Spook Central's Ghostbusters 25th Anniversary Prize Giveaway Winner's List

To help celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest ghost movies ever made - GHOSTBUSTERS - the long-running website, Spook Central: The Ghostbusters Companion, held a prize giveaway from June 8th (the 25th anniversary of Ghostbusters' U.S. theatrical release) to June 22nd 2009 to honor the momentous occasion. Spook Central teamed up with the leading producers of Ghostbusters merchandise to offer up a bevy of giveaways, which included copies of Ghostbusters: The Video Game from Atari, print and digital guides for the video game from Prima Games, Ghostbusters: The Other Side trade paperbacks from IDW Publishing, "There Is No Dana, Only Zuul" T-shirts from Fright Rags, The Real Ghostbusters Volume 1 DVD sets from Time-Life, wall graphics and game skins from Gamer Graffix, and lots of items that Spook Central webmaster Paul Rudoff pulled from his personal collection and For Sale site.

The contest was a greater success than I could have ever imagined. There were 648 eligible entries for the main U.S. & Canada contest (plus 30 ineligible entries), and 26 eligible entries for the side International contest (plus 7 ineligible entries). Below is the full list of winners, along with a brief description of what prize package they won. For more information on the individual prizes, check out the prize image gallery. For legal and reference purposes, a copy of the original official rules can be found at the end.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Gold Pack
-- Jeff Lewis, Scottsdale, AZ, USA (PlayStation 3 - Game, Printed Guide, Slimer Skin)
-- Tammi Bellew, Barberton, OH, USA (Xbox 360 - Game, Printed Guide, Slimer Skin)
-- Melanie Martinez, West Chester, OH, USA (Wii - Game, Printed Guide, Slimer Skin)
-- Clayton Stone, Los Angeles, CA, USA (DS - Game, Ghostbusters: The Other Side trade paperback)

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Silver Pack
-- Paul McFarren, Swainsboro, GA, USA (PlayStation 3 - Printed Guide, Slimer Skin)
-- Tyler Hamilton, Lyttleton, NB, Canada (PlayStation 3 - Printed Guide, Stay Puft Skin)
-- Terron Williams, Baton Rouge, LA, USA (PlayStation 3 - Printed Guide, Stay Puft Skin)
-- Tom Pogue, Staten Island, NY, USA (Xbox 360 - Printed Guide, Stay Puft Skin)
-- Jeremy Hawthorne, Urbana, IL, USA (Xbox 360 - Printed Guide, Stay Puft Skin)
-- Daniel Reed, Greene, IA, USA (Wii - Printed Guide, Slimer Skin)
-- Andrew Segovia, Austin, TX, USA (Wii - Printed Guide, Stay Puft Skin)

The Real Ghostbusters Slimer Pack
(TimeLife's Volume 1 five-disc DVD & Now's 3-D Slimer Comic)
-- Philip Beuth, Hot Springs Village, AR, USA
-- Kathi Shafer, Waterloo, IA, USA

Ghostbusters Comics Pack
(IDW's Ghostbusters: The Other Side trade paperback & Now's 3-D Slimer Comic)
-- Marjorie Paniucki, Tallahassee, FL, USA
-- Sean McIntyre, Fairless Hills, PA, USA
-- Dave Smith, Apple Valley, CA, USA
-- AJ Quick, Minnetonka, MN, USA

Ghostbusters Zuul Pack
("There Is No Dana, Only Zuul" shirt [size: XL] & Ghostbusters 2005 DVD^* )
-- Ray Marquez, Fullerton, CA, USA
-- Joseph Lemire, Windsor, ON, Canada

Ghostbusters Music Pack
("There Is No Dana, Only Zuul" shirt [size: XL] & Ghostbusters soundtrack CD^* )
-- Cynthia Yuen, New York, NY, USA

Ghostbusters Fan Pack
(Advance 27x40 Movie Poster, Freddy Vs. Ghostbusters DVD-R, Now's 3-D Slimer Comic, Ghostbusters: The Other Side #1 comic "reading copy"^* )
-- Preston Postle, Bay Village, OH, USA

Ghostbusters II DVD Pack
(Movie 2005 DVD^* & Ghostbusters Videos Vol. 1 feat. GB2 Electronic Press Kit DVD-R)
-- Janet Lynch, Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Ghostbusters II Watch & Read Pack
(Ghostbusters Videos Vol. 1 feat. GB2 Electronic Press Kit DVD-R, Storybook by Jovial Bob Stine^*, 8x10 Lobby Cards set of 8^* )
-- Nancy Trapuzzano, Tunkhannock, PA, USA

Ghostbusters II Fan Pack
(Topps Trading Cards Set & Hi-C Action Stencils Lot of 3)
-- Andres Perez, Modesto, CA, USA

The Real Ghostbusters Toy Mega Pack
(Prize package consists of 12 pre-owned toys: Gobblin' Goblins: Terrible Teeth Action Toy, Classic Monsters: Mummy, Classic Monsters: Frankenstein, Classic Monsters: Quasimoto [Hunchback], Haunted Vehicles: Air Sickness, Mini-Goopers Ghosts, Mini Traps, Brain Blaster Action Ghost, Haunted Humans: Mail Fraud, Haunted Humans: Hard Hat Horror, Haunted Humans: Tombstone Tackle, Bug-Eye Ghost.)
-- Matt MacNabb, Omaha, NE, USA

Filmation's Ghostbusters Pack
(Live-Action Dr. Whatshisname VHS^* & Animated #1 comic^* )
-- Erik Brown, Savannah, GA, USA

Inner Tube Packs (items shipped in tubes)
-- Jennifer Bangledorf, Gurley, AL, USA (Stay Puft 23x29 Wall Graffix)
-- Scott Kauble, Winter Park, FL, USA (Stay Puft 23x29 Wall Graffix)
-- Travis Green, Mankato, MN, USA (Slimer 33x60 Wall Graffix)
-- John Hibbard, Springfield, OH, USA (Ghostbusters II Advance 27x41 Movie Poster)

Prima's Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Game Guide (digital/eguide)
(winner's choice of guide: PC/PS3/X360 -or- Wii/PS2)
-- Christoph Schneider, Germany
-- Marcus Worthington, Germany
-- John Bundock, United Kingdom
-- Raffaele Ruffaldi, Belgium
-- Adrian Jones, United Kingdom
-- Dan Gibson, United Kingdom

* Pre-Owned. These items were personally used by me, such as the toys which I played with over twenty years ago as a child. Although I strive to keep my Ghostbusters items in tip-top shape, most of these items won't look like they just came out of the factory wrapper (though some of the Kenner toys come with accessories and instructions). That doesn't mean that they're in horrible condition, just that they are not "Like New" - though the Ghostbusters 1 & 2 DVDs will look close to it since I've rarely played them.

OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The "Spook Central - Ghostbusters 25th Anniversary Prize Giveaway" starts on 6/8/2009 and ends on 6/22/2009. The main contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada, 18 years of age or older at time of entry. The side contest is open only to legal residents of countries outside of the United States and Canada (excluding Japan), 18 years of age or older at time of entry. A vaild e-mail address is required for both contests. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Limit one entry per person and/or e-mail address. No person may enter both contests, even if they are legal residents of the United States or Canada and another country. Any additional entries will be discarded. All information provided by entrants will not be sold, given away, or used for any other purpose than for this contest - though a winners list will be posted after the contest has ended. Winners will be chosen at random using The Hat random name-selection software on/about 6/23/2009. Winners will be notified via e-mail at the address provided in their entry, and will be required to reply to that e-mail and verify their information before the prize will be sent to them. If a winner does not reply within three business days, they will forfeit the prize and it will be given to someone else via another random selection.

No prize substitution or cash redemption allowed by a prize winner. If awarded, prizes will be awarded without any warranty of any kind. Odds of winning a prize depends on the total number of eligible Entries received for the Sweepstakes.

All federal, state and local tax liabilities, if any, are the responsibility of the winners. Spook Central/Paul Rudoff shall not be responsible or liable for entries that are entered by other than human means (such as by an automated computer program or any non-human mechanism, entity, or device), in excess of the stated limit, or for entries that are late, forged, destroyed, lost, misplaced, stolen, misdirected, tampered with, incomplete, deleted, damaged, garbled, or otherwise not in compliance with the official rules, and all such entries will be disqualified.

By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees: (i) to be bound by these official rules and by all applicable laws and decisions of Spook Central/Paul Rudoff which shall be binding and final; (ii) to waive all of his/her rights to bring any claim, action, or proceeding against Spook Central/Paul Rudoff in connection with the Giveaway.