Contest: Count the Buckyballs Magnets and Win!
July 16th, 2009
Remember BuckyBalls? You know, those amazing tiny little rare earth magnets that you can sculpt into all sorts of artistic (and not so artistic) creations? How’d you like a chance to win some of these cool metallic playthings for yourself?
Thanks to the guys over at BuckyBalls, Technabob readers can win these just by guessing how many balls are in the photo below. All you’ve got to do is post a comment below, along with your guess as of the exact number of BuckyBalls in the image below, and you’ll be entered to win.
If you get it right, you’ll win a bunch of BuckyBalls magnets!
- 1st place (closest to exact number) wins 3 sets (value $75 USD)
- 2nd place wins 2 sets (value $50 USD)
- 3rd through 5th places win 1 set each (value $25 USD)
Can’t wait to play with these things? Then head on over to GetBuckyBalls and order a few sets right now. The first 30 readers to buy a set will save $2.50 by entering the promo code “technabob” at checkout.
CONTEST RULES: You must have U.S. shipping address to participate, and only one entry per IP address will be allowed (so don’t go tinkering around with 10 different e-mail addresses!) Be sure to post a valid e-mail address, as it’s the only way I can contact you to let you know you’ve won. The contest ends on 7/31/2009 and any ties will be subject to a random drawing from the pool of winning entries.
Comments (167):
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Categories: Cool Toys Interactive Just Plain Fun
Tags: buckyballs contest desk toy fun magnets metal plaything rare earth sculpture
224
573
216
432
225
459
These are awesome! My guess is 384.
302
113
411
441
500
I guess… 216
theres about 350
298
216 definitly
525
273 buckyballs. Definitely 273 buckyballs.
175
216
345
I would say 221. Thank you!
My guess is 488…
Thanks for all the entries. Don’t forget, the contest ends at 11:59pm Central Time tonight! Comments will be closing after that, and winners will be announced HERE tomorrow!
I’m pretty sure that it has 648
wow, very very nice giveaway!! My guess would be 724
i guess 468
326
thanks for sponsoring this.
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My guess 371
Hi! my guess 307
thanks!
I guess 349
neat toy!
272 is probably very close.
303
222
242
276
197
523
235 is my guess
The contest is now closed… Thanks for all your submissions – I will be tabulating the scores and announcing the results here later today. Stay tuned!
Winners List
The actual number of BuckyBalls was 396. Nobody got it exactly right, but here are the winners. Since there was a tie for first place, we randomly picked a winner from the two tied entrants.
1st Place
Cary G: 389 (-7)
2nd Place (tied with 1st place)
Nick: 389 (-7)
3rd Place:
Cathy W.: 404 (+8)
4th Place:
Jennifer McAllister: 384 (-12)
5th Place (tied with 4th place)
Aaron B. : 384 (-12)
I will be contacting each of the winners for shipping information via e-mail.
Thanks again for playing!
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P.S.: We actually had one entrant (Rusty Bell) who guessed 386 (which would have been 4th place), but was disqualified for entering two answers. Bummer – but that’s why we have rules
Noooo! Didn’t think that that rule would be so harsh… Guess I should have just gone with my instincts and said 386 the first time… I won’t give up though! Next time… Thanks for noting me at least! =D
I got 3rd you guys miscounted look I guessed:413 so -1 is closer than +8 please redo and give me my pack
Never mind sorry misunderstood the way you did it sorry
I guessed 396 but you didn’t give me my sets I guessed perfectly
i was *this* close to guessing 400
Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades
and nukes.
216 + 4
423
24
there are definetly 216 balls
396
there are 648 balls
when will there be another challenge like this?
460 buckyballs
367