Skippy and I decided that the final OBME of 2008 should be a very special one. As you know, nominations are made on the basis of ‘an outstanding contribution to chat’, and there are 9 people in particular, without whom chat would be very dull indeed.
Therefore, the nominees for the December OBME are…
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and the Order of the BingoMania Empire for December goes to …
drum roll…
All the BingoMania UK GMs, in recognition of their hard work and dedication. A very big Thank you! to all of you.
If you want to be in with a chance to be January’s OBME winner, check out the details on the blog
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We have had a lot of great entries again this year in a contest that has had more comebacks than The Rolling Stones. After much deliberation, mulled wine and mince pies we have finally been able to decide the winners of this year’s Christmas Name Contest.
In the category Creative/Original, first prize of £50 cash goes to the alphabetically challenged THE 1ST NO L. Second place and £25 cash goes to the easily satisfied YULETIDEMEOVER and the third prize of £10 cash goes to the seasonal and nawty (at least she’s honest) Im sNOangel.
Some of the names submitted this year gave us more laughs than The Two Ronnie’s Christmas Special. In the category Outrageously Funny, first prize of £50 cash goes to Sinderella’s best mate, fairy gobmuvva. Second place and £25 cash goes to the meteorologically astute gizaREINmacDEER and the third prize of £10 cash goes to the colourful rudyrednose.
Skippy got all excited when he heard that the final category to be judged was Spirit of Christmas until we told him that we didn’t mean he would be sampling drinks. Even with no House Party or Mr Blobby in sight, first place and £50 cash goes to Papa Noel. Second place and £25 cash (which will pay for plenty of chapstick) goes to MisLToe and the third prize of £10 cash goes to what we wish for most of all, happyxmas2uall.
Well done to all our winners and if you didn’t quite make it into the top rankings this year, we hope that you will enjoy the little gift which Skippy Claus leaves in your stockings tonight.
TT, Med, Wobbly, Pops, Midge, Sappy, Chocs, Tiger, Sparks and all the other staff here at BingoMania UK wish you all a great Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.
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It’s time to get those thinking caps on for BingoMania UK’s Christmas Name Contest. Show off your creativity by selecting a new and dazzling Christmas alias for a chance at some great prizes. We had some fantastic entries last Christmas and we can’t wait to see what you come up with this year.
Contest Timelines:
- December 1st - Contest officially begins (players who changed to their Christmas name before the 1st December are still able to enter with the name they have chosen)
- 11:59pm on Saturday 20th December - Deadline to make your name change.
(any name changes made after 12:01am Dec 21st will not qualify and will have to follow the normal 30 day rule for name changes) - 11:59pm on Saturday 20th December - Deadline to email entries to GM TartanTerror
(Any emails received after midnight will not qualify for the contest) - December 23rd - Tallying of winners
- December 24th - Winners announced in chat
- December 26th - Announcement in newsletter
- December 31st - Contest officially ends and you may request a name change
HOW IT WORKS:
There will be 3 categories:
Most Creative/Original
Most Outrageously Funny
Spirit of Christmas Award
The prizes in each category are:
1st Prize - £50 Cash
2nd Prize - £25 Cash
3rd Prize - £10 Cash
Rules:
1.You must be an active player in BingoMania UK (an active player is someone who has made a deposit in the past 30 days)
2.Only one name change per account/email address is allowed. If duplicate or multiple entries are received only the first one will be accepted and the other disqualified.
3.You must keep the name from the time you change it until the 31st December. Be sure to join the chat rooms so the GM’s can see your new name.
4.Your name change must follow Mania’s guidelines and cannot include “GM” in the name. After you make your name change send your usual alias and your new Christmas alias to gmtartanterror@bingomania.co.uk. If you do not send an email you will not qualify for the contest.
5.To request a name change simply send in a help desk ticket to the office with the alias you would like. Please note there is a 15 character limit for aliases. The office will then change your name to the one you requested if it is available. After your name change is complete email your new and old alias to GM TartanTerror. (Please note: do not email your entry until after the name change has been made on your account in case the name you have chosen is not availalable.
Entries will be added to the list below daily. If you do not see your submitted Christmas name on the list below be sure to email GM TartanTerror before the 20th of December deadline. A Complete list of entries will be posted here by the 22nd of December.
* Employees of Helix International Inc. and family members of such employees are not eligible to enter contests, games or other giveaways.
Entries:
allannsign
aseason2blolly
awayinaMANIAger
Bah Humbug
BillyTheBauble
EBEENAzer
elfmyself2red
ElfYaSelf
fairy gobmuvva
ghostofurpast
GibLets Party
gizaREINmacDEER
GobbleMyTurkey
GOBBLING TURKEY
HairyFairy
HappyCrimbo
happyxmas2uall
Im sNOangel
IAMAFRISKYSANTA
itS ANT An DEC
Jingle bells
MINCETART
MisLToe
MissCarolSinger
Nanny Scrooge
northpole
Papa Noel
Peppa Pig
PlumpPudding
prancer
PullMyCracker
redbauble
rudeELFSredbits
RudolphRedCard
rudolphsREDnose
rudyrednose
Santa’s Baby
SANTASACKEDME
Santasbitofluff
SANTASFULLSACK
SantasGoodGirl
Santaslilhelper
SantasNotReal
sigh lent night
SnoDrop
SNOMANashotasme
SPARKLY BALLS
Stuffyaturkey
THE 1st NO L
TinselToes
Winterlynn Eve
yulelogon2MANIA
YULETIDEMEOVER
If you do not see your alias listed above and you have sent an email entry to TT, please make sure that you have made a deposit in the past 30 days. If you have then please email GM Tartan again or get a GM to check if she recieved your entry. TT will accept entries and name changes made up until midnight on Saturday 20th of December.
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Our server is called Mojo. Our Mascot is called Skippy. But we think it’s a bit of a shame that our bingo callers don’t have a name. Well, obviously, they’ve got real names but we want BINGO names. That’s why we’ve arranged this little contest.
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- Yep, we want a creative name for each one of our four female bingo callers. Note: Gladys or Irene just won’t cut it.
- We’ll take your suggestions on our blog
- Leave your suggestions in the comment form below
For example:
Madhouse _____________
The Pound _____________
Second Chance _____________
Fair & Square & Little Britain ____________ - Send in the best names and you’ll get a complimentary £25 bonus.
- Suggestions will be accepted until Wednesday, December 5th
- We’ll declare the winners on Thursday, December 6th (if we can’t decide, we may ask for your help again).
I’m looking forward to some of your suggestions : )
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What’s with the weather? …Is this the effect of global warming or just a string of bad weather? If you’ve seen the documentary of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”, then you might be wondering.
Regardless of what the cause of the recent weather is, I’d really like to spread some sunshine your way : ) I was chatting with GM TartanTerror (our GM Supervisor) and we came up with this fun idea:
1) You send us a picture of yourself with the rainy, wet background and your saddest face
2) Everyone who sends in a pic, will receive some sunny BBs
3) Then you send us a 2nd picture of yourself with some sun behind you and your happiest face
4) We let the community vote on the best before and after’s
5) There will be a little Sunshine Grand Prize for the best three voted Before and After Photos
Please send us your pics to gmtartanterror@bingomania.co.uk and will post them up for you on our blog.
Important Dates:
- Sunday, July 15th last day to send in sad photo
- Wednesday July 18th, last day to send in happy photo
Now, go get that Camera and snap away.
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