Enter the Competition
Submissions Open

Competition · May 28 – June 22, 2026

DIVEMAXXING

An online competition for interactive data visualizations.

Win a duckified Mac Mini M4
Build with AI · Win a Mac Mini · Vote for your favorite · Free to enter
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This is a Dive — built by talking to an AI agent. Try it yourself→

What's a Dive

An interactive data visualization built by talking to an AI agent. Live queries, not snapshots. Fast to build, yours to refine.

Built by your AI agent

Describe what you want to see. Your agent writes the code. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, and more.

Live queries, not snapshots

Dives run SQL against real data. Interactive filters, drill-downs, always current.

Share and embed anywhere

Publish to the Dive Gallery, embed in your app, or share a link. Your viz, your way.

MotherDuck Dive dashboard

The Competition

Build something creative, weird, or both. We’re judging on craft, taste, and surprise — this isn’t a dashboarding exercise. Three categories, real prizes, and a community vote.

CRAFT / CLARITY

Best Overall

The total package — the takeaway lands and it looks great doing it.

Judges score on narrative, design, interactivity, and clarity. Does the data story land? Is it readable, beautiful, and well-built?

SURPRISE / ORIGINALITY

Most Creative

Strange, ambitious, or so original you didn’t see it coming. The data still has to land.

Judges score on originality, ambition, and execution. Did you take a real swing? Did it work?

COMMUNITY VOTE

Community Favorite

The Dive that wins the crowd. Share your entry on social media, rally your network, and collect upvotes.

Voting is open in the Gallery from May 27 through June 22. Anyone with a MotherDuck account can vote. Early entries get more time.

Judges

Judges who know what good looks like.

Hamilton Ulmer

Hamilton Ulmer

MotherDuck

Head of data visualization and exploratory analytics UI. Former Mozilla data scientist.

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Zack Mazzoncini

Zack Mazzoncini

Data Story Academy

Founder of STORYD. Data storytelling coach to Amazon, Nike, and Google.

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Brittany Rosenau

Brittany Rosenau

Iron Viz finalist & judge

Tableau Ambassador. 2023 Iron Viz finalist and community judge.

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How to Enter

Three steps to enter.

01

Sign up for MotherDuck

Create a free account. No credit card required.

02

Build a Dive

Open the Dive builder, pick a dataset, and start prompting. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, and more. Iterate until it’s great.

03

Submit to the Gallery

Publish your Dive, check the contest entry box, and pick your category. Share on social media to rally votes.

Timeline

From launch to winners.

May 27 – Jun 22

Build and submit

Build your Dive and submit it to the Dive Gallery. Community voting is open throughout this period — early entries get more visibility. Share on social media to rally votes.

June 22

Submissions close

Last day to submit. Deadline is midnight PT.

Late June

Winners announced

Winners announced live. Best Overall and Most Creative each win a duckified Mac Mini. Community Favorite wins a $500 gift card.

Champion duck with trophy

Prizes

Best Overall and Most Creative each win a duckified Mac Mini M4 with a custom MotherDuck skin and swag box. Community Favorite takes home a $500 gift card (winner’s choice of store) plus swag. All winners get a permanent badge in the Dive Gallery.

Show us what you’ve got

Build a Dive. Submit it to the gallery. Let the work speak.

Official Rules