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little Indiana’s Cicada Shell Counting Contest 2012

Posted by: Jessica Nunemaker on August 11, 2012 in Giveaways, little Towns 32 Comments

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Cicada Guessing Contest

Every year cicadas hatch and leave behind a shell. Every year our boys like to pick them from the trees in our Indiana town and collect them!

These dried husks are carefully placed in our boys’ bug house. Each year they see if they can fill it up–before dumping it out and starting all over again the next year. Yes, this thing sits in our house all year.

That left me thinking…how about a cicada counting contest? In addition to bragging rights to this new annual contest that really creeps my husband out, whomever can guess the answer correctly or is closest to the answer without going over, can have their choice of ONE of the items below.

In the event of a tie, I will assign each person a number and then use Random.org to select a winner.

Cicada Counting Contest Prizes

The winner can choose from ONE of the following items:

One $5 Movie Madness from DeMotte, Indiana Gift Card ($5 value)
One Richmond Historic Auto Tour Places to Go, Sites to See of Historic Sites in Richmond and Wayne County CD ($5 value)
One Remington, Indiana Sesquicentennial Cookbook ($10 value)

Enter the Cicada Shell Counting Contest

Simply leave your guess in the comment section below. BE SURE to include your email so that I may contact you if you win.

Disclaimer: Offer is only for readers in the continental U.S. Only ONE guess per person. Multiple guesses = disqualification. You’ve been warned. Giveaway ends August 15, 2012 at 12 AM CST. Winner will be chosen due to response closest to actual cicada shell count without going over. In event of a tie, winner will be chosen via Random.org. Winner will have 72 hours to respond to my email and claim the prize or winner will forfeit prize or the next closest guess will be awarded the win. Winner’s name will be posted on this page AND on the little Indiana Facebook Page (so keep on the lookout!).

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About Jessica Nunemaker

Jessica Nunemaker is the little Indiana owner, Host of a little Indiana segment state-wide on PBS and Publisher of the little Indiana Quarterly magazine. Sometimes, she even sleeps. You'll usually find Jessica gallivanting around Indiana towns (population 15,000 and less) with her husband, Jeremy, and two boys (ages 7 and 3) in tow in search of where to stay, play and eat in small towns across the state! Small towns: destinations, not drive-thrus!