Since it's almost Thanksgiving, we decided to hunt some turkeys for our 3 $100 gift card winners:

Congratulations TheOneTruePax, wigstheone, and stlcolleen! Please DM us your address via Twitter, so we may send your $100 SmartyPig gift cards!

Thanks for everyone who played and good luck next month. Here are those that made it into the top 20: animeclubmusic, parterburn, brianf80, Debonair1, RealBernieAdams, molliesc, markevaul, artificialrobot, schippers, rcooper, sweetjean, veddebra, ericos, d_skaggs, twigglesMG, jamsmac and ronymirzaians76.

Facebook and Twitter Integration

New features introduced today expand on SmartyPig's existing social media functionality and are a first in the banking industry! SmartyPig users now have the option to securely connect their existing Twitter and/or Facebook account to any goals that they have chosen to share with friends and family. When Twitter is connected to a shared SmartyPig goal, SmartyPig will automatically post to that Twitter account any time funds are added towards meeting a goal. The Facebook connect feature works similarly, posting to the Facebook user's wall every time funds are added towards meeting a goal that they have chosen to share. The best part about this connectivity is that the posts and tweets happen automatically. So even if you are not logged in to your SmartyPig, Twitter or Facebook account, SmartyPig will continue to post tweets and wall posts on your behalf when funds have been added to your goal. Again, this type of connectivity is a first in the banking space so we are really excited to get your feedback. Check out the screen shots below from my own personal account! Connecting to your Facebook or Twitter account is simple. Here's the Facebook and Twitter connect pages.

Once connected, the page expands and you can now select the goals you would like SmartyPig to post/tweet on your behalf. In addition, you can include a link to your SmartyPig sharing page, so friends and family can easily contribute to your goal!

And here is an example of what a tweet and wall post looks like to your friends and followers, anytime funds are added to your goal (via recurring monthly contribution, one-time adds of money and gifts from family and friends).

Enhanced Widget

Second, we heard loud and clear that you wanted more customizable options for the widget so we completely enhanced the widget creation process. As of today, we launched an entirely new customizable widget that allows you to include multiple goals, customize messaging and graphics, link to your SmartyPig sharing page and integrate with over 28 social destinations like Facebook, MySpace, blogger and more. Here is the widget creation page:

And here is a sample widget:

Setting and achieving a goal is a very empowering experience and many of you enjoy involving your friends and family in the process. Please test run the new Facebook and Twitter connect features and enhanced widget and let us know what you think.

Thanks!

Mike Ferrari, co-founder
@mferrari

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...

• @danielshipton
• @richdrake
• @dwcouch
  

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!

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 Cow, birthplace 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!

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...

• @44ounce
• @cc500x
• @mel4him
  

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!

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 Cow, birthplace 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!

After 15 minutes of play and over 100 correct answers, we've got our winners!

The question was:
What was the exact weight of Freight Train, winner of the "big boar contest" last year at the Iowa State Fair?

And the answer:
1259 lbs (or pounds, actually we accepted anything that said "1259")

And the winners are...

• @abs896
  
• @Ein2015
• @chriswoods85
  

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!

Over 150 people responded with the correct answer. We used a great summer method to get the final 3 $100 winners:

Congratulations huied, krotondo and crowbert! Please DM us your address via Twitter, so we may send your $100 SmartyPig gift cards!

Thanks for everyone who played and good luck next month. Here are those that made it into the top 20: joeslacker, chasehunter, kidzmatter2me, BeverlyDennis, kristenbyers, gaiku, calvinlarsen, discDAY, KCutright, AaronRoth, Josh9002, nelswadycki, oski97, jeremyfrank, tardyon, aliat, danielshipton.

A couple of veteran players won $100 today, so it pays off to play every month.

Here are the winners:

Congratulations to CUWarrior, Peteness and PhilKJames!

Here are those that made it into the top 20 - thank you for playing and better luck next time! glangley, dawithers, Nicole_1984, ggadventures, davereid, monsterfashion, AdMavericks, 77motivated, ArturoFernandez, rubx, abkadefgee, JenniPullen, LouLou197533, wcdel, casademora, tifferh07, rself.

We have been seeing a lot of new players the past two months and this month was no exception, thanks to everyone for playing!

Here are the winners:

Congratulations to ebranscombe, netcrusher88, markevaul!

Here are those that made it into the top 20 - thank you for playing and better luck next time! ilektrik, CatRocketship, BeverlyDennis, cmebane, swalbers, jessc098, stlcolleen, aaron116, mcnater, PhilKJames, spakys1stp, DwanesWorld, igdesign, wcdel, trenttsd, amoeba09, ashleymc.

Congratulations to infocuspartners, JenniferRyther, and MIphotography! Please make sure to DM us your address via Twitter so we can send your $100 SmartyPig gift card!

Here are those that made it into the top 20 - thank you for playing and better luck next time! thirtynholding, gretchasketch22, egglng, lisa_lewis, merrylake, lynndro, afalker, RitaYangLu, urvile, jessc098, nelswadycki, bagmomma, kateschneider, sweetjean, AmandaZinger, joshgroth, chasehunter.

The format:

1. After 15 minutes, we will be picking 20 random people with a number generator from the pool of correct answers.
2. We'll be bringing back a trusted method in selecting three gift card winners.
3. We'll post the process here on our blog, so everyone can follow along!

Make sure:

1. You're following us on Twitter.
2. We'll ask the $100 question on Thursday, April 23rd at 11am CST.
3. Answer the question correctly for your chance to win!

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!

The format:

1. After 15 minutes, we will be picking 20 random people with a number generator from the pool of correct answers.
2. We'll be bringing back a trusted method in selecting three gift card winners.
3. We'll post the process here on our blog, so everyone can follow along!

Make sure:

1. You're following us on Twitter.
2. We'll ask the $100 question on Friday, March 27th at 11am CST.
3. Answer the question correctly for your chance to win!

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!

1. After 15 minutes, we will be picking 20 random people with a number generator from the pool of correct answers.
2. We'll be bringing back a trusted method in selecting three gift card winners.
3. We'll post the process here on our blog, so everyone can follow along!

Make sure:

1. You're following us on Twitter.
2. We'll ask the $100 question on Friday, February 20th at 11am CST.
3. Answer the question correctly for your chance to win!

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!

1. After 15 minutes, we will be picking 20 random people with a number generator from the pool of correct answers.
2. We'll be bringing back a trusted method in selecting three gift card winners.
3. We'll post the process here on our blog, so everyone can follow along!

Make sure:

1. You're following us on Twitter.
2. We'll ask the $100 question on Thursday, December 18th at 3PM CST.
3. Answer the question correctly for your chance to win!

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!

1. After 15 minutes, we will be picking 20 random people with a number generator from the pool of correct answers.
2. We will then have a turkey day friend help us pick the winners.
3. We'll post the process here on our blog, so everyone can follow along!

Make sure:

1. You're following us on Twitter.
2. We'll ask the $100 question on Tuesday, November 25th at 3PM CST.
3. Answer the question correctly for your chance to win!

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!

1. After 15 minutes, we will be picking 20 random people with a number generator from the pool of correct answers.
2. We will then pin those 20 names onto our board.
3. While blindfolded, we will throw darts and three lucky winners of a $100 SmartyPig gift card will be chosen.
4. We'll post the process here on our blog, so everyone can follow along!

Make sure:

1. You're following us on Twitter
2. We'll ask the $100 question on Thursday, July 17th at 10am CST
3. Answer the question correctly for your chance to win!

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!

This came across my reader thru Twitter and we can't help but want to share it with everyone.

This goes back to our roots regarding changing people's behavior with how they save and the true feelings of accomplishment they get using SmartyPig. And it is the very reason I started out on this journey some two odd years ago of creating this system. Because in the end there is nothing more optimistic than setting a goal. And there is nothing more satisfying than reaching it.

Thanks, Mike

Watch the video:

Congratulations to lindsayress, jenharvey and pepsidave14!

The runners-up (or those who made it on the board) were spacecostsmoney, ericabiz, chrispunke, abrudtkuhl, charris1980, davereid, tompohl,jcbgrady, geekmommamashup, ericos, Kathy_L, robbyg, jensir, trutter, theGlenn, amywright, gocyclones.

Better luck in next month's Twitter contest if you didn't win this time!