Below
is a
simple outline of the procedure one follows to enter and complete
in a CrosswordGold™ event. Complete the Competition
Sample to practice the procedure. You compete
in a CrosswordGold™ event
in the comfort of your home. The crossword puzzle is completed
on your local computer or from a print out. It's your choice. Only
the answer is submitted via an Internet form.
| 1 |
Purchase
an entry ticket. |
| 2 |
Register as a participant. Instructions
can be found here. If a person
receives the ticket as a gift, the ticket has a link to the
Ticket Holder page. |
| 3 |
Watch
for
announcements. Follow
us on Twitter or Facebook. Both links
are on our Homepage and are listed under Information on
the main menu. We
will announce the day, time and venue where the password needed
to open your
competition
crossword
lock box will appear. |
| 4 |
On the
day and time specified, retrieve the lock box password and
begin the event. |
| 5 |
After
discovering the answer to the event crossword, submit your
answer via the Internet. There is a link on the event
Homepage to the answer form. |
| 6 |
After
the event is over, we will announce
when the
results will be posted. |
| 7 |
Check
the results database for your time and place. If you
won a major prize or an age group award, we will contact you. Winners
will also be posted on this site. |
Important Note About The Answer
The puzzle is a freeform crossword. It's
solved in the traditional manner. I may use a theme throughout. A
single word answer is derived
from the letters in the crossword. That
answer may be a real word or just a series of random letters. If
you completed the Competition Sample,
you may think there is an obvious flaw in this procedure. Your
question might be, why fill in the letters to all the words if
you tell me which
letters will be used as the password to open the Answer
Sheet. I have that covered. You will need to complete
the entire crossword in a CrosswordGold™ event. The
answer sheet will have a nuance that levels the field of competitors. It's
not difficult, but effective. Everyone has an equal opportunity to
win the Grand Prize or any other prize/award. You'll learn
about it when you go to open the second of three lock boxes. Yes,
the competition puzzle will have three lock boxes. The
Competition Sample has only two! |
