Contest Addiction | Addiction to Contests

Win Prizes At Filipina Blogger’s Birthday Celebration

2009-04-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

Well, I got updated on this contest a little late than usual (almost a month) but still there are about 7 days for the contest to end. Well, this is a contest being held at the filipina blogger pinay jade's blog and it has some awesome prizes. Below is the complete list of prizes and their sponsors:

Major Sponsors:

$20 Cash - Pictures and Cultures - A collection of photographs I have made and the travels I have taken.
$ 10 cash - MommaWannabe
$20 Cash - Anak ni Kulapo - Mga Mala-Impakto at Walang Kamatayang Mga Kwento na Panahon pa ni Kopongkopong Mula sa Isang Walaaaang Magawa sa Buhay
$10 Cash Philippine blog - Your blogging resources for small business owner and new bloggers - at your Service!
$10 Cash When a Mother Blogs -you just don’t know what she might write…
$10 Cash Yes, It’s ME! - Mobile travel blog of a doctor and now a personal notebook of a housewife.
$10 Cash The Painted Veil-The ideal has many names,and beauty is one of them. -W Somerset Maugham
$10 Cash Kalidadis -Photos, travel, vacation, tips & etcetera! - a woman’s blog. A chronicle of life as a wife and a mom wannabe.

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2000 EC - Mature Not Senile
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Go check out the contest NOW and join it!

Win $500 Cash And An Ipod Nano Now At Roseate Marketing

2009-04-18T05:10:00.000-07:00

The author over at roseate marketing has started a new contest with the grand prize of $500 Cash and an iPod Nano. So here is what you have to do to gain entries:

- Post about this competition in your blog and link to it + the home page (5 points)

- Post about any other post in that blog and link to it (5 points)

- Stumble, digg, reddit, technorati, etc.. ie; bookmark the contest post at any socialbookmark site (3 points each site)

- Bookmark any other post at any socialbookmark site (3 points each site)

- Add the blog to your blogroll (4 points)

- Comment at any of the blog's posts (not spam!) (3 points)

It's as easy as that, you can gain entries till the 30th of April and whoever has the most entries by the end will win. So go ahead and join the contest right now!

How to be a contest winner

2009-03-16T15:34:00.000-07:00

For some people entering and winning contests is a full time job. Some people probably sit around trying to figure out how they manage to win all of those contests and win all of those fabulous prizes. It's not as hard as it seems. From recipes to essays to Internet contests the real secret to being a winner is no secret at all. Just keep reading.

Check the dates of the contest and make sure it is still going on. You will have a better chance of winning contests with shorter durations because people will have less time to enter.
Make sure you are eligible to play. Contests may have certain requirements on who is eligible to enter and who is not so you want to pay close attention to that information if you want to be a winner.
Have a thorough understanding of the rules of the game. Any deviation from those rules will mean you are not be eligible to win.
Determine how many times you can enter the contest then enter accordingly to improve your chances of winning.
Follow the instructions on how your entry form is supposed to look. This is where many people who enter contests mess up. Many entries get tossed out because contest entrants don't follow the instructions on how their entry was supposed to be submitted. Following the directions increases your odds of winning.
Strategize. Have a plan on how you're going to go about entering the contest and how you're going to make your entry stand out from all of the others.

Enough reading, now go ahead and win that contest!

ThinkQuest Website Competition 2009

2009-03-09T15:27:00.000-07:00

Oracle Think Quest is holding a website competition which has some awesome prizes. You have to make an educational website from one the categories in their list and then make it good enough to compete with other teams from all over the world.

All teams need a Coach (teacher) and 3-6 students. There are 3 age groups: 19 & Under, 15 & Under, and 12 & Under. Extra points will be awarded to teams that have members from different countries, cultures, and backgrounds. Choose a category and create a website that you will upload to their server. The Evaluation Criteria explains how your site will be scored. Be sure to review the Rules before you begin and submit your entry before April 2, 2009. Here is how the website will be judged:

Content(10 points)

Website expertly explores the chosen topic, evidenced by depth of information, supporting details and a variety of sources.
All content is accurate and current.
Media elements (e.g. movies, photo essays, digital stories) include a concise written synopsis that enhances the portrayal of the topic.

Writing & Organization(10 points)

Content is written in English using correct grammar, punctuation and spelling.
Writing is concise and easy to understand.
All content is effectively organized so as to hold the reader’s attention and ease transition between sections.

Originality(10 points)

Website is creative and original in its approach to presenting the topic.
A variety of information sources are used, including primary sources such as interviews, surveys, personal observations, original artwork and multimedia recordings.
Written content, and where appropriate, photographs and artwork are clearly the original work of the students.
The majority of written content is not paraphrased or copied from outside sources.
Website structure, design and style are unique and original.
Please see Rules for information regarding plagiarism.

Educational Relevance(10 points)

Content is written and organized for a student audience.
Team effectively describes its intended audience and relevance to teaching and learning according to the purpose of the website.
All content (e.g. written, media elements) is educational and informative.

Global Impact*(10 points)

Team has selected a topic of global importance and maintained focus on this topic throughout their website.
Website proactively presents diverse viewpoints on the topic, with clear differentiation between opinion and fact.
Website intentionally raises awareness, presents action steps, and effectively engages others in addressing the issue and making a difference.

Citations(10 points)

All sources used to research and create the website are clearly identified and credited, ideally as footnotes on the relevant page as well as on a summary citations page.
In-Text References are effectively utilized throughout the website.
If the website includes legally protected materials (e.g. copyrighted information, images, audio, video), permission to use these materials is clearly stated or noted as public domain.
Citations are credible and thorough enough to verify content.

Collaboration(10 points)

Site Profile and website include a candid narrative on how the team worked together to create the website, divide tasks, share responsibilities, and overcome challenges.
Students share reflections on difficulties encountered, group problem solving, and teamwork as experienced during the competition.

Team Diversity*(10 points)

Student team members come from multiple socioeconomic backgrounds, cultural groups, or have overcome other challenges to participate.
Team effectively utilizes their diversity to explore and present the topic.
Site Profile and website explain how the team is diverse and the ways in which this diversity is reflected in the development and content of the website.

Website Structure, Appearance, and Function(10 points)

The site’s design and layout make it easy to use. Every page is visually well organized.
Colors, fonts, and overall layout are creative, artistic, consistent across the website and do not interfere with the ability to easily read content.
There are limited, or no technical problems (e.g. broken links, missing files, etc.).

Media use(10 points)

Creative and purposeful use of media (e.g. images, audio, video, animation, games, interactive features, etc.) enhances the presentation of information by engaging the user more deeply and demonstrating key concepts.
All media elements are an essential component creating understanding and emotional impact.

Prizes for ThinkQuest competition winners may include a trip to ThinkQuest Live in San Francisco, laptop computers, digital cameras, and school monetary grants. Every team that enters will have a chance to have their site published in their Library. Winners will be announced on June 1, 2009.

Hence, if you want to take part then you better hurry up because the entries are closing up on April 2nd, 2009. Best of luck in the contest.

How to win a writing Contest - Part 2

2009-03-04T15:10:00.000-08:00

As I outlined some points earlier this week, now I will discuss some more points which play a vital role in winning a writing contest, they are as follows:

If possible, look at previous winning essays. This will give you a good idea of what the judges are looking for. Some essay contests are looking for a certain message or a particular style. Other contests value unconventionality and innovation. You will have a better chance of winning if you give them what they want.
Come up with a good hook. Particularly with short essays, you win or lose it in the first sentence or two. Ask your reader a question that will get her thinking, or introduce a perspective she may have not have thought about before. Remember, the judges will be reading a lot of essays. Make yours stand out from the first sentence.
Make sure that your spelling, grammar, and punctuation are flawless. If you are entering essay in a contest, the judges will expect it to be perfect. Leaving in grammatical mistakes or awkward sentences looks like laziness. Be sure to have a friend proofread it for you, then look it over one more time yourself.

That's about it, and you'll be needing nothing more than this if you want to win a writing contest, I'll also write an article on how to be a contest winner in the coming weeks.

How to win a writing Contest - Part 1

2009-02-28T15:04:00.000-08:00

There is nothing that feels better than winning a writing contest. Winning an essay contest is especially poignant because it lets you gain recognition for arguing for something you believe in. However, no matter how much you believe in what you're writing, you won't win on passion alone. Winning an essay contest requires flawless craftsmanship, careful adherence to the rules, and a novel hook to get the attention of the judges.

Above all else, follow the rules! If you are over the word limit by even one word, you will probably be disqualified. If the essay contest states that all essays have to begin with the word “I believe,” and yours starts with “I firmly believe,” you will probably be disqualified. It doesn't matter how good your essay is if they don't read it because you broke the rules.
Brainstorm. Come up with as many ideas as you can before you start writing. The more different ways you can imagine addressing the essay topic, the more flexibility you will have when you start writing it.
Be confident. Don't hedge by making excessive use of phrases like “I think” or “it seems to me.” Convince yourself that what you have to say is important, and write your contest essay With that knowledge.

I will write another follow-up to this post sometime next week to tell more about how to win a writing contest.

The 2009 Halloween Adventure Contest

2009-02-23T14:57:00.000-08:00

You must be thinking I'm crazy of something, but I just discovered a great contest over at Chaosium. I'll let you know about the details to enter the contest as well as the prize:

Halloween Approaches!

Well sure, it's still many months away. But it is time to start our annual Halloween Adventure Contest so we can get the book printer before October this time around. To enter, write us an original Call of Cthulhu or Basic Roleplaying adventure which take place over Halloween.

Our contest winners will receive one PDF copy and one physical copy of the monograph, as well as a $50.00 gift certificate redeemable through our Chaosium.com Catalog.

Here's your chance to see your name in print, spread some Halloween joy, and win some groovy Chaosium stuff.

Halloween Contest Rules

Each entry must be an original CoC or BRP adventure between 5,000 - 7,000 words. Text files or word documents only. Don’t submit PDF’s, quark files, etc. Don't worry, 5,000 words is much shorter than it sounds!

Entries must be submitted by August first, 2009.

One entry per individual.

Adventures can be set in any time period you desire so long as the adventure is original and takes place during Halloween/Samhain.

Adventures must utilize Chaosium's BRP system and no other game system. Yes, our Call of Cthulhu RPG uses the BRP system.

All entries become the property of Chaosium Inc.

All entries must be in English.

Any images or maps that accompany your adventure must be copyright free. Art isn't required.

Entries must be emailed to dustin@chaosium.com.

Entries must be submitted along with your name, email address, and shipping address.

In the unlikely event that we don't receive enough winning entries to print the adventure monograph, the winners will instead receive copies of all the winning adventures as well as one copy of a different monograph.

Chaosium reserves the right to change these rules as often as we like, with no warning. You can count on the fact that we probably will. Come to think of it, maybe we have already... It's best not to dwell on these things.

Well, what are you waiting for? Check out the contest and take part to win the $50. You can check out the contest at chaosium.com. Best of luck!

How do you feel when you win a contest?

2009-02-16T14:49:00.000-08:00

The question for today is: How do you feel when you win a contest? Now it is time for me to answer. Naturally, the feeling is awesome and I somehow get this weird satisfaction in myself. I'm not saying I take much pride of my win but it's just that I feel satisfied after all the work I put in.

Moreover, after winning the contest the feeling is doubled when you get the contest prize. How would you feel when you get a $5000 check just for winning a photography contest? I know the feeling is very good and I suppose I have ranted quite a lot about myself. So how would you feel? Please comment to answer to the question.

Types of Contests - Further Continued

2009-02-11T14:41:00.000-08:00

You must be thinking that why I keep posting about the same topic again and again, but I promise that this will be the last one. Below is the list of contests that I found after searching a couple of websites and with dismay I say that they're the ones I haven't taken part in. Anyways, below is the list:

Robot Contest
Robot Car Contest
Photography Contest
Various Trivia Contests
Cooking Contest
Blurb Contest
Banner making contest
Reviewing Contest
Marketing Contest
Bikini Contest
Street Ball Contest
Skate Skills Contest
Eco works Contest

Phew, that's the list of contests I've found and now that I know I'll be looking forward to trying to take part in each one of them except number 10, lol.

Types of Contests - Continued

2009-02-05T14:34:00.000-08:00

Previously I told you about some contests I've taken part in. I went ahead and recalled more of the contests that I've taken part in, they are as follows:

Website Contest
SEO Contest
Computer Trivia Contest
'Assemble-a-PC' Contest
Maths Kangaroo Contest
Spelling Bee Contest
Spell-a-thon Contest
Debating Contest

These contests are to give you an idea of the types of contest you can take part in, as you can see that most of those contests are related to education, which are the ones I took part in when I was in primary and secondary school. Hence, this suggests that I've been a competitor my whole life and there is (almost) nothing that can stop me from winning more contests, bruhaha!

Types of Contests

2009-01-30T14:27:00.000-08:00

Since my childhood I've taken part in my different types of contests. Ranging from a drawing contest to a software contest to a short-film contest. Hence, I'm familiar with a large range of contests throughout my life, and as far as I can remember these are the types of contests that I have taken part in:

Essay Contest
Poem Contest
Creative Writing Contest
Poster Contest
Short-film Contest
Singing Contest
Races (Running)
Software Contest
Blog Contest

At the moment, these are the only ones I can remember from my past experiences, however as I recall more of them I will shed light on them here at this blog.

What is a Contest? - Part 2

2009-01-25T14:12:00.000-08:00

As I discussed more about contests in the previous posts, contests are very much a part of life (At least for me). It is a natural urge to win while competing in a contest. However, as we know that everyone cannot win, we must prove ourselves better than the rest to be able to win.

There are many types of contests at all levels, starting from bigger contests like robot contests at the government level down to the drawing contest or essay contest at the school level. I think I've told enough about a contest and in my next post I will be further highlighting the different types of contests.

What is a Contest? - Part 1

2009-01-19T14:02:00.000-08:00

No, no I'm not talking about the British body formed to counter terrorism which is code-named CONTEST. I'm talking about real contests, and if you ask what a contests is then I'll let the dictionary do the work:

A contest, is an event in which two or more individuals or teams engage in competition against each other, often for a prize or similar incentive.

So that was for the definition, now if we talk more about contests then lets see them more around us. We find contests especially in schools, universities and other contests carried out by organizations for a good purpose. So it is pretty obvious that the main aim of a contest is to provide a base for competition among individuals, who in turn are competing for the whole held aim of winning the prize. I will talk more about contests soon.

Hello World!

2009-01-16T13:54:00.000-08:00

This is my first post on contest addiction where I will tell everybody about the blog. Basically, I'm a contest junkie, that is I always like to enter contests and win. I started with contests since I was very young and by now I'm always looking for contests online.

So enjoy your stay here while I sit and blog about the contests I join and other cool stuff that will want you to come back. If you want to stay updated with contests then you can bookmark this blog or subscribe to it, whichever way suits you.