[contest] 12,345 Count Up Countdown! [Contest Over! Winners Announced!]

[Mark]

Re: [contest] 12,345 Count Up Countdown!

We're 15% of the way home...and little time has gone by. I think this is going to be fairly quick...

Time for a brand new CMG - EN World membership number contest and this time it is the 12,345 Count Up Countdown!

It may take a little while until the boards hit that number but it is up to each contestant to guess when that will occur.

I will let this run for a while with the guessing but might cut off the guessing at anytime, so do not allow yourself to wait too long to pick your target number.

To choose your target pick a date and time (US central, please) when you believe the boards will turn over to the number 12,345 members registered.

Post that guess in this thread and do not edit your post or it will disqualify you as a potential winner.

What can you win? The person guessing closest to the date and time when that boards turn over to the number 12,345 will win $25.00 worth of current or future CMG PDF products!

Just one winner? Nope. Additionally, two other lucky contestants who are the second and third closest to the date and time when the boards turn over to the number 12,345 registered members will receive $20.00 worth of CMG PDF products or $15.00 worth of CMG PDF products respectively.

But there is a catch. To be eligible to win a prize you must also move the mountain. How do you move the mountain? Easy! Just go to my new message board, register there (using either your same screenname as here, or adding some telling text in your sig on my board to make sure we can know it is also you). And, if you can please take the time, help me to break them in by posting in some semi-constructive way, shape or form, please do.

As per my normal operating procedure you can be sure that everyone who participates will receive some sort of prize, but what the consolation prize might be I do not even know at this time. I have a couple of new generator ideas in the mix, or may have some other DMing or Player type goodie, but rest assured there will be something for everyone!

So join the fun! Make your best guess and follow the instructions above to ensure you are eligible to win! Thanks!

 

[MarauderX]

Call me pessimistic....


8/18/03 ~7:00 PM

 

[poilbrun]

I'd say on Sunday the 27th of July, 8.20 PM GMT. At that exact minute, I'll be in this world for exactly 23 years, so it would be fun if both things happened at the same time!

 

[Prothall]

I though I posted this, but in any case...

If 900-some odd joined in just over two months, then, assuming 60 days, that's about 15 people a day - around 150 left, so say ten days.

July 5, 23:23

 

[Quickbeam]

OK Mark, I'm game.

How about July 3rd of this year, at 10:46am Eastern Time.

 

[Mark]

I see some interesting strategies being brought to bear...

 

[Saba Taru]

I'm gonna say July 11, 2003, at 5 pm CST.

 

[amrowe1999]

I am down with that I will shoot for July 6th at 5:45 pm CST

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

July 17, 6:09 PM

 

[Mark]

41 current guesses (added to first post)

Members: 12,112, Threads: 53,785, Posts: 898,635
The time now is 01:49 PM.
You last visited: 06-26-2003 05:22 AM.

Rough 23% of the way to the target number...