Last weekend PLA’s very own Megan Quigley competed in Brick Factor, a competition to find LEGOLAND Boston’s next Master Builder. The two-day competition was held at the Boston Public Library Main Branch, drawing over 100 competitors from all over the country. The LEGO experts were vying for the opportunity to become the coveted Master Model Builder for Boston’s brand new LEGOLAND Discovery Center opening in Somerville this spring. The competition was quick and intense; the rounds took between 30 – 60 minutes each and were judged by an expert team of LEGO master builder’s. Not only did Megan have to build a LEGO model she also had to engage with the spectators, many of which were children. Her multitasking skills under pressure, something in which Megan excels at here at PLA allowed her to advance through the first two rounds on Saturday to make in it to the final round with ten other competitors on Sunday afternoon. While Megan did not take the crown of Master Builder, she did have a very impressive run throughout the competition. Great Job Megan!
The event was covered by a number of local media outlets. Visit the links below to find out more about the competition.
Boston Magazine
The Somerville Times
My Fox Boston (video)
Round 1: Build something from your favorite book
“I built a bunch of things from Harry Potter. They were from the entire series…not just one book. I built Harry’s glasses, his wand with a light at the end of it, a spell book, a golden snitch (from quidditch), a snake, a giant spider, and the sorting hat.”
Round 2: Build something from a favorite vacation
“My Family and I go to Maine every year for a week. We always visit the lighthouses and my grandmother grew up in the town we stay in. I built a lighthouse attached to land and then a giant monster lobster that had broken out of his trap and was attacking the lighthouse.”
Round 3: Build something that represents/describes you
“I built a scaled up princess LEGO mini-figure. I love the Disney princesses and I AM a princess. I also love LEGO. But I also wanted to show girls that they can do this too. There were only two females in the final 10 and there are no female Master Builders.”