What an exciting event! The action-packed race included 10 amazing competitors, some bad lip reading, and a photo finish.
The race was organized into 3 Heats. Heat 1 had all 10 drivers competing for 6 spots in Heat 2. Their order of completion determined their matchup – 1st v 6th, 2nd v 5th, 3rd v 4th.
In Heat 2 the winner of the 3 matchups advanced.
In Heat 3, the first to finish was crowned the champion.
Heat 1 was an exciting race that displayed many approaches to the same problem. In the end, the 6 to advance (in order of completion, 1-6) were Kenda, George, Harriet, Jarrod, Claire, and Nicole.
In Heat 2, the matchups were Kenda v Nicole, George v Claire, and Harriet v Jarrod. George and Jarrod both won their matchups finishing in very speedy times. The matchup of Kenda v Nicole was a nail-biter and required a slowed-down instant replay. In the end, Nicole edged out Kenda by under a second to advance to Heat 3.
Heat 3 showed us a couple different approaches – George and Nicole working mostly in a Formula and Jarrod using multiple tools to solve the problem. Jarrod crossed the finish line first and is your 2021 Grand Prix Champion! Congrats, Jarrod!
I would like to thank our 10 finalists (listed below) and everyone that competed in the prelims. We hope to see you at the next Grand Prix!
Name | Company | Location | Community Handle |
Alejandro Ferrandis del Valle | BNP Paribas | Madrid, Spain | @afv2688 |
Claire McCollough | University of Colorado, Boulder | Colorado, USA | @clmc9601 |
Dhaval Doshi | Jones Lang LaSalle | Mumbai, India | @dhavaldoshi |
George Walker | HSBC | London, UK | @George_Walker |
Harriet Jack | Sainsbury's | London, UK | @HarrietJack |
Jarrod Thuener | Kristalytics | Indianapolis, US | @jarrod |
Kelsey Kincaid | Evolytics | Kansas City, US | @kelsey_kincaid |
Kenda Sanderson | MedPro Group | Indiana, US | @Kenda |
Nicole Johnson | T-Mobile | Seattle, US | @NicoleJohnson |
Will Griffiths | Multiverse | Redding, UK | @will___________ |
