660 News (Calgary, Alberta)’s Name That Tune really takes the multiple choice contest to the next step. This contest was created around title sponsor Irene Besse Keyboards. Songs, played on one of Irene Besse’s keyboards, were recorded and embedded into each multiple choice question. Users listened to the video and guessed which song was being played for a chance to win a keyboard themselves. How clever is that?
What an incredible looking contest! KFMB-TV (San Diego, CA), a CBS affiliate, runs this contest around the upcoming new show this fall, Hawaii Five-O. Each week, the show will reveal a code word; users come to the contest and enter the word. 8 lucky winners will win round trip tickets to Hawaii – provided by Hawaiian Airlines. Aloha!
104.5 The Zone (Nashville, TN) cheered for the underdogs this past college football season and encouraged listeners to do the same. Each week, players pick three underdogs teams they believe will win and receive the points allotted to that particular game. This fun, fresh football contest was sponsored by Allstate.
This contest is hot, hot, hot! KDVR (Denver, CO) asks viewers to predict the hottest day in this heat-stricken month. The weather-predicting winner of this contest receives a brand-new air conditioner from Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems – a wonderful prize for a sticky summer.
A trivia contest is a fun way to appeal to a large audience. Just like Lakeway Publishers (Morristown, TN) did with their 4th of July trivia contest. The best feature of this Independence Day themed contest – all participants win a prize!
News-Item (Shamokin, PA) invites readers to test their knowledge of St. Paddy’s Day with an Irish Trivia Contest. A prize – sponsored by Blum Appraisals – is offered for the winner.
