Me, myself and I
Winner Announcement
The winners have been chosen! Thank you for participating and making this challenge great.
Singles' Day is all about YOU! A day for single people to celebrate, worldwide. This tradition sees single people usually treat themselves and celebrate their independence. So, if you could do anything for yourself, what would that look like in LEGO bricks?
It could be taking a hike, baking, visiting somewhere new; anything you would love to do for you.
The winner of the Fan Vote of this challenge will have the exclusive opportunity to see their submission be turned into an official LEGO Ideas Gift with Purchase set!
Your submissions should use between 150 - 250 elements, in order to be accepted in this challenge.
As the Grand Prize winner of this challenge, you will get the exclusive opportunity to have your model transformed into a new LEGO Gift with Purchase set. On top of that, you will also receive the following:
- 21340 Tales of The Space Age
- 21338 A Frame Cabin
- 21337 Table Football
- 21335 Motorized Lighthouse
ENTRY DEADLINE: Submit your entry no later than June 27th, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST. If you’re not sure what time zone you’re in, here’s a time zone converter.
How it Works
The challenge will consist of 3 phases:
- Submission Phase - Build and submit your entry before June 27th, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST. We recommend submitting your entry 3-5 days before the deadline in the event we have to return it to you for changes.
- Judging Phase – Our judges review the entries and choose 15 entries, which will then go forward to a Fan Vote, on July 4th, 2023.
- Voting Phase – LEGO Ideas members will then have the opportunity to vote once, for their favorite entry from July 4th, 2023 until July 11th, 2023.
- Winners Announcement - We'll share the Grand Prize winner and five Runner Up winners here on LEGO Ideas no later than July 18th 2023!
How to Enter:
- Submissions may be in either physical bricks or by using a digital building tool such as Bricklink’s Studio. You’re welcome to use image editing tools, such as Photoshop, to create your images.
- Take up to five photos of your creation and submit them to the challenge. Make sure to show off all angles and any features or functions of your creation.
- Add a title and short description.
- Upload your entry to the challenge using the blue Submit Your Entry button on this page.
Challenge Rules:
Acceptable Entry Content
- Your entry model should be between 150 and 250 bricks
- You must be the original creator of all creative work you submit (the model, images, photographs, description text, etc.) and you must have the exclusive right to submit your model to this LEGO Ideas challenge. You may not submit a model or any other content made by, or on behalf of, someone else.
- Entries must be new creations and not previously posted online or submitted to any other challenge.
- You are allowed to use any official LEGO element (LEGO System, LEGO DUPLO, LEGO TECHNIC/Constraction) in your entry. The LEGO elements must be genuine (not cut, glued, or otherwise modified).
- Entries should not contain copies or references to any other existing third-party work or creation or infringements of any third-party intellectual property right such as Ford or Ferrari.
- You’re welcome to use Minifigures in your entry, as long as they don’t contain copies or references to any other existing third-party work or creation or infringements of any third-party intellectual property right
- Challenge entries related to the topics below do not fit our brand values and will not be approved for publication on LEGO Ideas:
- Politics and political symbols, campaigns, or movements
- Religious references including symbols, buildings, or people
- Sex, nudity, drugs, or smoking
- Alcohol in any present-day situation
- Swearing or profanity
- Death, killing, blood, terrorism, horror, or torture
- First-person shooter video games
- Warfare or war vehicles in any modern or present-day situation, or national war memorials
- Large or human-scale weapons or weapon replicas of any kind, including swords, knives, guns, sci-fi or fantasy blasters, etc.
- Racism, bullying, or cruelty to real life animals
Entry Quality Standards
- You may submit digital entries using Bricklink’s Studio, which is free of charge to download. You are also welcome to create digital entries using third-party LEGO CAD software.
- You may use photo editing software and add visual effects to photos of your entry.
- Entries containing photos that are too dark or blurry will be removed from the challenge. To ensure easy judging of your entry, we recommend taking pictures on a neutral background free from background clutter, with your model well framed.
- Please do not include people in pictures you submit. Photos containing people will be removed.
- Please do not overlay any text or logos onto your submitted images.
House Rules
- Entries containing defamatory or degrading elements will not be eligible for the challenge.
- Any cheating or harassment of other participants will result in disqualification from the challenge.
- Your challenge entries and comments on challenge entries must follow the complete LEGO Ideas House Rules.
Submission Requirements
In order to get your submission approved, your submission must include the following:
- A title*
- Photos of your build
- A description*
- Entries may have tags*, if you wish.
* - Submissions should have correct capitalization and not have any spelling mistakes.
Judging
A panel of judges consisting of members of the LEGO Design team will choose 15 entries, which will go onto a fan vote, based on:
- Overall coolness and originality: 25%
- Most inspired details: 25%
- Relevance to challenge theme: 25%
- Best use of LEGO elements: 25%
These 15 entries will then be put forward to a fan vote, in which LEGO Ideas members can vote for their favorite entry. Members will have one vote, and one vote only. The vote will be open for one week, from July 4th, 2023 until July 11th, 2023. Based on the community votes, there will be one Grand Prize winner and five Runner Up winners.
The Fine Print
- You must be at least 13 years of age to participate and enter.
- You may submit multiple entries to the challenge, but only one entry per person will be considered when winners are selected. This means you cannot win as a semi-finalist and as the grand prize winner with two different entries.
- Winners will be contacted on the email address associated with their LEGO ID account after July 11th, 2023. Winners will be announced on LEGO Ideas when all winners have returned the signed Winner’s Certification Documents. A winner who does not return their Winner’s Certification Document within one week (5 days) of receiving it will be disqualified, and a new winner will be selected.
- Active participation by way of submissions of any kind to this challenge is not open to residents of Iran, North Korea, Myanmar/Burma, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Syria, Russia or any other country which is subjected to sanctions and where prohibited or restricted by law, for as long as such sanctions remain in place. Submissions in active challenges by residents of Russia will unfortunately not be eligible for prizes as long as sanctions remain in place.
- If you are a resident of Ukraine or Belarus and are selected as a challenge winner, your prizes will be shipped at a later date once shipping resumes normal operation.
- By entering the challenge, you agree to follow the rules on this Challenge Brief page and you agree to the LEGO Ideas Terms of Service.
- This challenge is offered, organized and run solely by the LEGO Group. Participants should direct all queries and matters relating to the challenge to LEGO Ideas.
Prizes:
One grand prize winner will receive:
- 21340 Tales of The Space Age
- 21338 A Frame Cabin
- 21337 Table Football
- 21335 Motorized Lighthouse
Five Runner Up winners will each receive:
- 21340 Tales of The Space Age
- 21334 Jazz Quartet
Frequently Asked Questions
For more information, see the Challenge FAQ.