The Blog Olympics

Are your blogging skills a cut above your average blogger? Are you ready to put your skills to the test? Do you think you could go head to head with other bloggers and come out on top? Here is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to prove your blogging worth! Join the first ever Blog Olympics here at Trying to Catch Up!

12/19 - Update: I've increased the time that you have to complete an activity so that more people can play. You now have 12 hours to complete each activity.

Who can play in the Blog Olympics?
This is an open competition. Anyone who has a blog can play.
When will the Blog Olympics be held?
There will be six rounds held on six consecutive nights. You will participate in all six rounds.

The first round starts at 10:00 PM EST on Sunday, January 22, 2006
The second round starts at 10:00 PM EST on Monday, January 23, 2006
The third round starts at 10:00 PM EST on Tuesday, January 24, 2006
The fourth round starts at 10:00 PM EST on Wednesday, January 25, 2006
The fifth round starts at 10:00 PM EST on Thursday, January 26, 2006
The sixth and final round starts at 10:00 PM EST on Friday, January 27, 2006

What will happen at the Blog Olympics?

I will post the rules for each round promptly at 10:00 PM EST each night. It will ask you to perform or report on some blog related activity. There will be a cut off time to complete the activity, usually 12 hours later. The actual activity will only take a few minutes of your time. Read the top post on this blog and follow the directions. When you have completed the activity you are done for that round. There are no illegal, immoral or fattening activities.

How are the contestant’s scores calculated?

You will be awarded a gold, silver or bronze medal per round. The bloggers with the best scores will be awarded gold medals for that round, the bloggers with the worst scores will be awarded bronze medals for that round, and all other contestants in that round will receive a silver medal.

The bloggers with the best score are those who place in the top 10% (plus ties) of all the bloggers in that round. The bloggers with the worst score are those who place in the bottom 10% (plus ties) of all the bloggers in that round.

I will post all contestants scores after each round by 9:00 PM the next evening.

At the end of the competition, all the medals will be awarded a point value as follows:

2 points – gold medal
1 point - silver medal
0 points – bronze medal

At the end of all the 6 rounds, the maximum score you could earn is 12 points (6 gold medals) and the least is 0. In the event of a tie of the top cumulative score, there will be a tiebreaker round. The tiebreaker round will be played on Saturday morning directly after the competition. Any player who cheats in any round will be disqualified from the competition.

Prizes for the Winner

1)$25 gift certificate to Amazon.com
2) Links - Every participant must pledge to post a blog entry that exalts the winner’s abilities as a blogger. The post must include a link to the winner’s blog and be posted by the end of January.
Please send me an email at blmiers2@yahoo.com if you wish to donate a prize for any aspect of this competition.

How to Sign Up

Leave a comment here on this post; make sure the comment has a link to your blog. Every participant must pledge to post a blog entry that exalts the winner’s abilities as a blogger. The post must include a link to the winner’s blog and be posted by the end of January

If you have any questions or comments on the Blog Olympics please contact me at blmiers2@yahoo.com

Thank you, have fun at the Blog Olympics and may the best blogger win!

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