FluSight Challenge Results
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We’re pleased to announce the results of the [FluSight Challenge](https://www.metaculus.com/tournament/flusight-challenge/), our collaboration with [Professor Thomas McAndrew](http://www.thomasmcandrew.com/)'s Computational Uncertainty Lab at Lehigh University and with [Professor Evan Ray](http://www.evanlray.com/) at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst! Congratulations to our top 3 prize winners: * 1st: [rodeo_flagellum](https://www.metaculus.com/accounts/profile/118777/) — $1950 * 2nd: [JonathanShi](https://www.metaculus.com/accounts/profile/112197/) — $527 * 3rd: [chipsie](https://www.metaculus.com/accounts/profile/116812/) — $20 Thank you all for your participation! We're proud of the contributions the Metaculus community made supporting public health officials as they worked to mitigate the impact of flu season. In addition to providing forecasts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's FluSight challenge, forecasts were also provided to the US Flu Forecasting Hub, helping to inform public health policy. Further, your forecasts will be included in an upcoming manuscript by Professor Thomas McAndrew and colleagues that describes the methods that were used to scale human judgment forecasts up from a subset of US states to encompass all locations of interest.  *Shown Here: Flu hospitalizations for NY over the course of the tournament* <br /><br /><br /> You can find more information about the challenge, as well as the complete leaderboard, on the [tournament page](https://www.metaculus.com/tournament/flusight-challenge/) We will contact winners to arrange for prize payouts soon. In the meantime, winners can submit their banking information via this [form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZEOIisLXtOwjY8ckkdVZmMSDApplmh7JPjQMLzeByok/edit). Some forecasters have requested that their tournament winnings be donated to charitable organizations. We are happy to facilitate donations to the organizations listed [here](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/11556/donating-tournament-prizes/). **Congratulations again to rodeo_flagellum, JonathanShi, and chipsie!**