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Halloween Contest
When it actually closes
official rules
- Stated
- “11:59 p.m. PT, Nov 9, 2026”
- Printed zone
- PT
- IANA zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- UTC
- 2026-11-10T07:59:00Z
- Your time
- Tue Nov 10, 7:59 AM UTC (loading your time zone…)
Safe cutoff
same rules, GMT version: 6:59 a.m. GMT Nov 10
- Stated
- “same rules, GMT version: 6:59 a.m. GMT Nov 10”
- Printed zone
- GMT
- UTC
- 2026-11-10T06:59:00Z
- Your time
- Tue Nov 10, 6:59 AM UTC (loading your time zone…)
The trap: The rules also say 6:59 a.m. GMT Nov 10, which assumes PDT; DST has ended by Nov 9, so PT is 07:59 GMT.
Prizes
Gift cards, not cash
28 gift-card prizes worth $5,100 in total (the rules confirm the $5,100 estimated retail value). Grand Prize $500 x1. Student Judges' Prize $300 x1 (active students only). Design & Make with Autodesk Prize $300 x1 (must use Autodesk software). Seven themed Judges' Prizes at $300 digital gift card each: Epic Costume, Easy Costume, Kids Costume, Pet Costume, Prop, Decoration, Food. First Prize $300 x3. Second Prize $100 x5. Runner Up $50 x10.
Grand Prize
gift-card
$500
Gift card, not redeemable for cash
Student Judges' Prize
gift-card
$300
Active students only; gift card, not redeemable for cash
Design & Make with Autodesk Prize
gift-card
$300
Must use Autodesk software; gift card, not redeemable for cash
Themed Judges' Prize (Epic/Easy/Kids/Pet Costume, Prop, Decoration, Food)
gift-card · ×7
$300
Gift card, not redeemable for cash
First Prize
gift-card · ×3
$300
Gift card, not redeemable for cash
Second Prize
gift-card · ×5
$100
Gift card, not redeemable for cash
Runner Up
gift-card · ×10
$50
Gift card, not redeemable for cash
Eligibility
Individuals: eligible
OPEN ONLY TO NATURAL PERSONS WHO, AT THE TIME OF ENTRY, ARE REGISTERED MEMBERS OF THE SITE, WHO ARE AT LEAST THIRTEEN (13) YEARS OLD
Checked for one adult entering alone from Nevada, USA. Rules can differ by country, so read the rule quoted here for where you live.
Entry cost
Free to enter
Payout
gift-card
Gift cards only, no cash or wire. US winners get a '$X Gift Card' (brand not stated); the themed Judges' Prizes are digital gift cards. The rules say prizes are not 'exchangeable, transferable, or redeemable for cash'. Winners are notified by email within 7 days of selection.
Rights — what you give up
entrant-keeps
You keep ownership: the ToS says Autodesk does not claim ownership of your content.
Gotchas
- There is no cash prize: all 28 prizes are gift cards, and the rules say they cannot be redeemed for cash. For US winners the gift card brand is not named.
- Only one prize per person: 'only one entry per entrant can win a prize'. Entering several projects improves your odds but will not win you more than one prize.
- Two of the 28 slots are restricted: the Student Judges' Prize needs an actively enrolled student, and the Design & Make prize needs Autodesk software (for example Fusion or Tinkercad). That leaves 26 slots open to a non-student who doesn't use Autodesk tools.
- The deadline conversions don't agree: the rules say 11:59 p.m. PT and also 6:59 a.m. GMT on Nov 10, but PST on Nov 9 is 07:59 GMT. Submit before 10:59 p.m. PT on Nov 9 to be safe.