Cast your mind back through the haze of cheap beer and artificial smoke flavoring, back to the carefree times before Labor Day, back to last Friday. We asked - nay, demanded - that you Take a boring woot, past or present, and design a representative mascot saying a snappy catchphrase . And hundreds of you wasted the last fading light of summer to meet that challenge. For an elite few, the sacrifice paid off in cash money (or Paypal money, anyway):
First prize - $100
KMA2 - Let's Sushi Great
Original mascot creation + Engrish = One Benjamin for KMA2.
Second prize - $50
wonderstew - Ernie Erythrocyte
Why does 'stew r001 these contests? It's in his blood.
Third prize - $20
tgentry - Mystery Spokesman
Elegant in its simplicity, terrifying in its imagery.
Honorable Mention
Crackerers - Soy-Yeaahh!
The best of the many re-purposed mascots.
nzieg - Wee
"Wee" spelled backwards is "eew." Coincidence? Click to see full-size version.
Pixel8 - Nowhere to Nothing
Not sure what the Ambrose Bierce reference has to do with anything, but we totally dig the little road-sign dude.
LKK - Spiro Spike
At last, a Spirographed entry! Next for LKK: scrimshaw carving.
kingsteel - Don the Wand
We don't understand what this one is implying.
soothedbyrainfall - Tingly All Over
Nor this one.
Champions' Championship Champion
Crackerers - Soy-Yeaahh!
Yeah, so, our panel of past winners pretty much voted the same way our
judges did - of all the entries the judges didn't choose, none got more
than one vote from the champions. Since Crackerers didn't win any money
and the other champions' favorites did, here's a little consolation
prize. Very little. Scroll up to see the image, if you've forgotten it
already.
And twallis makes us all a little ashamed to be human with this Monkey Prize winner.
Those are our choices and we're stickin' to 'em. Direct all grumbles,
beefs, bellyaches, protests, whimpers, indictments, and whinges to the
discussion thread below. If you created a money-winning entry, please
email your Paypal info to jtoon@woot.com. The Monkey winner should send his/her mailing address to the same, and Honorable Mentioneers may use coupon code HONMEN-FS for free shipping on a future order. Until next time, let's sushi great!
