Another apology for the delay of the winner announcement. This time, I understand that one of our sponsors got confused. This also happened to me several times here on Hive. The reward tokens were delegated to my account instead of being liquid so I can distribute them to winners.

Anyhow, everything is now fixed. Early this morning, I saw that @greywarden100 sent the reward for this week's contest. I promised him that I will publish the announcement later today.

Just like last week, the first eligible article is from @princessluv again. I could relate to her post about experiencing real loss. It is something personal and sentimental to me. Though during the early years, I could sympathize by romanticizing such an experience. However, after several years, I realized I was wrong for loving too much at the expense of losing myself. I could not say that sixteen years are still short. I think the pain has been overextended. I admire people who can get up and move on after a few months, but that is an experience I consider strange. Nevertheless, life must go on. One has to pick up the broken pieces and accept what life has to offer despite the pain if one intends to conclude his years in peace.

Her post got 14 upvotes and 4 comments.

The second article is from @ladyaryastark. Even though the story she shared is not something unique to Paraguay but common to all dysfunctional countries governed by unjust legal systems, still many in the crypto space could relate to her sentiment. Our country, the Philippines, is also notorious when it comes to inequality. Filipinos overseas excel when given opportunities, whereas in the country, positions in civil government and political ties determine one's access to financial resources.

Her post received 298 upvotes, 2 reblogs, and 3 comments.

The third article is from @be-connected. I see the appropriate classification of the post as part of the personal development field. I love the "dots" and "puzzle" analogy. Reading the article, I see a very strong sense of purpose in whatever life throws at you. Of course, perspectives and attitudes matter. I love this line, and I agree with it 100%:

. . . every major breakthrough in your life came after a setback.

He got 16 likes.

The fourth article is from @tanzil2024. As usual, his article is about his appreciation of the beauty of nature. This time the place is the mountain villages of Miyun District. Viewing his post, you can see the tranquility and simplicity of life in the rural places. We need to be reminded of such a gem. in a generation that exalts the hectic life in the urban centers.

His post receives 300 likes and 7 comments.

The last post is from @valchiz. His article is about a fictional apocalyptic scenario. This is a favorite theme in Netflix movies today. I like that attitude of maintaining one's composure, contemplating about preparedness, and the importance of community support to survive in such a scenario.

His post got 53 likes and 3 comments.

Judging & Curation Criteria

Account	Creativity 40%	Engagement 20%	Relevance to Theme 20%	Presentation 20%	Final Score 100%
@princessluv	36	17	20	16	89
@ladyaryastark	37	20	19	17	93
@be-connected	36	16	18	16	86
@tanzil2024	40	19	16	20	95
@valchiz	38	18	17	18	91

Judging Outcome and Rewards

With 98 upvotes, 15 comments, and 2 reblogs, @ladyaryastark's post received the highest score in engagement.

Based on the above criteria and considerations, @tanzil2024 got the highest final score of 93 points, and he will receive 10,000 MEME, 50,000 PEPE, and 15,000 PAY, all powered up.

2nd place goes to @ladyaryastark with a score of 93, and she will receive 5,000 MEME, 25,000 PEPE, and 7,500 PAY powered up.

The 3rd place winner is @valchiz with 91 points. She will receive 3,000 MEME, 10,000 PEPE, and 5,000 PAY powered up.

Both @princessluv and @be-connected will receive 2,000 MEME, 5,000 PEPE, and 3,000 PAY powered up as consolation prizes.

Here are the transactions for the rewards:

@tanzil2024

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/611c7392e9493894f834e9ce17beda6e9c35fef8

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/1781c437f1ced41511711436077288066c68a6d4

@ladyaryastark

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/b48ff3a1a7682e3bb5d62f7b57eb7d36e4680452

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/77abf0cec853e1bb9c37222f2b1f8a44c628278e

@valchiz

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/c850a1dc2b917c7a5328dffbcbb3a048a9eee171

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/3466ef76d132342c91ce2eceb13ade142003fb3b

@princessluv

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/b43bc78bfb6ba5d0ac133d8a37a7910cc407e6e0

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/b43bc78bfb6ba5d0ac133d8a37a7910cc407e6e0

@be-connected

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/e6630b57e983b7d47fcdb3002008a9db8d08dbf7

https://he.dtools.dev/tx/e6630b57e983b7d47fcdb3002008a9db8d08dbf7

The above transactions are for MEME and PAY rewards. I made a mistake sending an additional 7,500 PAY to @tanzil2024. Anyhow, just consider it an additional reward. Regarding PEPE rewards, please wait for @pepetoken to send the tokens to your Hive Engine wallets.

Once again, a big thank you to @greywarden100 for sponsoring this curation contest. So far, he has distributed 727,804 MEME tokens for this community activity, including both the incentives for the participants and the oversight of this curation contest. As for @pepetoken, he distributed 2,050,000 PEPE, and an additional 95,000 PEPE are pending distribution for later. In the case of the PAY token, 673,000 had already been distributed through the sponsorship of @antisocialist.

Thanks to all the sponsors for funding this weekly event.

Congratulations to all the winners!

I will take a break for now and will resume the curation context next week.

More power to both the MemeHive and the Pepe tribes!