The Official Know It All Contest Thread

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   Simone Smithposted 12 years ago

   Happy Thursday, Hubbers! Here are the first Daily Drawing winners of the final week of the contest. There will only be a couple more! Can you believe it???
   
   Day 21
   $50 for When You Should Go to College by MissTravel
   $10 for What are the benefits of attending college - is it worth it anymore? by InfoFinder
   
   Congrats to the winners!

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      FloraBreenRobisonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Congratulations to the winners.

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      Mmargie1966posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Congrats, fellow hubbers!

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   Simone Smithposted 12 years ago

   We have a lovely Day 22 winner today!
   
   Today's $50 Daily Drawing prize is for Walking Through a Forest Preserve in Spring Delights the Senses and Fosters Well-being by Happyboomernurse
   
   This Hub Answers a Weekly Topic Inspiration Question, so there is no Question winner.
   
   The Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Daily Drawing winners will be announced on Monday, along with the Best Questions and Answers of Week 3. Have a wonderful weekend!

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   Billie Paglioloposted 12 years ago

   a bit confused about the contest thread - I thought I saw a phrase that said something to the effect of 'submit your hub answer' here, but then the message comes up when that the posting is overly-promotional. Help! I just want to be sure my recent Hub is entered in the contest and since the blue line outlining the title disappears after writing the title, I'm not sure if it was there in the first place when I started the hub.

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      peachpurpleposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Wrong place. You should submit to:
      HubPages Know It All Contest Entries - Post Your Submissions Here!
      
      http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/93959?p … ost2032044

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         Billie Paglioloposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         oops, thought that was where I was.  Thank you sooo much!

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   Simone Smithposted 12 years ago

   Hey everyone! The weekend winners are in:
   
   Day 23
   $50 for You Survived College - Now Where are the Employment Opportunities? by TheInspiredLife
   $10 for As you know jobs are difficult to find for recent college graduates. by gmwilliams
   
   Day 24
   $50 for Beautiful Places to Visit in Pennsylvania by FreezeFrame34
   $10 for What are some beautiful places to visit in Pennsylvania? by SimeyC
   
   Day 25
   $50 for http://rubyhrose.hubpages.com/hub/What- … -to-Parent by Ruby H Rose
   $10 for What is your favorite age to parent? by Karen Hellier
   
   Also, it brings me great pleasure to also announce the week 3 Best Hub Answer & Question Winners:
   
   $50 for What is the BARF Diet and is it Safe to Feed a Dog Raw Food? Learn the Facts about Canine Digestion and Raw Bones by Linda Bliss
   $25 for Is it safe to put my dog on a raw meat diet? by Rob Le Plastrier
   
   $50 for Educational Thanksgiving Activities for Kids by alissaroberts
   $25 for Thanksgiving crafts for six year olds by Hope Wilbanks
   
   $50 for Mexican Recipes: Authentic Homemade Salsa by wayseeker
   $25 for What is the most successful recipe you have ever used? by MarkRFox
   
   We had a dreadfully difficult time choosing- there were so many amazing Hubs!
   
   I hope you've all been having fun with this. Just a couple of days remain!

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      FloraBreenRobisonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Congratulations to all the winners.

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      alissarobertsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Never did have a chance to get by here yesterday but just wanted to say thanks for selecting my hub! You all made my day! Congratulations to all the winners!

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   SimeyCposted 12 years ago

   Congrats to all the winners! Woohoo I won $10!
   
   Simone - what period does this cover? Is it all hubs through Friday? or through Sunday?

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      Simone Smithposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hey, you can buy... like... some good chocolate with that!
      
      It covers all days through Thursday

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         SimeyCposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         LOL well I think a six pack of Guinness has my name on it - of course only for research for my Guinness recipe hubs!

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   Simone Smithposted 12 years ago

   Guess what, SimeyC? That $10 prize is about to double. You were the Question asker of TODAY'S Daily Drawing Hub!
   
   The Day 26 winners:
   $50 for How to Clip a Dog's Nails Safely by alexadry
   $10 for How do you clip a dogs nails safely? by SimeyC
   
   Woo!

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      SimeyCposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Woohoo - that's two six-packs of Guinness! Guess I'll be doing a lot of cooking soon

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   SmartAndFunposted 12 years ago

   I didn't even realise this thread was here intil now, or I would have stopped by sooner. My hub with a shrimp taco recipe won the drawing one day last week, so I just want to say thanks!

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      Simone Smithposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Congrats on the win, SmartAndFun!

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   Charluposted 12 years ago

   I cannot believe it, it's only 8:30am here and I'm already at my limit for questions, with one chomping at my bare fingertips which I think might very well be my best question EVER. Ahhhhhhhh  Does anyone know what time the limit cut off drops, realizing I'm EST please post time zone?  Thank you all and congrats to all the winners!!!!!!

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   Charluposted 12 years ago

   I wonder if this is like being a junkie and needing a fix  :-))

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    Simone Smithposted 12 years ago

    Our second to last Daily Drawing winners are here!
    
    Day 27
    $50 for But Mom everybody is outside by AliceFSpencer
    $10 for Do you allow your children to play outside by themselves? by breastpumpreviews
    
    Congrats, you two!
    
    And heads up, everyone! You have until noon tomorrow to get your final entries in. It's now or never!

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       cardeleanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Ok Simone, pardon my ignorance but I thought that the deadline said Friday, March 30th at 12 PT?  Sorry if I missed a change somewhere.
       
       And congrats to today's winners!

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          SimeyCposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          Hmm it's even in the rules - direct copy and paste from the contest page:
          
          •The final deadline for entries is Friday, March 30th at 12:00pm (PT)

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             ThePracticalMommyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             I saw the same thing...I hope it's still that date and time!

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                cardeleanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                Me too, I was hoping to squeeze one more in! 

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       Victoria Lynnposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I thought we had until the 30th for our final entries? The contest ends the 29th?

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    Charluposted 12 years ago

    When did it change?

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    Simone Smithposted 12 years ago

    Hey y'all! Sorry for the lack of clarity with our timing. There are only 28 sets of Daily Drawing prizes, but because people have often missed the final DD cutoff deadline in past contests, we've taken to looking at Hubs for our qualitative prizes (the weekly and final prizes) that have been published as many as 24 hours past the deadline.
    
    So yes- you can submit entries through the 30th at noon, but they will only be considered for the weekly and final prizes; anything published after noon PT today will not have a chance of winning a Daily Drawing prize.
    
    Hope that clears things up! My apologies for any confusion. 

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       cardeleanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       It does, thanks Simone!!

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       ThePracticalMommyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks Simone!

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    Simone Smithposted 12 years ago

    Alright! The final Daily Drawing winners are up!!
    
    Day 28
    $50 for What is Cinco de Mayo to Me? by lone77star
    $10 for How do you celebrate your birthday? by baygirl33
    
    Congrats lone77star and baygirl33!
    
    Now all that's left is the Week 4 and final winner announcements! We're really having a heck of a time selecting winners- there are so many amazing entries. O___O

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       MickeySrposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Way to go Lone77star - good for you.

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    SimeyCposted 12 years ago

    Simone - when evaluating the Weekly winners do you look through all entries after the deadline or have you been picking favorites on a day to day basis? The reason I ask is that I've just updated a Hub that I created on March 27!

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       Simone Smithposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       We generally review them one-two days after they've been published, so I think the most up-to-date version of your Hub was reviewed

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    Simone Smithposted 12 years ago

    Alrighty- the final weekly winners, after some very tough deliberation, have been chosen!
    
    Week 4 Best Hub Answer & Question Winners
    
    $50 for Zen Rock Garden - History, Philosophy and How-To Guide by Om Paramaponya
    $25 for How do I create a zen garden by SimeyC
    
    $50 for Organic Eggs vs. Free Range and Cage Free Alternatives by nifwlseirff
    This Hub answers a Weekly Topic Inspiration Question
    
    $50 for Delicious Casserole Recipes to Warm Body, Heart and Soul by Gordon Hamilton
    $25 for Could you write a Hub about your Favorite Casserole Recipe? by J.S.Matthew
    
    Congrats, you three!
    
    Now all that is left to announce are the grand prizes on Friday.
    
    Big thanks to everyone who has participated in this contest. Reviewing the Hubs has been an absolute pleasure and privilege.  I don't think Questions on HubPages have ever seen such amazing Hub Answers before

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       ThePracticalMommyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Congrats to the Week 4 winners!

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    SimeyCposted 12 years ago

    Congrats to the winners!
    
    Simone I think you got the wrong questioners though!

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       Simone Smithposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I totally did- hahaa, I posted it too early before I plonked the links in! Fixed that

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    Randy Godwinposted 12 years ago

    Congratulations to all of the winners! 
    
    
    
    
                                           

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    Mmargie1966posted 12 years ago

    Congratulations, winners!
    
    Great Job!

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    oceansnsunsetsposted 12 years ago

    A big congratulations to all the winners!

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    Mrs. Menagerieposted 12 years ago

    Hooray for the winners...great hubs, congrats!!!!

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    stephhicks68posted 12 years ago

    Great job all!

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    blake4dposted 12 years ago

    Congratulations everyone who won in the Know it all Contest. Keep on Hubbing. Blake4d

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    lobobrandonposted 12 years ago

    Congrats to the winners, some of the best hubs I've ever seen have been published the past month!

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    Charluposted 12 years ago

    Congrats everyone for all of the incredible hubs and inspiring questions that got us all motivated. Then a standing ovation to the winners who have given me so much information for so many new projects.

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    habeeposted 12 years ago

    Kudos to all the winning hubs and questions!

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    Catzgendronposted 12 years ago

    Congrats to all the winners!!!

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    GoodLadyposted 12 years ago

    Great stuff winners!!! Great contest and very exciting every day. Will miss it all!!!

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    Peggy Wposted 12 years ago

    Congratulations to all of the winners.  I hope that they repeat this contest again soon.  There were so many great questions posed and needless-to-say, terrific answers! 

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    Billie Paglioloposted 12 years ago

    After all these wonderful winning hub articles to read, would someone please write a "How To Speed-Read" hub? High fives to the winners!

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       Simone Smithposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Hahaa, seriously. SO MUCH TO READ @_@

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    barryrutherfordposted 12 years ago

    Ditto! sorry that I was unable to participate this time...

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    stephhicks68posted 12 years ago

    Now, we're looking forward to the NEXT HubPages contest! 

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    Victoria Lynnposted 12 years ago

    I agree, stephhicks! I'm looking forward to the next contest, too! They're fun and challenging! AND they make us produce much more of our work!

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    Charluposted 12 years ago

    Ditto with Victoria Steph Peggy,etc. on another contest.  Hey I hit 100 hubs today thanks to that contest.  Yes I know it's over but it was sooooo motivating.
    Congrats to you all

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    ytsenohposted 12 years ago

    Congratulations to all the winners and all the contributors.  It was so exciting to see people setting goals in creating hubs from really good questions.  Incredible.

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    Purple Perlposted 12 years ago

    This contest was truly awesome. We got to read a variety of excellent topics of interest and got to know some excellent hubbers. Congrats to all the winners. I am looking forward to continue reading some great hubs.And the next contest!

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    Simone Smithposted 12 years ago

    I am very happy to announce the final Know It All Contest Winners:
    
    $500 Grand Prize Answer: How to Make "Play Do"-Homemade Playdough Recipes by cardelean
    $100 Grand Prize Question: How learning could be fun for kids? by dingdong
    
    $250 Second Place Answer: Music Lessons: The Importance of Music Education for Children by leahlefler
    $50 Second Place Question: How important do you think it is to learn a musical instrument when you are a child? by GoodLady
    
    $100 Third Place Answer: A Guide to the Perfect Family Vacation in the Pucon Area of Chile by Melovy
    This Hub answers a Weekly Topic Inspiration Question
    
    Choosing the top three Hub Answers sure was hard, but these Hubs came through as clear leaders once we fully inspected their performance with regard to our judging criteria. Way to go cardelean, leahlefler, and Melovy!
    
    I hope you have enjoyed this contest as much as we did. We've learned a ton, and think that many of the Hub Answers you've published will continue to see traffic and interest for months and years to come.

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       ThePracticalMommyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Congrats to the winners! All are well-deserving!

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       alissarobertsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       These 3 hubs were amazing! Congrats to the winners!

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          lobobrandonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          Congrats Cardelean and everyone else who won

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       cardeleanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you everyone for the congrats.  I am overwhelmed with excitement and honor that I have won this amazing contest.  I was among some incredible competition and I want to congratulate everyone that entered a hub and won a prize along the way.

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          K9keystrokesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          HUGE CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS!! GREAT WORK ALL!

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       stephhicks68posted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Way to go everyone!!  Great entries and a fun contest. 

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    blake4dposted 12 years ago

    A very warm and heartfelt congratulations to all of the winners. Keep on Hubbing. Blake4d

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    brakel2posted 12 years ago

    I just read Cardelean's hub today and hers and the others are amazing. The videos are very effective tools for HP. Congratulations.

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    GoodLadyposted 12 years ago

    What a nice surprise.  Thanks everyone, it's been so exciting.  Looking forward to spending the afternoon reading all the winning questions and answers.  Well done winners and writers.

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    Randy Godwinposted 12 years ago

    Can someone tell me where the contest judges are listed?  I've looked, but perhaps I'm overlooking them somewhere.
    
    
                                                         

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       Randy Godwinposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Am I invisible again?  I hate when that happens!  How about now?
       
       
       
                                        

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       lobobrandonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       The list of people aren't mentioned. Why do you ask?

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          Randy Godwinposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          Whew!  Then I'm not invisible after all! 
          
          They listed all of the judges in the HubPatron contest and I think the food contest before that one.  I just wondered why they didn't in this one. 
          
          
          
                                                 

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             lobobrandonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             Oh I don't know about those contests as I was new for the partons of the art (Hope the name is right). Didn't partake in it
             
             Nope I heard the hisses so popped in to see what was going on

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                Randy Godwinposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                HA!  Yep, and it's not usually me hissing either!
                
                
                
                                                   

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                   lobobrandonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                   Haha

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    mary615posted 12 years ago

    Congrats to all the winners! Good job....

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    SimeyCposted 12 years ago

    Congrats everyone! Looking forward to the next competition!

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    Denise Handlonposted 12 years ago

    Even though I wasn't able to participate as much as I would have liked to, I thought the Know it All Contest was an enjoyable contest because it offered something for everyone at all levels.  Congratulations to all of the winners-well deserved!

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    I Am Rosaposted 12 years ago

    Just curious:  How and when will the winners get paid?

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