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A question that has been asked throughout the ages. From Socrates to Marx. From Eve to Hannibal. From Hollywood Henderson to Ickey Woods. Here's the way to play. All you have to do is read and answer the 15 questions on the main Foolball page. You'll be predicting what will happen in the Super Bowl, from touchdowns to groin pulls. Every question has an attached point value, and only one answer will be correct. We'll add up the point values of the ones you get correct and award the grand prize winner a $2000 trading account, courtesy of Datek brokerages. Some of the questions are serious, such as "Who will have the most rushing yards?" or "Who will win the game?" Other questions deal with the broadcast of the game, such as "How many times will Madden talk about food?" Finally, a few more are downright wacky. For purposes of the contest, questions are tracked from the opening kickoff until the game is officially over. Anything before or after these events DOES NOT affect any of the questions. For any time-related questions, all times will be Eastern and we'll be using our official clock to track these questions. To play, you must be a registered user of The Motley Fool. If you haven't registered yet, feel free to register with us. It's easy and free. Once you've registered, enter your user name and password at the top of the Foolball screen. Then, answer all 15 questions plus the tiebreaker. The deadline for playing is Sunday, January 31 at 6:00 PM EST. After that, we cannot accept any more entries. You may enter as often as you like, however we'll only accept your most recent entry. After entering, you should see an immediate web page confirmation that we've received your entry. Plus, we'll e-mail you a confirmation of all your answers. IMPORTANT! If you do not receive both of these, we most likely do not have your entry and you should make sure to play again. We WILL NOT accept any late entries or any entries sent to us by different methods than the official entry screen. Sorry, no e-mail, snail mail, or "back of a napkin" entries. Note: In case of a tie for the grand prize, we'll award first place to the person who comes closest in the tiebreaker question. If there is still a tie after using the tiebreaker question, then the winner will be determined by a random drawing. Ties for lower prizes will be determined in the same fashion. The Prizes 1st Prize: A $2000 trading account courtesy of Datek.. Well, you've proved you can predict sports. But can you use this keen ability in the market? Now, here's a great chance to find out, because you'll receive a $2000 account with Datek brokerages. 2nd Prize: A one year subscription to Value Line's Investment Survey for Windows. This Windows-based data/software service provides a range of capabilities for viewing, sorting, screening, graphing, and preparing reports on individual equities in the Value Line Universe. A $595 value!! 3rd Prize: A Box of Filet Mignons courtesy of Omaha Steaks. Yum, yum, and yum again. Our 3nd place winner will be swimming in beef! These tender, juicy steaks are just what every carnivore craves. And if you're a vegetarian, you can always use them as paperweights. 4th-7th Prizes: An Allstate Motorclub Membership, courtesy of Allstate. No longer will you have to pay exorbitant fees to have some guy named Enus tow your Plymouth to a junkyard. Yes, you'll feel much safer on the highway with this emergency roadside service plan. And it could even help you get out of jail!
Good luck and Fool on! Now take me back to the contest.
Todd Etter (TMFKnave),
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The name of the prize winners may be obtained from the winners page which will be posted after the contest or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Motley Fool Finance, 123 N. Pitt Street, Alexandria VA 22314. IF YOU'RE STILL READING THIS, QUITE FRANKLY WE'RE VERY IMPRESSED. IT PROBABLY MEANS THAT YOU HAVE WAY TOO MUCH FREE TIME. IF YOU DO, THEN DO US A FAVOR AND START CLICKING ON ALL OUR ADS. IT'LL MAKE THE SPONSORS HAPPY AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP DOING COOL THINGS LIKE THIS CONTEST. BY THE WAY, DO YOU THINK THAT DIERDORF HATES BOOMER? I MEAN, HE WAS MERCILESS TO THE POOR GUY. I GUESS THE DORF COULDN'T HANDLE SOMEONE ELSE GIVING INTELLIGENT INSIGHT INTO THE GAME. OH, WELL.
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