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Announcing Saturday’s winners! Come by our booth to pick up your prizes. If you were not able to swing by, don’t worry, just send us an email at vex@ptch.com. Congratulations on winning and, most importantly, getting the word out about VEX Robotics!

TEAMS

1. DJI Phantom Quadcopter  VEX Team 1000B
2. VEX Booster Packs   VEX Team 4330R
3. VEX Booster Packs   VEX Team 1399A
4. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 7177
5. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 2204A
6. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 7177B
7. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 8888Z
8. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 1489A
9. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 1489C
10. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 1489D
11. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 169A
12. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 169C
13. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 169D
14. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 169E
15. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 169V
16. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 169X
17. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 169Y
18. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 12C
19. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 1378
20. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 433E
21. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 169B
22. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 3685A
23. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 2304A
24. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 1184B
25. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 1193A
26. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 1193F
27. $25 VEX gift certificate    VEX Team 4330N

INDIVIDUALS

1. DJI Phantom Quadcopter  Joe St Germain
2. V319 Water Spraying RC Helicopter   john s
3. V319 Water Spraying RC Helicopter   Andrea
4. $25 VEX gift certificate    aneel y
5. $25 VEX gift certificate    Sqautchy Man
6. $25 VEX gift certificate    Derek
7. $25 VEX gift certificate    Marius Mueller
8. $25 VEX gift certificate    Kenny Hoang
9. $25 VEX gift certificate    Georg Mueller
10. $25 VEX gift certificate    The Doctor
11. $25 VEX gift certificate    matt s
12. $25 VEX gift certificate    Fire Phoenix
13. $25 VEX gift certificate    Aina Che
14. $25 VEX gift certificate    Fern
15. $25 VEX gift certificate    Kayden Valenzuela
16. $25 VEX gift certificate    cheryl
17. $25 VEX gift certificate    pams
18. $25 VEX gift certificate    Donna Zhang
19. $25 VEX gift certificate    Andrea MP
20. $25 VEX gift certificate    jenna bowling
21. $25 VEX gift certificate    Andrea Corrales
22. $25 VEX gift certificate    harry T
23. $25 VEX gift certificate    morgan

Announcing Friday’s winners! Come by our booth tomorrow to pick up your prizes. Congrats everyone!

TEAMS

1. VEX Team 1000B  VEX Booster Pack
2. VEX Team 1184B  VEX Booster Pack
3. VEX Team 1193A  U810 Missile Launching RC Helicopter
4. VEX Team 1193F  U810 Missile Launching RC Helicopter
5. VEX Team 2304A  $25 VEX gift certificate
6. VEX Team 169B   $25 VEX gift certificate
7. VEX Team 1399A  $25 VEX gift certificate
8. VEX Team 3919A  $25 VEX gift certificate
9. VEX Team 12C    $25 VEX gift certificate
10. VEX Team 7177   $25 VEX gift certificate
11. VEX Team 169A   $25 VEX gift certificate
12. VEX Team 169C   $25 VEX gift certificate
13. VEX Team 169D   $25 VEX gift certificate
14. VEX Team 169E   $25 VEX gift certificate
15. VEX Team 169V   $25 VEX gift certificate
16. VEX Team 169X   $25 VEX gift certificate
17. VEX Team 169Y   $25 VEX gift certificate
18. VEX Team 2204A  $25 VEX gift certificate
19. VEX Team 7177B  $25 VEX gift certificate
20. VEX Team 1378   $25 VEX gift certificate
21. VEX Team 433E   $25 VEX gift certificate
22. VEX Team 8888Z  $25 VEX gift certificate
23. VEX Team 3685A  $25 VEX gift certificate
24. VEX Team 1489A  $25 VEX gift certificate

INDIVIDUALS

1. john s 2.4 GHz RC Quadcopter
2. aneel y 2.4 GHz RC Quadcopter
3. Danny 2.4 GHz RC Quadcopter
4. Andrea 2.4 GHz RC Quadcopter
5. Ross Patz 2.4 GHz RC Quadcopter
6. Ricardo U810 Missile Launching RC Helicopter
7. Marius Mueller $25 VEX gift certificate
8. Lancers986A $25 VEX gift certificate
9. Orlando Martinez $25 VEX gift certificate
10. The Doctor $25 VEX gift certificate
11. Sqautchy Man $25 VEX gift certificate
12. jenna bowling $25 VEX gift certificate
13. Chad Fisher $25 VEX gift certificate
14. Evan Azari $25 VEX gift certificate
15. Lindsey Carlin $25 VEX gift certificate
16. Fire Phoenix $25 VEX gift certificate

Remember, scores reset everyday at 6 PM, so if you didn’t win this time, keep on trying!

Important: You must share your ptches with your team’s group. In the sharing screen when sharing a ptch, tap the button under “Sharing on Ptch” and select your team in the “My Groups” section. If you don’t have a team, you can still enter by sharing to the Vex group.

Hint: Although you must be present to win, your friends and family can help you and your team win by viewing, liking, commenting on your ptches and following you and your team members. Keep your comments, likes, and views real!

Announcing Thursday’s winners! Congratulations! Come by our booth tomorrow to pick up your prizes.

TEAMS

1. VEX Team 1000B: VEX Booster Pack
2. VEX Team 4330N: 2.4 GHz RC Quadcopter (various styles)
3. VEX Team 2304A: $25 VEX gift certificate
4. VEX Team 1184B: $25 VEX gift certificate
5. VEX Team 1193A: $25 VEX gift certificate
6. VEX Team 1193F: $25 VEX gift certificate
7. VEX Team 3685A: $25 VEX gift certificate
8. VEX Team 169B: $25 VEX gift certificate
9. VEX Team 169A: $25 VEX gift certificate
10. VEX Team 169C: $25 VEX gift certificate
11. VEX Team 169D: $25 VEX gift certificate
12. VEX Team 169E: $25 VEX gift certificate

INDIVIDUALS

1. john s: RC Helicopter
2. Hobzer: RC Helicopter
3. Ross Patz: $25 VEX gift certificate
4. jts02: $25 VEX gift certificate
5. Ricardo: $25 VEX gift certificate
6. Andrea: $25 VEX gift certificate
7. aneel y: $25 VEX gift certificate

Remember, scores reset everyday at 6 PM, so if you didn’t win this time, keep on trying!

Important: You must share your ptches with your team’s group. In the sharing screen when sharing a ptch, tap the button under “Sharing on Ptch” and select your team in the “My Groups” section. If you don’t have a team, you can still enter by sharing to the Vex group.

Hint: Although you must be present to win, your friends and family can help you and your team win by viewing, liking, and commenting on your ptches and following you and your team members. Keep your comments, likes, and views real!

Announcing Wednesday’s winners! Come by our booth tomorrow to pick up your prizes.

TEAMS

1. VEX Team 2304A: Syma 3 Channel S107G Mini RC Helicopter
2. VEX Team 169B: Syma 3 Channel S107G Mini RC Helicopter
3. VEX Team 1378: Syma 3 Channel S107G Mini RC Helicopter
4. VEX Team 12C: $25 VEX gift certificate
5. VEX Team 433E: $25 VEX gift certificate
6. VEX Team 1489A: $25 VEX gift certificate
7. VEX Team 1489C: $25 VEX gift certificate
8. VEX Team 1489D: $25 VEX gift certificate

INDIVIDUALS

1. Orlando Martinez: Syma 3 Channel S107G Mini RC Helicopter
2. Mason Hall: Syma 3 Channel S107G Mini RC Helicopter
3. Ricardo: $25 VEX gift certificate
4. Ed (ptch.com/36191): $25 VEX gift certificate
5. Christian Kyte: $25 VEX gift certificate
6. Joe St Germain: $25 VEX gift certificate
7. jet mosby: $25 VEX gift certificate

Congratulations everyone!

Remember, scores reset everyday at 6 PM, so if you didn’t win this time, keep on trying!

Also, you must share your ptches with your team’s group. In the sharing screen when sharing a ptch, tap on the button under “Sharing on Ptch” and select your team in the “My Groups” section. If you don’t have a team, you can still enter by sharing to the Vex group.

Hint: Although you must be present to win, your friends and family can help you and your team win by viewing, liking, and commenting on your ptches and following you and your team members.

UPDATE: VEX officials told us that due to flight delays, many teams arrived later than expected. For Wednesday only, we’re moving the cutoff time for scoring to 7 PM.

For attendees of the 2013 VEX Robotics World Championships at the Anaheim Convention Center:

Ptch (pronounced “pitch”) is the official social network of REC and VEX Robotics World Championship! Ptch is giving away over $5000 of prizes with new prizes and new winners every day of the championship. Scoring cutoff is 6 PM daily.

To enter:

Signup at ptch.com or download the app from the Apple App store

Join your team’s group at ptch.com/g/vexteam<team number>, for example, ptch.com/g/vexteam39. If you don’t have a team, you can still enter by joining the general VEX group at ptch.com/g/vex.

Create a ptch and share it everywhere you can, including your group.

Scoring:

• Views:             1 point per view count on your ptches
• Likes:              2 points per like on your ptches
• Comments:     3 points per comment on your ptches
• Ptches:            5 points per ptch you share to your group
• Followers:       10 points per follower who follows you

Daily scores are aggregated up until the 6 PM cutoff where they start over for the next day. Individual scores are based on the total points across all ptches added between the cutoff times. Teams are scored by the sum of all the points added on each group member’s ptches between the cutoff times.

Winners will be announced at the Ptch booth and other announcements during the day.

DAILY PRIZES!

Wednesday

Individual (number of winners in parentheses)

1. (2) Syma 3 Channel S107G Mini RC Helicopters ($25 value/each)
2. (5) $25 VEX gift certificates (redeemable at vexrobotics.com)

Team

1. (3) Syma 3 Channel S107G Mini RC Helicopters ($25 value/each)
2. (5) $25 VEX gift certificates (redeemable at vexrobotics.com)

Thursday

Individual

1. (2) RC Helicopters ($25 value/each)
2. (5) $25 VEX gift certificates (redeemable at vexrobotics.com)

Team

1. (1) VEX Booster Packs ($180 value)
2. (1) 2.4 GHz RC Quadcopter (various styles) ($50 value)
3. (10) $25 VEX gift certificates (redeemable at vexrobotics.com)

Friday

Individual

1. (5) 2.4 GHz RC Quadcopters (various styles) ($50 value/each)
2. (1) U810 Missile Launching RC Helicopter ($35 value/each)
3. (10) $25 VEX gift certificates (redeemable at vexrobotics.com)

Team

1. (2) VEX Booster Packs ($180 value)
2. (2) U810 Missile Launching RC Helicopter ($35 value/each)
3. (20) $25 VEX gift certificates (redeemable at vexrobotics.com)

Saturday

Individual

1. (1) DJI Phantom Quadcopter ($700 value)
2. (2) V319 Water Spraying RC Helicopter ($35 value/each)
3. (20) $25 VEX gift certificates (redeemable at vexrobotics.com)

Team

1. (1) DJI Phantom Quadcopter ($700 value)
2. (2) VEX Booster Packs  ($180 value)
3. (25) $25 VEX gift certificates (redeemable at vexrobotics.com)

Hello again everyone! As I mentioned in the previous blog post, we have introduced more groups to Ptch. These include the Louisville ptch group, and other groups based around interest categories, such as music and fashion. Check out a few of the ptches in our new groups:

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Please follow us on Twitter & Facebook and tweet us your ptches! What features would you like to see? 

Hello ptchers! I’m Meagan, Ptch QA & etc, and I am super thrilled to announce that Ptch 2.1 is available in the App Store.  Some of the exciting things in this release are the return of photo duration and the ability to send ptches directly to your fellow users. Super cool! As QA engineer at Ptch, I have used this feature to send ptches to myself and can attest to the fact it is awesome. Errr.

Over the last few months, we’ve added communities, spruced up the UI of the app, and added some new styles, so come take a look!

As always, please pass me your notes to support@ptch.com and please join the Ptch Tips Group to see how other users are using ptch and share tips and tricks for creating awesome ptches.

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-Meagan & The Ptch Team

p.s. Check out my starring role!

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Hey Ptch World!

It is my pleasure to announce that the Ptch team has launched version 2.0 of our beloved iOS app.  For those not familiar with Ptch, let me be the first to get you caught up to speed.  Ptch is a social media application that allows you to select your photos, videos, and music and combine them to form a beautiful, stylized 60 second video we call a ptch (prounounced ‘pitch’).  Each ptch you create can be shared with the Ptch network of users as well as your Facebook and Twitter timelines.  Ok, enough with the small talk, let’s get back to the celebration.

Woohoo!!!  We are all so very excited to share the Ptch experience with you.  For the veteran Ptchers, we listened to your suggestions, comments, and opinions (some of them were hurtful, but we still love you) and we feel we have created something you can use to share your precious moments, stories, or good ol’ fashioned debauchery.

Now that I’ve rambled your ears (or eyes) off, go download the app and let us know what you think!  This app is as much yours as it is ours, so let’s make beautiful Ptch magic together.  Too far?   Who am I kidding, I’ve seen some of your ptches ;)

Happy Ptching!

  - The Ptch Team

Hello to all you Ptch-users!

This is the new official blog for Ptch. We’ll be updating it regularly, keeping you updated on all-things-Ptch - features, tips, and thoughts from our team members. We’ll be posting our favorite ptches from time-to-time, too!

Stay tuned!