After over 4,000 miles of driving, the Road to EVO finally wound its way back home to good ol’ Magnolia, Arkansas. Over 60 hours of in-car time were spent over the 11 day period. Despite the ridiculous amount of traveling over the week, I had a blast! And finally, it’s time to reveal the winners of the contest!

I’d like to extend a big thank you to all of you who entered. I received way more entries than I had originally anticipated. It definitely made things interesting.

So without further ado, your winners are…

Top Tier
wykinyan: 11,390 (+75)

Mid Tier
DeanM1978: 11,073 (-242)
Hot_Waffles: 10,947 (-368)

Low Tier
dwb6: 10,895 (-420)
GohanEgret: 11,777 (+462)
macontosh2000: 10,795 (-520)

The top winner was never in question. Wykinyan was the only person to get within 100 miles of the final mileage. The battle for the Low Tier prizes was much closer though; several of you just barely missed out on making it in.

Winners: please DM me on Twitter with your address and game choice (I’m now following you so you shouldn’t have any issues doing it).

Again, a big thank you to all who entered. This definitely won’t be the last contest I have, so stay tuned to my blog for future updates!

It was brought to my attention that Twitter users can’t DM unless I’m following them. Oops! So just to simplify things, send me a reply on Twitter to enter. To everyone who has entered so far, you don’t have to do anything. Thanks to Bigandtasty for pointing that out!

Also, I’ve gotten a few strange guesses. Keep in mind that I’m asking for my final mileage when I return home. Since I started at over 7,000 miles, any answer below that is silly. Make sure that you’re figuring a round trip as well.

Alright, guys.  Here’s the deal.  As many of you may have seen from my latest tweet, I’ll be on my way to Los Angeles in just a matter of hours, with my ultimate destination being the Evolution fighting game tournament in Las Vegas next weekend.  Crazy it may be, I have opted to drive the entire way instead of fly just to save a little dough.  So I thought to myself, “Hmm.. I wonder just how many miles I’m going to put on my car doing this…” That leads in to what this contest is all about.

Your goal is to guess just how many miles my car will have on it when I return home on July 13th. My starting mileage is 7,225 miles. The people who guess closest to the actual amount will win!

A couple of things to keep in mind:
• You are guessing the final overall mileage I end up with and not just the mileage it takes for just the trip.
• You can find my location on my Twitter profile. Obviously, using Google Maps is allowed, so that would be a good place to start.
• I will be doing A LOT of miscellaneous driving during the next week, so simply calculating to LA then to Vegas then back here won’t get you anywhere.
• You are allowed to go over on your guess – this isn’t The Price is Right. All that matters is the spread.
• In the improbable case of a tie, there will be a tiebreaker question.

So how do you enter?  It’s very simple.  Make sure you’re following me on Twitter (@RawkusX). Then send me a direct message with your guess.  That’s it!  Do that and you’re in!

And now, to what everyone wants to see… the PRIZES!  Since this is primarily a gaming blog, the prizes are, of course, video games.  I have a ton of games that I just haven’t gotten around to selling, so they are up for grabs here!

THE TOP SIX ALL GET PRIZES! There will be a first place winner (top tier), two second place winners (mid tier), and three third place winners (low tier).  Each person gets to pick what game they want from their respective group.  The top winner in each of the two multi-winner tiers gets priority. If you win and have a question about the condition of a specific game, please message me.

Top Tier (1 Winner – Choose 1 Game)
Beatmania IIDX 9th Style (PS2 – JPN)
Eye of Judgment Bundle (PS3)
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)
Ico (PS2)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
Red Dead Redemption (360)
Super Street Fighter IV (360)