When I say this one was tough to judge, I'm not kidding. We had a heck of a back and forth, but we were finally able to choose our runners up and winner!
First, our runners up!
AND OUR WINNER!!!
Congratulations Rikki! Our shipping team will be in touch to get you your shirt and DBLoon!
Gaze into night skies of Hyrule every time you wrap up in this one-of-a-kind shawl made from cozy merino wool. The constellations in the Astral Observatory from Breath of the Wild have been painstakingly charted and mapped onto this shawl in sparkling, perfect detail.
Donate $7.31 (or multiples thereof) before 5:45am for a chance to win Hyrule's Night Skies Shawl!
Stay true to your dreams and don't let anyone deter from trying to win these three Poseable Naruto Figuarts Models! And yes, the fact that they are poseable means you can make Naruto run like a Naruto.
Donate $7.62 (or multiples thereof) before 4:45am PT for a chance to win these Poseable Naruto Figuarts Models!
Nothing beats that satisfying feeling when a tetromino falls into place... and nothing feels worse than getting squiggly after squiggly when all you need is a line piece! Ahem. The powerful feelings it evokes just go to show how close Tetris is to our hearts. And it could also be close to your hearth if you bring it home and put it there! As a bonus, it glows under a blacklight which is honestly just rad as heck.
Donate $8.44 (or multiples thereof) before 1:32am PT for a chance to win the Tetris Box Art Cross-Stitch!
Snipers if you're snipin', you'd better get your sights aimed at these silent auctions. They're ending in less than two hours, at 2am PT! Bid while you still can!
Legend of Zelda Wood Panel Triptych
Current High Bid: $4,690.20
Get this triptych and the only tears in your kingdom will be tears of joy. These laser cut birch panels are painted with watercolor and acrylic to give them that a glow that looks like stained glass.
Cross Stitched Progress Pride Flag
Current High Bid: $1,964.20
Show your pride in a unique way with this 8"x10" framed Progress Pride Flag made up of over 6,000 cross stitches.
We really learned a lot about each other tonight. Maybe too much about Andrew specifically?
A touching moment: Ben opened up about his struggles in Engineering, especially the problem of getting literally anyone to speak directly into the mic. Maybe he's just Ben, but he is also... Benough.
It's a good thing our Engineering department is so stable and supportive of each other, you know? Otherwise, you could imagine how easy it would be for one of them to snap and do horrible things to punish the entertainers.
Totally unrelated: the mysterious Jigpaw reappeared tonight! Whoever's behind that mask is incredibly cruel. Cruel enough to force people to eat delicious sushi in a gripping game of Wasabi Roulette! Which sushi has been "fatally" overloaded with wasabi? Only one way to find out...
Another knight was inducted into the service of driving the bus, as Garrett not only drove for the first time but also scored a point.
One of the under-rated wonders of the Desert Bus is that over the course of this long and challenging week, you watch people change and grow. Like Jordan, who started the night as a little baby and ended as an increasingly aggravated parent.
All right, that's enough from us. Zeta, take it away! Seriously: take it away before we hurt ourselves (⚠️ LOUD).
Nightwatch Nightly Nuggets: Your one-stop shop for recurring features!
- Broken News
- Crack a Mac: Fresko One World Sandwich
- Fiddle Time
- This or That: Animany or Animistake?
- This or That: Dr. Who Planet or Myst Age?
- Tik Tok Time
Bricksplosion has taken the nation by storm. Hollywood is knocking down our doors, demanding the rights to make a feature film out of our antics. And who are we to refuse them? We like money (for the children, naturally).
But our contract has a rider: the promotional materials MUST be made by loyal Zeta watchers. We know you can do better than some Hollywood schill who doesn't really understand us (and our journey). Make a promotional poster for this future blockbuster, complete with a tagline and an all-star cast!
Send an email with the title "Bricksplosion Movie Poster" to contests@desertbus.org before 4:30am for a chance to win! Use PNG, JPG, or GIF formats only and please include your name (and pronouns) in the email so we know how to refer to you!
We'll pick one favorite to win a Desert Bus 2023 T-shirt (Unisex) that will look fabulous for your red carpet appearance.
Ah, we can feel it. We have a title card now, and everything is right with the world. Thank you to everyone who sent us wonderful art to consider! The contest winner for the DB2023 Title Card Art Challenge is...
WINNER: Julia Price (aka JPulse2)
Runner Up: Darth Paradox
Runner Up: Cassey Gilliland
Honorable Mention: Laura Chan (aka Laogeodritt)
Memories are precious things. Memories of dance parties, of silly skits, and of the heartwarming feeling of raising money for charity in real-time. Bring the memory of Desert Bus 2022 into your home with this glossy beaut of a coffee table book. There are only four of them in the entire world!
Donate $6.90 (or multiples thereof) before 11:20pm PT for a chance to win the Desert Bus 2022 Photo Book!
What better way to (Wind) Wake(r) up than with this bright, warm blanket featuring the Princess and the Knight from The Legenda of Zelda: Wind Waker? It's even quilted in a wave pattern, and if you stare at it long enough it might just gently rock you to sleep.
Donate $10.29 (or multiples thereof) before 9:55pm PT for a chance to win "The Legend of Zelda - The Princess and the Knight"!