Play the PressDisplay Mystery Contest to try and win an iPad2 and PressReader!
Riding the wave of fun and excitement we had in our most recent iPad2 + PressReader contest, we’re giving it another go by providing newspaper lovers with even more chances to win an iPad 2 and year-long Personal subscription to PressDisplay.com and PressReader – only this time, we’re making it a lot more “interesting”!
Starting Thursday Sept 1, 2011 at 12 PM (PST) and running until Friday, November 11, 2011 at 12 PM (PST), [“contest term”] a new PressDisplay Mystery Challenge will be posted at random points throughout the contest term on The PressDisplay Blog (keep your eye out for them!)
Each challenge will require participants to search the over 1,900 full-content newspapers available on www.pressdisplay.com for correct answers to the current challenge (Don’t worry, we’ll provide some clues to help you).
Participation is easy! All you have to do is:
1. Sign up to The PressDisplay Blog by clicking the “Register” link located under the “Login to The PressDisplay Blog” widget in the right sidebar.
2. Once registered you will receive your password by email (please ensure you check your junk mail just in case it ends up there). Then, navigate to The PressDisplay Blog and login using your Username and Password to view the latest challenge clues and entry form (forms are only visible to logged in users).
3. Using the clues provided with each challenge, find the correct answers on www.pressdisplay.com (scroll down to view the first mystery challenge).
4. Complete each challenge form in full and click the “Submit” button to enter (only 1 submission per registered participant per challenge is allowed).
Once we’ve reached 300 correct submissions, we’ll randomly select a winner from our database of qualified registered users who submitted correct answers to date over the contest period.*
We’ll continue selecting winners for every additional 300 correct submissions we receive (regardless of challenge) until we reach the end of the contest period (Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 at 12 PM (PST)).
With every new challenge, you get new opportunity to enter and win, so don’t just stop at one. Play them all to maximize your chance to win!
Pretty cool, eh? We think so too, but we didn’t stop there! For the duration of the contest, participants will have the opportunity to double their chances to win in each challenge, by sharing an article from PressDisplay.com using our Sharing Tool and sending us an image of your shared message in our bonus entry form (scroll down to view the bonus entry form).
Here’s how:
1. Navigate to www.pressdisplay.com.
2. Register for free (if you haven’t registered already).
3. On the Home page, click the “Select Title” button and select a title by country or by language.
4. Click a blue highlighted headline of an article on the front page of that title (if you aren’t a paid subscriber to www.pressdisplay.com then you can only share articles from front pages of publications).
5. Click on the sharing icon within the article.
6. Select how you would like to share the article.
7. Take a screenshot of the post you shared on your blog or social media page, or the email you sent with the article.
8. Upload the screenshot to the bonus form, complete the remaining fields and submit!
Every time we draw a challenge winner from our database of registered users who submitted correct answers over the contest period, we’ll draw a bonus winner from our database of registered users who correctly shared an article using PressDisplay.com for that challenge period. Now, how great is that!
So think about it…we will be holding 5 challenges over the two month period. During each challenge period, you have two chances to enter to win:
- 1 for submitting the correct answer to that challenge, and
- 2 for sharing an article from that challenge period using PressDisplay.com
Remember that the more you share the contest with your family, friends and colleagues by email, on your blog, Facebook or Twitter (or anywhere else), the faster the contest database will grow and that means just one thing – faster time to owning an iPad2 and PressReader for some lucky winner!
Need a little help getting going with PressDisplay? Then make sure to check out our quick introductory demo video below:
Okay, now the legal stuff…
It is VERY IMPORTANT that you follow our CONTEST RULES to qualify to win. Naturally we want people to try out PressDisplay.com so we have included in our rules that contestants cannot share answers online. If you do publish the answers, then you’ve just disqualified yourself. And no one wants that to happen!
*Please read full contest terms & conditions here.
So make sure you follow ALL THE RULES so you don’t lose your chance to win.
Okay, are you ready? Let’s do this!
Good luck everyone and happy hunting!
NOTE: THE PRESSDISPLAY MYSTERY CONTEST ENDED ON NOVEMBER 11, 2011 AT NOON PST. THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING!
Loved the Scavenger Hunt
Cool Stacey!
Thanks for playing and remember to keep checking back for the other mystery challenges posted throughout the contest…Good luck!
Well done challenge one not quite sure yet on bonus entry yet have to work that on out but thank you for giving us a chance of owning a ipad2
Love this comp, but more than that am really impressed with the breadth and quantity of publications available! Fabulous
Hey thanks as always Susan!!
Ok challenge one and bonus completed. Let’s see how many I can complete in 60 days or so. Thanks for contest. I am already learning more about PressDisplay.
Great stuff and good luck to you!
Cheers,
Michael
That was fun. It took me ages to find The South China Morning Post. But after first hiccup, in general its really easy to use, to seach for different Newspapers and articals. I am really impressed.
I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for the next challenge! Good Luck everyone x
Thank Lucy! Glad you managed to figure it all out
. Good luck!
Hi, I’ve just submitted a bonus entry for sharing on twitter but I’m not sure if it submitted correctly as I had no confirmation.
Could you confirm that it submitted?
Hi Soosieboo. Can you just confirm what your username was and I’ll check the database to see if it’s in there.
Cheers,
Michael
Favor if I may ask……can you check to see if the Bonus Entry for me 1) went through and 2) was done correctly? I received a message that my settings were reset after I sent it and I wasnt sure if I sent the proper screen shot.
I dont want to send a duplicate entry and disqualify myself or send entries that wont count because I did not send the correct screen shot!
Thanks for doing an interesting contest. I actually would never have realized how useful Press Display was/is without this contest! Great idea.
Hi Davis. Would you be able to tell me what your username was? I’ll double check to see if it’s in the database.
If you can see the bonus form and are able to submit a screenshot, there’s a good chance it didn’t go through. When it does, the form should no longer be available for you to view.
Let me know!
Cheers,
Michael
Another question: will you be emailing us when another scavenger hunt for an entry is available?
If you left the “Check here to Subscribe to email notifications for new posts” checked when you signed up to the blog, you will be notified by email once anything new is posted to the blog. If you unchecked it, you’ll have to check back from time-to-time to see whether any new mystery challenges have been posted.
Hope that helps!
Cheers,
Michael
Not sure what to do for the bonus? Can I still do it after submitting my answers?
Hi – yes, the bonus form is separate from the mystery challenge form. The point of the bonus is to share an article from the front page of your favorite publication (available on PressDisplay) with a friend, colleague or family member. Once you’ve shared it, just take a screen capture of the sharing event (e.g. email, twitter post, facebook post, etc.) and upload it to the bonus form so we know you did in fact share something. Once you submit that, you’re automatically entered into the bonus draw!
Cheers,
Michael
I don’t want to make a mistake and give answers…
Thanks Michael. My username is davisesq212 for both the blog and the website. Can you see if my entry and bonus entry went through so I will be sure I am doing it correctly in the future?
Thanks so much.
Hi Claudia…looks like the scavenger hunt form was submitted without any issues. I don’t see your entry for the bonus form however. Wanna give it another crack?
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Cheers,
Michael
@Michael Oksinski
Sent it as Soosieboo.
Hi – I see your entry for the mystery challenge but don’t see anything in our database for the bonus draw under your username. If you navigate to the bonus form entry again, are the fields visible? If they are, can you please submit your screenshot once again? Let me know if you have any trouble.
Cheers,
Michael
Will you allow the screenshot to be a picture taken from an iPhone? Also, can we keep entering daily for bonus entries until you have your next scavenger hunt????
Hi Kim…The bonus entry form is a one time submission per challenge. There will be a new bonus form available when we post the next challenge. No problem about the iPhone screenshot.
Cheers,
Michael
So have we not reached 300 entries yet?
@notyou Oh, I see the 54 over there in the right-hand column. Man, you guys should have a cut-off date on entries. Those are good odds. ;-}
What can I say, we love giving away iPads and PressReader
. Just need to get to 300 for the draw though. Make sure to spread the word…
Cheers,
Michael
@Michael Oksinski
Hi Just sent it again. Soosie Boo. thanks
Hi on my first entry it says
On: Jan 1, 1970 @ 12:00 AM
IP:
First Name:
Last Name:
E-Mail:
Country of Residence:
but on my bonus entry it actually has my details ( I did fill them in on the first one also :S) is this a problem? Thanks Luke
Hi Luke. I see both of your entries in our database so looks like you’re all good. Thanks for pointing out the form glitch. I’ll look into that.
Cheers,
Michael
All done! Hope both are OK and correct? Great comp and Press Reader is my new fave toy!!!
Hi doctorsrose…looks like you’re all good! Glad you’re enjoying PressReader
. Good luck and remember to check back soon for our next mystery challenge!
Cheers,
Michael
@Michael Oksinski
Thanks! I see now neither have my details in?S :S I hope they’re both fine still!
Hi PressDisplay – When I entered at first, my details were displayed on the completed form thingy (if you know what I mean) but they’re not there anymore, or on the bonus entry – is it just a glitch please? x Susan
Hi Susan…yes, it’s just a glitch (probably some sort of cache issue) with the form but rest assured, your entries are in our database
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Thanks,
Michael
k i think i finally entered. how will we know when 300 entries have been reached and the next challenge is posted?
Hi MrDisco. I see both of your submission – thanks for entering!
We have a contest submission counter located on the right hand side of the blog (updated daily) with the number of submissions we’ve received. Once that number hits 300, we’ll draw!
Provided you didn’t uncheck the “Check here to Subscribe to email notifications for new posts” option when you registered, you will be notified by email each time we post new content to the blog, including the next mystery challenge.
Best of luck to you!
Michael
OK Michael. I resubmitted my bonus entry. Can I bother you again to check and see if it went through and it was properly done?
Thanks.
davisesq212 is my username
davisesq212@aol.com
Let’s have another challenge, shall we?
Coming this week Darryl!
Cheers,
Michael
I just submitted my Scavenger Hunt entry and bonus entry and wanted to make sure that I did it properly. The details for the hunt entry are blank, but my bonus entry is filled out. Can you please check and see if both entries are submitted correctly? Mu username is phantom000. Thanks!
Hi thanks for submitting your entries. I see them both in our database
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Cheers,
Michael
It seems the number of contest entries has been stuck at 54 for days. I hope the number rises quickly because I’m quite excited about the chance of winning an iPad! This contest was a lot of fun. All the directions and rules intimated me at first, so it took me several days before deciding to actually enter. Come to find out, it was very easy to register with Press Display and navigate through their site. I just wish more people would enter. I’ve seen lots of links to this contest on Twitter.
Hey there – thanks for taking the time to participate. We’re up to 84 entries. We’ll get the counter updated soon
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Glad you had a good time with the contest. PressDisplay.com may seem a little intimidating at first but it’s actually really easy to use once most users give it a quick whirl (and most end up enjoying the quality content available too!).
Thanks again,
Michael
I guess I’m entered? I submitted my answers and the result was getting to the comments page…. thanks.
Hi there – yes I see your entry in our database. Thanks for participating and make sure to stay tuned for our next mystery challenge.
Cheers,
Michael
Michael
Were you able to check if my bonus entry went through?
Thanks, davisesq212
Merci
Me again Michael…. The Twitter link above isn’t working. I can not share with my Twitter buddies
– Lets get you upto 300
But the FB link is working
Thank you
Lucy
Hi Is there going to be a Challenge Number 2? Really enjoyed doing the first one! Will try to share on FB and Twitter to get the numbers up x
This contest has opened my eyes to how easy PressDisplay.com and the publications there are to navigate! Thanks for the chance to win an iPad 2 along the way!!
Hey thanks! Glad you’re enjoying PressDisplay.com
. Make sure to tell everyone you know about the contest and best of luck! 
Cheers,
Michael
Hi, I’ve noticed that the number of entries has been 125 for some days now. Has it not been updated?
I have told my friends about the contest and spread the word and the entries are still very low. I still promise to tweet each day about PressReader once I am one of your lucky winners. It would be a dream come true to win an iPad2!
Just nipped in to check if there was another challenge yet. Still spreading the word about the comp as well x
I have submitted all 4 entries and bonus Facebook sharing screenshots. Thanks so much for contest. Good luck to the eventual winner! Reading news on the iPad for 1 year FREE!