SBD
3rd: 1 SBD
Doodle Doodledayeo
Conducted by @opheliafu. The game is about using your imagination and creating cool doodles. Make a doodle inspired by the 3 words: gift, sleigh and delivery.
Start day: 18.12.17
End day: 23.12.17 (11.59 PM GMT)
Prize pool: 10 STEEM. The winner takes it all.
Design A Character Contest: Shape Challenge
Conducted by @w0olf. Design one (or more) character(s) based on three given shapes
Start day: 18.12.17
End day: 22.12.17 (8PM UTC)
Prize pool: SBD rewards allocated from announcement post. The winner takes it all.
Slothicorn Art Contest
Conducted by@stellabelle. Use your imagination and create your own slothicorn mixing sloth and unicorn.
Start day: 09.12.17
End day: 23.12.17
1st: 1 Ledger Nano S Hardware wallet, 1 USB flash drive, 1 U2F Yubikey
2-24th: a tinybook with all 24 best slothicorns.
That list will be updated if I find some other contests. Check this post occasionally to find updates.
P.S. If you know about some contests that are not listed above (or plan to organize a contest by yourself) - feel free to post a link in comments and I’ll update the list.
Best regards,
Artz