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Savor Dallas contest #2: Get your piece of over $2k in Savor Dallas tickets

Posted By Mike Orren in Square Pegs on February 17, 2009

This is my favorite contest of the year -- It's our third year to team up with our friends at Savor Dallas to give our foodie audience a crack at more than $2,000 worth of tickets to culinary events during Savor Dallas weekend March 6-7.

First, we announce our first winner, even before the first entry comes into play: Donna Chen has the highest Daily You score for "food and drink" (our most popular category), among regular users who've been active in the past month. So, she wins the "UnContest," getting a pair of tickets to the International Grand Tasting on March 7 without even entering. (That's the big main event, equivalent to the second prize below.)

Don't despair -- the lions share of the tickets, including the best, are up for grabs. Here's how the contest works*:

Entry: You enter the contest by posting reviews on Pegasus News pages for local restaurants. You can search for restaurants here. Subject to the bonuses discussed below, entrants will be ranked on the total number of reviews posted between now and midnight CST on Sunday, March 1.

Review guidelines: For a review to count towards your total, it must: Have number ratings selected so we can distinguish it from a regular comment; not be a restaurant you have previously reviewed on the same page; be (in our sole judgment) substantive. That means more than a single sentence; should give some reason why you liked or disliked; and include a detail or two that you could only pick up by being there.

Bonus multiplier: You can earn a bonus multiplier by going to the pages for the Savor Dallas events on Pegasus News and clicking on the "Add to Favorites" link. There are eight events. Each one you "favorite" makes a multiplier on your score. So favoriting one (x1) doesn't help you, but favoriting all eight gives you an 8x multiplier on the reviews you post. (Hint: You're crazy if you don't do this.)

Obviously, all of this requires you to be logged into free Pegasus News user account. Alternatively, you can dispense with all of this and buy your tickets now.

Here's the prizes at stake, in descending order:

Grand Prize: One pair of All-Access passes to all Savor Dallas events, including the seminars, the Reserve Tasting, and the new top-shelf VVIP area at the International Grand Tasting. Value: $1,010.

One pair of passes to the International Grand Tasting (two winners)

One pair of passes to both the Wine Stroll and the Victory Park Food and Wine Celebration (two winners).

One pair of passes to the Victory Park food and Wine Celebration

One pair of passes to the Wine Stroll

Bon appetit! And don't forget the other Savor Dallas contest, which involves Facebook and a free trip to Aruba.

*- Fine print: Employees of PanLocal LLC, and its affiliate companies are not eligible. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Don't take any wooden nickels.

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ooo congrats Donna, I'd be jealous if I hadn't already bought my ticket.

luniz Anonymous

9 months, 1 week ago
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Having at some time reaped the fruits of this PN thing I officially qualify myself as initiator of quality improvement in the Pegger's Savor Dallas contest.

My first awesome, but obvious suggestion: No more national chain restaurants.

My next awesome, but difficult suggestion: Add a factor for time. That is scan and send the receipt, good only from the initiation to the end of said contest.

For the next awesome suggestion, I propose a stylistic caveat: To be considered valid, reviews must either be written in iambic tetrameter for extra boring flavo(u)r or in 32 beat sections with repetitious 8 beat sequences so they can be written into some chart bottoming trance.

DC Anonymous

9 months ago
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Oh man, I'll never post as many reviews as I did last year!

Geoff Keah Verified

9 months ago
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Dammit! Forgot to load up on reviews yesterday. =p

Wait, does midnight March 1 mean tonight or last night? I presume you meant 12:00 A.M. today. :(

Scott Doyle Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Midnight tonight. There is still time.

Mike Orren Staff

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Purrrrfect.

Scott Doyle Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Man, this spirnar cat loves him some Savor Dallas. 45 reviews, all today (joined today). Eye on the prize, son!

Hopefully I sported enough reviews to get a pair of tix to something. Certainly glad I inquired about the deadline!

Scott Doyle Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Some of you people need to read the rules...that multiplier made all the difference. By my count, nina_chawla wins, I take second!

jjdallas Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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We'll tabulate and announce later today after we finish unpacking the new office.

Mike Orren Staff

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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I think I only had 36 reviews since the contest started.

It's so sad to realize just how much eating out I've done and the direct correlation with the size of my a@@.

I hope I get something out of this besides a fat a@@.

Oh wait, is this tickets for MORE eating and drinking..... damn.

Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Must be a big office. Just sayin'!

Scott Doyle Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Pipe down, ScoDo -- we occasionally have work to do that doesn't involve handing out schwag...

Here's how the prizing goes down:

Grand prize goes to <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/users/sgw/">Sharon Welker</a>.
The two second place winners are <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/users/nina_chawla/">nina_chawla</a> and <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/users/jjdallas/">jjdallas</a>.
Third prize winners are <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/users/lindabear1/">lindabear1</a> and somebody named <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/users/scott_doyle/">"Scott Doyle"</a>.
Fourth goes to <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/users/tingthing/">Lisa Lawrence Merritt</a>.
And the last prize goes to <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/users/nakina/">nakina</a>.

Well played, all. We have the tickets here at the office, and you'll need to arrange to get hold of them with <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/users/esawyer/">Eron</a>. She'll be emailing you tomorrow and you'll either need to arrange pickup or, if'n' you're quick and trust the postal service, mail delivery.

Mike Orren Staff

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Thanks Mike! I am really excited to go!

jjdallas Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Awesomeness. Since I'm unemployed I can now offically stand in the bread line...I mean bread and wine line... oh and cheese...

Group Hug and thank you.

Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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and somebody named "Scott Doyle".

No way he could have visited all those places..Terrel State won't let any patients leave on a regular basis.

Travis Bush Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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I am not sure I believe my eyes...I won!? You have no idea how excited I am...Thank you from the bottom of my little TX heart. My sock monkey thanks you too....I'm in shock..Good shock....I think I need a glass of wine to calm down ;-)

sharon welker Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Way to go Sharon!

Travis Bush Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Does anybody else find the term "sock monkey" foreign and therefore unacceptable? (nevermind the obvious implications, you dirty minded hobos!)

Very content that my fruitful last minute efforts paid off. Thanks again, PegNews! I will try and remember some of the night, or at least take pictoral/video evidence that I enjoyed the night. Either way, fun will be had by most involved!

Scott Doyle Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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All that hard work for naught and I even showed some love for the east side of town. Either I misunderstood the rules or someone just didn't like what I had to say. Oh well, it was fun trying. Sorry mom, no Savor Dallas this year.

spirnar Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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I am particularly offended by the sock monkey on several levels. I am also in awe and somewhat inspired by Doyle’s constructive contributions to PN.

Congrats to everyone! Enjoy!

jtmbls Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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No, spirnar, it looks like an error on our end. We pulled the user list of those who posted reviews and somehow you didn't show up. We're looking into it and will work with the Savor Dallas peeps to find a way to make good.

Mike Orren Staff

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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I get a little chuckle thinking of ScooDoo riding the short bus...... from the Arts District to Victory.

I'm sure he'll feel at home. In fact, he'll prolly confuse the shuttle with a ride at Six Flags and just stay on there all night...going 'round and 'round and'round.

Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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spirnar should have been a second prize winner, but we (meaning I) botched the count. Fortunately, the good, kind, gentle folks at Savor Dallas have made with an extra pair of International Grand Tasting tickets so that all the prizes can stay as I announced above. They are, other than this glitch, correct.

spirnar, you'll need to pick up your tickets from the Savor Dallas office in Lakewood. We'll contact you directly with the address.

Mike Orren Staff

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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I love your "fine print". Which is not fine print at all. Which is what all fine print should be; readable and not in the legal beagle lingo.

burlyqueen Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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In addition to what DC said, they should be Iambic Pentameter instead.

Plus, nobody should be able to post "I love the place" "the food is great" "bring your friends" yada yada. All you get is 349,000 useless reviews on a site that isn't supposed to be that way. IJS.
And no, madding crowd, not a sore loser - won bigtime last year and going free this year... ;-p

"You may fire when ready, Gridley,"

Billusa99 Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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No way. I'm not sure what I'm more excited about - getting to go or just getting past the thought that my reviews stunk (is that a word??). On second thought - it's definitely the tickets. Mike (and Savor Dallas of course) you guys are wonderful!!! Happy Birthday Mom! Congrats to all and see you there.

spirnar Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Doyle, I think you should take me with you. We can harass the Fetzer guy again!

Ashley Lyell Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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As to the reviews: there is absolutely no reason to be as wordy as....per example, DC.

I think reviews should be short and sweet. I give specific dishes that catch my attention, mention service as warranted, atmosphere and whether a place is mediocre or not worth the time.

Get to the point.

Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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blah I'd trade 3 million of LLM's type of reviews for two of DCs. A bunch of three line reviews that give everything a 5 and say "I had this dish. It was teh great. I love the patio. My favorite song is on the jukebox"? I can do without.

luniz Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Oh, but you Foodies never include the most refined and classy details of the most refined and classy establishments, like we see here. This is the sort of information I look for before choosing any meal.

jtmbls Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Oh I think DC would have definitely covered the bonus ambiance aspect that Scott so deftly described.

OTOH I ate a whataburger about a week and a half ago, it was one of the worst things I've consumed in years. The patty was thin, rubbery, flavorless, lacking any redeeming qualities. The bread was edible but to call whataburger great drunk food makes me wonder what's only average drunk food.

luniz Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Hello, no one has contacted me yet about my tickets.

jjdallas Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Hmmmm, sounds like a lot of negativity going on here. First, I guess some of you are too young to know that sock monkeys have been around since your grandmothers. They were handmade "with love" from socks by those who could not afford the more elite, store bought toys. Where your mind goes on that is your own personal problem.

I realize too, that as a newcomer to this site, there should be a course one should be required to take before attempting to place a review or say thanks. It would include vocabulary that covers the latest buzz words, secret languages as well as a very detailed list of appropriate topics to be critiqued. But then those were not the rules listed.

Maybe the elitists could all get together and form their separate "club/group" and then the new foodies could compete on the beginners level until they learned the lingo and could then graduate to the intermediate and respective advanced levels that some of you seem to already be on.

Sorry that my posts did not live up to some folks standards. I get the point on being specific and detailed in more areas. I've learned a thing or two from reading others posts. Maybe when I "grow up" I can be like you....but on second thought I hope not... if it means I would have to be negative and critical rather than offer ideas in a positive constructive way. Life's too short.

sharon welker Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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"Maybe when I "grow up" I can be like you....but on second thought I hope not"

AMEN!

Travis Bush Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Negative and critical? Wha, the Peggers??? No way!!!

Travis, just pass it.

Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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ear!

Travis Bush Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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BTW, Sharon, Doyle is deathly afraid of the sock monkey..something about childhood trauma I believe.

Travis Bush Verified

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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I’m just sensitive about primates in general, nothing personal. I didn’t mean to offend anyone with my offendedishness.

Please feel free to scare Doyle all you like. I believe there is a cash prize to anyone who can make him cry.

Excellent idea btw...Welcome to our Pegaverse...Get your program here. Snark and thick skin required.

jtmbls Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Wow, I got tickets! Thanks!

lindabear1 Anonymous

8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Hmmmm, sounds like a lot of sensitivity going on here. =p Much love, Sharon. Stick around and soon you will see that I am very rarely serious, except of course when hippies and hobos try to take my money.

And it wasn't my childhood, it was actually an ex-g/f's mother knitting...erotic socks. Very strange indeed.

Scott Doyle stands by all of his reviews, peeps. I have no shame reviewing a fast food joint - you eat there, doncha! In fact, most probably eat at places of that nature much more often than swanky restaurants.

Nice touch on hooking up spirnar, Miko. Like I said, eye on the prize!

Do you see what happens when you make the extra effort on Pegasus, folks? You get propositions from local females. I love the internet.