CLOSED AND FINISHED!




Here it is folks:  The Big Buddha Bag Giveaway!


What can you Win?  A 1916-D “Mercury Head” Silver Dime valued at over $60.00 and/or $20.00 Cash and/or a Big Buddha Purse and Wallet (retail value: $120.00)!  At the very least you will win the "Big" Buddha!

This is a "big money" MOC ... so don't miss out!



How are you going to win???  I have a 1916-D Silver Dime in Class 38 condition (2 steps down from "uncirculated") .... It is Catalogue appraised at OVER  $60.00 guaranteed!!!!  I will take $20.00 of pennies (2000 of them) ... lay them out ... randomly place the dime in the lineup ... If a person guesses the location exactly they will win the Dime, the $20.00, and the purse and wallet!  If a person comes closest within 3 +/-  numbers of the exact location they will win only the $20.00 and the purse and wallet. Otherwise if  a person comes closest to the exact location they will win only the purse and wallet.  Of course, there will be a 'fun' daily qualifier "Travel Question" to make it multi-entry.  Some answers will be harder to find than others, but all of them are available via the Internet.

ALL OF THE "TRAVEL QUESTIONS" ARE ACTUALLY FROM PLACES I VISITED AT THOSE DATES!  (Fun, eh?)

It is my goal to make this contest as close to a “real” contest as possible!



This is how its going to work: (this is the fine print)


     1.  The MOC (Members Only Contest) is going to run for 14 days.  You can enter each day or only once, it is up to you.

     2.  The actual contest will start on Thursday 29JAN09 and end on Wednesday 11FEB09.  The first clue will be posted on the 28th of January (today).

     3.  Each day will run from 12:01 AM PST to 12:00 AM PST  (ie: midnight to midnight PACIFIC STANDARD TIME)

     4.  Each day you will be presented with a different Mystery “Travel Question” that will qualify you for a “Number Guess” if you submit the correct answer.  You can enter multiple answers to the “Travel Question” each day, but only your first correct answer will count!  Each person will receive a total of ONLY 1 (one) entry per day.

     5.  The “Travel Question” will be posted by me by 12 Noon, PST, the day prior to the day it is to be answered. This allows you a full 35 hours and 59 minutes to find the answer!

     6.  The “Number Guess” is where you think the “Dime” is located among the 2000 pennies.  (ie: your guess has to be between 1 and 2000)

     7.  The winner will be determined by the “Number Guess” closest to the actual location of the “Dime”.

     8.  You need to PM me with your “Travel Question” answer and “Number Guess” for each of the 14 days.  Do NOT post your “Travel Question” answer or your “Number Guess” in this thread!

     9.   You also need to post in THIS THREAD that you have entered for each day.

    10.   Prizing is as follows:
             A.    The “Dime”, $20.00 cash, Purse and Wallet:  IF you guess the EXACT location of the “Dime”.(for example:  696)  Total Estimated Value: $200.00
             B.    $20.00 Cash, Purse and Wallet:  IF you guess the location of the “Dime” within +/- 3 places.  (for example: 693, 694, 695 – 697, 698, or 699)  Total Estimated Value: $140.00
             C.    Purse and Wallet if otherwise you have the closest guess of the location of the “Dime” out of all entries received. Total Estimated Value: $120.00

    11.   Any ties will be resolved by a random draw.

    12.   The winning “number” will be recorded with a Moderator here on the site before the start of the MOC.

    13.   No member shall have any recourse if they get grumpy and are dissatisfied with the prize or any part of this MOC.   



Let the fun begin!

  13.   No member shall have any recourse if they get grumpy and are dissatisfied with the prize or any part of this MOC.   

  I'm already scratching my head and grumpy. I don't like contests that you have to think at. 

You forgot "birthplace of Keanu Reeves"

So, I PM you the guess and answer tomorrow? Which tomorrow-12 am est or 12 am pst tomorrow?

    It was the only "humor" I put in the whole thing!     xxooxx,   Loren

I entered, today, which is like, now? right?
The Goon Show - What Time Is It Eccles?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSSGiA4f5cs

Michael, today IS Thursday. Either that or I am trapped in recursive occlusion.

I entered for today (Thursday).

Thanks for the MOC!

I entered for today!

Question for FRIDAY 30JAN08:  (#2)

(this one is a little tougher ... but still "simple simon"    )

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     When civil war broke out in Lebanon in 1975, Loren and many other Americans were placed on ships and evacuated by the US government to our “mystery Island”. 

      It is the third largest Mediterranean island and one of the most popular tourist destinations, attracting over 2.4 million tourists per year.  A former British colony, it became an independent republic in 1960 and a member of the Commonwealth in 1961. It is one of the advanced economies in the region,  and has been a member of the European Union since 2004.  In 1974, following years of intercommunal violence between ethnic Greeks and Turks and an attempted coup d'état by Greek nationalists aimed at annexing the island to Greece and engineered by the military junta then in power in Athens, Turkey invaded and occupied one third of the island. 
     The Mycenaean Greeks first reached there around 1600 BC, with settlements dating from this period scattered all over the island. Another wave of Greek settlement is believed to have taken place in the period 1100-1050 BC, with the island's predominantly Greek character dating from this period. Several Phoenician colonies were founded in the 8th century BC, like Kart-Hadasht ('New Town').

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WHERE IS HE?


REMEMBER NOT TO POST YOUR ANSWER HERE!!!!


(Remember that you still have until midnight to answer the previous question!  If you are having troubles ... don't worry ... each question contains several clues that you can use, in like a google search, which will lead you right to the correct answer!    )

   You were a problem child weren't you?  How is it that David puts up with you?  

Honestly, David, my best friend is in relationship right now, but he never seems to find Mr. Right.  And, he loves chocolate.  So, when you tire of Michaels antichocolate ways, give me a call!    

And day 2.

   Thanks LB! Great MOC! Got my answers in for Thursday and Friday. Been pretty busy and crazy here, so I will try to keep up with the questions. I'm loving the history of LB!   

ummm  I will have to get back to you as to the answer of what island it is. Guess I should have paid more attention in school. Darn all that skipping classes is coming back to bite me in the ...........

I entered for today (1/30)! 

I entered. I need to shoplift a turkey....