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On June 23, 2021, Chipotle announced "Race to Rewards" contest, a top down retro racing game where players had 48 hours to try and get the highest score playing. There were various prizes in the top 10 list, with #1 being a Tesla Model 3.

The racing game was mainly one of endurance, the longer a player could last without crashing, the greater their chances of getting higher score. It didn't take long for some players to write scripts to keep their car going for hours, automatically detecting obstacles and switching lanes. Nowhere in the contest rules was this or any kind of scripted play explicitly forbidden.

Despite this, the contest period came and went, and Chipotle has never made an official announcement on any winners for the top 10 prizes, including the Model 3.

Several media outlets reported on the contest when it was launched. Apparently none of them followed up on the winners.

Frequently when working on a project, I figure out how to do something novel with a technology/language/framework, or something that's unique for a combination of tools. Often times there just isn't any helpful explanations of the use-case online, or the documentation/tutorials out there are not fleshed out in any quality format that's beginner friendly.

In those cases, I'd love to have a process to make content that shows others how to get started solving the similar problems I faced. What would be the optimal choice (or combination) of formats that would be the most profitable? Youtube tutorial video, along with a written article (personal blog post, then exported to Medium) and link to github sample code? Micro course on a proprietary learning platform like Udemy? I'd love to know what combination others have found that has produced the most results in exposure and profit.