Grub-a-Thon 2025

We couldn't resist bringing back Grub-a-Thon for 2025! The event took place on June 7th, 2025. As part of the speedrunning community's annual Happy Couple fundraiser, we were raising money for the ACLU, a charity dedicated to protecting the rights of minorities, including those of the LGBTQ+ community.

As for the runs included, Grub-a-Thon is all about saving grubs! The event consisted of a bunch of grub-themed speedrunning categories and randomizer formats. Yippee grubbies!!!!!

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The schedule for the event is below. Credit to dragon_nyx for the cool png version!

An image with the grub-a-thon schedule. Schedule transcript is in the table below. grublove

Grub-a-Thon Schedule

1:55pm UTC 9:55am EDT Welcome and Introduction
2:00pm UTC 10:00am EDT Grubsong% NMG Race Runners: Aksel, chiki, Jasmine, Jony Comms: Ax, Vexsance
2:30pm UTC 10:30am EDT 2v2 Grub Hunt Rando Runners: kamakiller, Tim, Phia, aggy Comms: Azerod, May
5:00pm UTC 1:00pm EDT Who% Glitch Set Relay Race Runners: Slyzian, Jasmine, ff300, meemee, Blossom, chiki Comms: Jony, aPress
6:00pm UTC 2:00pm EDT Elegy Random Grub Order NMG Runners: Nebula, Quatopine, Tremen, TheMasochistGamer Comms: Birdie, aggy
7:45pm UTC 3:45pm EDT **INCENTIVE** Grub Story Time! Read by The Grub Gamer Written by Herm
8:00pm UTC 4:00pm EDT All Grubs All Glitches Runners: Eisog, aggy, meemee, scorp Comms: aPress, ff
8:45pm UTC 4:45pm EDT 2v2 Grub Plando (Created by Kamakiller and Purenail) Runners: Tremen, May, Tim, aPress Comms: herm, overclock
11:15pm UTC 7:15 EDT **INCENTIVE** Scattered and Lost IL Showcase Race Runners: Blossom, aPress Comms: kamakiller, purenail
11:30pm UTC 7:30pm EDT Happy Couple NMG Runners: cerpin, Quatopine Comms: oatmille, krysanthemoof
1:15am UTC 9:15pm EDT **INCENTIVE** All Grubs Hitless Showcase Runner: Dethlss Comms: Quatopine, Dethlss
3:30am UTC 10:30pm EDT **INCENTIVE** Salubra’s Blessing Random Charm Order Showcase Runners: Birdie, Vexsance Comms: TheMasochistGamer, May
6:30am UTC 2:30am EDT **INCENTIVE** iBaldur Grubsong Race Runners: NerfIrelia73, Vexsance Comms: Ax, Marcus

Donation Incentives!!!!!!!!

We met all of the thresholds for these incentives...three times over! Thank you so much everygrubby. Mee maw maw!

An image with the list of grub-a-thon incentives. Transcript is in the table below.

$200 - Storytime with The Grub Gamer

$400 - Scattered and Lost Individual Level showcase by Blossom and aPress

$600 - All Grubs Hitless Showcase by Dethlss

$800 - Salubra’s Blessing Random Charm Order by BirdiestBlue

$1,000 - iBaldur Grubsong Race