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Competition Results

GRINSPOON REVIEW COMPETITION

During March-April 2000 I asked people to send in reviews of Grinspoon's Easy album, along with anything else... The winning entry came from 'J Freak' - see review. Runner up included 'Nightwatchmen'. Thanks heaps to everybody who sent in reviews! All winners receive a signed Grinspoon Easy CD sleave.

1999 HOTTEST 100 GUESSING COMPETITION (Dec 99-Jan 2000)

Towards the end of 1999 I organised the biggest competition to date! I received about 60-70 CDs and other prizes from a heap of fantastic aussie bands (see thanks page). We received a whopping 500 entries into the competition over the few weeks it was open!

In the end we had some pretty good guessers - here's the winners that will go down in this hall of fame :-) - they all received a nice selection of aussie CDs!

WINNER:
Sarah MacDonald

Equal 2nd:
Sharn Geary
Nicole Bryce
cara gray

Equal 5th:
Erin Hamalainen
Amber Cooper
Brydon Coverdale
Cassidy Boyd
Tim Byron
Elise O'Sullivan

SEXY / GOSSIP COMPETITION (June-July 99)

In June-July 1999 I asked everyone to fill out a survey / competition. There were several parts to the entry form: who you thought the sexiest person on triple j was, what your favourite CD of all time was, and everyone was also asked to get creative and write their best triple j related true story or gossip. The sexiest j-people, and favourite CD results are shown below on the left, and a couple of the best entries on the right.

Sexiest male J-people (in order)

The Sandman
Robbie Buck
Merrick Watts
Adam Spencer
Richard Kingsmill
Michael Tunn
Justin Wilcomes
Roy / HG
Sharif Galal
Rosso
Dr Karl
Francis Leach

Sexiest female J-people (in order)

Rosie Beaton
Sarah MacDonald
Jane Gazzo
Caroline Tran
Karen Barlow
Sara Lando

Best CDs (in order - only showing the top 11)

Jebediah - Slightly Odway
The Living End (self titled)
Jeff Buckley - Grace
The Whitlams - Eternal Nightcap
Radiohead - OK Computer
Grinspoon - Guide to Better Living
Custard - Loverama
Live - Throwing Copper
The Whitlams - Undeniably the Whitlams
Powderfinger - Internationalist
Something For Kate - Beautiful Sharks

The thing that surprised me was the range of CDs - only a small percentage of the votes were the same in this category - about a hundred other CDs were mentioned as favourites by just one or two people.

"Adam Spencer broke my mobile phone!!!!! The Breakfast show was doing a show at the University of Queensland and Adam Spencer, in his infinite wisdom, decided to put into practice his newly acquired stage diving skills. Adam, who it must be noted is not a thin man, leapt of the stage and for a second or two hung in the air. He then dropped with a loud thud, crushing two small girls and my mobile phone which was in my bag on the ground. The phone has never been the same since. Strangely enough, the phone can now only ring one number. That of Domino's Pizza.
Kate
ps I saw the Sandman's penis as well. (although everyone has seen his penis)"

-- Kate Harvey of Corinda, QLD
One of the winning entrants

The Sandman's Strip Show

The pictures above are of The Sandman's strip show performed at the Brekky OB at Adelaide Uni in '98.

-- Pictures sent in by Lisa of Adelaide
The other winning entrant

The lucky random prize winners were: Felicity Watson (Grafton NSW), Emily Gilmour (Mt Helena WA), and Matthew Mahony (Hobart).
All the winners received a combination of triple j t-shirts, hats, and CDs, as well as some triple j stickers.

Most importantly, I'd like to give an ENORMOUS THANKYOU to all the fantastic people who have sponsored these competitions by sending in prizes including CDs and other stuff for me to send out to the winners. :-)