Below are the winners of the Twix Java! If I don’t hear from a winner within the next 24 hours or they live outside the U.S. (I did get a few of those!), I will redraw tomorrow and update here.

I used a random number generator for the drawing so, without further ado:

Justin Cazel, who wrote: “they should be ilegal’ coffe and chocolate”

Claudia M, who wrote: “tasty Contest ! yummm ”

Dawn, who wrote: “what they don’t think of”

Lara Aleff, who wrote: “MMMM chocolate and coffee flavor!!!!!! My favorite!”

Cheryl Free, who wrote: “Yum ~ coffee and chocolate *Thanks* for the giveaway!”

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Edited: Two winners did not contact me within 36 hours, so two new names have been drawn:

Bonnie Capuano, who wrote: “Twix and java? Sounds right up my alley!!!!”

Christine Smith, who wrote: “All I can say is Yummmmmmmmmmmmmm! I can’t wait to try these new Twix bars.”

The winners have all been emailed so if you see your name above but haven’t heard from me, feel free to drop me a note to double check that it’s you (if you didn’t receive the aforementioned email).

Again, if winners do not respond within 24 hours a new name(s) will be drawn.

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Below are the winners of the Wildly Cherry M&M’s! If I don’t hear from a winner within the next 24 hours or they live outside the U.S. (I did get a few of those!), I will redraw tomorrow and update here.

I used a random number generator for the drawing so, without further ado:

Mario, who wrote: “luv mnms, cant wait 2 try these:

Rita M, who wrote: “If these are as good as they sound — I hate of thought of them being “Limited”!”

Jennifer Jozwiak, who wrote: “Delicious, pick me!”

Samantha Pruitt, who wrote” “mmmmm, chocolate (drool)”

Bobby, who wrote” “YUM, YUM, Eat’em up!!!”

The winners have all been emailed so if you see your name above but haven’t heard from me, feel free to drop me a note to double check that it’s you (if you didn’t receive the aforementioned email).

Again, if winners do not respond within 24 hours a new name(s) will be drawn.

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The turn-out for this month’s contest was so big that I decided to use a random number generator program online instead of writing everyone down and pulling from a hat. I would say this saved me about an hour of work, at least!

First I stripped out all comments that said nothing more than “great shirt” or “I want to win” (methinks the directions weren’t read!) so that the chances for legitimate entries wouldn’t be skewed. I then entered in the total amount of valid entries and weblog links (which are counted as comments) into the generator.

So let’s get on with it!

The winner of February’s Chocolate Bytes Contest is:

#61! Christine E. with her entry of “Do you believe in love at first sight or do I have to walk past you again?”

Christine, I will email you shortly!

Everyone else, thank you so much for entering and linking to the contest, and be sure to keep checking back for March’s contest!

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It’s a Chocolate Bytes contest!

What you need to do:

~ In honor of Valentine’s Day, comment here with the worst pick-up line you’ve ever heard (or heard of). The line doesn’t have to have been used on you – it can be something that happened to a friend or even just one you read about. That’s it! The contest will run until February 11, 11:59pm PST.

As usual, there are two ways to enter:

Get two submissions to win: Leave a comment here telling us the worst pick-up line you’ve ever heard. Then link to this contest from your own site or weblog and include that URL with your submission and you now have two chances to win!

OR

Get one submission to win: Pick one or the other above – leave a comment telling us the worst pick-up line you’ve ever heard or just link to the contest from your own weblog (I need to be able to see it though, so make sure it’s not a locked or friends-only entry.)

What you could win:

My generous friends at YellowIbis.com have once again donated a theobromine t-shirt! They’ve even custom tweaked it for Valentine’s Day with the molecule surrounded by a heart. Perfect! This t-shirt is also available for sale, so if you don’t want to wait for the contest to end head over and pick one up for yourself!

Click below for more info!

~ Make sure you leave a valid email address with your comment (it will not be displayed) so I can contact you in a timely manner if you win.

~ A name will then be drawn from the eligible submissions on February 12 using the super technical method of pieces of paper in a hat, and the winner will be notified by email and announced here on the site. The winner will then need to send me their mailing address to have the t-shirt sent to, so if you’re not comfortable with that then please don’t enter (though it will never be used for anything else).

~ The contest is open to residents that live in countries that the YellowIbis US Shop ships to (United States, Canada, Mexico, “Central, West, North” Europe, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, China, South Korea). Delivery by Valentine’s Day is not guaranteed!

Disclaimers
- If you win you’ll need to provide my with the t-shirt size you’d like. You don’t get a choice on which molecule you’d like, though – this is a chocolate site, you’re stuck with the chocolate!

- If you pick the wrong size and wish to exchange it the responsibility is yours: ChocolateBytes.com will not pay for shipping back to the store and then back again to you.

Good luck!!

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Win a luxury chocolate gift for a loved one this Valentine’s Day!

Because we all need a little luxury once in a while, Chocolate Bytes has teamed up with Hotel Chocolat to offer you the chance to win a selection of decadent chocolates from Hotel Chocolat’s Valentine’s Day for a loved one.

To enter, click here and tell us in 200 words or less why we should surprise your loved one with this luxury gift. It’s time to tug on our heart strings and get out your violin, as the most compelling entry will win! The competition closes on February 8, 2008 and entries will appear live on the Hotel Chocolat site.

A Chocolate Bytes reader is guaranteed to win, so go enter!

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Everyone who entered got a piece of paper with their corresponding number written on it (and two slips of paper with their number if they had two entries).

And the winners are:

Winner #1:

#58, Donna! Donna gets to choose between the ThinkGeek shirt or the Moleculewear shirt.

Winner #2:

#27, Becky! Becky gets the shirt from YellowIbis.com!

Congrats Donna and Becky! I’ll email you shortly to get shipping info.

Everyone else, thank you for entering and keep an eye out for a December contest!

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Don’t forget, today is the last day to enter the T-shirt giveaway! You have until midnight tonight and the drawing will take place tomorrow.

Now, in case you missed them the first time around, check out a few previous posts that are still bringing in the hits and comments:

• The Hershey’s Move to Mexico post is still getting hit quite often, several months after I wrote about it. If you missed it the first time, go check it out and let us know what you think.
• 50 Easy Chocolate Snacks to Make
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe
• Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

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Out of the two previous contests I was surprised to find that folks seemed to prefer the theobromine molecule t-shirt over the actual chocolate! So, that’s what I’m offering up again!

What you need to do:

~ Comment here with a chocolate or chocolate product you’re thankful for! That’s it!

As always, there are two ways to enter:

Get two submissions to win: Leave a comment here telling us a chocolate or chocolate product that you’re thankful for. Then link to this contest from your own site or weblog and include the URL to the entry with your submission and you now have two chances to win!

OR

Get one submission to win: Pick one or the other above – leave a comment telling us what you’re thankful for or just link to the contest from your own weblog (I need to be able to see it though, so make sure it’s not a locked or friends-only entry.)

Make sure you leave a valid email address with your comment (will not be displayed) so I can contact you in a timely manner if you win.

The contest will run until November 30 at 11:59pm Pacific. A name will then be drawn from the eligible submissions on December 1 using the super technical method of pieces of paper in a hat, and the winner will be notified by email and announced here on the site. The winner will then need to send me their mailing address to have the t-shirt sent to, so if you’re not comfortable with that then please don’t enter (though it will never be used for anything else).

This is open to residents of the continental U.S. and Canada only.

If you’re in the US: You can choose between the ThinkGeek style (women’s style, pink on brown) or the Moleculewear styles (regular or girlie style, green on black).

If you’re in Canada: Your shirt will be coming from Moleculewear because they have excellent shipping rates. You can pick the regular or the girlie style, and the colors are green on black.

Disclaimers
- If you win you’ll need to provide my with the t-shirt size you’d like. You don’t get a choice on which molecule you’d like, though – this is a chocolate site, you’re stuck with chocolate!

- If you pick the wrong size and wish to exchange it the responsibility is yours: I will not pay for shipping back to the store and then back again to you.

- You are responsible for any applicable taxes.

- I am not responsible for printing mess-ups, shipment re-scheduling, or laundry mishaps.

Good luck!!

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(Also see: Julie at Play Library is also running a November contest for a $25 Amazon gift certificate! Go play!)

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In the last contest update every entry was assigned a number. If you had two entries your number went in twice.

All the kids in the pool!

And the winner is:

Lucky #7! Congratulations, Anastasia! I’ll be emailing you shortly for your mailing address, style and size preferences.

Everyone else, thank you so much for entering and keep an eye out for September’s contest!

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