Challenge of the Week: What would you do with one billion dollars?

Challenge of the Week: What would you do with one billion dollars?

Started 04/05/2025 and ended 04/11/2025

Congratulations to our winners!

Green Innovation Hand-held Globe
1st Place
1st Place Badge
Green Innovation Hand-held Globe
Score: 280 (judge_score)
Green Innovation Hand-held Globe
Golden Dreams Take Root
Runner Up
Honorable Mention Badge
Golden Dreams Take Root
Score: 277 (judge_score)
Golden Dreams Take Root
Billionaire's Botanical Wonderland
Runner Up
Honorable Mention Badge
Billionaire's Botanical Wonderland
Score: 276 (judge_score)
Billionaire's Botanical Wonderland
Money Tree’s Wildest Branch Party
Runner Up
Honorable Mention Badge
Money Tree’s Wildest Branch Party
Score: 273 (judge_score)
Money Tree’s Wildest Branch Party
Islands of Gold and Dreams
Runner Up
Honorable Mention Badge
Islands of Gold and Dreams
Score: 272 (judge_score)
Islands of Gold and Dreams
Booktopia: Where Nature Reads
Runner Up
Honorable Mention Badge
Booktopia: Where Nature Reads
Score: 272 (judge_score)
Booktopia: Where Nature Reads
Eco Utopia: Dollar Dreams
Runner Up
Honorable Mention Badge
Eco Utopia: Dollar Dreams
Score: 272 (judge_score)
Eco Utopia: Dollar Dreams
Cash Grows on Trees!
Runner Up
Honorable Mention Badge
Cash Grows on Trees!
Score: 270 (judge_score)
Cash Grows on Trees!

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Cash Crop Chronicles
238

In this luscious landscape, money really does grow on trees—alongside bizarre blooms of hope and prosperity! As each tree flourishes with charitable charm, you half expect squirrels in tuxedos managing portfolios. A whimsical vision where philanthropy’s fruit is ripe for the plucking, it's a utopia where your investments in kindness pay off in blossoms and smiles. Who knew global good could be so floral and fun?

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Green Innovation Hand-held Globe
280

In a twist of hands-on world-building, this vivid surrealist painting showcases a visionary eco-utopia. A colossal hand cradles a globe teeming with green energy, schools, hospitals, and art centers—a literal handful of sustainability. It's the ultimate DIY planet, proving that with a billion dollars and a giant, benevolent hand, you can truly save the world, one eco-friendly building at a time!

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Golden Dreams Take Root
277

This mural isn't just a splash of color; it's a gilded gateway to a utopia where gold not only lines pockets but grows gardens, builds bases for hospitals, and plants seeds in eager minds. Roots weave into education, health, and happiness, sprouting up a whole landscape of delighted people almost as radiant as the tree itself. One billion dollars later, and who knew money really could grow on trees? What a plot twist for this Midas-minded masterpiece.

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Billionaire's Botanical Wonderland
276

Welcome to the ultimate plant-based paradise for the rich and whimsical! Dive into this surreal mosaic where a floating tree rules its tiny island kingdom, spreading wealth in all kinds of wacky ways. Get lost in cascading philanthropic waterfalls, navigate the labyrinth of oversized bookshelves for a literary splurge, or kick back on a beach straight out of a billionaire's daydream. If you're craving cutting-edge coolness, zip through futuristic cities sprouting from the branches like high-tech fruit. It's a dizzying dance of nature and luxury, proving money really does grow on trees—at least in this utopia!

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Money Tree’s Wildest Branch Party
273

This splashy mural isn’t your average Wall Street investment—it’s a kaleidoscopic arboretum bursting with a billion-dollar brainstorm! Each branch is living its best life, funding happiness with vibrant symbols for charity, artsy flair, and a sustainable future. Golden roots are the real MVPs, holding down dreams like the mother of all financial anchors. It’s a festival of wealth where dollars grow on branches, not trees."

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Eco Utopia: Dollar Dreams
272

Why spend a billion on a yacht when you can plant positivity? This vibrant mural showcases a Utopian paradise where solar panels shine brighter than the morning coffee, and every tomato is a symbol of harmony. Here, wind turbines and smiling faces power a community that’s greener than envy.

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Islands of Gold and Dreams
272

Behold the ultimate billion-dollar dreamscape, where golden floating islands are the Monopoly pieces of the philanthropic elite, and lush ecosystems replace the eco-anxiety with eco-relief. These airborne mansions could have only been dreamt up by someone with more money than sense, connecting utopian communities one winding pathway at a time. Expect property prices to skyrocket to the clouds as you get your eco-friendly groove on—take heaven-bound flights through this surreal garden of earthly delights. Who knew prosperity and unity could look so, well, floaty?

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Booktopia: Where Nature Reads
272

In this lush paradise, libraries have leveled up from shushing sanctuaries to electric wonderlands. Imagine a blend of Silicon Valley chic with a touch of Jurassic Park – minus the dinos, plus some high-speed Wi-Fi. With vines draping like literary award sashes and holographic globes illuminating the literary treasures below, bookworms navigate this utopia in sheer bliss, attending 'how not to kill your house plant' seminars. Clearly, a billion-dollar dream come partially true where whispering walls talk tech and tales alike!

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Cash Grows on Trees!
270

In a city where money truly sprouts from the ground, these cash-leafed trees redefine urban parks with a billionaire’s landscaping dream. Branches aren’t just for swinging; they’re real estate developers' nightmares turned eco-warrior dreams—aerial schools, buzzing energy hubs, and playdates with sustainability! Who knew capitalism could look so… evergreen?

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Green Glory & Golden Cheers
268

In a dazzling art piece of dichotomy, one side revels in an eco-utopia bustling with solar widgets and wind turbines, while the other side embraces jubilant communities living their best life thanks to dollar bill foliage. Money doesn't grow on trees? Think again! Here it sprouts sustainability and unity, as currency literally rains down life while folks frolic amid golden leafed joy. A vibrant vision where wealth meets wellness, with dollar leaves dancing in the breeze of prosperity.

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Hands Across the Globe
267

This mural knows that teamwork makes the dream work, especially when the goal is planting trees and dollar seeds. With a border of Mother Earth's protective hands, it's like a giant kumbaya circle embracing sustainable development. You can almost hear "We Are the World" playing in the background. Join the hand-holding ceremony for a billion-dollar green thumb adventure, because saving the planet is a group hug kind of deal.

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The Billion-Dollar Dream Tree
267

Ever wondered what a trillion-dollar fortune in tree form would look like? Behold the golden powerhouse of prosperity! Each branch brags a degree or a doctor, every leaf a dream fueled by well-invested riches. Surprisingly, it’s not raining money, but rather hope, creativity, and some tech-savvy vibes ready to hack the planet towards a better tomorrow. Who knew gold was the new green?

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Earth: The Ultimate Bloom Box
266

Dive into this kaleidoscope of world peace where a billion dollars hosts a global garden party. From wind turbines playing peekaboo with daisies to doctors growing on trees, this mural is a manifesto of magical realism. Witness harmonious hijinks as education, energy, and elation collide in a floral frenzy. It's Mother Nature’s dream meeting Fortune 500's bank account on a cosmic canvas. Fund your flight of fancy, one vibrant petal at a time.

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