In 2017, the second Pixels Camp edition triggered a quizmaster regeneration, with past contestant Carlos Rodrigues taking over from Carlos Morgado — matching first names ensured continuity, but they deny it was anything but a coincidence.
The Qualifiers
The following table shows all 49 participants that proved their worth by submitting an accepted answer to any of the four qualifying challenges:
| Rank | Participant | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | luisfcorreia | 3250 |
| 2 | fribmendes | 3200 |
| 3 | naps62 | 3050 |
| 4 | adbjesus | 2450 |
| 5 | pfac | 1843 |
| 6 | jcazevedo | 1720 |
| 7 | mgontav | 1650 |
| 8 | Budgerous | 1649 |
| 9 | jmotp | 1640 |
| 10 | rfgamaral | 1600 |
| 11 | mjamado | 1500 |
| 12 | killmaster | 1493 |
| 13 | RoseCG | 1391 |
| 14 | antoniolopes | 1300 |
| 15 | jlbribeiro | 1176 |
| 16 | joaopr | 1088 |
| 17 | reaperfromhell | 895 |
| 18 | cucamacuca | 874 |
| 19 | rubikoO | 844 |
| 20 | tiago | 773 |
| 21 | JD557 | 735 |
| 22 | franciscols | 688 |
| 23 | queimadus | 675 |
| 24 | NikiB | 642 |
| 25 | ferreiratiago | 536 |
| 26 | phoenity | 447 |
| 27 | jcfs | 350 |
| 28 | madril | 300 |
| 29 | jpbarraca | 283 |
| 30 | VascoLopes | 250 |
| 31 | mariampissarra | 200 |
| 32 | smpb | 183 |
| 33 | JosePedroDias | 179 |
| 34 | bmartins | 178 |
| 35 | h3mag | 167 |
| 36 | ruiinfante | 150 |
| 37 | orangelash | 100 |
| 38 | fopina | 98 |
| 39 | rogeriopvl | 89 |
| 40 | tofran | 88 |
| 41 | tiagoc | 87 |
| 42 | netalvesj | 86 |
| 43 | nosuchuser | 84 |
| 44 | mluis | 82 |
| 45 | isacosta | 81 |
| 46 | nmjesus | 80 |
| 47 | cdeath | 79 |
| 48 | npestana | 77 |
| 49 | malcata | 75 |
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If you're curious about the awesomeness of these people, check this blog post for a walkthrough of the qualifier challenges and their solutions. The challenges were:
- Tick, Tock (image gauntlet)
- No Wires (javascript golf)
- Zoom, Enhance! (treasure hunt)
- Decoder Ring (image/crypto gauntlet)
Quiz Results
On the second evening of Pixels Camp, sixteen teams of quizzers went on stage for a stream of geeky questions. In the end, Luis Correia and Basilio Vieira won the trophy, while José Ribeiro and Rafael Jegundo came a (very) close second.
The Quizmaster, 2017