The Chimp Challenge happens once a year usually around May 5th:

Rules are pretty simple.  Each team gets a group of members together and folds for thier team under 1 name.  Name is usually monkey / team name related. The object is to see which team can reach a specific point number first.  Last year was 5,000,000 points.

hackman2007 wrote:

at Maximum PC: The Chimp Challenge is an annual race between Maximum PC and other teams. It starts on or around the 5th of May. You can read about the 08 one Here. And Here is the smack talk thread. In the first year, which Maximum PC won, it was only against the Overclockers. In the second year, the Overclockers won. Last year was the biggest race and it featured [H]ardOCP, The Overclockers, Overclockers Australia and Maximum PC. Maximum PC won. The prize for winning this contest is the jaded monkey, which is displayed like a trophy of honor. The losing team is forbidden to display it. In the end it makes Folding@Home more interesting as we jump onto a single username to beat the other teams.

The Chimp Challenge happens once a year usually around May 5th:

Rules are pretty simple.  Each team gets a group of members together and folds for thier team under 1 name.  Name is usually monkey / team name related. The object is to see which team can reach a specific point number first.  Last year was 5,000,000 points.

hackman2007 wrote:

at Maximum PC: The Chimp Challenge is an annual race between Maximum PC and other teams. It starts on or around the 5th of May. You can read about the 08 one Here. And Here is the smack talk thread. In the first year, which Maximum PC won, it was only against the Overclockers. In the second year, the Overclockers won. Last year was the biggest race and it featured [H]ardOCP, The Overclockers, Overclockers Australia and Maximum PC. Maximum PC won. The prize for winning this contest is the jaded monkey, which is displayed like a trophy of honor. The losing team is forbidden to display it. In the end it makes Folding@Home more interesting as we jump onto a single username to beat the other teams.