I just checked out this tag https://steemit.com/created/spud to see how many people participated, I tried counting but my head started to hurt.
Below is the list of #spud post's relating to August 1 from most recent to the start of the day, remembering the international date line which makes for a long day :)
But Before That
Lets say thank you to 
Lets not forget the people that provided prizes and support
@xpilar
@traciyork
@sultan-aceh
@flipstar
@davedickeyyall
@taliakerch
@tattoodjayThank you thank you thank you
Check this out
that's a lot of SP powered up!
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