Tuesday, May 16, 2006

I am a Finalist

After waitng all day long & checking the mail 3times a minute gave up in the end.

Now has this mail in by inbox....


FINALIST - The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google
2 messages
The Da Vinci Code Quest Mon, May 15, 2006 at 10:13 PM
Reply-To: The Da Vinci Code Quest

The Da Vinci Code
Your journey does not end here. You have also qualified to compete for the grand prize which includes trips for four to New York, Paris, Rome and London, a colossal Sony® Electronics package and more valued at over $100,000! See official rules.

Beginning on or around 1pm EDT May 19th at www.google.com/davincicode, the final challenge, which is a time trial, will be made available to you for 48 hours. You can begin whenever you like, but prepare well, for once you begin there is no turning back. The player who completes all five tasks in the shortest amount of time will be declared the winner.

As for your previous accomplishments, your skill and perseverance will be rewarded with a limited edition replica cryptex arriving in your mailbox in the coming days.
cryptex
While you wait, Click here to watch a congratulatory message from Sir Ian McKellen and a sneak peek of The Da Vinci Code and then continue on to view special offers and discounts from our Quest partners.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited by law. Open only to legal residents located and residing in the 50 United States and D.C., 13 years or older as of 4/17/06. Phase 1 of Contest ends at 1:00 pm EDT on 5/11/06. Final Phase of Contest ends at 1:00 p.m. EDT on 5/21/06. Eligibility, prize and travel restrictions apply. Contest subject to Official Rules.

The Da Vinci Code
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So the contest opens on 19th May & sure is not going to be easy. Its been fun so far........

Monday, May 15, 2006

I got Cryptex



Wow.... Feels nice. I got my cryptex today.

The date for the finalist announcement was set as 15th May and the waiting game for the email began. But surprise... surprise no mails yet but the box of cryptex arrived @ 10.30 a.m. via USPS.

No word yet if I am a finalist & the package did not have any screen shot/puzzle as set out in the rules. It opened with the code mentioned in the box ("Grail") and had the congratulatory note and directed to this site.

Happy to share the news with the fellow-questers(??) at google fact. Thanks google fact, it was a fun journey with you all.