Pumpkin Pool -- Rules & Regulations
Okay, it looks like the official sites don't begin weighing until
October and it's all over before Hallowe'en. So beginning today I am
taking guesses -- submit yours before someone else takes your number!
Please read the following rules and direct all EMAIL MESSAGES RELATED TO
THIS POOL DIRECTLY TO ME. We don't want to clog up everyone's email.
1. THE PRIZES
Prizes consist of the following:
-a pumpkin cap donated by brocfarm
-one pound of honey donated by the Carlsons
-seed with documented parentage from Bill Van's biggest
-a copy of this year's AG video from PumpkinDude
more prizes may be added
2. AWARDING PRIZES
The person guessing closest to the determined heaviest pumpkin of the
season will get first choice from available prizes. The person choosing
the next closest number will get second choice and so on. If prize list
gets too long (more than 10), some prizes will be grouped together. (If
there were more than 10 prizes or prize packages, it will take me
forever to figure it all out).
3. RECEIVING PRIZES
Transfer of prizes must be arranged between donors to winners.
4. ELIGIBILITY
Anyone in this group can enter.
5. WEIGHTS & MEASURES
All pumpkins and guess will be weighed in pounds; no fractions of a
pound please.
6. ENTERING
To enter, email me, at hughes.banderob@sympatico.ca and provide the
following information:
-your guess (in pounds)
-your name (or alias)
-your province or state
Also, if you wish to donate to the pool, please include a description of
the prize
7. DETERMINING A WINNER
The weight of the pumpkin considered to be the heaviest of the season
must be of an offical weight. That is, it must be weighed at a
legitimate venue with legal scales. Before winners are determined, I
will put forth what I consider to be the be the heaviest of the season
and open it up for discussion. I hope to have everyone's input here.
Please send me any information you come across. If a world record is
broken this season, this should not be a difficult task as the media
will help.
8. TWO WINNERS
If there are two winners (ie one guesses high and one guesses low) a
tie will be announced and the winners can decide on how to split the
loot of 1st and 2nd place.
9. SAME NUMBER
If you submit a number that has already been chosen, you will be
informed by email and you can submit again.
10. UPDATES
I will periodically post pool updates. I will not reveal anyone's
guess until the pool closes but I will inform the group of the number of
guesses collected. I will also remind the group of deadlines.
11. CLOSING DATE
The pool will stop taking submissions on midnight September 30th. The
pool will stop looking for the largest pumpkin of the season on Sunday
October 24th. Top ten winners will be announced on October 31st!
12. NOTICE
This pool is meant to be a fun activity. I hope everyone participates
and helps out. I take no responsibility for unrecorded guesses or
missed pumpkin weights. I'll try my best.
Randy Banderob
(waiting for your guesses in)
MIllbrook, Ontario
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