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      <title>August 2010 Contest Winners</title>
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      <description>Well - we had over 280 entries into our $100 (3 $100 winners) Twitter and Facebook contest! We asked, "This month, TransUnion reported the avg combined debt for bank-issued credit cards dropped to 8-Year low. What is it?" The answer: $4,951, down more...</description>
      <dc:creator>Michael Ferrari</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>Well - we had over 280 entries into our $100 (3 $100 winners) Twitter and Facebook contest! We asked, "This month, TransUnion reported the avg combined debt for bank-issued credit cards dropped to 8-Year low. What is it?" The answer: $4,951, down more than 13% from last year, according to <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/25/business/main6803882.shtml" target="_blank">this recent article</a>.</p>
<p>We 'played' a summer activity in finding our winners (randomized to the top 20 people):</p>
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<p>Congrats to sr316@, stanley.fam@ and missylizzylucy!</p>
<p>Top 20: fmsimplicity, pdxtexan@, lexiquin, yogagirl, amcgee@, adnewcomb, prengleskp, nnauger.24@, marianne@, katelyn.yamamoto@, JaymeSquire, melissanazal@, alyfunk, KEN6@, emilyolson80, wol97@, zvm</p>
<p>Just a note: Those with @ after their names were submitted via Facebook.</p><br/><div style="clear:both"></div><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smarypig contests">smarypig contests</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/smarypig contests"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smarypig contests.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a>  <a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/twitter contests">twitter contests</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/twitter contests"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/twitter contests.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a>  <a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/facebook contests">facebook contests</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/facebook contests"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/facebook contests.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a>  <a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smartypig gift cards">smartypig gift cards</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/smartypig gift cards"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smartypig gift cards.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a> ]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:23:10 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>August 2010 Twitter and Facebook Contest</title>
      <link>http://blog.smartypig.com/rss-read/august-2010-twitter-and-facebook-contest</link>
      <category>Business</category>
      <description>We couldn't let August go by without having our monthly contest! We'll be giving away 3 $100 gift cards on Tuesday, August 31 at 2pm CST.  As usual - we will tweet/post a Facebook question and give our followers 15 minutes to reply for a chance...</description>
      <dc:creator>Michael Ferrari</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>We couldn't let August go by without having our monthly contest! We'll be giving away 3 $100 gift cards on Tuesday, August 31 at 2pm CST.  As usual - we will tweet/post a Facebook question and give our followers 15 minutes to reply for a chance to win.</p>
<p><img title="SmartyPig $100 Gift Card" src="http://www.smartypig.com/images/sp_100_rgb.gif" alt="SmartyPig gift card" width="300" height="199" /></p>
<p>The format:</p>
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<li>After 15 minutes, we will be picking 20 random people with a number generator from the pool of correct answers.</li>
<li>We'll use an old favorite to help in selecting three gift card winners.</li>
<li>We'll post the process here on our blog, so everyone can follow along!</li>
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<p>Make sure:</p>
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<li>You're <a href="http://twitter.com/SmartyPig" target="_blank"><span>following us on Twitter</span></a><span> </span>or are a fan on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SmartyPig">Facebook</a></li>
<li>We'll ask the $100 question on Tuesday, August 31 at 2pm CST.</li>
<li>Answer the question correctly for your chance to win!</li>
<li>If you are answering via Facebook, you will need to email us the answer (email to be provided at contest time) within the 15 minute time frame. </li>
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<p>Remember: if you don't already have a SmartyPig account, it's free to <a href="https://www.smartypig.com/registration/start" target="_blank">set one up!</a> Winner must be in the US.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p><br/><div style="clear:both"></div><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smarypig contests">smarypig contests</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/smarypig contests"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smarypig contests.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a>  <a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/twitter contests">twitter contests</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/twitter contests"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/twitter contests.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a>  <a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/facebook contests">facebook contests</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/facebook contests"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/facebook contests.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a>  <a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smartypig gift cards">smartypig gift cards</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/smartypig gift cards"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smartypig gift cards.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a> ]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:02:48 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>June 2010 Twitter and Facebook Contest Winners</title>
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      <category>Business</category>
      <description>We had exactly 202 correct answers from both Facebook and Twitter for our June 2010 contest. We asked: What US state is our new US bank partner headquartered? The answer: Our new partner bank, BBVA Compass is headquartered in Alabama.
We randomized...</description>
      <dc:creator>Michael Ferrari</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>We had exactly 202 correct answers from both Facebook and Twitter for our June 2010 contest. We asked: What US state is our new US bank partner headquartered? The answer: Our new partner bank, BBVA Compass is headquartered in Alabama.</p>
<p>We randomized the list for the top 20 and picked 3 winners by playing a summertime favorite:</p>
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<p>Congrats to our winners: <a href="http://twitter.com/alindeman" target="_blank">@alindeman</a> (we like to say alin-de-man), <a href="http://twitter.com/remodelsolution" target="_blank">@remodelsolution</a> and taradelin@ (Facebook winner)<a href="http://twitter.com/jackjohnson41"></a></p>
<p>Thanks to everyone who played and good luck in next month's contest. Just so you know, here are the top 20:  mbchilton, jake_ia, jtmccorkle@ (Facebook), bragdonh@ (Facebook), Tony_Leo, CaseyG2782, m_weber, carmen.contreras@ (facebook), EsterLinn, amyraelle, jcorley, soZealous, neilbode, mcschoon, beth.clevenger@ (Facebook), dvdzrus49, OUMicki</p><br/><div style="clear:both"></div><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smarypig contests">smarypig contests</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/smarypig contests"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smarypig contests.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a>  <a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/twitter contests">twitter contests</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/twitter contests"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/twitter contests.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a>  <a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/facebook contests">facebook contests</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/facebook contests"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/facebook contests.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a>  <a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smartypig gift cards">smartypig gift cards</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/smartypig gift cards"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://blog.smartypig.com/tag/smartypig gift cards.rss"><img src="http://blog.smartypig.com/template/smarty/images/tiny-rss.gif" border="0"/></a> ]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:13:54 -0400</pubDate>
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