2024 Series Custom Card Giveaway: Duck Race Winners

A couple of weeks ago I finally posted about the series of custom cards I designed in 2024. Better late than never, because it gave me the opportunity to create another giveaway. (And a duck race.) The first five finishers of the race would win a custom card of their choice from the 2024 series.

I was happy to see that 12 people entered the giveaway within the entry period. That's a good flock of ducks!

Here's a list of the competitors, and a link to their blogs or other trading card–related social media sites if they have any:

 

Jay Wigley (TCDB: jaywigley)

Tom (Batting Out of Order)

jlcre2003 (TCDB: jlcre2003)

RJ Sahl (TCDB: rjsahl)

POISON75 (S.R. '75 Cards)

Rod (Padrographs)

Matt (Cards over Coffee) 

Matt (Diamond Jesters) 

Sean (Baseball Cards In Japan)

Red Cardboard (Red Cardboard)

Mark (The Chronicles of Fuji) 

Derek (TCDB: CollectorTBNL)

 

 

Twelve competitors. Five prizes. That means you have more than a 40% chance of winning one of them!

If you haven't seen the duck race in action, or don't remember it from last time, here's how it works: 

Each entrant is represented by an animated rubber duck that is sitting at the starting line on an animated river. The starting gun fires, and all the ducks begin floating randomly along the river as the screen scrolls horizontally. Eventually the finish line appears, and the first duck to cross the line wins. 

 

Yesterday I ran the script and recorded the action. Want to see how it all turned out? 

 

Play the video, find your duck, and here we go. (You'll see a list of the top 5 finishers at the end of the video.)

Wow! That Batting Out of Order duck really turned on the jets at the end. And full credit to Fuji, who somehow managed to make it into the top 5 after blowing a tire around the 19-second mark.

Anyhow, as shown in the scroll-down list at the very end of the video, here are the top five ducks:

(1) Tom (Batting Out of Order)

(2) Rod (Padrographs)

(3) Red Cardboard

(4) Jay Wigley

(5) Mark (The Chronicles of Fuji)

Congratulations! All five of you will receive a custom card of your choice from the 2024 series. Here's the list again. Click on each card to see what they look like, and to read about them. Then make your selection.

Standard Set 

1956 Jerry Seinfeld

1956 Cosmo Kramer

Beastie Boys In Action

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Princess Bride

Mel Gibson Film Stars

Top Gear Future Stars

 

Sitcom Subset

The Golden Girls

Married with Children

Seinfeld 

 

If you're a winner, just let me know which card you'd like in the comment section.

If you've never sent me your mailing address, or if it's changed recently, please do send it to me. You can find my contact information on the blog here, or you can message me through TCDB here.

Thanks again to all of you for participating. Hope you enjoyed the race!

100th Custom Card Giveaway Results

A couple of weeks ago I celebrated the printing of my 100th custom card, and gave all you kind readers and collectors a chance to enter a duck race for a prize. The first six finishers of the race would win a copy of that 100th custom, featuring good ol' George Costanza.

I was happy to see that 12 people entered the giveaway within the entry period. That's a good flock of ducks!

Here's a list of the competitors, and a link to their blogs or other trading card–related social media sites if they have any:

Jay Wigley

Mark (The Chronicles of Fuji)

Greg (Night Owl Cards)

Mr. Nachos (Nachos Grande)

Mr. Crocodile (Crocodile Sports Cards)

Gavin (Baseball Card Breakdown)

Rod (Padrographs)

RJ Sahl (TCDB: rjsahl)

Matt (Cards Over Coffee)

Derek (TCDB: CollectorTBNL)

Golf Coach

POISON75 (S.R. '75 Cards)

Twelve competitors. Six prizes. That means you have a 50% chance of winning one of them!

If you haven't seen the duck race in action, or don't remember it from last time, here's how it works: 

Each entrant is represented by an animated rubber duck that is sitting at the starting line on an animated river. The starting gun fires, and all the ducks begin floating randomly along the river as the screen scrolls horizontally. Eventually the finish line appears, and the first duck to cross the line wins. 

 

Yesterday I ran the script and recorded the action. Want to see how it all turned out? 

 

Play the video, find your duck, and here we go. (You'll see a list of the top 6 finishers at the end of the video.)

Wow! Gavin, what kind of motor did you have in that duck? Crocodile, RJ Sahl, and Padrographs all had nice bursts of speed at the end there, too.

Anyhow, as shown at the very end of the video, here are the top 6 ducks:

(1) Baseball Card Breakdown

(2) Crocodile Sports Cards

(3) CollectorTBNL

(4) RJ Sahl

(5) Padrographs

(6) Golf Coach

Congratulations! All six of you will receive a copy of the George Costanza card. If you've never sent me your mailing address, or if it's changed recently, please do send it to me. You can find my contact information on the blog here, or you can message me through TCDB here.

Thanks again to all of you for participating. Hope you enjoyed the race!

Winner of the Chili Peppers Custom Card Giveaway

Alright everyone, it's time for the results of the Red Hot Chili Peppers custom card duck race and giveaway!

 

Here's the list of contestants who entered within the one-week submission window, plus links to their associated blogs:

 

 

Mark (The Chronicles of Fuji)

Gavin (Baseball Card Breakdown)

Crocodile (Crocodile Sports Cards)

Matt (Diamond Jesters)

Jon (A Pennysleeve for your Thoughts, My Kind of Nonsense)

Wilson (Tenets of Wilson)

 

In the original Chili Peppers post from a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that if 10 or more people entered the contest, I'd not only give away a card to the winner, but also a card to the second- and third-place finishers.

Unfortunately, only six people entered, so that offer is off the table. But we'll still have a good time. And if you haven't seen the duck race in action, or don't remember it from last time, here's how it works: 

Each entrant is represented by an animated rubber duck that is sitting at the starting line on an animated river. The starting gun fires, and all the ducks begin floating randomly along the river as the screen scrolls horizontally. Eventually the finish line appears, and the first duck to cross the line wins. 

 

This time it's a little more complicated, because if Matt or Jon win, they're going to defer the prize to one of the other contestants. I've explained this to the ducks in a way that ducks can understand, and they've assured me that there will be no tomfoolery going on. I trust they'll give us an honest race, because they're honest ducks and they race hard.

 

Anyhow, yesterday I ran the script and recorded the action. Want to see how it all turned out? 

 

Play the video, find your duck, and here we go.

Wow! Jon motored out to an early lead and held it for a while. Then Fuji, Diamond Jesters, and Crocodile all made a late push, but what a burst of speed from Crocodile at the bottom! Congratulations, Sir.

 

Here's your prize:

 

 

I don't think I have your mailing address, so please contact me. You can find my email address on the blog here, or you can message me through TCDB here.

Congratulations again to Crocodile, and thank you all for participating!

Winner of the Nine Pockets Wax Pack Giveaway

Alright everyone, it's time for the results of the Nine Pockets wax pack giveaway!

 

It was a pretty good turnout, with 14 of you entering the giveaway within the designated one-week period. Here's the list of contestants, plus links to their associated blogs or TCDB profiles:

 

 

Johnny (Johnny's Trading Spot)

Chris (The Collector)

Nachos Grande (Nachos Grande)

Jeff Laws (My Sports Obsession)

Elliptical Man (The View from the Third Floor)

Matt (Cards over Coffee)

Jon (A Pennysleeve for Your Thoughts, My Kind of Nonsense)

Tom (The Angels, In Order)

RJ Sahl (TCDB: rjsahl)

Mark Zentkovich (TCDB: mzentko)

Vrooomed (TCDB: vrooomed)

David (TCDB: BucCollector)

jlcre2003 (TCDB:jlcre2003)

Sportzcommish (TCDB: Sportzcommish)

 

After the sign-up window closed, I entered all the names into a special randomizer called the Duck Race. If you haven't seen it in action, here's how it works: Each entrant is represented by an animated rubber duck that is sitting at the starting line on an animated river. The starting gun fires, and all the ducks begin floating randomly along the river as the screen scrolls horizontally. Eventually the finish line appears, and the first duck to cross the line wins. 

 

Yesterday I ran the script and recorded the action. Want to see how it all turned out? 

 

Play the video, find your duck, and here we go.  

 

 

 

 

What a finish! 

 

Here's your prize, Mr. Grande:

 

 

 

I don't think I have your mailing address, which means we've never sent each other cards before. Could that be right?? In any case, please get in touch via email or TCDB and send me your info so I can mail the wax pack out to you.

 

Congratulations again to Nachos Grande, and thank you all for participating!

 

PS: Let me know in the comment section if you enjoyed the duck race as a method of choosing a giveaway winner. I wouldn't mind bringing it back for another run at some point in the future.