SEND A MEMBER TO CGE CONTEST 2004... CLOSED!

[digitalpress]

OK here we go!

You're already aware of video gaming's most prestigious event: Classic Gaming Expo. A place where you can mingle with the legends of yesteryear, find that out-of-print game you've always wanted, play classic arcade and console systems from your youth, stroll through an unbelievable museum of rare and unusual vintage gaming items, and generally relax in an atmosphere that is decidedly retro. There is only ONE Classic Gaming Expo.

The trouble is, it's far away. And times are tough. And there are other more pressing things to spend our hard-earned cash on. Well... how about if you could enjoy everything there is to enjoy at Classic Gaming Expo for just ten dollars?

That's right. $10.

We are now opening the gates to a very special contest where fifty "players" go in, and one comes out. That one goes to San Jose for Classic Gaming Expo with no additional out-of-pocket expenses:

- The entry fee of $10 x 50 entrants will cover the cost of air fare and the hotel for Friday and Saturday night (August 21st and 22nd). Any additional money for plane and room fare is YOURS to spend.

- You will receive a free weekend pass to the show.

- You will receive $100 of "spending money" at the Expo. Buy that game of your dreams!

- Here's perhaps the best part. On Friday night before the show, CGE Services hosts an "alumni dinner", where the very gaming legends who will be on hand for keynote speeches throughout the weekend gather for a special gathering. YOU will be at that dinner. The meal is free but most importantly, you'll be rubbing elbows with this year's alumni. Trust me, this is worth way more than any dollar value. Aslk Lawrence Lamb who won this contest last year.

That's right. $10.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
1. The first 50 entrants who are PAID IN FULL qualify. Only ONE entry per family, please.
2. You must be a forum member - new or old - to qualify. Payments from unidentified parties will be immediately returned (it might be a good idea to post here that you're IN once your payment is sent).
3. PayPal to digitalpress@email.com is accepted. You CAN send a money order but this could harm your chances should the entries fill up quickly. See item #1 above.
4. A list of members whose payment has been received will follow in the next post so you can keep track of who's in.
5. The contest ends at 11:59pm EDT on Sunday April 17th. If the list fills before then, we'll move the drawing up to an earlier date (watch this thread), and we will most likely run this contest again!
6. The drawing will be webcam-displayed soon after the contest closes, with all names clearly shown and the drawing done publicly.
7. If you already have plane tickets or hotel fare, we will re-imburse your costs. Thus, if you're "already going to CGE", you are still qualified to play.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE HERE!

Game ON.

[digitalpress]

MEMBERS RECEIVED TO DATE:

98pacecar
Achika
Antimind
Atar1g1rl
atari_overlord
Boboduo
Chuck the Plant
Chunky
Darth Vader
Dave2236
DDCecil
drumguy79
Ed Oscuro
Esquire
Felixthegamer
gamegirl79
IntvGene
JagMod
K3V
k8track
Keir to the Nth Power
Lady Jaye
leonk
Masco73
Maxlords
Mayhem
mikeetler
Mizarkgram
Moose
Nesuser2
Oobgarm
PackratMarty
Phosphor Dot Fossils
Portnoyd
postermen
punkoffgirl
qbertandernie
Queen of the Felines
Raedon
Retrotaku
RCM
SoulBlazer
SpasticFuctard
Sph1nx
Sylentwulf
The Collector
TVs Hasselhoff
WiseSalesman
xertcev
YoshiM

THERE'S YOUR FIFTY CONTESTANTS!

[Lady Jaye]

Sent you my payment via Paypal, Joe!

[Oobgarm]

Done! *crosses fingers*

[Oobgarm]

*feels deep shame for double posting*

[WiseSalesman]

I'm in like Flint. Here's hoping.

[WiseSalesman]

I'm in like Flint. Here's hoping.

[Masco73]

Money sent!! :D

[mizarkgram]

All done..... "crosses all fingers, toes and eyes for good luck"

[digitalpress]

Money sent!! :D

Are you Michael Mastropietro?

It's really important that I can identify every entry with a member "handle".

[SoulBlazer]

Money sent! :D (My last name is Polander, BTW)

[charitycasegreg]

Dang. if I was older I would have a spot...but im not....At least I could save the $10 and buy a few nes games.

[k8track]

Money sent!

[DDCecil]

Payment sent!

[Queen Of The Felines]

In! :D

Kristine

[Mayhem]

In it to win it... money has gone orf... considering my costs, need some chance of getting some of it back ;)

[punkoffgirl]

Yikes, I didn't even notice this was up here!

Money's on it's way :)

[Boboduo]

Count me in!

[dave2236]

I'm in and paid for


thanks, dave

[Raedon]

$10 paypaled..

COME ON BABY!! DADDY NEEDS A NEW PAIR OF SHOES! *shakes dice*

[ChuckthePlant]

10.00 dollars away, count me in

[Masco73]

Money sent!! :D

Are you Michael Mastropietro?

It's really important that I can identify every entry with a member "handle".

Yes,
That's Me. Sorry about that. :D

[Moose]

Money sent via paypal. Note attached with identification, last name Kalbach.

[Sph1nx]

And I'm in. Woooooooooooo.

:D

[sisko]

Stupid question here, is it just one entry per family, or one entry per household?

[digitalpress]

Stupid question here, is it just one entry per family, or one entry per household?

To be as specific as possible, it's more "one entry per YOU". The idea is that of the 50 participants, there are 50 unique members.

[nesuser2]

Payment is in. May show from Becky...but it's Mark...for the record. If that makes a difference...and, I'M IN!!!

[xertcev]

Payment Sent

[drumguy79]

I just PayPal'ed you Joe... GAME ON!

[Felixthegamer]

I just sent in payment.

[punkoffgirl]

Hey, wow, it looks like we're about halfway to the 50 mark now!

[Pantechnicon]

I'm in. Paypal sent. I'm soooo excited.... @_@

[portnoyd]

Sure, why not. Payment sent, you shall know it by the DERP.

dave

[PackratMarty]

payment sent. :D

[K3V]

I'm in! I was hoping to get another shot this year...

Can't wait for the drawing!

[JagMod]

PayPal sent!

I'm feeling lucky this year.

JagMod

[maxlords]

I'm in like Flynn. Wait...I don't WANT to be inside a computer! Help!

[punkoffgirl]

Only 17 spots left!

[Darth Vader]

I must have been asleep at the wheel, almost missed this contest. :D

I'm in and just like last year, I'll have to raise the stakes. The winner of this contest will also get a case of various goodies from my "real" job. Including beef jerky and chips.

If possible, Joe I'd like to add a 2nd winner to this list, not of a trip but of a different prize (kinda like a runner-up prize), which will be VERY good. Let me know if you want to do this or not, then I'll post it here.

Danny

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

I hope there's gonna be another contest down the road - this one hit at just the wrong time for me to enter. :o GOOD LUCK, everyone! Trust me, the winner's gonna have a blast! :D

[charitycasegreg]

no!!! Why didnt you use the 2 people idea where you have 100 entries with 2 winners. odds are stil the same but then 2 dp people get to go. Whatever. AT least some people still like bloodhound gang. erm...darthvader. Oh and star wars. he has a great collection to. Damn...darth has it all.

[esquire]

Money Sent! Baby needs a new pair of shoes!!

[nesuser2]

no!!! Why didnt you use the 2 people idea where you have 100 entries with 2 winners. odds are stil the same but then 2 dp people get to go. Whatever. AT least some people still like bloodhound gang. erm...darthvader. Oh and star wars. he has a great collection to. Damn...darth has it all.

If you read the first post...it states that they may have another contest identical to this one if this one is an instant success and there are many remaining parties that are interested. Also, odds are the same, still a 1 in 50 or 2 in 100 chance...however, probability would change since you get 2 chances(I think it's probability) This is a little more risky :D That way if you want 2 chances this way....you have to pay twice, and to think....I almost made sense O_O

[RCM]

I'm in. I wish nobody luck! Just kidding but not kidding if that makes sense. I would have gone this year on my own but I have to pay off bills and the like. That whole starving artist thing sucks! Later

THE ONE, THE ONLY- RCM

[charitycasegreg]

no!!! Why didnt you use the 2 people idea where you have 100 entries with 2 winners. odds are stil the same but then 2 dp people get to go. Whatever. AT least some people still like bloodhound gang. erm...darthvader. Oh and star wars. he has a great collection to. Damn...darth has it all.

If you read the first post...it states that they may have another contest identical to this one if this one is an instant success and there are many remaining parties that are interested. Also, odds are the same, still a 1 in 50 or 2 in 100 chance...however, probability would change since you get 2 chances(I think it's probability) This is a little more risky :D That way if you want 2 chances this way....you have to pay twice, and to think....I almost made sense O_O

I get it I think. I wa trying to say make 100 different entries, and then pull 2 names. But that would make our chances less so nevermind. :D

[SoulBlazer]

Just to let you know, PDF -- I tried to submit a entry for you last night as I felt bad for you, and Joe returned it saying someone else had allready beaten me to it! X_x

So in case you see your name on the list, that's why. :D Someone else loves ya also! :P

[Pantechnicon]

:eek 2: Uh, can Mr. digitalpress please verify whether or not my payment has been received? Paypal says it has but I don't see my name on the list @_@ Thanks.

and yes I did put my real name and forum ID in the note...

EDIT - Looks like I'm on the list now. Thanks Joe :D

[Achika]

sent my $ in. :)

[Qixmaster]

I would SOOOO enter, but I would feel really bad if I won since I live in oregon and it isn't but an 8 hr drive from my place... whereas this is the only oppurtunity for some of you midwesterners and east coasters to make it. Good luck all...

-Josh

[Antimind]

sent thanks to a kind donation from someone who shall remain nameless...lol

[YoshiM]

Sent my money in!

[qbertandernie]

i sent off $10 but got so excited i didnt miss the sign up that i forgot to put my real name!! @_@

does this matter?

please let me know..... i dont want to miss out!!

[Darth Vader]

Anyone who isn't in this contest should get in soon. You may not win the trip, but you COULD win something else. Details coming soon.

Danny

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

Just to let you know, PDF -- I tried to submit a entry for you last night as I felt bad for you, and Joe returned it saying someone else had allready beaten me to it! X_x

So in case you see your name on the list, that's why. :D Someone else loves ya also! :P
Holy cow! X_x Didn't even see this until today.

To SoulBlazer and to my mystery benefactor...thank you! Wow, I'm gonna owe someone a lifetime of free games of Kickman at this rate.

Don't feel too bad for me - everything, even CGE, takes a bit of a back seat to paying the mortgage. I've got myself a sweet little house out in the country, folks...do not go feeling bad for me. :) But it's very much appreciated all the same.

<sits quietly, humbled>

[leonk]

Hello folks,

just paypal'd .. hope I win.. never been to the west coast before! ;)

[The Collector]

paypal'd from meenpeople4@sbcglobal.net!!
In it to win it!! :drinking:

[atari_overlord]

Count me in!

[98PaceCar]

I'm in via Paypal. Had a blast at CGE last year!!

98PaceCar aka Darren Sulfridge

[K3V]

Someone take the last spot already! :D

[digitalpress]

Whoa I totally missed Sylentwulf's entry last night. Sorry about that folks!

We've got 50 now! We'll get the webcam drawing prepared and do this thing next weekend.

BEST OF LUCK to all of you who entered!

[kainemaxwell]

Gah, like usual I miss out. *cries*

[Lady Jaye]

So, when will the draw take place exactly? Tonight? Tomorrow? Sunday?

[digitalpress]

So, when will the draw take place exactly? Tonight? Tomorrow? Sunday?

For the answer to this, see the DP Burgertime guy flailing his arms around wildly trying to get your attention on the main forum page.

Or, click here:
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33179