Archive for the ‘Contests’ Category

Today we’re introducing a new Plug Us feature on our website, and to kick it off we’ve created a brand new contest that we encourage everybody out there to participate in. First prize is an iPod nano and we also have additional prizes including an iPod shuffle!

Interested? Here’s how to enter:

1. Add any of the new banners from our new Plug Us page to your website, blog, or public MySpace profile page and send an e-mail to hosts (at) cubscast.com to let us know when it’s up.
2. Leave the Cubscast banner and link up for at least 10 consecutive days in September 2007 and you’ll be entered into a random drawing for a brand new iPod nano.

That’s it! Winner will be announced on Monday October 15, 2007. To sweeten the deal, we’ll mention sites that enter the contest on the show during the month of September. In addition, the site that drives the most traffic our way in September will win an iPod shuffle and a special mention on the show, and the site that drives the least traffic also wins a special mention on Cubscast.

Be sure to check out the Official Plug Us Contest Rules. We hope this is a fun way to show your support of our show and also have a chance to win some great prizes in the process. Good luck to everyone that participates!

Update: Congrats to this week’s winners: Joseph and Thomas. They will receive a copy of “Hello Again, Everybody - The Harry Caray Story” on DVD. Thanks to everyone that participated!

To submit an entry, simply click on the photo below and enter your caption. Everyone is welcome to participate (even fans of our Central Division rivals — as pictured below).

As announced on today’s show, first prize this week…well, we forgot to announce what this week’s first place prize will be but stay tuned on Friday for that. Official Photo Caption Contest Rules.

Contest ended on Thursday May 24th at 8 p.m. CST. Winner was chosen and announced ‘live’ on Friday May 25th’s podcast.

Thanks again to everyone for participating!

As announced on today’s show, recently we received an e-mail from loyal Cubscast listener Brian R., who shared with us his idea for a brand new Cubscast contest:

Why not have a contest to see who can guess the first game that Lou Pinella gets thrown out as Cubs manager? You know it’s gonna happen. As Cub fans, we all know how frustrating watching this team can become, so why not cheer it on? The only question is when will he get thrown out of a game for the first time this season. You can make it interesting with extra credit for guessing which base will he pick up and throw. Prize package? How about some of those great Cubscast T-Shirts? - Brian R.

We thought Brian’s idea was great, and so we are now accepting entries to this contest based on these guidelines:

1. Limit one guess per person (if we find out you guessed more than once you’ll be disqualified)
2. You may guess one specific day from now until the end of the 2007 postseason
3. To enter, simply click on “Add Yours!” below and add your entry using this format - “MM/DD/YY - 2nd base” along with any additional thoughts you have on the contest or even the reason you decided to choose that specific date
4. Multiple entries that guess the same day are not allowed. This contest is basically “first-come, first serve” in terms of the available days.

Those are the only guidelines for this contest.

The winner will receive a 3-pack of Cubscast shirts from the Cubscast Store. We’ll add additional prizes to this contest each month of the season if Lou Piniella continues to keep his cool.

Contest ends on the date that Cubs Manager Lou Piniella gets ejected from a game during the 2007 season and/or postseason. If for some strange reason Sweet Lou is not ejected from a game the entire year, we’ll compile all the entries and will choose a winner by random drawing. Winner will be announced ‘live’ on the Monday podcast following Lou Piniella’s first ejection.

Thanks again to Brian R. for the idea, and to everyone for participating. Good luck!

Entries are now closed for this contest. As announced on today’s show, first prize this week goes to three winners: Adam, Amanda, and Shane. Each winner will receive a “Hello Again Everybody” DVD, which features the story of Harry Caray. Official Photo Caption Contest Rules.

Contest ended on Sunday April 8th at 8 p.m. CST. Winner was chosen and announced ‘live’ on Monday April 9th’s podcast.

Thanks again to everyone for participating!

Thanks to everyone that participated in last week’s photo caption contest. As announced on today’s show, first prize this week goes to Jim B., who wins a Moonlight Graham Prize Pack. Official Photo Caption Contest Rules.

Contest ended on Sunday March 18th at 8 p.m. CST. Winner was chosen and announced ‘live’ on Monday March 19th’s podcast.

Thanks again to everyone for participating! Stay tuned as we’ll have a variety of new contests coming up in the next month and throughout the 2007 season.

Many thanks for everyone that dropped by our booth and entered our free drawing at this past weekend’s Cubs Convention in Chicago. Listed below are the winners. Congrats!

Video iPod: Lisa V.
iPod Shuffle: Gary A.
iPod Shuffle: Mel C.
iTunes Gift Card: Sarah F.
iTunes Gift Card: Jennifer S.
iTunes Gift Card: Kevin H.

Autographed “Cubs Nation” Book: Richard W.
“Wrigleyworld” Book: Brian M.
“Boys of Spring” DVD: Bill H.

Cubscast “Excuses” Shirt: Kathy A.
Cubscast “Piniella” Shirt: Matt B.
Cubscast “Strode” Shirt: Ryan L.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Zack W.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Jessica O.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Kate L.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: George V.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Elizabeth H.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Laura B.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: David N.
Moonlight Graham Prize Pack: Brian B.

Stay tuned to Cubscast in the upcoming weeks for a brand new contest announcement as well as plenty of opportunities to win cool prizes like those above.

Thanks again to everyone that participated at this year’s convention!

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone that participated in this contest, you’ll hear a variety of entries in our special holiday show that debuts on Christmas Eve. Stay tuned!

As mentioned on today’s episode, this week we are inviting everyone out there to participate in a brand new Cubscast contest.

Santa has asked us to help him determine which Cubs players and personnel (or any sports figures/personalities) have been naughty or nice in 2006 and we need your help!

To enter, call the Cubscast voicemail box at 773-828-4396 and let us know who’s been naughty and who’s been nice. Don’t forget to leave your first name and the city/state you’re calling from!

Contest ends Thursday December 21st. A first prize winner, chosen by the Cubscast hosts based on humor and originality, will be announced on our special upcoming holiday episode on Christmas Eve. Santa guarantees it’s cool…but hey, it’s hard to trust a guy that claims he sees elves everywhere.

Thanks for participating and good luck!