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Contest update: Three guys just won Intel Core 2 quad-core desktop processors! photo

See that blue stuff in this photo?  I have to mail all of those out to Destructoid readers. How tedious! Can you help take some of these off my hands?

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Seriously though, I'm happy to announce this week's random winners for the Skywire 2 game happening through this Friday where three more random players will net $300 and compete in an online game tournament to win these three absurdly fast gaming PCs provided by our friends at Intel and Cyberpower.  They're having a sale on gaming PCs which come with a free copy of Conan: Halfnaked Adventures, so if you're in the market for a PC check out their goods and tell them we sent you.

Congratulations to these fine Dtoiders who will receive a brand new Q9400 Intel Core 2 quad-core desktop processors, as modeled by me and Little Dtoid above.

NoLaw
Atlas
RonBurgandy2010

You boys know the drill: Send me your mailing address at niero [at] destructoid.com (from the email address that matches your profile) and we'll get you the goods.

It's not to late to get in the game -- You literally have less than 72 hours to get your name on this leaderboard for a chance to win something before this match is over, so get on it!  As it stands at this second your odds of winning are one in two hundred -- not bad at all! Don't you wish Destructoid ran your state lottery? The Match 2 finalists will be announced this Friday shortly after midnight 12 AM EST.  Good luck!

PS. Special thanks to Nitrome for lending us their games. You guys rule!


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CWal37's Avatar
CWal37 at 11/12/2008 16:39
Nice, congrats guys.
Scrixx's Avatar
Scrixx at 11/12/2008 16:44
Good Job Guys!
PhazonYoshi's Avatar
PhazonYoshi at 11/12/2008 16:56
I'd be jealous if I actually knew what the clock speed was. 4x1GHz is all well and good, but it's still 1GHz.
bluexy's Avatar
bluexy at 11/12/2008 16:57
Congratulations winners. :D

omg omg, 3 out of 194 = 1.5% chance at winning! Fuccck, gotta get a chance to win a computer!
The Bez's Avatar
The Bez at 11/12/2008 17:00
Ive played this weeks game and submitted my score a few times but my name still doesn't show up[ on the leaderboards. What's the deal?
CelicaCrazed's Avatar
CelicaCrazed at 11/12/2008 17:02
Yeah I'm having the same problem as The Bez :(
My name isn't showing after submitting my score.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 11/12/2008 17:02
Congrats to the winners!
PhazonYoshi's Avatar
PhazonYoshi at 11/12/2008 17:03
Maybe ya'll aren't doing very well?
Niero's Avatar
Niero at 11/12/2008 17:08
4 x 2.66ghz / 6mb cache / 1333
PhazonYoshi's Avatar
PhazonYoshi at 11/12/2008 17:12
That's not too bad at all.
Thankies niero.
Vlambo's Avatar
Vlambo at 11/12/2008 17:14
so it's a Q6600, Not bad not bad
TrickyNicky's Avatar
TrickyNicky at 11/12/2008 17:18
I'm having the same problem as Bez and CelicaCrazed. I've submitted a score several times on several different days but I'm still not on the board.
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 11/12/2008 17:22
Oh, your name is suppoesd to show up? I just figured I never made it to the first page or something :)

Gratz to Fontaine though!
Dan CiTi's Avatar
Dan CiTi at 11/12/2008 17:25
Fuck I should have entered this. I'm tight for money and I need to buy a new DVD drive for my Wii($70) and I'm trying to finally get my own gaming PC. UGH.
Benefactor's Avatar
Benefactor at 11/12/2008 17:27
Awwwww...too bad. Congrats to you guys, though!
Scrixx's Avatar
Scrixx at 11/12/2008 17:29
TrickyNicky, Same here but I don't mind. My processor is in decent condition and I rather let others win something that I won't appreciate as much.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar
AngelsDontBurn at 11/12/2008 17:45
I didn't even understand how to post my score that last game. It claimed I was doing it but it wasn't cooperating. :\
kciN's Avatar
kciN at 11/12/2008 17:56
I, like many others, still have no idea how one successfully submits a score. I've played and beaten the first level, at which point there is no option to submit a score. I've played and beaten the first level and intentionally died in the second, at which point I've submitted my score (as submission is only possible when you die), and my name did not appear. I beat the first level, right-clicked the game and hit "Play" to start the level over again, died, and submitted my score, which didn't work either. I then played the first level over and over until I had 35,000 points and submitted my score, and still my name did not appear.

What am I missing? I noticed everyone on the leaderboard has a custom icon. Do you have to choose an icon to qualify (however ridiculous that stipulation would be)? Or is everyone scoring well over 35,000 or doing something differently? It's unfortunate that, despite this thread and the other regarding the end of the last competition which both contain a great deal of confused questions regarding how to submit a score, that no one on staff has addressed this issue.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar
RonBurgandy2010 at 11/12/2008 17:57
Wait, did I really win? Are you serious? Are you fucking kidding me?

Transbot's Avatar
Transbot at 11/12/2008 18:01
@Vlambo

Nah, not Q6600 - they're 2.4 ghz. They're have to be Q9400s.
OmegaPlatinum's Avatar
OmegaPlatinum at 11/12/2008 18:04
I'm as confused as kciN
OmegaPlatinum's Avatar
OmegaPlatinum at 11/12/2008 18:05
I'm as confused as kciN
Niero's Avatar
Niero at 11/12/2008 18:17
Yup! Q9400's!
NoLaw's Avatar
NoLaw at 11/12/2008 18:18
holy shit I won!
mix's Avatar
mix at 11/12/2008 18:34
Congrats people!!!

Fast processing is fast!
NoLaw's Avatar
NoLaw at 11/12/2008 18:34
sent my address to niero@destructoid.com, cant wait until it arrives!
Johnny Justice's Avatar
Johnny Justice at 11/12/2008 18:39
@kciN
I had the exact same problem.
It has nothing to do with having a custom avatar.
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 11/12/2008 18:44
Congrats, guys.
kciN's Avatar
kciN at 11/12/2008 18:47
So I found out a coupla minutes ago, Johnny. Thanks for the reassurance.

Any help from staff would be nice - albeit unexpected at this point...
cbre88x's Avatar
cbre88x at 11/12/2008 18:48
I've had the same problem. I've tried everything to submit a damn score. This contest is broken/rigged.
cbre88x's Avatar
cbre88x at 11/12/2008 18:56
@kciN

You are giving the Dtoid staff too much credit by expecting help.
NoLaw's Avatar
NoLaw at 11/12/2008 19:07
So Im not in the final tournament now right?
kciN's Avatar
kciN at 11/12/2008 19:07
Two more people just made it on to the leaderboard somehow.

Fuck this, I'm done.
Zodiac Eclipse's Avatar
Zodiac Eclipse at 11/12/2008 19:20
Sweet I'm still on the leaderboard. Better hurry and end the contest before I get bumped any further down.
GohanGVO's Avatar
GohanGVO at 11/12/2008 19:25
Congrats.

Also, I finally made it on the leaderboard! Phew. :)
MrNiceguy's Avatar
MrNiceguy at 11/12/2008 20:21
Congrats DUDES! I am happy for u :D. Btw is these the guys tat are moving up to the final match or... just for the Quad core drives?
DStek's Avatar
DStek at 11/12/2008 20:24
Actually, these chips are better than the Q6600. These are on the 45nm process, which makes them Yorkfield or newer. Wait, he says they're Q9400's...so...yeah. Yorkfield. Low-range Yorkfields, but a quad's a quad.
coffeesash's Avatar
coffeesash at 11/12/2008 20:37
I finished the game, submitted my score and I'm not on the list :( That took a long frustrating time :(
Alexradl's Avatar
Alexradl at 11/12/2008 20:46
Wow, awesome! Congrats guys!!
BlackSheep's Avatar
BlackSheep at 11/12/2008 21:53
i'm also one of the many who submitted poorly....

wamp wamp
ShawnKelfonne's Avatar
ShawnKelfonne at 11/12/2008 22:40
Yeah, I have the same score-submitting issue as the others it seems.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar
RonBurgandy2010 at 11/13/2008 06:12
@MotoRobo
No, those were like $5000
Wghj55's Avatar
Wghj55 at 11/13/2008 10:44
@GohanGVO

How did you finally get your scores to submit?
GohanGVO's Avatar
GohanGVO at 11/13/2008 17:16
I just played the game again. After submitting the score, it took me straight to the leaderboard rather than staying on the game's page.
Atlas's Avatar
Atlas at 11/19/2008 22:27
HOLY SHIT!!! I NEVER KNEW!
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