Well, human beings are all hard wired to "compete". When anyone enters a RRB build-off, they are "competing" in a way they see fit. Some want to "win" (1st place amongst voters), and some just want to be involved and have fun, and some want to share new ideas they have with the RRB community. I entered the Winter Build-off in order to "compete", "win",
and share with others my ideas of what a "Rat" "is".

I didn't come in 1st place, or second, or third, or even fourth, but it was a cool thing to do and I believe that what matters most is that we learn a lot from the experience.