The votes are in!
Congratulations to I.S. 289 G.E.A.R.S. from I.S. 289 in New York, USA.
CLICK HERE to check out their Team Page and see their award winning Rube Machine!
Thank you to EVERYONE for voting and participating in our 2013 International Online Rube Goldberg Mchine Contest.
We are happy to annouce our 2013 International Online RGMC Winners. Congratulations!!
First Place: Mighty Rubber Ducks, Trinity Catholic, Stamford, CT

CLICK HERE TO SEE Mighty Rubber Ducks
Second Place: WHCS Patriots Down on the Farm, Willo-Hill Christian School, Willoughby, OH
CLICK HERE TO SEE Down on the Farm
Third Place: Greenfield FBLA, Greenfield Junior High, Gilbert, AZ
CLICK HERE TO SEE Greenfield FBLA
Thank you to all teams for your participation and innovative Machines!!
A special thank you to our 2013 Judges:
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Final Judges Varadi Benny Jonathan Coleman Jennifer George Paul Ginger Joseph Herscher Will Janowitz Brandon Larson |
Semi-Final Judges Saeed Ahmed |
With more than 1000 people in attendance, the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest College Nationals on March 30, was an overwhelming success. Hosted by the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio, children, students, parents, grandparents and interested onlookers had a wonderful time watching students run their machines and compete for the number ONE spot. The machines were wild, and the crowd and students, extremely enthusiastic!
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First Place - Washington University in St. Louis, MO

Fifteen high school teams competed with their "Hammer A Nail" RGM's at the RGMC High School Nationals.
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First place honors went to Craig High School, Janesville, WI team Craig Engineering Club.

The first place team from each Host site is eligible to compete at Nationals. We salute ALL the teams that participate in our contests, and thank you all for your time, energy and creativity in the Rube Spirit! Click here to see all the winning teams!
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St. Luke’s School, New Canaan, CT, held it’s 2nd Rube Goldberg Challenge on April 26,2013.
Team “Empire State of Mind” won first place.
Thirty 4-person teams, comprised of a mix of students, faculty, alumni and parents, competed to Fill A Glass of Water - Rube Goldberg style.
Center for Leadership Director Jim Foley commented: “It was especially fun to see certain kids and teams competing again, clearly building on and growing from their experience last year, and some truly inspiring machines resulted from those efforts!”
INTERESTED IN HOSTING YOUR OWN RUBE CHALLEGE? See details: Machine Contest tab above.
Our 2014 Contest Task is Zip A Zipper.
Submitted by Southland High School, MN, 1st place winners at the Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN regionals.
Our Contest grows every year, as students, teachers, community organizations and businesses learn how Rube Goldberg Machine Contests encourage critical thinking and problem solving and team building in a non-traditional, fun learning environment.
Students from middle school through college, can compete in a RGMC. Our contests are STEM and STEAM friendly. Students who participate in our contests not only employ physics and engineering, but humor and story-telling, to create their RGM’s.
JOIN THE FUN! JOIN US IN 2014! Team registration starts early fall 2014.


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