American Detectorist Contest - Win a Garrett AT Pro or Pro Pointer!

[Epi-hunter]

This is a 4th Anniversary contest for AD. We are giving away the following:

-- 2 new Garrett AT Pro metal detectors

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc224/epi-hunter/ATPro_zpsdafe31ad.jpg (http://s217.photobucket.com/user/epi-hunter/media/ATPro_zpsdafe31ad.jpg.html)

-- 2 new Garrett Pro-Pointers

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc224/epi-hunter/ProPointer_zpsb573df86.jpg (http://s217.photobucket.com/user/epi-hunter/media/ProPointer_zpsb573df86.jpg.html)

Bart at Big Boy's Hobbies worked with us to provide these prizes at an excellent price! Thank you Bart!

Here are the details:

Prizes for the first part of this contest will include a new Garrett AT Pro and a Garrett Pro Pointer (to be given as two separate prizes to different individuals). All you have to do to enter the contest is to post to the thread that I have started for this contest, which is stickied to the top of this forum and is called "AD Contest Best or Most Memorable Find". We want to see your best OR most memorable find, along with background information/story (where you found it, why it's your best find, etc).

Note that this does NOT have to be a fantastic find in terms of historical or financial value; it can be your most memorable find for whatever reason. You can be a newbie detectorist and still win this contest. None of the finds will be judged - this is a drawing to include only those individuals who choose to participate by posting on the thread.

Everyone who posts to this thread will automatically be entered into the drawing for the AT Pro and Pro Pointer, as long as they are an active member here at the point of the prize drawing (defined as at least 20 substantive posts and regular participation, and/or at the discretion of administrators).

Drawing for the AT Pro and Pro Pointer will occur on December 31 at 9pm eastern time and will be videotaped.

After that, we will hold a second contest for the remaining AT Pro and Pro Pointer which will be the same or similar to this contest. (Previous prize winners will not be eligible for second contest).

Have fun and good luck :)

[Full Metal Digger]

Thanks Angie! Merry Christmas and HH, Dave.

[coinnut]

Some great prizes Angie :clapping:....thanks a bunch. But a special THANKS to everyone who has participated and made this forum a great place to call home :beerbuddy:

[Epi-hunter]

Thanks all!

I wanted to correct the drawing date from what I originally posted - I meant it to be December 31 (New Year's Eve) and not January 31 as I put the first time. Sorry!

I am going to require at least 40 entries for the contest to move forward... come on everyone, good chance to win great prizes! :) Thanks so much for your participation on AD!!!

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Some great prizes Angie :clapping:....thanks a bunch. But a special THANKS to everyone who has participated and made this forum a great place to call home :beerbuddy:


Agreed!

[chief5709]

What a great contest! I love the concept and that a winner is selected randomly. There are so many great finds and the stories behind them by the members of this forum! Thanks for putting this on and thanks also to Bart!

[Ronandari]

Thanks all!

I wanted to correct the drawing date from what I originally posted - I meant it to be December 31 (New Year's Eve) and not January 31 as I put the first time. Sorry!

I am going to require at least 40 entries for the contest to move forward... come on everyone, good chance to win great prizes! :) Thanks so much for your participation on AD!!!

Those are some fantastic prizes Angie. Thanks for putting this up but I am surprised at how few seem to be participating. C'mon people! Get busy posting those memorable finds:bananadance:

[Digger Don]

Thanks for putting on this contest. The random drawing concept is an especially great idea. Those of us who are new and still learning have as much of a chance as some of the Legends here.
What a great way to end the year for someone.
good luck all

[lee]

that bart seems a right nice bloke ,he can come round my house for xmas dinner if he wants...lol.
cheers EPI for putting on a great contest.

[pulltabsteve]

Thanks Angie. Great contest and the prizes are super. Very generous of you! You are the best.

[skribnodsister]

Thanks Angie for the awesome contest! Hope you and all the other forum members have a safe and wonderful Christmas!

[giant056]

Thanks a heap for the very awesome contest :thumbsup02:

[Timewarpdigger]

Thanks for setting up the contest and looking forward to entering my first one. Thanks again Angie!!!

[Beefcake]

Feels great to be in our new house and back on our feet!!! I'm looking forward to spending more time here on the forum and being around a great group of people! Once again, thanks Angie for being a true friend throughout the years! Great contest Angie!

[bamaart]

Being fairly new to detecting I am constantly amazed at what I find. I have not found anything of great value, a ring or two, many coins, a possible cannon ball mold, a few very old buttons, and pounds of objects that I cannot identify. But the greatest things that I have found are the friendships of others who share the love of the hobby. When I moved here from the deep south I found it hard to find friends, So I found a hobby that I could do by myself. Little did I know at the time that the hobby would become the source of every friendship that I now have.....Thanks guys. And while I still do the silver dance whenever Lee or myself find silver, I know that I have discovered what I want to do for the rest of my days every time I turn that machine on.

[del]

Angie the contest was a great idea and its always entertaining see some very very nice finds , to hear the story behind them and what they mean to the individual who found them . A special thanks to you and Bart for the generous contest prizes and also to the participating members who shared their pictures and story.

Good luck everyone

Dan

[Epi-hunter]

Not much more time to post everyone! The drawing is in a few hours for the first detector and pro pointer. Not very many have entered so those people are going to have a great chance of winning!

[Digger Don]

Thanks again for doing this contest, A great way to ring in the New Year. Win Or Lose
Don

[Longhair]

Win/lose...couldn't matter less. The stories along with the finds are priceless.
Thanks Angie, and Bart. You're both tops in my book!

[Epi-hunter]

Thanks guys .... much appreciated!

Bart gave a fantastic deal on these prizes as part of the contest and said he will throw in a T Shirt for the winners too! Thank you Bart, and thanks to all the great members and staff who have made AD a success!

[driftwood1963]

Just wanted to thank everyone from American Detectorist for making this great site available to all of us!
Also special thanks to Bart from Big Boys for the great prizes in the contest!

[freemindstuck]

Thanks guys .... much appreciated!

Bart gave a fantastic deal on these prizes as part of the contest and said he will throw in a T Shirt for the winners too! Thank you Bart, and thanks to all the great members and staff who have made AD a success!

Hi Epi, Great contest, but when are you going to announce the winners? Or did I miss the memo?

FreeMindStuck

[Epi-hunter]

My apologies everyone :embarrassed:

I have been having technical difficulties the last few days here in the temporary housing that I am in (for those who don't know, my house was hit by lightning and burned on December 21st and my kids and I are displaced for the next few weeks or months). Added to that, the insurance company suddenly decided I should transfer to a more permanent temporary housing this week so I have been jumping through those hoops only to have that fall through totally today. *sigh* Hope others had a better holiday!

I will do the drawing tonight and post it before midnight. I had planned to have my daughter do the drawing but for the reasons listed above, she isn't with me right now. I really apologize for the delay -

Angie

[Longhair]

Geez Angie!! I'm really sorry to hear of your turmoil! As if the holidays are hectic enough, adding that to the mix makes for "times that try men's souls".

Don't worry about the contest. Compared to what you're dealing with, it's nothing important. For several of us it's going to be months before we can get out swinging again anyway. Just take care of what you need to, and I wish you all the luck in the world.

[Ronandari]

Angie.
I think everyone can agree that this can wait until your schedule permits. There is very little that cannot wait until you have set up your home and family. Is there anything that can be done to help you in your time of need? I don't live to far if you need anything.

Ron

[POKIE73]

i have to agree this can wait the important thing is to take care of your famaliy first i dont think anybody on this forum will disagree hope all comes out well and you and yours can have a happy holiday and return to normal as soon as you can dennis

[Timewarpdigger]

I agree Angie it can wait until things settle down there. So sorry to hear what happened, very glad and thankful that you are all ok. That's all that matters. God Bless and will pray for you and your family. Rich

[Lodge Scent]

Sorry to hear that ! Losing your house would count for more than just "technical difficulties". Here's hoping you can start rebuilding soon.

[freemindstuck]

I'm sorry to hear about your house. My house burned down when I was 14. It was painful but you eventually replace most of the things. It sounds like you saved everything that is important. The contest can wait till it's convenient. Best Wishes

[Bell-Two]

Take care of yourself and family that is the important thing we are praying for you that your situation will be quickly resolved and that you will be restored. God Bless!

[Digger Don]

Thank God you and your family are ok. You'll get through this in time.
Stay Safe, Don

[ODA 226]

Prayers out to you and your family!

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

prayers be with you!

[zrickkid]

Hope all is well soon.

[jeremi mann]

what a generous thing to do especially with the economy ....thanks

[leslie(nova scotia)]

Simply......outstanding!

[freemindstuck]

36972
I received my prizes from the contest and thought I'd post a pic and give a few shout outs. I want to thank Bart at Big Boy's Hobbies. And definitely a huge thanks to Angie who put this contest together and has hands down, the coolest metal detecting forum on the internet! And I'm not just saying this because American Detectorist is giving me free stuff. American Detectorist has the most knowledgeable and friendliest members out there! :perfect10:

Thanks again
Adrian

[del]

Hey congrats again on winning Adrian :clapping::clapping:and thanks so much for your participation on the forum:perfect10:.

[Ronandari]

Congrats Adrian. :thumbsup02:
I have to agree with you about the forum being a friendly and knowledgeable place to be. Thanks to Angie and all the folks who make it great.

Ron

[Lodge Scent]

Couldn't agree more with you Adrian. I still don't understand how I managed to somehow ignore this site for several years. I may be late to the game, but am happy I did finally arrive.

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Looks like a great setup! Thanks AD for this. They have a great thing going!

[SilverDon]

Thanks Big Boys! Nice prizes!

[Epi-hunter]

Thank you everyone! :)

Bart gave AD great discounts on the prizes which was much appreciated. I just want to say how much we appreciate each and every member here. You are the ones who make this site what it is. Thank you!!!

[Digger Don]

Thank you everyone! :)

Bart gave AD great discounts on the prizes which was much appreciated. I just want to say how much we appreciate each and every member here. You are the ones who make this site what it is. Thank you!!!
Your very welcome and thank YOU for running this site. I hope all is getting better with house situation !!

[KCFindIt]

What Don said: I hope your housing situation has been resolved and you can move forward. Will keep praying....

[Epi-hunter]

Thank you :) I'm back living in the house now but still don't have any furniture, etc to speak of. Sleeping on a mattress on the floor. But I will get there!

The lightning also hit the outside and destroyed the gutters all around the house and much of the exterior around it. They came today, bright and early (too early :lol: ) to work on that, with lots of hammering.

I've had a big construction dumpster in my driveway since December so they can throw things away. I have taken to throwing my garbage in there too rather than worry about putting it into a small garbage pail and set it out at the curb every week. So I will miss that. :lol:

[Tom]

Epi-hunter, has the second part of this contest occurred yet?
If not any idea when the drawing might happen?
Thanks

[Epi-hunter]

Epi-hunter, has the second part of this contest occurred yet?
If not any idea when the drawing might happen?
Thanks

Hi Tom and thanks for the question!

Originally I thought it would happen by now, but due to the horrible weather and the very slow forum since no one could detect, I wanted to get to a point where things were a bit more active. Such as the coming few weeks with spring and people actually detecting!

I also had hoped for more people to enter initially and would really like to see more entries. :)

[Tom]

Hi Tom and thanks for the question!

Originally I thought it would happen by now, but due to the horrible weather and the very slow forum since no one could detect, I wanted to get to a point where things were a bit more active. Such as the coming few weeks with spring and people actually detecting!

I also had hoped for more people to enter initially and would really like to see more entries. :)

Okay, well thanks for the reply. I will need to get my entry in soon then. IT just was not clear (At least to me) if it was over or not.:happy:

[JdsCoins]

Very nice contest! :)

So is there still time for me to enter? Thanks much. ^_^

[coinnut]

Very nice contest! :)

So is there still time for me to enter? Thanks much. ^_^

When round 2 happens there will be plenty of time to enter JD. :)

[POKIE73]

i was thinking that round two was still picked from the remaining entries minus the two winners are they starting over

[coinnut]

Not a 100% positive but I'm thinking that Angie would like to see more people enter the contest so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it will be from scratch next time. If I'm wrong, 100 lashes with a pinpointer :bop:.........:lol: Angie will let us know how it will work as it gets closer. Hey there is a lot of year left, so I don't think it will be tomorrow ;)

[Ronandari]

Maybe we can get the Haiku madness rolling again.

:hystericallaugh:

Ron

[coinnut]

Maybe we can get the Haiku madness rolling again.

:hystericallaugh:

Ron

That's it ....your bounced from the contest :lol: I had just forgotten about that.....now I won't sleep tonight :overreaction:

[Ronandari]

I still suffer from Haiku madness. :rofl: therapy is helping. :hystericallaugh:

[Lodge Scent]

Evil stalks the earth.

Ron has reopened the door
To haiku madness :bangahead02:

[leslie(nova scotia)]

Sum ting sweet fur shore....tanks!

[Epi-hunter]

Not a 100% positive but I'm thinking that Angie would like to see more people enter the contest so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it will be from scratch next time. If I'm wrong, 100 lashes with a pinpointer :bop:.........:lol: Angie will let us know how it will work as it gets closer. Hey there is a lot of year left, so I don't think it will be tomorrow ;)

Don't worry George, I don't own a pinpointer so it would have to be 100 lashes with my SunRay :lol:

I haven't decided yet, to be honest. I very much appreciated those who took the time to post and enter, but overall I was a bit disappointed because given the value of the prizes, I expected more participation. The time of year could have been a factor in that, but this should be less of an issue now. It will happen this summer for sure. Right now we have another contest with a very nice detector as a prize, courtesy of our sponsor John at JMT Metal Detectors.

We wanted to give back to the forum members for their participation and contributions here, in making this forum a great one. I have not seen another detecting forum give away these level of prizes for contests, and it's really something I want to be very special about AD and showing our appreciation for our members. :)