Wow! Just Wow!

2018 is beginning with lots of records!

We've had so many participants and so many entries in the first week of 2018.

And as if that wasn't amaze-balls enough,

the prize-pool is filled to the brim with awesome-sauce, too!

Let's keep breaking those records!

Thank you @photoquest, @isteemithard, @snooway, @tillygerbi, @abbijulie, @ralr11, @somebuttstuff, @lildebbiecakes, @zimatovi, @marzi, @olufunke, @davor27, @yenipaola, @marpa, @lavanya, @isabelpena, @ragaflo, @mostfa, @ivimipa, @tazi, @hermesjr & @hermes1666, @bonggita, @samic and @shakazula for submitting your awesome entries for this issue.

The Prize Pool:

rolling over from last week: 15.680 SBD
and an available delegation-prize of 99.437 SP
plus
all rewards of last week's winner announcement:
64.970 SBD and 10.299 SP

🤪

^woooooot!

that's 80.650 SBD in the cash pool:

40% will remain for next week, 60% will be paid out today!
^{3rd - 10%; 2nd - 20%; 1st - 30%}

109.736 SP will be delegated to the googly winner!

^{How does the delegation pool work? [Read here!]}

Picking the winners for this issue was extra hard! There were too many crazy good entries and I've decided to highlight a few "categories" of Googlies that I like to see and I'll elaborate what those criteria are to give some hints for curious Googlyistas. Since the prize pool is epicly large, I'll also announce multiple winners under 2nd and 1st today.

_{drumroll please...}

🥁 HERE ARE THE WINNERS: 🥁

_{the images link to their posts... please give them an upvote, too ;)}

🥉 Today's 3rd winner is: 🥉

_{showing breathtaking places or awesome photography skills.}
^{The categories: "Stunning Sceneries" / "Amazing Photography"}
@shakazula with
"Fritz the Mountain Climber :)"

Not only did I personally request @shakazula to participate in this contest (months ago), he also delivered the "highest" #GooglyEyes steemit has ever seen! And since I am a big sucker for stunning landscapes, I can appreciate the #earthporn scenery shown here very well, too. Thanks Shaka!

🥈 The 2nd winners are: 🥈

_{telling stories about yourself or sharing curious tidbits}
^{The categories: "My Life Through GooglyEyes" / "Interesting Trivia"}
@abbijulie with
"Old toys that have been retired."

@abbijulie is pretty new to the #GooglyEyes family but this entry made me feel warm inside. You should play the video in her post if you want to feel it, too!

and:

@lildebbiecakes with
"Oh No!"

@lildebbiecakes takes the daily struggle with a smile by adding some #GooglyEyes to it. Yeah, everything is better with #GooglyEyes, even a flat tire in the morning.

🥇 And Our Grand Winners are: 🥇

_{bringing public spaces to life}
^{The main category: "Eyebombing"}
@ragaflo with
"Bocachancla"

@ragaflo is brand new in Googly-Ville but he immediatly catches the drift with this great example of classic #eyebombing. It certainly didn't hurt that he also told a funny little story to introduce his Googly to us. I had to go through Google translate to read it, but I don't mind that at all. So please, feel free to post in your native language if that makes it more accessible to you!

and:

@marzi with
"Great Elephant at the street"

@marzi has shown a good hand for #GooglyEyes many times before and for this issue she comes with a perfect example of what the original concept of this prize is about. Random oddities in our public environment, which are turned into expressive creatures with the help of just a simple pair of wiggly eyes. That's what #eyebombing is about and it's the core subject of this challange! Thanks @marzi!

aaaaand

_{another drumroll, please}

🥁 this week's Googly-Delegation-Winner is: 🥁

@lildebbiecakes

you'll receive the #GooglyPrize delegation of 109.736 SP for a week.

_{@lildebbiecakes has the lowest self-voting quota (4.6%/30d)
and the lowest available SP balance out of our five winners.}

The #GooglyPrize continues!

prizes are being awarded every 7-8 days.

No-Conditions Policy:

No mandatory resteems, upvotes or follows required!

just:
- get some #GooglyEyes -
- stick them onto something -
- take a picture -
- post it with the tag #googlyeyes -
- post original content / don't spam -

DONE! You're qualified!

More Winners Every Week!

The prize-pool for the next issue contains:
32.260 liquid SBD and a delegation-prize of 95.745 SP
plus
100% of all rewards on THIS POST!

bonus image:

_{shining through the dull grey urbanity}

A huge shout-out goes to @krystle & @ausbitbank as well as @reggaemuffin! They helped me start this contest and are supporting it since!
_{@ausbitbank and @reggaemuffin are also running a witness, why not consider giving them your approval?!}

_{More shoutouts go to @steemit-health, @geofftk, @samic, @snooway, @thinknzombie, @jasonbu, @marpa, @marty-art, @jsock, @kouhei-gahaku, @davor27, @marzi, @sighmanjestah, @yenipaola, @abbijulie, @isteemithard, @hethur240, @warrkin, @shakazula, @ivimipa, @detlev, @chuckyfucky, @isabelpena, @powellx5, @zenkly, @bonggita, @underworldart, @steemkitten, @tillygerbi, @world-water-bank, @hazel420, @middlechild, @photoquest, @artz, @lavanya, @vishire, @marinaart, @mashrafi8822, @lavanyalakshman, @simspread, @fonsetucker, @resteem.bot, @ralr11, @teukudianaulia, @tighilt and @bskren who also upvoted last week's post!}

everything is better with #GooglyEyes

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^{100% of post rewards are going into the prize!}