How to play
Whether you're representing your local Clay Club, or nominating yourself, the Clay Cup is your chance to sharpen your skills, make lifelong friends, and have some fun along the way.
Competition format
The best Clayer from each city will be matched to build Clay tables to an unseen prompt.
As you win and advance, the stakes will get higher, the competition tougher, and the crowds louder.
5 rounds
20 minutes / round
1 Clayer / city
win $10,000 in cash
enjoy flights + stay on us
bring eternal glory for your city
Big prizes await
The most creative ideas and impressive execution will take home the Clay Cup and $10,000 USD cash.
4 semi-finalists
We’ll fly you out (yes, flights + stay are on us) to join us at SCULPT—Clay’s annual conference celebrating creativity, community, and bold ideas. You'll get to share your work on stage and meet the people who make this community magical.
1 grand prize winner
One idea will go all the way, earning $10,000 and the spotlight it deserves. It’s not just a prize—it’s a celebration of what you’re capable of.
Go-to-mark(et), get set...
Join the #clay-cup Slack channel
Cheer on your favorite Clayers, make friends, discuss the prompts
Try the practice prompt + submit it to AI
Don’t forget to time yourself for 20 minutes!
Sharpen your skills with Clay University
Discover tutorials and past cases
tune in for livestream + commentary
follow your favorite clayers
learn clay by doing competing
Timeline
Whether you’re competing or cheering from the sidelines, you won’t want to miss a moment in this competition.
June
12
City nomination
Existing Clay Clubs will nominate their best Clayer together - if there are no Clubs where you are, you can nominate yourself!
