Last night we held our Awards Ceremony in our EA-Land Contest Giveaway at the Allakhazam Awards house! It was all glitz and glamour as we invited our contestants to a before-party at the home. This gave our contestants time to get to know each other and wish each other well. Shortly before opening to the general public, Parizad arrived to greet our guests. Precisely at 4:00pm PDT / 7:00pm EDT, the doors opened to the public, and we were flooded with guests at the front door! Everyone wanted an opportunity to get in and watch the awards show. We quickly filled up, and I had to soon find more seating from other parts of the house! Eventually we got everyone in and started the show.

I know that everyone is just dying to know who won, so I'll get right to it. Well... after I once again congratulate all of our winners, and thank everyone who participated in this event! Many thanks also to Parizad and EA for their contributions towards prizes!

Let's go over the prizes before we announce the winners!

Grand Prize:

• A The Sims Online™ t-shirt
• Sims 2 expansion pack of the winner's choice
• A grab bag of the following:
  • TSO fridge magnet, TSO keychain, handful of TSO pins, handful of TSO decals, and handful of simhead pins
• 250k Simoleans
• A visit to the EA-Land Store in the winner's city to pick any items they wish!

First Runner-up:

• A The Sims Online™ t-shirt
• A grab bag of the following:
  • TSO fridge magnet, TSO keychain, handful of TSO pins, handful of TSO decals, and handful of simhead pins
• 250k Simoleans
• A visit to the EA-Land Store in the winner's city to pick any items they wish!

Second Runner-up:

• A sealed The Sims Online™ game
• A grab bag of the following:
  • TSO fridge magnet, TSO keychain, handful of TSO pins, handful of TSO decals, and handful of simhead pins
• 250k Simoleans
• A visit to the EA-Land Store in the winner's city to pick any items they wish!

The EA-Land Store contains items such as colored cannons, not previously available to the general public, yard gnomes, mystic trees, anniversary plaques, and so much more. Each winner will be given their own VIP visit for themselves and their roommates to pick and choose their items during a private session.

So now... who won? I am pleased to announce the following:

Second Runner-up:

• We had a tie!
  • Spirit of East Jerome, owned by Mike Rizzo
  • Haunted Forest Manor, owned by Frankenstein

First Runner-up:

• Carnival, owned by Qute Pi

We also had a Honorable Mention, who will receive a sealed The Sims Online™ beta CD set:

• Goldie's Cafe, owned by Goldie

And finally... our Grand Prize Winner... *drumroll please!*

• Maze Maze Maze, owned by Hudson! (a TC3 property)

Congratulations to everyone, and we thank you for participating in our EA-Land Contest Giveaway, hosted by Allakhazam!

Maggie "AutumnKiss" Olsen
Senior Editor, ZAM Network