Contests and Prizes

August 8, 2024

Maine Will Vote on a New State Flag

A state committee selected a contest winner from more than 400 submissions. The Chuck Norris flag didn’t make the cut. For more than a century, Maine’s […]
August 8, 2024

Maine Will Vote on a New State Flag

A state committee selected a contest winner from more than 400 submissions. The Chuck Norris flag didn’t make the cut. For more than a century, Maine’s […]
August 2, 2024

Contestants on MrBeast’s ‘Beast Games’ Say They Were Hungry and Injured on Set

The contestants in the internet star’s “Beast Games” expected outlandish challenges and signed contracts that acknowledged risks of serious injury and death. Still, few were prepared […]
May 18, 2024

Nighthorse Bar Hosts Evil Laugh Competition in Brooklyn

Mera Caulfield was watching television a couple of months ago when the screen suddenly erupted with characters doing their best evil laughs. Ms. Caulfield turned to […]
July 23, 2023

A School Watch Gets the Prize

After the F.P. Journe competition revealed the 2023 winner, one jury member said Alexandre Hazemann’s student project “looks like a commercial watch.” Name Alexandre Hazemann Age […]
October 6, 2022

Inside the Search for the Best Mullet in America

LEWISVILLE, Texas — On the steps of a city hall just north of Dallas, “Pony” by Ginuwine oozed from speakers as 14 men tossed and bucked […]
August 24, 2022

Karaoke Singers Live the Dream at the Illinois State Fair

Near the 500-pound Butter Cow, 16 contestants performed songs by Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, Jamey Johnson and Shania Twain in a bid to win $500 and […]
June 5, 2022

There’s a New Gerber Baby and Some Parents Are Mad

Though not at the very adorable winner, fortunately. Kelsey O’Hagan first heard about the Gerber Photo Search from a nurse at a doctor’s appointment for her […]
February 18, 2022

Modern Love College Essay Contest: What Is Love Like For You?

In these turbulent times, are the kids … all right? If you’re in college, tell us what love is like for you today. (Maybe it’s good?) […]
October 29, 2021

Jo-Carroll Dennison, Miss America During World War II, Dies at 97

The oldest surviving former Miss America, she was among the first to object to wearing a swimsuit during her reign. Jo-Carroll Dennison spent a rootless childhood […]