 Hi everyone, welcome back to Tiny Mic Interviews at DEF CON 31. I am here at the Scavenger Hunt Contest with Zora. Yes. And I think that the Scavenger Hunt is one of the most interesting parts of DEF CON, besides everyone, it is so chaotic. It's entirely chaotic. It is the definition of DEF CON chaos. Yes. And I feel like there needs to be more features on it, hence why I'm here. Tell me about the Scavenger Hunt. Obviously the Scavenger Hunt, but tell me about it. Okay, so this is our 26th year here at DEF CON. Yes, we are 26 years old. Oh my gosh. Yes, we are one of the longest running contests here at DEF CON. We are what we call, we keep the shenanigans alive. We keep DEF CON queer. That is the embodiment of what we try to do and keep that side of the culture of DEF CON alive. So in the 26 years, there's been a lot of ideas and weirdness that's happened. I mean, if you're not here right now, the booth is probably one of the most interesting booths in the room. But I would love to know this year, what is your favorite item on the Scavenger Hunt list? Oh my gosh. So this year, we have quite a few items interacting with as many of the contests as we possibly could do this year. Okay. So honestly, I hate to say I haven't had a chance to go through the finalized list. Oh my gosh. Because it has been absolutely chaotic behind our table. So we got our list printed and we just threw it out to people. I actually haven't had my chance to look at my items. But I do know that we have a lot dealing with people and a lot dealing with the contest this year. So I'm hoping things will be really quiet. So then maybe in the past years, which one's been your favorite? Oh gosh. Do you mind that the Scavenger Hunt is also like low key? It's not PG. No, it's not PG. We have toned it down a little bit over the years. We try to be a little more friendly, a little more, you know. When I played back in 2020, Defconn 20 was my first year. And I played as a solo player team. And honestly at the time, my favorite items were group items because it was like your entire group in this pool or your entire group hugging goons. I was like, great, it's just me. It works out. I love the items where it's really left up to interpretation. So one of the items that I really found hilarious was Bear Breasts. I know what we said is not PG. Bear Breasts was really hilarious because it turned in boneless chicken skinless. Absolutely. Because when you say Bear Breasts, you mean chicken breast. We weren't species-specific and we weren't gender-specific. So a lot of guys also came up to the table and just flashed judges. Wow. I love Defconn. I love Defconn. What's the highest score you've ever seen? Oh, God. I don't even know. What is the highest score? I mean, I know there's only one team in history that has come close to completing the list. There was only one item that they could not get and it was because it was actually illegal to bring into the US. They couldn't get it at the time. But that team are now judges. Oh, my God. And really are just things. But the highest score, we only have a certain amount of points. So we only go 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. And the highest item that we have is 10 points. So last year's 10-point item was a Bounce of Meme Off the Moon. So I mean, we didn't think this one through when we were thinking using ham radio and things like that. Then we had somebody. Yeah, we had somebody with a picture of a moon. And then they mooned the Chillout Lounge and they threw the phone at their behind. And it did count. It absolutely did count. I love the fact that there's so many different ways to interpret items. And that's what makes a scavenger so awesome is just the insane interpretations you'll get. Yeah. So for the people at home who are watching about DEF CON remotely, what do you want them to know? If you've never done DEF CON before, this is what you do, your first DEF CON. It's entry level. You don't have to have a lot of experience. Like I mentioned earlier, my first DEF CON, I came in as a single player team. And I placed fourth starting a day late. I started late Saturday afternoon. I competed against teams of five. And I still made it up there. And now I'm running the contests. People who come and play our contests, they go on to do so many other things with the CON. They become goons. They become event organizers. If you come here and you play this game, you're going to make a name for yourself. Either way, people are going to know you. You're going to get to meet people. You're going to get to experience every bit of DEF CON that says we try to do, we try to involve contests and villages and people and everything like that. So if it's your first DEF CON, come do this. Don't be afraid to do it. We're not that mean. We're not that mean. That's so awesome. That's so awesome. Well, thank you so much for sharing your stories with us. Thank you. This is awesome. Thanks for being here. So next year, or if you're here now, come check it out. Gavage around in the contest room. We're in the far corner. You can't miss us though. You cannot miss this place. But thank you so much for this. Yes, thank you. Awesome.