More 👉 nudges, more chances to win 💸. Back to school is the perfect time to reconnect. With LinkedIn games, you can play quick daily puzzles, send playful nudges, and climb our leaderboard.
How it works:
Play any LinkedIn game, tap Connections Leaderboard, and scroll to the Nudge section to send nudges to your connections.
You can only nudge the same person once every 24 hours. Nudges refresh daily.
The students who send the most nudges starting October 15, 2025 - January 31, 2026.
You’ll have a chance to win:
Top 500 verified U.S. students each win a $20 Amazon or Grubhub gift card.
Top 5 overall verified U.S. students each win $1,000 USD gift card prizes.
For further questions, please contact: lshin@linkedin.com.
Sponsor. Sponsor of this contest is LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085.
Entry Instructions. No Purchase Necessary. Void where prohibited and where translation, localization, and/or bonding required.
To enter the LinkedIn Games Campus Nudge Challenge, current LinkedIn members meeting the eligibility requirements can participate by:
Playing any LinkedIn game (Pinpoint, Crossclimb, Queens, Tango, Zip, or Mini Sudoku) while logged into your verified student account; and
Opening the Connections Leaderboard, scrolling to the Nudge section, and sending Nudges to friends.
Participants may only nudge each connection once per game every 24 hours. Nudge limits refresh daily.
The students who send the most Nudges during the Entry Period will be deemed winners as described below.
Entry Period. All entries must be received between 12:00 AM Pacific Standard Time on October 15, 2025 and 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) on January 31, 2026 (the “Entry Period”).
Eligibility. In order to be eligible to win any of the prizes, each entrant must be:
At least 18 years old and the age of majority in the entrant’s jurisdiction of residence.
A LinkedIn member at the time of submitting an entry.
A current and verified undergraduate, community college, graduate, or postsecondary student via LinkedIn verification; high school students are not eligible.
Enrolled at a verified U.S. college or university.
A legal resident of the United States.
Employees of Sponsor, its parent, and affiliate companies, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee, are not eligible.
Winner Selection.
Winners will be determined based on the highest number of Nudges sent during the Entry Period. Tiebreakers will be decided based on the number of LinkedIn games played and cumulative game wins.
Gift card winners: The Top 500 verified U.S. college or university students with the most Nudges sent during the Entry Period will each win a $20 USD Amazon or Grubhub gift card.
Grand prize winners: The Top 5 verified U.S. college or university students overall with the most Nudges sent during the Entry Period will each win $1,000 USD gift card prizes.
Winners will be notified via email from LinkedIn, sent to the email address associated with their LinkedIn account by February 10, 2026. LinkedIn is not responsible for any delay or failure to receive notification for any reason, including technical difficulties or the winner’s failure to adequately monitor any email or other account.
Prizes.
Two types of prizes will be awarded:
Five hundred (500) $20 USD Amazon or Grubhub gift cards (to the top 500 verified U.S. students).
Five (5) $1,000 USD gift card prizes awarded to the top 5 verified U.S. students overall.
Total approximate retail value of all prizes: $15,000.
Prizes are non-transferable and non-redeemable for cash or any other form of credit. LinkedIn reserves the right to substitute the prize for something of equal or greater value if the aforementioned prizes are not available for any reason.
Privacy and License. Sponsor collects and may provide to its partners the personal information you provide when you enter the contest for the purposes of administering the contest and prize fulfillment in accordance with its privacy policy. By submitting an entry, you consent to receive messages from Sponsor relating to the contest. For more information on LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy see https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Disclaimer, Release, and Limit of Liability. SPONSOR MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY PRIZE OR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST. BY ENTERING THE CONTEST OR RECEIPT OF THE PRIZE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADVERTISING/PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES AND EACH SUCH COMPANY’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION, ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST OR RECEIPT OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE.
If for any reason this contest is not able to be conducted as planned, including, but not limited to, by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the contest, then Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest.
Governing Law; Disputes. THE CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE FORUM AND VENUE FOR ANY DISPUTE SHALL BE IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA. IF THE CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM IS NOT OTHERWISE RESOLVED THROUGH DIRECT DISCUSSIONS OR MEDIATION, IT SHALL THEN BE RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION, BY JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES, INC., IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STREAMLINED ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES OR SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS THEREOF (“JAMS RULES”).
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