Friday, July 10, 2015

500/5,000 Drawing RESULTS!

The results are in!

First, I want to thank everyone who participated in the contest and for those taking the time to visit.  Not everyone can win but many did and those winners ended with one of their top picks too.  An armload of books will be hitting the post office shortly.

Second, as the random sampling results show, making it into the Top 10 Commenters paid dividends.  Frequent commenting was rewarded in the manner in which the ballot system was constructed.  Also good to see a few infrequent commenters make it into the prize list.  Notice rather than the eight books offered up as prizes originally, I pulled ten names from the sampling bin.  Two of the more requested titles got tapped twice.

Anyway, on to the prize distribution.
Winner: El Grego 
Winner: Michael Peterson
Winners: AHunt &
Christopher (aka Axebreaker) 
Winner: Bluebear Jeff
Winner: Gonsalvo
Winners: Samuli S &
Phil (aka Ms. DBA) 
Winner: Phil (Associaton les Riflemen)
Winner: Black Powder 
Congratulations to the 10 winners.  To collect, simply send an email via the Contact Form (shown below) containing your preferred mailing address:

Several books were in many contestants' Top 3 list.  Hyde's Wargaming Compendium was one of the most requested.  With such demand, I will consider offering up another copy in a future Give-away.

What?  Ray did not have his name drawn?  How could that be?  Well, Ray, to maintain your unbroken string of uncanny prize wins, send me your mailing address details.  I have a Consolation Prize for you.

For the winners, enjoy the books and please let me know when they arrive.  

40 comments:

  1. Thank you so much Jonathan. I'm looking forward to this. I'm also feeling like I need to think up something nice to send back your way.

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    1. Once the Compendium arrives and you have had a chance for a look, perhaps you could treat us to a review?

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  2. I won? Great!!!! Thank you very much Jonathan I cannot wait to get my grubby fingers on the book!

    Christopher

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    1. I'm sure I will!:-) Hopefully you got my address. Once again thank you!

      Christopher

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    2. Yes, got your address. Order has been placed. I will send an email when I receive notification that it has been dispatched.

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  3. I am flabbergasted to say the least... congrats to all of the winners!

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    1. My copy of AMW arrived in the post yesterday. It looks very good and I look forward to reading it when time permits.

      It is much thicker than I expected, clocking in at about 275 pages. Interesting stuff!

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  4. Thank you Jonathan. I am as impressed by your kindness as I am by my own luck. Hurrah for me and to all the other beneficiaries of your contest.

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    1. You are welcome, my friend. As for luck, you helped yourself by frequently contributing!

      I will need a mailing address, if you please.

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  5. Congrat's to all the winners! and Ray!

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  6. Well done to all of the winners. Great draw Jonathan.

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  7. Thank you, Jonathan. I am back on chemo again as of today so I will probably find lots of reading time as my fatigue level increases. I am of course delighted that I won and the Naseby book was my first choice too . . . so I am doubly lucky.

    Best wishes to you, sir . . . and many thanks.


    -- Jeff

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    1. So sorry to hear that. Good luck with your treatments, and hope they're effective for you!

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    2. Jeff, best wishes to you, my friend. You could use a bit of luck and reading material.

      Hope all goes well.

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  8. Many thanks for arranging this price draw Jon, and a big congratulations to the winners!

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  9. Congrats to the winners :) Ray is lucky!

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  10. Well done to Jonathan and all you lucky winners, a Consolation prize for me??? oh goodie!

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    1. I couldn't bear to be the one to break your chain of luck...

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  11. Congratulations everyone! Splendid prizes there!

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  12. Thanks for a superb drawing, Jon. My chattiness paid off, LOL!

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    1. Chattiness paid off! This is a more positive connotation to the phrase, "the squeaky wheel gets the oil."

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  13. Thanks Jon! much appreciated!
    All the best to you Sir!!

    cheers,

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    1. You are welcome! I always appreciate your participation.

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  14. Thanks Jonathan! Can't wait to get reading :) And congrats to all the other winners as well!

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    1. Congratulations to you, Samuli!
      You will be reading soon.

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  15. Congrats to the winners...and to me! Well, glad to come back from Cannes and to see I have won this interesting book...Thanks, many thanks for your prizes, so many winners!
    All the best,
    Phil.

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  16. Thank you Jon! got my book yesterday afternoon - looking forward reading it this weekend - I will post a "Thank You" at my blog soon!

    Thanks again!
    cheers,
    Phil

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    1. Excellent, Phil! Others are reporting receipt of their prizes too.
      Enjoy Maida! Perhaps, after reading the book we will see a refight on your blog? I would enjoy that.

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