Category: Contests
In vitro meat.
PETA is offering one million dollars to the first scientist to produce marketable lab-grown meat.
Post date: Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008.
You Make It, We Play It.
Advertisement contest that will broadcast the winning entry into outer space.
Post date: Friday, March 7th, 2008.
Poincaré Conjecture.
Chinese scientists may have won a million dollar prize by proving a previously unsolvable math problem.
Post date: Tuesday, June 6th, 2006.
Birthday contests!
Readers of jasonspage: Contests to celebrate the 1 year birthday of this site are going on this week over at the Section J blog. For those who aggregate, you’re in luck. Here’s the feed to the Section J blog.
Post date: Tuesday, February 7th, 2006.
Dude.
Five of the six numbers from ABC’s Lost TV drama show up in Irish lottery. (via)
Post date: Saturday, December 17th, 2005.
Dumpster diving.
People are digging through dumpsters to get free airfare. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, December 13th, 2005.
Virgin Galactic.
Fly frequently here on Earth and earn points for trips to outer space.
Post date: Wednesday, December 7th, 2005.
Welcome to America.
A Kenyan man naturalized as an American wins the lottery the same day he takes his oath of citizenship.
Post date: Monday, September 26th, 2005.
Baaachelor.
Croatia has launched an Internet-based reality show that stars sheep instead of people.
Post date: Wednesday, September 14th, 2005.
Hole-in-two.
Man hits a hole-in-one on a mulligan ball and is refused the $10,000 hole prize award.
Post date: Tuesday, September 13th, 2005.
Tossed salad.
Inmates win vegetable growing competition at local fair.
Post date: Wednesday, September 7th, 2005.
Making a splash.
The sport of ‘dive-bombing‘ holds its world championships in Germany.
Post date: Tuesday, September 6th, 2005.
Not armed or dangerous.
Radio station stunt that had three listeners dress like escaped inmates trying to hitch a ride backfired when dozens of ‘terrified’ motorists called 911.
Post date: Monday, August 15th, 2005.
Don’t quit your day job.
Shot putter who missed world qualifier due to flight mix-up instead enters javelin qualifier and loses big time.
Post date: Tuesday, August 9th, 2005.
NCAA 87 INDIANS 86.
Indian mascots not allowed to attend the Big Dance.
Post date: Monday, August 8th, 2005.
Woo hoo! Doh!
Florida Lotto to woman: $250,000 winning ticket was a misprint. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005.
Gettin’ facial.
Stop shaving now if you want to compete in this year’s World Beard and Moustache Championships. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, July 13th, 2005.
And the winner is?
Free airfare prize actually ends up being more expensive than if the winner had just purchased the tickets themselves. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, July 6th, 2005.
Redneck Games X.
“People were going, `There’s the bobbing-for-pigs-feet champion!‘”
Post date: Tuesday, July 5th, 2005.
Win 100 grand.
“Nobody would watch and listen for two hours for a candy bar.”
Post date: Friday, June 24th, 2005.
You will live in happiness, too.
Lucky boy wins a Golden Ticket.
Post date: Wednesday, June 15th, 2005.
Not once, but twice.
Pennsylvania woman wins $1 million lotto for the second time this year.
Post date: Monday, June 13th, 2005.
Test your mettle.
“A stone beats scissors, scissors beat paper, and paper beats stone.“
Post date: Saturday, June 11th, 2005.
Go blow.
Post date: Saturday, June 11th, 2005.
Do the chickens have large talons?
Spelling Bee contestant slips in Napoleon Dynamite reference.
Post date: Tuesday, June 7th, 2005.
Rebooted.
I have *almost* finished the redesign of this site for the CSS Reboot. Show your support and give me a vote.
Post date: Sunday, May 1st, 2005.
Versus Shaq.
I can’t believe this didn’t get any attention back at the start of the NBA season. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, April 26th, 2005.
Seriously, John Edwards?
Enter your vote for the Greatest American and comment about the talent pool over on their blog. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, April 19th, 2005.
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