Friday, January 25

Monkey Games 2012: THE FINAL RESULTS

by Scott Lydon 4 months ago

We sometimes deserve your scorn. We sometimes deserve your shame. But never let it be said we don't deliver eventually. For the last six months, our team of judges have been quietly deliberating beside a heated swimming pool in a five star hotel with an open bar and all the amenities paid for by us… in fact, now that we're thinking about it, maybe that's the reason why it took so long for them to come to a consensus!

But regardless, they've finally made their pick, and after the jump you'll find the final results plus our Torch Contest winners. Relive the excitement! Get some closure! See you inside?

Friday, August 31

Monkey Games 2012: The Beginning Of The End

by Scott Lydon 9 months ago

Okay, okay, okay, we know. Due to reasons beyond our control, the results have been delayed by the judges. We can only assume they're holding out for better seats at the 2013 Monkey Games. Anyway, our public can wait no longer… so we'll let you decide for yourselves! After the jump, you'll be enjoying some fine, fine Monkey Games footage. Praise the heroes, condemn the goats, and make your own assumptions about who the final winner will be! We'll have the final results along with the winner of the torch contest as soon as we humanly can. See you inside?

Tuesday, July 31

The Monkey Games 2012: Wootier, Goofier, Monkier

by Jason Toon 10 months ago

Once a year, the greatest "athletes" on the Woot staff come together to "compete" in the kinds of "sports" that require "ironic quotation marks". How can you play your part? First, meet the teams below and pick one to root for, for some arbitrary reason. Why should you care about our internal company games? Well, you probably don't personally know any of the athletes competing in London either...

Monkey Games 2012: Show Us Your Torch

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by Jason Toon 10 months ago

Are you following all the Monkey Games 2012 action? Of course you are! Are you wondering how you can make your mark on the greatest sporting festival in our entire office park? Darn right you are! Do you want your own cheap plastic inflatable torch? We have no idea.

But if so, that torch is just a torch away! A torch you make, you mean. For that second one in the first sentence of this paragraph. What we're trying to say is:

Make a Monkey Games torch. Post it in the discussion thread below. Our favorite will win an inflatable torch.

Don't be intimidated by the examples in these photos. These torches were made by highly trained Woot professionals avoiding the jobs they were highly trained to do. We don't expect a lowly civilian like you to meet this impossibly high standard. Just post a photo of yours below and we promise we'll try really hard not to think less of you for it, no matter how lousy it is. Because that's the Monkey Games spirit.

Friday, September 02

August 2011 Monkey Games: WEEK FIVE

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by Scott Lydon 2 years ago

You've had a good portion of the enchilada, but today you get the whole! Week five of the Woot Monkey Games wrapped up four straight weeks of games, with six teams competing during their lunch breaks to see which department would emerge as the grand champion. Who took the honor of being the very first winner of the Monkey Games Cup?

You'll find the answer and the whole recap inside. But first, here's the names of our winners from the Non-Alcoholic pong event:

1st: FerrisBueller
2nd: Okiedukie
3rd: Nilocc225

Well done to the medal winners! Email your details (name, address, and shirt size) to commissioner@woot.com and they'll get your prize package sorted out. And for all you non-medal participants, we're still impressed. It took great courage to make those videos, and we won't forget how you sacrificed your dignity for the amusement of others. In our non-legally binding heart, you're all winners! It is to you we dedicate these final games, this final week of... The 2011 Woot Monkey Games!

Friday, August 26

August 2011 Monkey Games: WEEK FOUR

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by Jason Hinklin-Lauderdale 2 years ago

The August 2011 Monkey games may be winding down, but the energy and excitement of our incredible staffletes have shown no signs of stopping, even after three weeks of grueling, "as-long-as-it-doesn't-interfer-with-your-daily-duties" competition. Just a few events remain, office sports fans. Who will feel the burn of scorching defeat and who will end up drenched in the refreshing coolness of VICTORY?

But before we recap all the thrills of Week Four, we'd like to remind you that can play along at home for a chance to win a specially-made, limited edition 2011 Monkey Games Monkey, along with a t-shirt and Sansa medal! Just click on over to our latest Woot Monkey Games Home Edition Challenge for the full rules and details.

So are you ready to catch up on all the action? Well, are you, punk?! Read more after the jump!

August 2011 Monkey Games: Your Chance To Win, Week Four

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by Scott Lydon & Jason Hinklin-Lauderdale 2 years ago

Week Four of our August 2011 Monkey Games has come and gone, and the finish line in sight! Our staff continues down the long and sometimes ridiculous road toward office bragging rights destiny, and we've been giving you the opportunity to join them all month long with a chance to win one of the very special, very limited 2011 Monkey Games Monkeys you see below made just for this event! Once they're gone, we won't ever do this batch again. Here's your chance to own a little part of Woot history!

Now then, before sending you inside for this week's event, we should note our previous challenge is over and done, and the winners have been chosen. Congratulations to the following forum contestants!

RUBBER BAND ARCHERY

1st: epixinc
2nd: FerrisBueller
3rd: colonelpuffpuff

Well done to the medal winners! Email your details (name, address, and shirt size) to commissioner@woot.com and they'll get your prize package sorted out. And for all you non-medal participants, we're still impressed. It took great courage to make those videos, and we won't forget how you sacrificed your dignity for the amusement of others. You've got this one last chance... are you ready to try again?

Friday, August 19

August 2011 Monkey Games: WEEK THREE

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by Scott Lydon 2 years ago

So far two different weeks have passed, but the games aren't over yet. There's been heartbreak and sadness, but also laughter and joy, and our staffletes have made the most of their lunch breaks in the quest to win their team the very highest honors.

Today's the Week Three Recap, and your chance to catch up on how all the teams have done in this week's competitions. Also remember to take a look at our Woot Monkey Games Home Edition Challenge for full rules and explanation of how YOU can win an EXCLUSIVE one-of-a-kind Woot Games 2011 Monkey (as well as a t-shirt and a Sansa medal). But before you take your turn, jump inside and read about how our staffers did... this week in the 2011 Woot Monkey Games!

August 2011 Monkey Games: Your Chance To Win, Week Three

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by Scott Lydon 2 years ago

At last! They've arrived at last! Behold our special 2011 Woot Monkey Games Monkey! As you've probably already noticed, our staff has been going nuts for the 2011 Woot Monkey Games, and we want to give all of you a chance to participate at home. That's why, each Friday in August, you've got a chance to win one of the very special, very limited monkeys pictured above. Once they're gone, we won't ever do this batch again. Here's your chance to own a little part of Woot history! But before send you inside for this week's event, we should note our previous two challenges are over and done, and the winners have been chosen. Congratulations to the following forum contestants!

                       PAPER AIRPLANE TOSS          HULA HOOPING
                       1st place: irpip                     1st place: 722lad
                       2nd place: spilzer                 2nd place: epixinc
                       3rd place: sjyokel

Well done to the medal winners! Email your details (edit: like name, address and shirt size) to commissioner@woot.com and they'll get your prize package sorted out. And for all you non-medal participants, we're still impressed. It took great courage to make those videos, and we won't forget how you sacrificed your dignity for the amusement of others. Are you ready to try again?

This is your chance to win a Monkey and medal of your very own. Just read the contest rules inside, then post a link to your video in the comments. Here's a little hint about what event you'll be doing this time... think you can guess?

Friday, August 12

August 2011 Monkey Games: WEEK TWO

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by Scott Lydon 2 years ago

Last Friday we introduced you to the first week of of the 2011 Woot Monkey Games. Competition was fierce and the coveted Sansa Medals inspired our six staff teams to push themselves to the very edge of the limit of what they can do during their lunch breaks.

And now, at the end of Week Two, we're taking this chance to look back through all the events our athletes have endured in the name of office entertainment. Also remember that you yourself can compete at home each week! Our current contests are The Paper Airplane Toss and The Hula Hoop Endurance Challenge, and full rules of how to win an EXCLUSIVE one-of-a-kind Woot Games 2011 Monkey (as well as a t-shirt and a Sansa medal) are in those threads linked above. But before you go over there, jump inside and read about... this week in the 2011 Woot Monkey Games!