Antigone “Tiggy” Sliwinski: YIC Spotlight #13 in our 20 Week Countdown to POP Week and the Young Inventor Challenge!
by Young Inventor Challenge | 18 Sep 2025
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Name: Antigone “Tiggy” Sliwinski
Location: Cincinnati, OH
YIC: 2017 Most Creative Concept
Invention(s): Draw Into Crime
Where is your invention now?
Draw Into Crime is still sold on Amazon today! Check it out: https://us.amazon.com/Draw-Into-Crime-Game-Created/dp/B07QVNBJZH
Have you invented any other toys/games since the YIC?
I have not invented any other games since my participation in the Young Inventor Challenge in 2017!
Are you planning to work or study in a related field (STEM, design, entrepreneurship, toy/game industry, etc.)?
I am currently studying Industrial Design at the University of Cincinnati. In fact, I wrote my college essay on my experience with the Young Inventor Challenge!
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