{"id":88535,"date":"2014-04-14T20:04:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T01:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=88535"},"modified":"2014-04-14T20:04:54","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T01:04:54","slug":"show-us-your-passion-for-smaug-contest-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/04\/14\/88535-show-us-your-passion-for-smaug-contest-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Show us your passion for Smaug – contest WINNERS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smaug the Magnificent indeed!\u00a0 We had some incredible entries to our ‘Show us your passion for Smaug’ contest – it was as difficult to pick winners as we expected it to be.\u00a0The panel of TORn staff judges really enjoyed seeing entries from all over the world; we received art work from countries such as Serbia, Australia, China, Slovakia, and Thailand, to name but a few!\u00a0The dragons came in all shapes and sizes; as well as beautiful paintings and sketches, we received photographs of sculptures, decorated cakes, costumes, LEGO creations, knitted and sewn wyverns, and even a candle holder, a carved pumpkin and a jewelry Smaug!<\/p>\n

Ten judges thought long and hard, and awarded points based on factors such as\u00a0skill, originality, design, and what made us smile! We finally narrowed it down – and then had a tie, and had to vote again! At last we can reveal the winners. [Drum roll…]<\/p>\n

Runner up in the Youth Category is Mya, with her Erebor diorama.\u00a0 Check out the tiny Bilbo in the bottom right corner!<\/p>\n

\"Mya<\/a><\/p>\n

Mya wins the Thorin bookmark and pen set from The Noble Collection<\/a>, plus the regular DVD\/Blu-ray combo pack of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The winner in the Youth Category is Grace, with her beautiful sculpture.\u00a0 Several staffers said they’d like to have this amongst their collectibles!<\/p>\n

\"Grace<\/a><\/p>\n

Grace wins the Smaug pendant and necklace from The Noble Collection<\/a>, plus the regular DVD\/Blu-ray combo pack of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Special mentions in the Youth Category go to Anne B, Margaret D and Sian C, for their original and stunning entries. (Margaret’s was made from aluminium foil!)<\/p>\n

In the Main Category, the runner up is Collette, with her incredible, dynamic image.<\/p>\n

\"Collette<\/a><\/p>\n

Collette wins a copy of the Limited Collector\u2019s Edition DVD and Blu-ray of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Finally – the Main Category first prize goes to Natalie’s splendid beast!<\/p>\n

\"Natalie<\/a><\/p>\n

Natalie wins the\u00a0Orcrist replica from The Noble Collection<\/a>, and a regular DVD\/Blu-ray combo pack of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Special mention in the Main Category goes to Jeremy S, with his amazing flying Smaug, which we couldn’t resist showing you here:<\/p>\n

\"Jeremy<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to ALL who entered the competition – we loved seeing your work, and choosing just a few winners was harder than taking on Gollum in a riddle contest… Congratulations to all the winners – don’t forget to respond to the emails which have been sent to you, to claim your prizes!<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for another contest coming SOON from TheOneRing.net, with a spectacular prize\u00a0– this one is for those of you who are handy with a camera…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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