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September Contest Results

Our third photo contest brought in 4281 new photos, which is more than our previous contest. If I sound a little amazed it's because I was sure that after the effort he expended in May, that Engledogg would rather tromp through his toy collection with soccer cleats on than ever touch his camera again, but somehow he rose to the challenge once more. However, the other players put up a much better fight this time--contributing more than 45% of the photos--and I'm pleased to report that everyone who participated managed to qualify for one or more prizes. I want to recognize Hellscream333 for displaying Engledogg-like levels of madness with his 1271 photos, newcomer LongHaul for his impressive freshman showing of 222 photos, and our new friends from Poland, Meewash and Wallas, who managed to scrape together 204 and 98 photos, respectively. Squallte brought up the rear with a respectable 74 photos, which is nothing to sneeze, hiccup, or belch at.

Folks, please don't let little details like no contests being active prevent you from contributing photos. The contests take a lot of time and resources to organize, and it takes time to scrounge prizes together for you fussy connoisseurs, but in the meantime those new releases keep appearing on shelves. Please try to get in the habit of shooting your toys before and after you open them and submitting them to the site, so we can all enjoy them. End of PSA.

Thanks again for all the photos, everybody! The next contest will be in a month or two, depending on when the next pile of prizes arrives. Keep an eye on the front page for updates.

  1. Rules
    1. Prize Distribution
  2. Prizes
    1. Universe Soundwave (Comic-Con Exclusive Figure)
    2. $50 Store Credit at www.bigbadtoystore.com
    3. Electro Disruptor Ligier
    4. Electro Disruptor Ligier
    5. A-01 Convoy (Super Black)
    6. A-02 Megatron (Monterrey Blue)
    7. Revenge of the Fallen > Scout > Reverb
    8. Revenge of the Fallen > Scout > Depthcharge
    9. Revenge of the Fallen > Scout > Scalpel
    10. Blind-packed Japanese Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection figure
    11. Blind-packed Japanese Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection figure
    12. Blind-packed Japanese Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection figure
    13. Blind-packed Japanese Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection figure
    14. Blind-packed Japanese Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection figure

  1. Rules

    2. I'm leaving the rules here for the prize winners to refer to as we dole out the prizes.

    1. Prize Distribution

      2. Here's where it gets a little tricky. Basically I'm trying to arrange it so that all the prizes are given away and so that high volume submitters can win more than one prize each. Here's how it works:
      • Each prize is given a percentage value, with the values all adding up to 100%. You can see the values (the green numbers) in the prize section below.
      • We'll likewise interpret the number of points each contestant has earned as a percentage of the total points. For example, if there are 100 photos submitted in total, and you submitted 50 photos, then your final score is 50%. If we wind up with some kind of weird situation where 50 people all submitted exactly 10 photos (giving each contestant a score of 2 percent, and putting them out of the running for the juicier prizes), then I'll multiply all of the prize percentages by a scalar to get everything within range. In other words, I'll do whatever math is necessary to make sure that all the prizes are given away.
      • Any ties will be settled by summing the dates of every photo submission for each contestant, and tipping the scale towards the contestant that submitted more photos earlier. The early nerd gets the worm.
      • When the contest is finished each member may "spend" his percentage points on the prizes remaining in the pool. For example, if you have a final score of 50%, you may choose two prizes worth 20%, and one worth 10%. When necessary, after each winner makes his selection I'll remove those prizes and that member's points from the pool and recompute the percentages (to handle cases where a winner with a hefty score spends his points on a lot of little prizes and leaves the top prizes out of reach of the remaining winners).
      • The first place finisher will get to choose his prizes first, the second place finisher second, and so on.

  2. Prizes

    3. Here's the list, complete with percentage scores. Note that Soundwave was added when we hit our 3000th photo.

    1. Universe Soundwave (Comic-Con Exclusive Figure)

      2. 17.44%

      If you're like me, your greatest regret in life is never managing to get ahold of a Soundwave toy back when the original Generation 1 toys first changed our lives. If only we had procured one, our collections would have been complete, our destinies fulfilled. We'd have gotten the 6-figure job, married the supermodel, and moved out of our parent's basements. Well, it may or may not be too late for most of that stuff, but with the miraculous release of this exclusive Comic-Con rendition of Soundwave, at least one small part of our dreams can still come true.

    2. $50 Store Credit at www.bigbadtoystore.com

      3. ---

      BigBadToyStore.com has decided to trump all the other prizes in the list by generously contributing a $50 store credit. Yep, you can choose your own prize from their online store. It doesn't even have to be a Transformer--if you want to pick out something else that's entirely up to you!

    3. Electro Disruptor Ligier

      4. ---

      Does the word "exclusive" do anything for you? How about "exclusive to a certain book available only in Japan that is now sold out"?. Yes, ordinarily the only way to lay your hands on this clear-styled incarnation of Mirage is to live in Japan, somehow get ahold of a copy of the Transformers: Generations book, tear out the postcard in the back, and mail it in along with 4000 yen. Or you can just enter my silly little contest and submit a few photos. So what's it gonna be, shutterbug?

    4. Electro Disruptor Ligier

      5. ---

      If you like the other one, you're gonna like this one even more, because it's even more like the other one than the other one is like this. Plus it smells better.

    5. A-01 Convoy (Super Black)

      6. ---

      Sure, Alternity toys are nothing new. And neither is Alternity Convoy, nor even repaints of Alternity Convoy, but do you have the black Alternity Convoy repaint?

    6. A-02 Megatron (Monterrey Blue)

      7. ---

      This toy is quite similar to Alternity Convoy, only Megatronnier.

    7. Revenge of the Fallen > Scout > Reverb

      8. 2.33%

      Okay, so there's nothing particularly exotic about this one--you can pick one up just like it at your local Target. But in order to do that you would have to find your keys, get dressed, fish around for matching socks, drive across town, and so on. Or, you can just submit a few measly photos to our humble little contest and it will show up in the mail. You won't even have to put on pants!

    8. Revenge of the Fallen > Scout > Depthcharge

      9. 2.33%

      You don't see too many boats in the Transformers Universe--something to do with them being made of solid metal and criss-crossed with seams and holes--but that doesn't mean they don't make for awesome toys when they do come along. This one in particular will make a fine addition to your navy--just make sure you keep it out of the bathtub.

    9. Revenge of the Fallen > Scout > Scalpel

      10. 2.33%

      Sure, sure, you already have more robots that turn into microscopes in your collection than you know what to do with, but why not add one more? Then you can pretend that your bedroom is a laboratory, and you're tantalizingly close to discovering the cure for Gold Plastic Syndrome

    10. Blind-packed Japanese Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection figure

      11. ---

      In Japan, the toys that you know as Revenge of the Fallen legends-class figures are sold in convenience stores in little boxes with no windows in them, so that you have no idea what you're buying. You might have to buy 50 of the damn things just to complete the set! Sound like fun? Well good, this is your chance to experience it for yourself! I haven't opened these toys (though I can, if all of the winners want to work out between themselves who gets what once the contest is over), so I can't tell you what exactly you're going to get. But come on, who can resist the mystery box?

    11. Blind-packed Japanese Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection figure

      12. ---

      Another mystery box.

    12. Blind-packed Japanese Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection figure

      13. ---

      C'mon, I know you're dying to know what's inside. What if it's a puppy?

    13. Blind-packed Japanese Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection figure

      14. ---

      You know, I think this is the good one. It just... feels like the good one.

    14. Blind-packed Japanese Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection figure

      15. ---

      I think I hear this one ticking.
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