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'''Tip of the Hats''' is an annual charity livestream event benefiting One Step Camp, hosted by the competitive Team Fortress 2 community. Players donate items or money to fund a charity group.
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'''Tip of the Hats''' is an annual live streamed charity event hosted by the competitive Team Fortress 2 community. The purpose of the event is to entertain the community and to collect monetary and in-game item donations from the community for [http://www.onestepcamp.org/ One Step Camp,] a nonprofit organization that sends cancer-afflicted children to camp. Each event normally has seven main events which are Pubbing, Jumping, Surfing, BBall, Uncrating, Ultiduo, and MGE. Sometimes other events are added into the event such as Dota Fortress and 9v9 Roll the Dice.
  
 
A list of 2014 donators can be found here: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AmSDfbEASJaCdGFFTnVCZkNSdExVMHphaWk0VzhoV2c&output=html]
 
A list of 2014 donators can be found here: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AmSDfbEASJaCdGFFTnVCZkNSdExVMHphaWk0VzhoV2c&output=html]
  
2014 event times and dates can be found here [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AmSDfbEASJaCdGo0anRZNV9jYXVMaU9SSDZJRDBsVGc&output=html]
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2014 event times and dates can be found here: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AmSDfbEASJaCdGo0anRZNV9jYXVMaU9SSDZJRDBsVGc&output=html]
  
 
== Timeline ==
 
== Timeline ==
The first event, held in April 2013, lasted 36 hours and raised over $35,000. Players from around the world participated in the livestream and helped to make it one of the biggest events in Team Fortress 2 history, with more than 65,000 people tuning in.
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The first event, held in April 2013, lasted 36 hours and raised over $35,000. Players from around the world participated in the live stream and helped to make it one of the biggest events in Team Fortress 2 history, with more than 65,000 people tuning in.
  
== Prizes ==
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The second event, held in March 2014, lasted 36 hours and raised over $108,000, with more than 580,000 people tuning in. This event showed the release of the jump maps jump_jurf and jump_iT.
  
A number of prizes from unusuals to strange variant weapons were given out in multiple silent auctions.
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The third event, held in September 2015, lasted 36 hours and raised over $214,000.
  
== Footage of an event ==
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The fourth event, held in September 2016, lasted 36 hours over a span of 3 days, raising a total of over a $183,000.
  
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== Item auctions ==
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Since in-game items would be of no use to One Step Camp, a number of donated in-game items ranging from [[Strange|strange weapons]] to [[Unusual|unusual cosmetic items]] were sold to players for money during multiple silent auctions. These items themselves would often be sold for more than regular value as they were gifted by individuals who have dedicated a vast majority of their time into Team Fortress 2 and are known for it or have contributed a large amount of their time towards making the Team Fortress 2 community a better place.
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== Event footage ==
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== See also ==
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* [[Tipped Lid]]
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* [[Jaunty Pin 2015]]
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* [[Jaunty Benefactor]]
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* [[Jaunty Camper]]
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* [[Jaunty Trailblazer]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
*http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=12727
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=12727 Official news post]
*http://tipofthehats.org/
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*[http://tipofthehats.org/ Official website]
*http://steamcommunity.com/groups/TipoftheHats
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*[http://steamcommunity.com/groups/TipoftheHats Steam Group]
*https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AmSDfbEASJaCdGFFTnVCZkNSdExVMHphaWk0VzhoV2c&output=html
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AmSDfbEASJaCdGFFTnVCZkNSdExVMHphaWk0VzhoV2c&output=html 2014 Donations]
*https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AmSDfbEASJaCdGo0anRZNV9jYXVMaU9SSDZJRDBsVGc&output=html
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AmSDfbEASJaCdGo0anRZNV9jYXVMaU9SSDZJRDBsVGc&output=html 2014 Event Schedule]
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*[http://www.twitch.tv/tipofthehats Official Twitch Channel]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/user/TipoftheHats Official Youtube Channel]
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*[http://www.onestepcamp.org/ One Step Camp's official website]
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Revision as of 21:28, 7 June 2017

Tip of the hats fundraiser logo.jpg
Thanks for the aid!
The Soldier

Tip of the Hats is an annual live streamed charity event hosted by the competitive Team Fortress 2 community. The purpose of the event is to entertain the community and to collect monetary and in-game item donations from the community for One Step Camp, a nonprofit organization that sends cancer-afflicted children to camp. Each event normally has seven main events which are Pubbing, Jumping, Surfing, BBall, Uncrating, Ultiduo, and MGE. Sometimes other events are added into the event such as Dota Fortress and 9v9 Roll the Dice.

A list of 2014 donators can be found here: [1]

2014 event times and dates can be found here: [2]

Timeline

The first event, held in April 2013, lasted 36 hours and raised over $35,000. Players from around the world participated in the live stream and helped to make it one of the biggest events in Team Fortress 2 history, with more than 65,000 people tuning in.

The second event, held in March 2014, lasted 36 hours and raised over $108,000, with more than 580,000 people tuning in. This event showed the release of the jump maps jump_jurf and jump_iT.

The third event, held in September 2015, lasted 36 hours and raised over $214,000.

The fourth event, held in September 2016, lasted 36 hours over a span of 3 days, raising a total of over a $183,000.

Item auctions

Since in-game items would be of no use to One Step Camp, a number of donated in-game items ranging from strange weapons to unusual cosmetic items were sold to players for money during multiple silent auctions. These items themselves would often be sold for more than regular value as they were gifted by individuals who have dedicated a vast majority of their time into Team Fortress 2 and are known for it or have contributed a large amount of their time towards making the Team Fortress 2 community a better place.

Event footage

See also

External links