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Three MetaL seasons.
Years of building together.
3completed
MetaL seasons
Leaderboards, side quests and plenty
to talk about between updates.
in documented rewards
Across BB contests, MetaL seasons and side quests · 2025–2026
A documented minimum from published results and completed quests.
Where the rewards come from
Five BB contests · 2025
- SmartBot main awards — $470
- WebApp podium awards — $500
- Refer & Earn podium awards — $600
- Around BB video awards — $150
- GuideBot awards — $300
Three MetaL seasons · 2026
- MetaL Season 1 — $305
- MetaL Season 2 — $500
- MetaL Season 3 — $570
Side quests & the monitor reward
- SmartBot side quests — $55
- MetaL hidden quest — $30
- Monitor reward — $180
Uncounted WebApp bonuses and two Season 1 random prizes mean the total may be higher.
Earlier BB points, announced budgets and rewards without a verified dollar amount are left out.
The $35 hedgehog quest is already included in SmartBot’s $55 of completed side quests.
Explore the reward storiesWe’re waiting for the next season, too.
Until then, there are bots to work on and ideas to try in the chat.
The date hasn’t been announced yet.
Join the communityOur stories, on screen.
A short introduction to MetaL Builders: the seasons we played, the things we made and the people behind them.
Read the storySeason Timeline
Hackathon
17 Feb 2026 — 24 Mar 2026
The first MetaL Hackathon: a climbing leaderboard, a one-day side quest and two extra prizes decided by dice.
Explore seasonGrowth Battle
7 Apr 2026 — 7 May 2026
Two lead changes, a late challenger and $500 in rewards on BB’s tenth birthday.
Explore seasonSUGARDADDY
18 May 2026 — 18 Jun 2026
Dev MetaL changed the race. The prize pool grew from $500 to $570, and a review changed the finish.
Explore seasonInside the seasons
Five more prizes during the attack
During Season 3, an infrastructure attack came with an unexpected announcement: five more reward places.
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The lead changed twice
anu led. upl overtook. anu came back. Then mhd climbed past one of them.
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The leaderboard had to wait
A frozen leaderboard, a BB Critic and ten days of difficult decisions before Season 3’s final rewards.
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The chat takes a breather
A delayed season, a read-only chat and a pointed poster. Then, eventually, movie recommendations.
Read the storyChampions
Season 2 · Growth Battle
Leading entries from the published results
Season 3 · SUGARDADDY
Leading entries from the published results
Built by the Community
Opinion Reward SmartBot
SmartBot Contest · February 2025 · 1st place · $200The SmartBot winner reached the Store the day after the results.
BB Trivia SmartBot
SmartBot Contest · February 2025 · 2nd place · $130A quiz bot that took second place and joined the Store the next day.
Drop Blast
WebApp Contest · March 2025 · 1st place · 101 points · $250First place in the WebApp contest, followed by a Store announcement two days later.
HazexBB
WebApp Contest · March 2025 · 3rd place · 89 points · $100A WebApp finalist that reached the Store three days after taking third place.
What we made along the way
The example came with an explanation
A keyboard demo and its help article arrived together. They were part of a longer habit of making useful examples.
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The late entry that reached the Store
A late Ref&Earn entry reached the Store. The contest results also included a BB Team version outside the prize places.
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Someone made a different window into BB
An unofficial Android client, an editor feature and a fresh view of the BB bots people already had.
Read the storyFive BB contests in 2025
SmartBot Development
Four winning bots. Two third places. And a hedgehog hiding in the entry form.
$470 main awards
Explore contestBot WebApp Development
Drop Blast took first. The best WebApps brought games and new ideas to the Store.
$500 podium awards
Explore contest
Refer & Earn Bot
Eighteen submissions, fifteen valid entries — and a zeroth place outside the competition.
$600 podium awards
Explore contest
Around BB · YouTube
Ten videos entered. Every one of them received a prize.
$150 video awards
Explore contest
BB GuideBot
The jury could not pick a clear leader. Five finalists each received $60.
$300 shared equally
Explore contest
How we got here
A Google Table bot came first, then a Pokémon Go helper. Shared tools, community projects and years of experiments followed. In 2026, the MetaL seasons and this site joined the story.
Explore our historyMore than a leaderboard
The community chose 💅. BB kept the result.
Nails led the logo vote, slipped to second, then won. More than two months later, BB changed its avatars.
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The people behind the admin badge
Masters, Captains, a one-day Quest Master and the community votes. Follow the changing team.
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The career ladder ends at 3 AM
Snacks, a phone, a laptop, a bike. And one founder still fixing bugs.
Read the storyYou kept us building.
We learned from your demos, used your fixes and came back with more questions. These are a few of the people who helped us along.
Meet the people behind the work
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