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August 21, 2009 • Posted by Michael Ferrari
Friday's Winners Announced!

$100 SmartyPig Gift Card

Thanks to everyone for playing this week. It's been a lot of fun. After 15 minutes of play and over 100 answers, we've got our winners!

The question was:
The Iowa State Fair was cancelled in 1898 due to the World's Fair which occurred in what state?

And the answer:
Nebraska

And the winners are...

Congrats to the winners! Winners please send an email to support@smartypig.com with your shipping address to where we can ship the gift card.

Thanks again and have a great weekend!

 

Tags: smartypig   •  twitter   •  contest   •  iowa state fair
August 21, 2009 • Posted by Michael Ferrari
Friday State Fair Twitter Contest!

 

Iowa State Fair

It's day five and our LAST DAY of the weeklong twitter contest in honor of the world famous Iowa State Fair!

SmartyPig is giving away 3 - $100 gift cards every day this week in honor of the world famous Iowa State Fair (Home of the Butter Cowbirthplace of the corn dog - and only a cow chip toss away from SmartyPig's corporate offices!). We will tweet a question and give our followers 15 minutes to reply to us.

The format:

  1. After 15 minutes, we will be picking 3 random winners with a number generator from the pool of correct answers.
  2. We'll post the winners here on our blog.

Make sure:

  • You're following us on Twitter.
  • We'll ask the $100 question everyday this week at 3 pm CST.
  • Answer the question correctly for your chance to win part of $1,500 in prizes!

Remember: if you don't already have a SmartyPig account, it's free to set one up! Winner must be in the US.

Good Luck!

 

Tags: smartypig   •  twitter   •  contest   •  iowa state fair
August 20, 2009 • Posted by Michael Ferrari
Thursday's Winners Announced!

 

 

$100 SmartyPig Gift Card

After 15 minutes of play and over 120 correct answers, we've got our winners!

The question was:
What was the hottest temperature recorded at the Iowa State Fair?

And the answer:
108 degrees

And the winners are...

Congrats to the winners! Winners please send an email to support@smartypig.com with your shipping address to where we can ship the gift card.

For those that did not win, don't forget to play along EACH DAY this week at 3PM CST for your chance at a $100 SmartyPig gift card!

 

Tags: smartypig   •  twitter   •  contest   •  iowa state fair
August 20, 2009 • Posted by Michael Ferrari
Thursday State Fair Twitter Contest!

 

Iowa State Fair

It's day four of the weeklong twitter contest in honor of the world famous Iowa State Fair!

SmartyPig is giving away 3 - $100 gift cards every day this week in honor of the world famous Iowa State Fair (Home of the Butter Cowbirthplace of the corn dog - and only a cow chip toss away from SmartyPig's corporate offices!). We will tweet a question and give our followers 15 minutes to reply to us.

The format:

  1. After 15 minutes, we will be picking 3 random winners with a number generator from the pool of correct answers.
  2. We'll post the winners here on our blog.

Make sure:

  • You're following us on Twitter.
  • We'll ask the $100 question everyday this week at 3 pm CST.
  • Answer the question correctly for your chance to win part of $1,500 in prizes!

Remember: if you don't already have a SmartyPig account, it's free to set one up! Winner must be in the US.

Good Luck!

 

Tags: smartypig   •  twitter   •  contest   •  iowa state fair
August 19, 2009 • Posted by Michael Ferrari
Wednesday's Winners Announced!

 

$100 SmartyPig Gift Card

After 15 minutes of play and close to 150 correct answers, we've got our winners!

The question was:
What year was the Iowa State Fairgrounds named to the National Register of Historic Places?

And the answer:
1987 or 1986

Some folks pointed out that the Iowa State Fair site had conflicting information. And you all were right. So regardless, we decided the only fair thing to do was to accept both answers.

And the winners are...

Congrats to the winners! Winners please send an email to support@smartypig.com with your shipping address to where we can ship the gift card.

For those that did not win, don't forget to play along EACH DAY this week at 3PM CST for your chance at a $100 SmartyPig gift card!

 

Tags: smartypig   •  contest   •  iowa state fair