Celebrate with a Box of Wood Contest

[Kathy Marshall]

I'm celebrating the fact that my lathe is back up and running and someone is going to have a reason to celebrate with me!

I went out to the woodpile today and I found a mesquite log big enough to get a 12" x 12" x 5 1/2" blank from. This mesquite blank is up for grabs for one lucky Creeker!

Here's how it works:
The winner will be chosen strickly by chance, all you have to do is pick the winning number.
I have chosen a number between 1 and 300. I've sent the winning number to myself in a PM and you can see the message is time stamped.
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To enter the contest, just reply to this thread with your number. You may only enter one number and it must be posted in this thread (no PM's please).

The contest will run until Wednesday, Feb 6th at 11:00pm or until someone posts the winning number (whichever comes first). If no one chooses the winning number before 2/6/13 @ 11:00pm, the winner will be the person closest to the winning number without going over.

If 2 people choose the same number, the winner will be the one that posted 1st.

When the winner is determined, I will post a separate thread announcing the winner and will include a screenshot of my PM of the winning number.

I will contact the winner by PM to get a mailing address.

Everyone is welcome to enter. The box will be sent Priority Mail in the US. If the winner is outside the US I will pay for the 1st $15.00 of postage and the winner would need to pay the difference.

This is what you're playing for:
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Good Luck Everyone!

[Jerry Marcantel]

222........... Jerry (in Tucson)

[Dick Latshaw]

I'm in. 76

[John Beaver]

Fun. I pick 142

[Greg Ketell]

Sounds fun! 156

[David Reed]

Never turned mesquite, like to give it a whirl.
223

[thomas prusak]

Lucky # 13

[Sid Matheny]

My number is 212.

Sid

[Eric Gourieux]

Count me in at number 3

[Chip Nasworthy]

my number is 153.

[Billy Tallant]

Count me in at 277.

[Hayes Rutherford]

Put me down at 123

[Jim Johnstun]

put me in for 222

[tom martin]

I pick 273
Thanks,
Tom

[Aric Krueger]

Nice looking piece! 175

[ryan kelley]

I'll take #1

[Michael Stafford]

98 is my choice!

[Phil Harris]

Looks like a purdy chunk of wood.

I'll try 77

[Noah Barfield]

180 for me, please.

[joel nucifore]

I will go with 163

[joel nucifore]

298 thank you

[Jason Ritchie]

I'll say 112.

[Andrew Arndts]

10 is my entry

[Steve bellinger]

What the heck i'll take 175

[Cheryl A. Prince]

I'll go with 33.

[Roger Chandler]

I pick # 117 ......very generous of you Kathy!

[Joe Little]

Very kind of you! I'll pick 87.

Joe

[John M. Smith]

186. Thanks in advance Kathy :)

[Phil Rose]

I'm thinking 256

[Josh Bowman]

Let's go with 57

[Bruce Markwardt]

117 for me

[Brian Libby]

M number is 66

[George Barber]

My daughter's favorite childhood number -- 154

[phil harold]

Eleventy-one


(111)

[Dale Winburn]

I'll take 74!

[Bill Bulloch]

The number is 214

[charlie knighton]

nice blank, good luck everyone

[Erik Johanson]

how about 114

[Richard Jones]

17 for me (my favorite small caliber!!)

Nice of you to do this, Kathy.

[Belton Garvin]

How about 43.

[Don McLeod]

I will try 122

[Bill Hensley]

I'll go with 237

[allen thunem]

im guessing 38

[Mike Cruz]

How about.....176

[kevin nee]

Number 53 5 letters in Kevin 3 letters in Nee Thanks Kevin Nee

[Tom Winship]

243. The first hunting rifle I owned growing up.

Thanks

[Fred Belknap]

I'll try 266, don't think anyone has that # yet, this should be fun/

[Larry Pickering]

7,love to get my hands on that

[Allan Ferguson]

276, Allan. And happy turning to you.

[Reid Strand]

294. I feel lucky.

[art pfenn]

111 I'm sure of it!

[Bill Bolen]

65 and thanks Kathy, happy to help celebrate!

[Joe Bradshaw]

280 is my lucky number.

[Rodney Hoyle]

Kathy,

Put me down atthe 123 spot.

Rodney

[jared herbert]

69 the year I graduated. I need that wood as mesquite doesnt grow in Iowa

[Michael Tucker]

Okay, I'm in for 48.

[Walt Hickman]

Count me in with 150

[Robert Henrickson]

128 for a couple reasons

[Pat Scott]

I pick 187.

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

225, Kathy. Nice idea. Very generous of you.
Faust

[steve mcconnell]

Cool stuff.

125

Thanks

[Jeff Moffett]

I'll go with 12.

[Carl Civitella]

i`ll try 121

[Bernie Weishapl]

I'll go with 192.

[Toby Bouder]

147 for me

[steven carter]

Great idea!

Number: 217

[Steve Kennedy]

222 Thanks for doing this.

[Randall Houghton]

47 is my number

[Greg McClurg]

137 for me. Thanks Kathy.

[Mike Brouillette]

I'll take 231

[Joe Ruden]

171 for my pick

[Ken Barney]

Lucky #288.

[David Gilbert]

I'll take 59.

Thanks and Cheers,
David

[Deane Allinson]

165 for me.

[Dale Coons]

I'll try 56. THanks!

[Brian Brown]

What the heck, I'll try 63. Thanks, Kathy!

[Anthony Cayll]

My guess is 75

[Gene Hintze]

If you add up the ages of me, my wife our 2 sons and our 2 cats you get 162. I'll go with 162! I have never turned mesquite. Sounds fun.

[Bill Bukovec]

I'll take 14 in honor of Valentine's Day. If my wife thinks we have too many bowls in the house, I will donate it for a charity auction.

Bill

[John Aspinall]

I'll go with 245. Very generous of you, Kathy!

[Reed Gray]

Hey Jared, we graduated in the same year, I was in Atchison, KA.

For my lucky number: number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9........

robo hippy

[Thomas Heck]

Thanks! 175

[Steve Busey]

A generous offer, even though I never win.

But submitting 83 anyway. ;)

[Russ Denz]

00000000127

[Scott Hackler]

153 Thanks!

[Chris Studley]

Put me down for 207...

[Mark Patoka]

#201 for me. Thanks for the generous offer.

[Tony Profera]

197 is my chosen number

[Dan Jechura]

Ok I'll play #88

Dan J.

[Brad Adams]

129 for me

[Jeffrey J Smith]

I don't think I've seen the winning number go by yet...it's 212. Thanks Kathy - what a great way to celebrate.

[Mike Svoma]

I'm in.........155

[Tom Caldwell]

Put me down for 235. Thanks.

[Eric Holmquist]

I'll try 273, thanks Kathy

[Alan Dick]

256 for me

[Brian Finney]

I'll try 19
Thanks Kathy

[paul vechart]

#118 please...thanks for sharing Kathy!

[Jenny Trice]

Beautiful wood. How about 49?

[Michael Watson]

Very Generous - 283 for me.

[Keith Bays]

ill say 250

[James Combs]

I am in with 247.

[BOB GOFF]

Why not? number 250

[Timothy Mann]

I will try 261.

[Ian Upwood]

Im In 197

[jeff . whitaker]

put me down for 159

Thanks
Jeff

[Harry Robinette]

I'll try 1

[Greg Bender]

Kathy,
Thanx for the unique contest opportunity, put me in for 53

[Mike Cross]

88 is my guess

[Steve Mawson]

215 will be my number, thanks Kathy, glad you lathe is back up and running

[Kathy Marshall]

No winner yet, but one guess was within 1 !:eek:

[Jim Seyfried]

I'll try 2

[Lori Kleinberg]

177. Very nice Kathy, thank you.

[Greg Just]

let's try 239

[Tom Wilson66]

I think it is 342.

[Clint Baxter]

love to turn mesquite. How about 257

Clint

[Jimmy Phillips]

My pick is 43.

[Kathy Marshall]

I think it is 342.
Psssst... Tom,
For your guess to qualify, it needs to be a number between 1 and 300.
You're welcome to submit a new qualifying number.

[Jon Lanier]

My number is..... 20

[curtis rosche]

291 is my guess

[doug barr]

180 for me thanks

[Justin Stephen]

I guess 117

[Thom Sturgill]

my guess - 128

Thanks for the game and the prize - whoever gets it! Glad you got your lathe working again.

[Glen Blanchard]

231 is my guess.

[Joe Herrmann]

I'll do 93.

thanks!!

[Bob Wolfe]

I'll go with 300, thanks.

[Richard Golde]

Im in for #66.

[cal thelen]

I would try 299 thanks for the opportunity very fun

[David Brightwell]

I cant wait to turn that!! 112

[Bruce Smith]

My guess is 189.
H. Bruce Smith

[Ken Kimbrell]

Very nice. :cool:

72

[kenneth walker]

77 for me.

[Tim Rinehart]

Kathy...you really know how to put the suspense on things!

I've put the all the submitted numbers thru a 3rd order statistical regression analysis, with yearly estimates for randomness and gravitational forces in the Wittman, AZ region included, and have come up with the following number...
21

I'll PM my address to you shortly. :D

[Darryl Hansen]

How bout 289

[Mike Cruz]

Tim, I think she just wants to go for a record with # of views adn # of posts...

I really should have gone with "The meaning of life". Those who "hitchhiked" 4 decades or so know what I'm talking about...

[Richard Crick]

I go with 10

[john davey]

How about 68???

[Daniel Gross]

Since no one has picked my number I'll submit 144
thanks for the opportunity to play

[William Bachtel]

l48 How that Thanks

[James Roberts]

Count me in Kathy, I'm going with 257.

[Mike Cruz]

With 138 replies, okay, some are repeat numbers...I've seen some... I'd like to say "What are the odds that the number hasn't been picked yet?!?!" But then some math guy here will tell me JUST what the odds are...:rolleyes: Kathy, you should have picked a number between 0 and 150. ;) The suspense would surely be over by now...

[Kathy Marshall]

With 138 replies, okay, some are repeat numbers...I've seen some... I'd like to say "What are the odds that the number hasn't been picked yet?!?!" But then some math guy here will tell me JUST what the odds are...:rolleyes: Kathy, you should have picked a number between 0 and 150. ;) The suspense would surely be over by now...
Mike, the suspense wouldn't have lasted nearly long enough :eek:. May be a little suspenseful for you, but it sure is fun for me ;). Still got more than 24 hours to go and the number is out there somewhere, and it hasn't been picked yet.

[Jim Gobel]

crap....Im too lazy to go through all the pages to see what has already been tried.....so hopefully 79 hasnt been picked yet and I WIN!!!

[Terry Murphy]

162
Terry in idaho

[Jack Gaskins]

I pick number 276.

[Steve Trauthwein]

Kathy,

Going to go short with number 7.

Regards, Steve

[Tim Rinehart]

Since no one has picked my number I'll submit 144
thanks for the opportunity to play
Hey...I get it ... 144, a gross... from a Gross.;)
I think I need to reevaluate the calculations I used in my selection!

[David C. Roseman]

Been trying to let the wood speak to me on this, but it's not talking right now. I'll guess 248. Thanks, Kathy!

[John Altberg]

Great of you to do this, Kathy. I will go with my birthdate, 27!

[jwjerry w kowalski]

I'll try no. 66

jw kowalski

[Jon Shank]

I'll give it a shot. 42

Jon

[Mike Cruz]

Yeah, Joe! He picked the "meaning of life"!!!

[David Warkentin]

23 of course

[Kelvin Burton]

Kathy, I'm sure it's 249! This will be a nice present to turn when I get home from Africa!

[Michael Gibson]

Thanking you in advance :) # 16 Michael

[Neil Longhenry]

I will pick 22 -- Thank you for your generous gift..

[Earl DesRoches]

I will pick 247

[Mike Cruz]

Only an hour left, Kathy! You're killin' us... Oh, wait, 11 pm EST, CST, Mountain, or Pacific? EEK!

[Kathy Marshall]

Only an hour left, Kathy! You're killin' us... Oh, wait, 11 pm EST, CST, Mountain, or Pacific? EEK!
That would be 11:00 my time (Mountain). 1:45 left so there's still time!

[Doug W Swanson]

Has 5,603,832 been picked yet?

Actually I've already gotten some nice mesquite from Kathy so I'm letting someone else win!

[Don McClure]

Why not...268

[Bernie May]

173 is my guess.