Re: Pumpkin Pool -- Rules & Regulations


Pumpkin weight contest.....
Pamela Temmermand    
Los Banos, CA    
GUESS 1056 lb

email: waterdogg@jps.net

thank you
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>From: Hughes-Banderob <hughes.banderob@sympatico.ca>
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Pumpkin Pool -- Rules & Regulations
>Date: Fri, Sep 3, 1999, 10:11 AM
>

> 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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