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Countdown to Burning Crusade: Burning Crusade winner
We'd like to thank everyone for helping us level up our contest skill with one final contest in our Countdown to Burning Crusade. We're happy to announce two lucky winners -- Baxmaniac is going to be the recipient of a copy of Burning Crusade for lucky comment number 260, and Kieron is going to receive a copy of Christie Golden's Rise of the Horde novel for lucky need roll number 119. Grats to Baxmaniac and Kieron, and thanks to everyone for taking part in the Countdown this month!
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Just. One. More. Contest.
Now that the expansion is out we've been able to access the Master Contest Trainer, and in the interest of leveling up our contest skill beyond 300 we've got one final Burning Crusade giveaway for you. Plus, we had such a good time counting down to Burning Crusade that we're going through a bit of withdrawal. This contest is yet another very simple /Need roll affair, and we're going to pick one winner and one runner-up from the needy, undergeared commenters. The winner will receive a copy of Burning Crusade -- we realize many of you already pwn own the expansion, but for those who haven't or have been waiting, or who want to give the gift of WoW to a friend or S.O. (pushers!), this contest is for you. The runner-up will receive a copy of The Rise of the Horde novel by Christie Golden. You must leave your comment in this thread by 3pm EST tomorrow, Wednesday January 24 to be eligible to win one of the prizes. Good luck to everyone!
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Machinima contest winner
We're happy to announce the winner of the Countdown to Burning Crusade grand prize machinima contest. The winner is going to be receiving a Logitech G15 keyboard and a JINX World of Warcraft hoodie for the first place entry. The prize goes to Nelson Abalos for his "Almost machinima" entry, bringing WoW into real life for the "Quest for Burning Crusade" -- the video is embedded below. We'd like to extend a big grats to Nelson for his work, grats to Myssiing our runner-up machinima contest winner, and a huge thanks to everyone who participated in our two weeks+ worth of contests here at WoW Insider during the Countdown to Burning Crusade. We hope you had as much fun as we did!
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Machinima contest runner-up
We've made it to the last of our grand prize contests in the Countdown to Burning Crusade, and it's high time to announce the prize winners. The runner-up, who will take home a JINX World of Warcraft hoodie for her efforts, is Myssiing on Stonemaul, aka photochik02, who sent in the following video pitting night elf versus blood elf in an Annie Get Your Gun-style sing-off to the death (no, to the pain!). Grats to Myssiing, and stay tuned for our first place machinima winner!
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Fan art contest winners
We have our winners in the penultimate Countdown to Burning Crusade Fan art contest. Matthew Renner is going to receive the Sennheiser PC 160 noise-cancelling headset and a More Dots! t-shirt for his entry above (right-click for a high-res version) of his main character Sheltem who, "having specced 40 arcane 11 fire, procs enough ignites to know the true meaning of 'more dots.'" Our fan art runner-up, who will be rewarded with a More Dots! t-shirt, is Simon Sørensen for his rendition of a blood elf. Check out Simon's artwork after the jump, grats to both of our winners, and thanks to everyone who participated in the fan art contest. Stay tuned for our machinima contest winners!
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Lyrics contest winner
Without further ado, the grand prize winner of the Countdown to Burning Crusade lyrics contest: Josh Refenes, aka Ragbar, is going to take home the Belkin N52 gamepad and a Green Linen shirt for his entry, Soon the Crusade is Burning which spoofs "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel. Click on to read the rest of the lyrics, and also be sure to check out the excellent runners-up. Thanks to everyone who participated! Soon the Crusade is Burning -- by Josh Refenes (aka, Ragbar)Started out on Launch Day, Couldn't wait, install and play,In Azeroth there's Kalimdor, Eastern Kingdoms tooDarnassus, Durotar, Silithus is very farStranglethorn, Elwynn Forest, don't forget WestfallLevel up, quest grind, AoE will save you timeMove on up, don't delay, South Park just killed boars all dayGanked again in STV, corpse camping, let me beMy class sucks, it's not fair, I'm rolling warlockCHORUS:Soon the Crusade is BurningIn a few more days,We'll waste our lives awaySoon the Crusade is BurningDon't even try to fight itYou know you're gonna buy it
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Lyrics contest runners-up
At long last, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Countdown to Burning Crusade lyrics contest. The grand prize winner will be announced shortly, so stay tuned -- the second place award and a Green Linen t-shirt are going to Clinton Wolf for The Holiday Forum Song, aka The First LOL, sung to "The First Noel." The lyrics continue after the jump, so click on to check out the whole piece, as well as the lyrics from several excellent honorable mentions. Thanks huge to everyone who sent in lyrics -- you made it a tough contest to judge! The Holiday Forum Song, aka The First LOLThe first LOLOn the forums did say,"U should stop your QQing and just lrn2playIf u lrn2playThen u won't stay a sheepAs that POM Pyroblast makes your eyes weep.LOL, LOL, LOL, LOLBest lrn2play or you'll stay in nub hell."The OP logged on,And he saw the flameFrom that level 1 forum alt trolling for gameAnd to his great shame,He swallowed the baitAnd there was no rogue needed to Seal this Fate."LOL, LOL, LOL, LOLPost on ur main if u think ur so swell!"
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Day 11 winner
It was a heated battle, many flags capped on all sides, but we finally have a winner in the day 11 best PvP screenshot contest. Paul Kruyt sent the above Alterac Valley panorama made of 5 screenshots (you should definitely click the image for a high-res version), taken "back in the days when you could still walk over the mountains in the center of the map along 2 alternative paths." Paul is going to receive the Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide for his effort. Thanks to everyone who sent in their PvP shots -- check after the break for screenshots from the runners-up!
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Tale of Two Cities, Orgrimmar winner
We have the winning Orgrimmar screenshot from the Tale of Two Cities contest -- Nick Slabaugh sent the above shot of the moon over the city. Grats to Nick, who wins a Horde crest t-shirt in his choice of size. Check out the Ironforge winner, and click on for the Orgrimmar runner-up. Thanks to everyone who sent in your shots!
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Tale of Two Cities, Ironforge winner
We still have several prizes left to give away from our Countdown to Burning Crusade, including our grand prizes. The entry deadlines have passed and we've been vigorously debating painstankingly reviewing losing sleep over oh, who are we kidding -- we've been playing too much freaking Warcraft! There's only so much contest judging you can do whilst alt-tabbed. But without further ado, we're happy to announce the winner of the Alliance portion of the Tale of Two Cities contest, in which we asked you to send your best screenshots of Ironforge and Orgrimmar -- Daniel McMahon sent the above "Lonely Ironforge" shot, taken on Blade's Edge, subtitled "Once a thriving metropolis, the city of Ironforge lies empty as warriors flock to the Outlands seeking new adventures." Grats to Daniel, who wins an Alliance crest t-shirt. Check after the break for the runners up, and stay tuned for the Horde winner check out the Horde winner.
Countdown to Burning Crusade day 10 winner: best Caverns of Time screenshot
Your votes are in and we have a winner for the best screenshot of Caverns of Time contest: Asteroids by Michal Lisowyj is your vote for best CoT screen with 27% of the vote. Grats to Michal, who snags a 60-day game card for his efforts, and thanks to everyone for the great shots. Click on for a rundown of the votes and the runners up!
Send us your launch event photos
Are you heading out to brave the thronging masses at your nearby midnight launch event tonight? So are we -- so tune in late night tonight and tomorrow for some tales from our launch event experiences. If you snag any great pics from your own local launch, send them to us and we'll publish a compendium of the best Burning Crusade launch event photos. If we use your photo(s) we'll credit you and link to your site or blog, your guild's site, your Myspace page -- whatever you want us to link to, just send it along with your photos. Send your images in JPG format to countdowntobc AT wowinsider DOT com -- you can send multiple images per email, but no single email may be over 10MB in size. Please put "launch event" in the title of your email or emails, thanks!
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Day 13 winner
We have a winner from the day 13 ez-mode /need roll contest -- commenter number 239, sive, is going to take the 60-day game card. Grats to sive, and thanks again to everyone who entered -- we still have a few more prizes to give away in the Countdown to Burning Crusade contest fest, including our three grand prizes. The entry deadlines have now passed, so we hope you got your entries in! Stay tuned as we announce the winners of the last few contests over the next few days.
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Vote for best Caverns of Time pic
Put your adjudication hats on and submit your vote for the best Caverns of Time screenshot -- one lucky winner will take home a 60-day game card. Walk this way to submit your vote -- polls will be open until 3pm EST tomorrow January 16, so either get your vote in now or take a break while the expansion is installing... check after the break for a quick rundown of the seven finalists.
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Day 9 winner
We have our winner from the day 9 Photoshop contest. You were tasked with working your magic on this image (thanks to Basem for the screenshot!), and reader Pulse is going to take home the prize for the above "Where's Waldo?" image (click for a full-size version). Grats to Pulse, who will be the recipient of a copy of The Art of World of Warcraft. Don't forget, the Countdown to Burning Crusade isn't over yet-- you've still got until midnight EST tonight to get us your fan art, and til noon tomorrow EST to get your machinima contest entries in for a chance to win a Sennheiser PC 160 headset and a More Dots! t-shirt, and a Logitech G15 keyboard and World of Warcraft hoodie, respectively!
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Day 13
It's hard to believe, but we're coming close to the end of our Countdown to Burning Crusade contest extravaganza -- which means it's almost time to get our expansion on! We still have the three grand prize contests left to come (be sure to get your entries in, mkay?), and a few lingering prizes from earlier contests to award, so it ain't over until Princess Theradras sings -- stick with us! Today is the last day you've got it easy. We're giving away the last 60-day game card, and all you have to do is comment in this thread for a chance to win. Yep, just an easy ol' /Need roll is going to take this one home. You have until tomorrow, Sunday January 14, at 3pm EST to get your comment in. Happy /rolling!
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Day 7 winner
Dwarf: "Actually, I prefer to think of myself as 'in weapons range of your groin'."Aight folks, the official winner is in for the day 7 Alliance caption contest -- you voted for Dwarf: "Actually, I prefer to think of myself as 'in weapons range of your groin'." by Rothoscand. Rothoscand is the lucky winner of a Team Paladins t-shirt. Grats to everyone who entered, and thanks to everyone who voted -- check after the jump for the complete breakdown of votes, and a list of the runners up.
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Day 8 winner!
Congrats to Robert Rathburn for sending in the above of Feralas and winning our day 8 contest! But while the winner of this one has been decided, the Burning Crusade isn't out yet -- and our countdown continues! Don't forget the deadlines for our three grand prize contests are quickly approaching. You've got until midnight on Friday January 12 to get your WoW-themed song lyrics in, midnight on Saturday January 13 to get your fan art in, and noon on Sunday, January 14 to get your machinima contest entry to us. All entries are going to countdowntobc AT wowinsider DOT com -- remember you're not just sending us a video file! Read the official rules for submitting your video to YouTube and to us. Good luck to everyone!
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Vote for day 7 winners!
We had a ton of excellent entries for the Alliance caption contest on day 7 of our countdown to the Burning Crusade, we've narrowed the field down to ten finalists -- and we want your help to pick the winner! You have 24 hours to submit your votes, which gives you until 5:30PM EST on Friday -- so get voting, everyone! Who's the winner of our Alliance caption contest? Darwf: May I help you? Night Elf: Uh yes, where's Stormwind? Crap, you're a guy. From far away you all look the same. Ok, I'm only gonna tell you this one more time. Dancing like Michael Jackson will *not* get you hot Night Elf chicks. Donald Trump brings his army of real estate to bear against an increasingly chunky Rosie O'Donnell. You are the Barry Bonds of dwarves! Hey, where the gnome women at? 1960 called, they want their overalls back. My name is Inigo Montoya. you stole my shoulder pads... prepare to die. Dwarf: Actually, I prefer to think of myself as 'in weapons range of your groin'. I wish I knew how to quit you. Free polls from Pollhost.com
Countdown to Burning Crusade: Day 11
Welcome to day 11 of the Countdown to Burning Crusade -- only a few short days until we get to line up with a bunch of other geeks around the world to pick up our copies of the expansion. We're continuing our screenshot theme this week with today's contest: we want your best PVP screenshot. It doesn't have to be taken specifically for this contest (although of course it can be) -- if you have a great PVP shot in your screencap library, send it on in to us at countdowntobc AT wowinsider DOT com. You've got 48 hours for this -- your submissions with "best PVP screenshot" in the title must be to us by 3pm EST Saturday January 13 to score a copy of the freshly updated Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide from Bradygames. Get on it! Don't forget the deadlines for our three grand prize contests are quickly approaching. You've got until midnight on Friday January 12 to get your WoW-themed song lyrics in, midnight on Saturday January 13 to get your fan art in, and noon on Sunday, January 14 to get your machinima contest entry to us. All entries are going to countdowntobc AT wowinsider DOT com -- remember you're not just sending us a video file! Read the official rules for submitting your video to YouTube and to us. Good luck to everyone!
