Win a trip to Vegas and a chance at $2,000 & an iPad2

Do you love sports? This contest is for you! The Tableau Software Interactive Sports "Viz" Contest will focus on sports data of any kind. Baseball, football, fishing - even bowling data is welcome! Find some data then use Tableau Public to analyze and visualize it. That’s all it takes.

Need some Inspiration?

Sometimes the hardest part about making a viz is knowing where to start. This viz, by Al Melchior of CBS Fantasy Sports, shows the projected fantasy points of each MLB team. The higher to the right the team is, the better they were predicted to do. What stats are interesting in the Leagues you follow? Which matchups could use a data breakdown? Still stumped? Take a look at these sites to see if you can find an interesting dataset:

What you’ll win

A 3-day trip to Las Vegas and a chance to win $2,000 & an iPad2

The winner chosen by our judges will also take away a free roundtrip ticket to attend the 2011 Tableau Customer Conference. This includes 3 night’s accommodations at the Encore and a chance to compete in the Iron Viz championship with the winners of our two other contests. The winner of Iron Viz will take away a new iPad2, and $2,000.

Cash for the crowd favorite

After entering you'll receive a custom bit.ly link to your viz. Tweet, Facebook and e-mail that link to everyone you can! Whoever gets the most clicks through their link will become our Crowd Favorite and receive a $250 debit card.

Everyone who enters gets a t-shirt!

Everyone who enters will get a very cool Tableau t-shirt. The winner will also receive increased Tableau Public limits and a free copy of Tableau Desktop (a $1999 value)!

How it works

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  • Step 1

    Download the FREE Tableau Public tool
    (If you already have Tableau Public go to STEP 2)

    Anyone can do it. With Tableau Public’s free online tool you can create interactive graphs, dashboards, maps and tables from virtually any data and embed them on your website or blog.

    Get Tableau Public
    Microsoft® Windows® Vista, XP, Server 2008, Server 2003, 2000, Windows 7 and virtualized environments when they are configured with the proper underlying Windows operating system.

  • Step 2

    Create and publish your “viz” to your blog or website

    Use any sports data to create a viz so engaging and smart that you rock our panel of blogging and viz experts. We have some resources to help you out.

  • Step 3

    Submit your entry form

    Fill out the entry form and submit by July 29, 2011. A panel of judges will evaluate all submissions based on overall appeal, design elements, and data analysis/findings.