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contest stories: 28 news summaries

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 Radiohead to Fans:
 Get Animated 

Band offers $10K, Cartoon Network exposure for music video

Mar 20, 08 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Radiohead is breaking new ground again—this time asking fans to make an animated video for any song on its pay-what-you-want In Rainbows album. The band itself will choose the grand-prize winner, who’ll get $10,000 to animate a full-length version. Would-be competitors have until April 27 to submit... More »

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music industry • contest • animation • music videos • Radiohead • Nine Inch Nails • In Rainbows • Aniboom.com

Subway Sues Quiznos
Over Ad Contest

Sandwich-maker offered $10K to fan that best mocked competitor

Jan 29, 08 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Subway is suing Quiznos after the sub-maker invited fans to drum up ads for an online contest, the New York Times reports. Two years ago, Quiznos offered $10,000 to the fan whose ad best compared Quiznos subs to Subway's "with Quiznos being superior." Subway fumed after seeing... More »

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advertising • contest • commercials • lawsuit • Subway • false advertising • Quiznos

Cops' Arrest Contests
 Spark Outrage

LA police compete to rack up most busts for 'bragging rights'

Oct 4, 07 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Contests by Southern California cops to see who can arrest the most people are sparking outrage across the nation. The object of one, called "Operation Any Booking," was the maximum number of arrests in a 24-hour period. The reward? "Bragging rights," said a Los Angeles deputy.... More »

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police • Los Angeles • contest • arrest

Iowa Hot Over Erotic Corn Dogs

Oct 3, 07 9:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Corn dogs are heating up the Iowa State Fair. Worried that it's "kind of disgusting," the fair board is considering nixing a local radio station's annual erotic corn dog-eating contest, in which women contestants are given 30 seconds to, well, perform. "We stress technique," DJ Steve... More »

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Iowa • contest • competitive eating

Romney Contest Winner is a
Dem in Drag

DLC prez enters tongue-in-cheek Mitt
ad, sweeps web voting

Sep 25, 07 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Candidates might want to think twice about wooing netizens by inviting them to make YouTube-style campaign ads and vote on their favorites. When Mitt Romney's people did it, the popular favorite was made by the president of the DLC. Bruce Reed's ad, a cheeky send-up of Mitt's struggle with his... More »

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Mitt Romney • Democrats • gay marriage • contest • Tagg Romney • political advertising • popular demand

10 Best Places to Pig Out

10 best gut-stretching meals around the country

Sep 10, 07 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tired of picking at salads and counting out almonds?  Fill up your plate with the 10 "best-tasting, most gut-stretching" meals the Discovery Channel could find.
  1. Lambert's Cafe, Sikeston, MO
  2. Eagle's Deli, Brighton, MA
  3. Seiad Valley Cafe, Seiad Valley, CA
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food • travel • California • steak • list • contest • restaurant • Missouri • eating • burger • pizza

Springfield, Vt., Takes 'Simpsons' Honors

Beats out 13 other Springfields to host  movie premiere July 21

Jul 10, 07 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Springfield, Vt., edged out 13 other Springfields to win the right to host the July 21 premiere of The Simpsons movie—set, of course, in Springfield. Voters in an online poll chose the video homage by the team from the Green Mountain State, a spoof of the show's opening sequence. More »

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film • Vermont • contest • video • The Simpsons • The Simpsons Movie • USA Today • Green Mountain State • movie premiere • Springfield • Springfield, VT • Vermont Film Commission • movies

Hot-Dog-Eating Champ Out With Strained Jaw

5-year wiener reign could end July 4

Jun 29, 07 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Will the 4th of July ever be the same? For 5 years, the day has belonged to Takeru Kobayashi, the unstoppable winner of Nathan's annual hot dog eating contest. But the chow champ—a Japanese professional eater nicknamed "tsnuami" for his technique—is in a pickle. He can barely... More »

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Japan • Takeru Kobayashi • Joey Chestnut • hot dogs • Nathan's • contest • competition • world record

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