As of this writing, three cash prize winners have not yet recieved their prizes. This is due to an accounting error on my part. The three winners know who they are. I am doing my best to rectify the problem and I will get you your prizes as soon as I am able to do so.

HOWEVER...I have no evidence that ANY of the 2nd place winners have received their mini helmets AT ALL. This situation has been solely in the hands of the sponsor, MiniHelmetWorld.com. My messages to them of late have gone unreturned. I urge you to contact them directly to attempt to get them to make this right. If they have not done so by May 31, 2005, I will endevor to award alternate prizes to the second place winners, and take further action with them myself. I am, needless to say, incredibly disappointed with this situation. They were quite prompt last year.

I thank you all for your patience, and once again, thanks for entering in the 2005 Pepsi Basketball Bracket Challenge.

i emailed them and Never got a response

I am trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. I will make my final attempts to contact them next week. If nothing happens, I'll send out alternate prizes.

As for the three cash prize winners, your prizes are going out in the mail tomorrow. However, I need Paul Seegraves to contact me via telephone ASAP before I can send out his prize. Please call me at 212-NEAR.

I have heard from Coach Seegraves. Your prize is on the way!

Grim have u heard anything on the Helmets?

No I have not. I am afraid my association with MH World is going to come to a screeching halt. I am not pleased at all.

Alternate prizes should go out to the helmet winners this week.

do you know what the prizes will be

T-Shirts

Sweet i will get 2 shirts

The unfortunate part is that they probably will not fit you, Jeff. The only size I have is XL.

ya true

I am back in town for the time being.

I neglected to get the T-shirts mailed out to my second place winners before I left. You will all be pleased to know that they have all been made ready to ship and will go out tomorrow.

Sorry for the long delay. I am truly disappointed with the sponsor. Needless to say, they will no longer be affiliated with NEARsports.com.

As promised, all T-shirts went out today.

got mine today

Mine came today too. Thanks Dave. You didn't have to do that. It wasn't your fault that the helmet guy didn't come through.