Ida-Winner!

After almost three weeks of Facebook posts, e-mails, tweets, and blog posts, we have finally reached the climax of the event!

The 2011 Thank, Q for Bloggers Tournament winner and recipient of exclusive Stunner Award goes to Brandon of My Own Private Idaho!

Brandon had a tough road to the championship having to go through EmDottie, TOAR, Squatlo, and finally, Mommy Confessions. The final score: 332-280. Over 600 votes!

As for Michelle, a very valiant effort as her followers brought in voting surges that made things very interesting and at times, unpredictable. Michelle can take consolation in the fact that she will leave the competition with almost 40 more followers joining her army than when the event started 18 days ago. For her efforts, she will receive the exclusive award of the Stunner Runner-Up banner.

Congratulations to Michelle and Mommy Confessions

Brandon will claim the title of The Stunner Champion for the next 365 days! Idaho, your guy has brought home a title to your state!

I think it would be great if all of The 2011 Thank, Q for Blogger Tournament participants comment below with final thoughts and congratulations to the first-ever recipient of The Stunner Award!

60 Minutes or Less...

*** ONLY ONE HOUR TO GO... ***


The winner of The Stunner will also receive a $25 Visa gift card.

Ladies and gentlemen... in the red corner, with a record of 3-0, out of Philadelphia, PA... from MommyConfessions.com... Michelle!

Here is her championship post! Click to open her post in another window and see if it's worthy of your vote!

In the blue corner, also with a record of 3-0, raised in Riverside, CA...from LostInIdaho.me... Brandon!

Here is his championship post! Click to open his post in another window and see if it's worthy of your vote!

The winner will get their name added to The Stunner Award to be displayed exclusively on their blogsite! Voting ends 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Monday, April 4th!

The Stunner Championship Begins Now!

* NEW * The winner of The Stunner will also receive a $25 Visa gift card.

Ladies and gentlemen... in the red corner, with a record of 3-0, out of Philadelphia, PA... from MommyConfessions.com... Michelle!

Here is her championship post! Click to open her post in another window and see if it's worthy of your vote! ---------------------------------------------->

In the blue corner, also with a record of 3-0, raised in Riverside, CA...from LostInIdaho.me... Brandon!

Here is his championship post! Click to open his post in another window and see if it's worthy of your vote!

The winner will get their name added to The Stunner Award to be displayed exclusively on their blogsite! Voting ends 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Monday, April 4th!

The 2011 Stunner Championship Match-Up

On March 18th, 18 participants set out to become the best blogger on the web. One-by-one, they stepped up and presented their best posts. And one-by-one, they were eliminated and left with only shattered dreams of what would not be in 2011. But, two have survived the storm. Two have endured the onslaught of blogger after blogger to make it to the ultimate pinnacle of the blogging world. Enter The Stunner Championship.



Michelle of Mommy Confessions
Started the tournament with 368 followers
She now has a total of 402 followers for a +34 gain

Michelle is a former social worker turned stay at home mom to 3 children. She has a degree in Social Work from Temple University in Philadelphia. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and put that degree to good use wiping snotty noses, potty training toddlers, and keeping 3 a.m. sick bed vigils. She used to hail from the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Devotion (yeah they added that part to be more PC), but was dragged kicking and screaming across the bridge about 10 years ago. In New Jersey is where you will now find Michelle, her husband of 11 years, their 3 children, and 2 dogs.
(bio excerpts from mommyconfessions.com)


Brandon of My Own Private Idaho
Started contest the tournament 396 followers
He now has a total of 447 followers for a +51 gain

Brandon lost his job last April. High cost of living, combined with unstable work took its toll on him. By August '10, he was at a breaking point, and by September, he and his girlfriend decided to pack up their belongings and move from California to Idaho. Brandon had lived in the Riverside, CA area since he was about 3. The free-thinking, open-minded, tech savvy culture is what he always called home. 30 minutes from the beach, 30 minutes from the mountains. Vegas, Mexico, both 4 hours away. He essentially had life at his fingertips. Until... Idaho.
(bio excerpts from lostinidaho.me)

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Over 2,000 votes have been made, but they no longer count. Only votes from Saturday afternoon until midnight Eastern Time, on Monday, April 4th matter. The votes casted during that time will crown the first-ever champion of The Thank, Q for Bloggers Tournament. That champion will then display the exclusive Stunner Award on their page for the blogging world to see... forever.

Comment below on who you think will take home The Stunner!

Click here to vote on the Consolation Round Championship going on now!

The Dust Has Settled... / Consolation Finals Start Now!

After a controversial, unexpected end to the Fave 4 tournament, the championship has been set. To catch those up who may have missed, sometime after midnight on Thursday and before 4 AM, the votes from our Fave 4 poll disappeared. I wasn't aware of it until I checked Twitter around noon on Thursday afternoon and saw a buzz going on about the polls being reset.

I never got a response from Blogger.com on the incident, but I did find two other people complaining of the same issue. Well, eventually, their votes returned the following day and it appears that ours has returned as well.

Final tally showing for our Fave 4:
My Own Private Idaho (Brandon) prevailed over Squatlo Rant (Bob) by a score of 92-70.

In the other match-up, Mommy Confessions (Michelle) rolled over Colorful Rants of a Fed Up Sista (Falen) by a score of 79-39.

Two #1 seeds have made it into The Stunner Championship and the final voting will begin on Saturday afternoon and will conclude Monday, April 4th @ midnight Eastern.





In the meantime, the Troll-Free Three will square off for the Consolation Round title.

Man, Wife, & Dog v. Yeah. Good Times. v. LogAllot

Click the links to open a window to read all three and vote on the right side panel on the best post!



Polls close on Monday @ 7 PM Pacific Time

Mommy Dearest!

Michelle W (Mommy Confessions) cruises to a 1st Round victory over Michelle (Rantings of the Reckmonster) by a score of 100-71.

Mommy Confessions will move on to face The Ranter's Box in the next round which will start as soon as I get both post submissions.

Props to The Reckmonster for her participation! She will now go to the Consolation Bracket in a "Three-for-All" round against Writing Assassin and Diana Dishes.

Can all of you submit your 2nd blog links for the next phase as soon as you can, please? (If you haven't already.)

Thanks!



*** Check out the Entertaining 8 battles that are going on now! Consolation Round will start 3/29 if all post submissions are received. ***

*** Also get your first small peek at the coveted Stunner Award at the bottom as the full brackets are revealed for the first time! ***

List of 1st Round / Play-In match-ups, blog post entries and results here!