Spider Riders winners (hopefully they like bugs)
After careful deliberation and many complicated mathematical formulas, we have our winners in the contest to win Spider Riders books courtesy of Cookie Jar Entertainment and Special Ops Media. I wish I had prizes for every last one of you, because each comment gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling. “You like me! You really like me!” I thought, as each comment rolled in. And then I would think, “They just want free stuff!” and I would feel slightly less warm and fuzzy, but I know that deep down, you all really love me. So.
Here is how the winners were determined:
- I counted up the number of comments. (There were 63.)
- I snuck up behind my children while they were watching TV.
- I pointed at my daughter. “Quick, pick a number from 1 to 63. Don’t think! Just pick one!”
- She looked at me like I had six heads, and answered, “Ummm… 52?”
- I then turned to my son and pointed. “You! Pick a number!
- He was much more confident than his sister, having had an extra three seconds to prepare. “13!” he yelled.
- I looked up commenters 13 and 52.
Congratulations to lucky commenters Paige and Amanda! You will both be receiving a trilogy of Spider Riders books, and the satisfaction of knowing that my kids apparently approve of when you decided to comment.
I haven’t seen the books, myself, but we did catch the show on the Kids’ WB this weekend and enjoyed it. After having watched a lot of Pokémon lately, I was predisposed to like this show. Because, yes, on the one hand, it’s a similar animation style, but on the other hand, Spider Riders is (to my mind, anyway) slightly less over-the-top than Pokémon. (Okay, if you must know, at the end of the second episode when the young princess declares “I am Sparkle!” I may have snorted a little. But lines like that comprise entire Pokémon episodes, so really, I can’t complain.)
Anyway, thanks to everyone who participated in the contest. We hope to have more giveaways like it in the future, so keep reading for another chance to win!