64 Crazy Races, Competitions and Contests (CLUSTER)

Bird Dance-Offs (VIDEO)

World's First Avian Dance Competition

This time, "shake a tailfeather" actually involves tailfeathers. Anyone who saw the viral video of Snowball the cockatoo dancing to the Backstreet Boys is well aware that some birds can definitely bust…
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Competitive Lunch Box Creations (GALLERY)

Star Wars Art in the Bento Challenge

A series of competitions have been launched by LiveJournal called the Bento Challenge who also created a Flickr pool which has themes ranging from Hollywood movies to panda bears. The two outstanding…
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World Body Painting Competition (VIDEO)

Festival Expansion into Asia

All of these images are from the “World Body Painting Festival”. A cult event for those involved in the art of body painting. As you can see from the attached images, it really does showcase some of the…
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Monster Sailboats (VIDEO)

PUMA's 'Il Monstro' for the Volvo Ocean Race

Athletic brand PUMA has a menacing entry in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009. The ultra modern racing boat named “Il Monstro” which means ‘The Monster’ was christened in May by actress Selma Hayek. Il…
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Air Drumming Competitions (VIDEO)

The "Adventures of Power"

Ari Gold's Adventures of Power starring Adrian Grenier from the hit HBO series Entourage promises to be one of the funniest films of the year. Adventures of Power is a story about a mine worker and air…
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Holy Pageants (GALLERY)

"Miss Sister 2008" Catholic Beauty Contest

In what is sure to be the “Mother Teresa” of all pageants, Miss Sister 2008 (also known as the Sister Italia Contest) will hit the internet next month. The originator of this Catholic Beauty contest is…
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Virtual Cooking Competitions (VIDEO)

Iron Chef America for Nintendo Wii

Perhaps you've always wanted to engage in random fits of culinary exploration a la Iron Chef America but lack the time, opponent or willingness to clean that make such indulgences possible. Nintendo Wii's…
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Chewing Gum to Get Free Underwear (GALLERY)

Xylish Chewing Gum Contest

Need a new pair of skivvies? You could go to Kmart OR ... you could start chewing Japan's tooth-friendly Xylish Gum. If you're lucky, you may win yourself one of 10,000 pairs of "wild & wacky" underwear…
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Controversial Photoshopping (GALLERY)

Modified Tom Cruise Contest

Since we can’t show you images of fat Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder, I had to find something to give you your modified Tom Cruise fix. His lawyers won’t let you post images of bald Tom Cruise in his fat…
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Digital Dress Up (GALLERY)

Celebrity Photoshopping Contest

These images are from yet another Worth1000 photoshop contest. This time, the theme was “Celebrity Dress-up: A Different Kind of Cross-Dressing.” Most of the entries are simply were celebrities faces…
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Incredibly Bizarre Competitions (VIDEO)

Power Tools and Household Item Racing

Power tool racing. Oh yeah, I am so there. Take a look at these cute little baby dolls riding dangerous power tools... smashing into baby strollers. Fire! This has Kentucky written all over it. If…
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Trash Races (VIDEO)

24 Hours of LeMons Race for Clunkers

Many Americans go out of their way to insult the French. At the same time, they are insanely jealous of the race the 24 Hours of LeMans. Here’s a bunch of 'race' car drivers who have taken the insult…

Race Against a Million Others (VIDEO)

Nike+ Human Race (With Free Apple Music)

On August 31, Nike and Apple will be hosting one of the world’s largest one-day running events, The Nike+ Human Race 10K, where 1 million+ runners will don their iPods to race in 25+ locations around…

Competitive Bed Jumping (GALLERY)

SuiteJump Contest

‘Suitejump’ is a super fun competition organized by mySuite Blog with Suitehotel. The rules of the competition are simple: take a camera and jump on a bed! The best ‘Suitejump’ picture will be…

Edible Boat Races

Chocolate Tart is Champion

The BBC reported that arguably the very first edible boat race in the UK was won by a chocolate tart. It was a schoolboy's entrant whose mother did the actual baking. All the contenders came up with boats…

Big Mac Marketing Blow Up (VIDEO)

McDonald's Robber is a Jingle Contest Finalist

McDonalds and MySpace teamed up to find a new version of the classic Big Mac jingle. You get it: they wanted some street cred. Turns out one of the five finalists is a guy called “The Locksmith”…

Inviting Customers to Report on Fashion

H & M's Tokyo Next Contest

H & M is giving away a free trip to Japan’s luxury district to one lucky individual through its “Tokyo next” contest. The winning vibrant personality will report the hottest happenings in the…

Potato Gun Contests

Spud-Launching Science

Some people take potato guns VERY seriously. It is unclear how the SpudFiles.com sanctioned Spud Gun Contest is judged by their website, as access is restricted to registered members. My guess though,…

Disgusting Nutrition Facts (VIDEO)

Nathan's 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest

Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on Coney Island is making headlines, and while it's interesting to note the amount of people interested in an event like this, the real shocker boils…

World's First Internet Balloon Race (GALLERY)

Orange Pay As You Go Campaign

You may have been noticing small floating orange coloured creatures at the bottom of websites you are visiting lately. The little raccoon on a string finally peaked my interest to unearth out what he was…

Milk Packaging Design Contests (GALLERY)

Future Milk

What will milk containers look like in the future? Let your mind run wild on this, then consider entering the Future Milk contest. The competition, being put on by Cravendale & YCN, asks people to contribute…

User Generated Soundtracks

Samsung F400 Ad Contest

Loads of bands have hit the big time after being featured in adverts including The Dandy Warhols, Devendra Benhardt, Jet and the Ting Tings. Now mobile phone company Samsung is letting young, up-and-coming…

High-Energy Art Contests (GALLERY)

Red Bull Art of Can (UPDATE)

The annual Red Bull Art of Can Exhibition will be held this July in Houston, Texas. Showcases of the recycled art medium seem to become more and more elaborate each year, since the first such exhibition…

WINNERS: TrendHunter.com Sex & The City Contest

Trend Hunter is thrilled to announce the winners of the fabulous Sex and the City prize pack! Even those who didn’t win can immerse themselves in fashionable fun by checking out the highly anticipated…

Backyard Arenas

Outdoor Hockey Rink Design Contest

Since the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and the National Hockey League (NHL), began celebrations for Hockey Day in Canada in 2000, one of their features was a contest of the best backyard hockey…

Coffee Makers of the Future (GALLERY)

Nespresso Design Contest Winners

Well known for their sexy and creative coffee maker designs Nespresso gives us a peek at the future of coffee designs with the announcement of the winners of their second Nespresso Design Contest at an…

All-Star Show Design Contest (GALLERY)

Converse Chuck Taylor MyChucks Competition

Converse has teamed up with Eastbay and Utah Jazz Basketball star Kyle Korver to launch MyChucks, a contest inviting participants to design a Chuck Taylor All Star shoe with the chance to win the ultimate…

Celebrity Staring Contests (VIDEO)

Jessica Alba on IBeatYou (FOLLOW UP)

Want to compete against Jessica Alba in a grueling, out of this world staring contest? Here's your chance. Alba squares off against some mean, lean professional starers in the latest of a series of stunts…

Designer Glass Competitions (GALLERY)

Pick the Best Martini Glass

The makers of Bombay Sapphire Gin conducted a competition to find the best martini glass. They have rounded down the entries to ten finalists and they want you and me to pick the winner. The selected entries,…

Top 15 Creative Cakes + Instructables Contest (SUPER GALLERY)

Scrap tradition, get creative! These cakes are ultra innovative! Some people follow recipes, but really creative people know that the best thing they could ever bake comes from tossing the book aside…

Design a Doc (GALLERY)

Dr Martens FREEDM Contest

Think Dr. Martens are boring? Think you know how to make them better? Doc is listening. They've created a contest, aptly named FREEDM, that gives anyone the freedom to express their footwear design ideas.…

Eco Bounty Hunters

Cell Phone Recycling Contest

If you'd like to earn yourself a prestigious title like "Eco Bounty Hunter," listen up. To earn the title, you'll need to come up with an innovative way to recycle cell phones. Tim Ferriss, the author…

Leading Car Designers Creating Toys (GALLERY)

Honda Wins Hot Wheels Design Competition

Lead designers from Honda, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Lotus and Mitsubishi all competed in a Hot Wheels Design Competition. The competition celebrated the 40th anniversary of Hotwheels 1/64th-scale die-cast…

Citroen Design Competition (GALLERY)

Citroen Sledge Wins C-Design Contest

French auto makers Citroen ran the C-Design competition to see what designers could come up with using nothing but Citroen car parts and their logo in the design. The winner was Ognyan Bozhilov who designed…

World of the Future (GALLERY)

NVArt: Art Space Competition

The Complex at the Centre of the Universe won first place in a competition run by CGSociety (Society of Digital Artists) and NVIDIA. The NVArt: Art Space Competition challenged artists from around the…

Cooking on The Run (GALLERY)

Heinz Cooking Contest

This new ad campaign for Heinz Cooking Contest playfully shows you that they are "Looking for chefs wherever they are." It does not matter if you are a jumping athlete or a drumming rock star; if you…

Creative Concert Contests

Write a Poem to See Madonna Live

VH1 is giving away two tickets to see Madonna perform live at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The mega pop diva is scheduled to perform at the historic catering hall/music/dance venue on April…

Student Ad Contests

Commercial Pitch Offers $15,000 Prize

We've seen dozens of ad contests, but this particular contest is exclusively for students. The concept of this College Challenge is that students could win $15,000 for pitching the most out of the box…

City Facelift Competitions (GALLERY)

Carbon Neutral Liverpool Observatory

The competition to make Liverpool a location known as something other than the birthplace of the Beatles is over, and Duggan Morris Architects won. 92 entries from around the world covet this opportunity.…

Contests to Redesign Currencies

British Pound Gets A New Face

The British currency has been given a new face for its coins. The 26 year old graphic designer Matthew Dent drew his inspiration for the new coins from the Shield of the Royal Arms and he was the fortunate…

Skyscraper Competition (GALLERY)

eVolo Symbiotic Interlock Vertically Interconnected City

Daekwon Park's project for sustainable buildings at 2008 eVolo skyscraper competition, consisted of finding ways to reunite isolated city blocks by inserting a multi-layered network of public space and…

Social Contest Site with Celebrity Flair (VIDEO)

ibeatyou.com

A new social site, IBeatYou just launched where users can make up a contest, such as “best group lip-dub music video” or "cutest feet" or “best beard,” then submit entries and compete with others…

Giant Urban Artvertising Contest (GALLERY)

Diesel Wall

For the last few years, Diesel has held annual competitions to create an ad campaign to dominate the walls of major cities. Since "Big ideas need big spaces," the Diesel Walls are ready for updated expansions…

Salt and Pepper Shakers of 2015 (GALLERY)

Fragile

Dining in 2015 was a competition held by Design Boom and Macef, Milano. The theme was to design kitchenware, tableware and dining utensils the designers could envision people using in 2015. The shortlist…
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C4DCafe Speaker Design Contest (GALLERY)

These are pictures of entries in a speaker design contest by C4DCafe. The designs are mostly meant to be aesthetically pleasing and some of the gadgets were made to be more for decoration than for functionality.…

Miss Landmine Contest

Created by Norwegian artist Morten Traavik, the Miss Landmine contest is both a protest of the use of landmines and a celebration of beauty. It's no secret that landmines are violent objects of war that…

Design Google's Logo (VIDEO)

Doodle 4 Google Competition

I don’t think I only speak for myself when I say I had a tendency to doodle in class when growing up. If only I could go back in time... then I would enter the Google Doodles contest. Announcing a…

ArtVertising II (VIDEO)

'HUGO Create' Contest

In what looks like a new trend in marketing, where brands use artistic contests and competitions to build buzz and hype products, HUGO Fragrances is launching a new creative challenge, HUGO Create. The…

Post-Disaster Design Competition (GALLERY)

"What if New York City. . ."

New York City sought innovative ideas for providing provisional housing for residents who may lose their homes as the result of a catastrophic coastal storm. Because of the city’s high population density…

Online Karaoke Contest (VIDEO)

TalentRun

Although the site is German, you'll still get plenty of joy, if not more, listening to random strangers belt out some of the world's favourite karaoke tunes, the majority of which are in English. TalentRun…

Increase in Young Geeky Girls

All Siemens Contest Winners Female

When young women start winning national Math, Science, and Technology prizes - to the exclusion of young men - we have turned a corner. 48% of entrants in the Siemens' Math, Science and Technology Prize…

Fashion Face Off 2.0 (GALLERY)

Street Clash Global Street Style Competition

By now, all our readers are familiar with street style blogs, for those who aren't, check out the links below. As the street style phenomenon exploded, and hundreds of sites began showcasing the hippest…

Concept Car Contest on Facebook (GALLERY)

Mazda Design Challenge

Mazda tried their hand at engaging with younger generations through the use of Facebook in a recent concept car design contest. The Mazda Design Challenge asked Facebook users to help design the 2018…

NYC Helps Man Find Love at First Site (VIDEO)

Spurs Intern Dating Contest

New Yorkers flooded the inbox of a 21 year old who used the internet to re-find the girl of his dreams -- a woman Patrick Moberg had seen on a crowded Manhattan subway train. Ahh, love in a web 2.0 world!…

Energetic Brand Interaction (VIDEO)

Red Bull Tall Story Contest

Red Bull, one of the world's most advertised brands, has launched their most recent campaign, a competition getting consumers to directly engage with the brand. The Red Bull Tall Story Contest is an…

Radio Marketing by Listeners

Xfm Free Marketeer Competition

A UK radio station has given their breakfast team £10,000 to market their show, but with one catch: it has to be done by listeners! They give £1000 away every week for the best piece of marketing with…

Modeling for the Disabled (VIDEO)

Beauties in Motion Competitions

For ten young women from across Europe, the competition in Hanover, Germany this month was about making the point that disability should not detract from beauty. The Beauties in Motion in 2007 competition…

Cali Dog Surfing Competition (VIDEO)

Pets Get Gnarly For A Cause

At least a thousand people turned out to see the annual Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition that raises money for the resort’s Good Neighbor Partners, including Modest Needs and PAWS of Coronado.…

Paris Hilton Obituary Competition for Children

The World is Messed Up

Based on the work - Paris Hilton Obituary - Capla Kesting Fine Art have instigated a totally random art competition for children: A Paris Hilton Obituary Writing Contest! It's sick and morbid (but I'll…

Text Messaging Competitions

13 Year-Old Wins LG Championship

Morgan Pozgar, a 13-year-old, won LG's National Texting Championship after she defeated her West Coast competitor. The net prize is USD 25,000. With her little thumps, she successfully texted "Supercalifragilisticexpialidoucious!…

Mailable Art

New Competition Requires Art to Be Posted

MAiLmeART is a competition where entrants have to create works on art that will be posted. The main rule is simple: the entry must have travelled so the postman can see the art. Entries are also welcomed…

Battle of Springfields

Sixteen Towns Compete For Simpson's Movie Premiere

Sixteen US towns named Springfield are battling it out to show they're as good as their cartoon namesake in The Simpsons. The Battle of Springfield was put in place ahead of the launch of the The Simpsons…

Red Bull Illume

Extreme Sports Photography Competition

Red Bull Illume Image Quest is the first-ever international photography competition that celebrates the world of action and adventure sports. The spirit, the grit, the edgy perfection - that's what we're…

EMMY Award Contest

Compete with Jeff Probst on your Wireless Phone

You may never be a "Survivor" candidate but Sprint and AirPlay Networkinc. will give you a First Time Ever chance at competing with Jeff Probst during a live broadcast of the Emmy Awards using exclusive…

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