monkeygeddon it is. Additionally this explains the differences in the pictures. The monkey for the letters in MONKEY and the explosion for the "word" GEDDON.

Mystery solved. And they would have got away with it if it wasn't for us meddling monkeys!

#1

http://www.woot.com/offers/bazooka-6-5-camouflage-coaxial-speakers-6

#2

http://www.woot.com/offers/briggs-stratton-2-5-gallon-gas-can

#3

http://www.woot.com/offers/duracell-nimh-aaa-batteries-12pk

#4

http://www.woot.com/offers/kona-ukulele-for-dummies-pack-2

#5

http://www.woot.com/offers/raticator-max-rodent-trap

#6 - Found by Mystic2 - It has been removed from the sport.woot gallery as of 8am 12/11/12, then reposted as a woot.com woot-off item later.

http://www.woot.com/offers/sigg-bottle-top-random-colors-1

Ah, I think they are far more clever than this! We are being led down the wrong path on purpose.

what if its just some letters that dont spell anything. like VNZOPBNFIA ya know. not an actual word.

mingsty wrote:monkeygeddon it is. Additionally this explains the differences in the pictures. The monkey for the letters in MONKEY and the explosion for the "word" GEDDON.

Mystery solved. And they would have got away with it if it wasn't for us meddling monkeys!

Yar!
That is all.

Keep following me on the twitt-o-sphere for updates on the #2012armageddoff #wootoff. I'll be watching and posting new found letters and keeping everyone up to date who is following @manbearpixel

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So far the following have been found ::

"N", "D", "M", "O", "E", "G"

Follow me for future updates, I'll be lurking so you can be lazy and go on with your life. Jerks. (jk)

-- Update
I've also compiled a little info-card with links to each trading card that you can download and check out.
http://bit.ly/woot2012armageddoff

The file WILL be updated as time progresses and more are found.

waterdogs wrote:Ah, I think they are far more clever than this! We are being led down the wrong path on purpose.

This is more a lark than a puzzle trail.
I think Monkey-geddon is the solve.

In case you're interested, here's a compilation of pictures so far.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20117472/Woot-Cards/Woot-Cards.png

Load it up, and refresh as new cards are released.

Bogie21 wrote:In case you're interested:

(Compilation of Pictures)[https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20117472/Woot-Cards/Woot-Cards.png]

Mind if I add a link to your image on my text file i've put on dropbox? It has some general information, steps, and current known letters. I can add a link to your image for people to check out.

My text file is here:
http://bit.ly/woot2012armageddoff

My best guess with the letters so far:

shirt.woot.com/offers/armageddon12

he didn't see it coming either....

I spoke with this Cortez guy, he says if we all just put the gold in the basket, we'll all be safe.

After 6 letters, I (independently) guessed the same as others here. Can it really be that easy?

cheesed00dle wrote:After 6 letters, I (independently) guessed the same as others here. Can it really be that easy?

As I've said before and I'll say it again.. if it REALLY is that easy I suggest we all march up to Wootopolis, storm the Woot Castle, and demand a better challenge from the Woot Monkeys!

..or at least some type of monetary compensation for the waste of our lives spent on this challenge.

Good thing some of you cats are more with the OCD. I totally missed the E.

Although I think we all know by now the word is going to be Curmudgeon

wootmageddon mentioned on page 2 still seems like the odds on favorite.

I think monkeygeddon comes in a close 2nd.

wootmageddon just has a nice ring to it. lol

To go with my Monkeygeddon word guess, I'm also guessing the shirt prize will have a Mayan Monkey end of world theme.

Just guessing.

OmenQ wrote:To go with my Monkeygeddon word guess, I'm also guessing the shirt prize will have a Mayan Monkey end of world theme.

Just guessing.

I'll go one further and say it will technically be an Aztec monkey, but popular misuse of their calendar will result in many a snarky comment fromy my ilk.

It's coming soon... http://monkeygeddon.com/

I hope it's not Monkeygeddon, because that seems awfully easy. However, the fact that the numbers, when put in order, make that a glaring possibility is a bit hard to ignore.

Worst..... End Of The World.... Ever

I'm sick of these "collect the crap and put the puzzle together" games. They are more frustrating than anything else. Might be why this has only 4 pages of comments and not 14. I'm probably not the only one who is sick of this.

lichme wrote:Worst..... End Of The World.... Ever

Since there is only one end of the world, I guess its either worst or best ever depending on how full our glass is/was.

Personally, I hope it's another shirt with a Narwhal on it.

mibutterflywingz wrote:I'm sick of these "collect the crap and put the puzzle together" games. They are more frustrating than anything else. Might be why this has only 4 pages of comments and not 14. I'm probably not the only one who is sick of this.

This type of comment really confuses me. No one is making you do this; if you don't want to, don't! They didn't have to do any promotion at all, so why complain?

The last time I pointed this out to someone, I was under the impression that this wasn't a "share with the group" type of thing... but it is, so you know what? You don't even have to do anything! You can leave it to other people, then swoop in and use their work! So, seriously! What do you have to complain about?!

researching monkeygeddon.com one moment please.

Garzman is your name Gary? lol.

Either way its a place called ENOM, INC.

gobliz wrote:Either way its a place called ENOM, INC.

eNom is a webhosting/domain name service.

http://www.enom.com/

We (and by we, I mean hopefully you) must dig deeper!

gobliz wrote:researching monkeygeddon.com one moment please.

MonkeyGeddon.com was established in 2011. I seriously doubt this was thought up a year ago. Woot staff seem more like the make it up as they go type. No real plan in place. I find it really hard to believe this domain has anything to do with this situation.

http://whois.domaintools.com/monkeygeddon.com

Lassik wrote:MonkeyGeddon.com was established in 2011. I seriously doubt this was thought up a year ago. Woot staff seem more like the make it up as they go type. No real plan in place. I find it really hard to believe this domain has anything to do with this situation.

http://whois.domaintools.com/monkeygeddon.com

Just a thought but... Maybe they did it when they designed and printed the 2012 Calendars. lol
~~Jinx
EDIT: Well this woot-off isn't listed in the calendar... so who knows

jjiinx wrote:Just a thought but... Maybe they did it when they designed and printed the 2012 Calendars. lol
~~Jinx

Possible but it was established pretty early in 2011. In April. Just seems a little early to me.

Wow.
Like I mentioned earlier, this is a lark, not an ARG, not a puzzle trail.
We know the url and most of the letters, but can't even verify.
Stand down the hacker tools.

awesome. Another letter. it is E with a 27.

EmmaLemon7 wrote:awesome. Another letter. it is E with a 27.

Here's the item and link!

Ready Set Mount HDMI8PK 8' HDMI Bundle:
http://www.woot.com/offers/8-hdmi-screen-cleaner-bundle-5

villagebike wrote:Here's the item and link!

Ready Set Mount HDMI8PK 8' HDMI Bundle:
http://www.woot.com/offers/8-hdmi-screen-cleaner-bundle-5

Thanks for adding that. Even though we probably know the word, this is sure keeping me from going crazy studying for finals.

Well if it is still MonkeyGeddon then the symbols in the lower right corner are not significant.

dfwhokie wrote:I'm guessing:

THEENDISNEAR

nope

i have seven letters so far in using just the woot site, no side sites.. How bout you guys?