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***NOW CLOSED*** FREE STUFF FRIDAY (10-30): Contest No. 1 — An Andretti Family 1/1 card

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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. CLICK HERE FOR THE FINAL ONE AT 5 P.M. CENTRAL TIME

We’re here for yet another Free Stuff Friday with this item that can be yours right now.

logoHow can you win? Follow the directions below and answer the questions below in a comment right here …  it’s that simple.

Tips: Don’t try stuffing the comments box — we’ll check IP addresses — and make sure to include your name and email address so you can be contacted if you win. (Also note that you will see your comment on your screen after posting but that does not indicate its order of posting as it has not yet been approved. WordPress’ time-stamping of comments once all are approved will determine the winner.)

Get the questions after the jump …

CONTEST NO. 1 — An Andretti Family 1/1 card from Press Pass

1. According to Beckett.com, how many cards are there for each of the Andrettis pictured on the card above?

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2. According to Beckett.com, how many people with the last name Andretti appear on cards? (Answer with a number, please.)

3. Of the three on the card above, which one is the youngest?

The 40th person to correctly answer all questions wins. And remember to include your name and email address with your entry… or you will be disqualified.

Be sure to refresh — we’re giving entries with wrong answers the boot and approving those comments first.

Note: Look for our next contest in two hours at 12 a.m. Central time.

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62 Comments so far
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From mod: Sorry, one of your answers was incorrect.

Comment by Dave Wicker

1. Mario: 300
1. Michael: 98
1. Marco: 7
1. Family Total: 405
2. 7
3. Marco

From mod: 1st in

Comment by Ken Remley

1. Mario-300 cards, Michael- 98 cards, Marco- 7 cards
2. 7
3. Marco Andretti

From mod: 2nd in

Comment by Terry Bradford

Marco – 7 cards
Michael – 98
Mario – 300

7 people named Andretti

Marco is youngest

From mod: 3rd in

Comment by Travis Leflar

1. Micahel-98
Mario-300
Marco-7
2. 7
3. Marco

From mod: 4th in

Comment by Tim Craft

1. Mario = 300 Michael = 98 Marco = 7
2. 7
3. Marco

From mod: 5th in

Comment by Greg Myers

Mario-300
Marco-7
Michael-98,
7,
Marco
Jennifer Lewellin
jenibradycakes@yahoo.com

From mod: 6th in

Comment by jpackfan

1. Mario: 300, Marco: 7, Michael: 98

2. 7

3. Marco Andretti

From mod: 7th in

Comment by Tom Larsen

1. 405 total (Michael 98, Mario 300, and Marco 7)
2. 7
3. Marco

From mod: 8th in

Comment by Will Schumpert

1. Mario-300 Michael-98 Marco-7

2. 7

3. Marco

From mod: 9th in

Comment by Michael B

1. Mario: 300
Marco: 7
Michael: 98

2. 7

3. Marco

From mod: 10th in

Comment by Geoff

1. 405 (marco-7, mario-300, michael-98)
2. 7
3. marco andretti (22)

From mod: 11th in

Comment by joe button

1. 405 cards
2. 7 total people
3. Marco is the youngest

From mod: 12th in

Comment by Matt Hastings

1. Mario 300, Mike 98, Marco 7
2. 7
3. Marco

From mod: 13th in

Comment by Mike Geddings

Mario- 300, Michael- 98, Marco -7

7 Andrettis

Marco

arod1973@comcast.net

From mod: 14th in

Comment by arod1973

MARIO 300, MICHAEL 98, MARCO 7
7
MARCO
IAN LEWELLIN
I.LEWELLIN@MSPRECAST.COM

From mod: 15th in

Comment by IANCUBFAN

1 Mario 300
Marco 7
Michael 98

2 7

3 Marco

From mod: 16th in

Comment by Chase

1. michael has 98, mario has 300, marco has 7
2. 7 people have the last name andretti on cards
3. marco is the youngest

From mod: 17th in

Comment by steve miller

From mod: Sorry, you had an incorrect answer.

Comment by Jason

Don’t sit back and wait to enter… we’ll start kicking out the wrong answers in awhile.

Comment by chrisolds

mario – 300 cards
michael – 98
marco – 7

7 people with the name andretti that have cards.
Marco is the youngest.

from mod: 18th in

Comment by Darrin Maurer

Hello, here are the answers to your questions.

1) Marco
statistics
Total Cards: 7
Total Rookie Cards: 2
Total Memorabilia Cards: 0
Total Autograph Cards: 1

Mario
statistics
Total Cards: 300
Total Rookie Cards: 0
Total Memorabilia Cards: 46
Total Autograph Cards: 17

Michael
statistics
Total Cards: 98
Total Rookie Cards: 0
Total Memorabilia Cards: 0
Total Autograph Cards: 0

2) 7 DIFFERENT Andretti’s according to Beckett

3)Youngest of the 3 in picture is Marco

Thanks

From mod: 19th in

Comment by Marco Casini

Looks like few people are getting the answers wrong this week, which is good to see. If this contest isn’t closed, we’ll still go ahead and launch the second one at noon.

Comment by chrisolds

1. Mario-300
Michael-98
Marco-7
2. 7
3. Marco Andretti

From mod: 20th in

Comment by Mark Duell

From mod: Sorry, you didn’t answer one of the questions. Better luck next contest. (One try per person per contest.)

Comment by Keith Allen

From mod: Sorry, you didn’t answer one of the questions correctly. Better luck next contest. (One try per person per contest.)

Comment by JP

1. micahel 98
marco 7
mario 300
2. 7
3. marco

From mod: 21st in

Comment by ryan poboy

From mod: Sorry, you had incorrect answers.

Comment by Dan Stevens

1) Mario 300 cards, Michael 97 cards, Marco 7 cards

2) 7 people named Andretti appear on cards

3) Marco is the youngest

From mod: 22nd in

Comment by Sean Langon

I was obviously way early on this one…lol

Comment by Dave Wicker

1. mario – 300
michael – 98
marco – 7
2. 7
3. marco

From mod: 23rd in

Comment by robert

how come we don’t get to put up our own avatars like olds?

From mod: You have to set that up yourself through WordPress.

Comment by Travis Leflar

1. mario-300
michael-98
marco-7
2. 7
3. marco

From mod: 24th in

Comment by jeremy johnson

1) Michael has 98 cards, Mario has 300 cards, Marco has 7 cards
2) 7
3) Marco

From mod: 25th in

Comment by David Johnson

1. Mario – 300, Marco – 7, Michael – 98
2. 7 different Andretti’s
3. Marco is the youngest

Phil Regetta – phire31@gmail.com

From mod: 26th in

Comment by Phil Regetta

1. Marco has 7, Michael has 98, Mario has 300
2. 7
3. Marco

From mod: 27th in

Comment by CJ Tempa

Mario 300 cards
Michael 98 cards
Marco 7 cards
Andretti 7 cards
Marco

From mod: 28th in

Comment by Steve Schmtit

From mod: Sorry, you had a wrong answer. (Not 405 for EACH of them.)

Comment by MICHAEL

1. Mario 300, Mike 98, Marco 7
2. 7
3. Marco

From mod: 29th in

Comment by Marva Riley

From mod: Sorry, you had a wrong answer.

Comment by scott dreher

1. MARIO 300 2. MICHAEL 98 3. MARCO 7
2. 7
3. MARCO
CHELSEA SLESBEE
CHELSEASOLESBEE@AOL.COM

From mod: 30th in

Comment by chelsea solesbee

From mod: Sorry, you had a wrong answer.

Comment by Mark grof orlando fl

1. Mario 300, Michael 98 and Marco 7
2. 7
3. Marco

From mod: 31st in

Comment by Brian

1. Mario – 300
Michael – 98
Marco – 7

2. 7

3. Marco

Adam Zuwerink
agz@parmenterlaw.com

From mod: 32nd in

Comment by Adam Zuwerink

Wow…this one is going overtime

Comment by Dave Wicker

1. Marco – 7, Michael – 90, Mario – 300
2. 7
3. Marco

From mod: 33rd in

Comment by Doug Pils

From mod: Sorry, you can’t win without a name and an email address.

And for the other people trying to stuff the box — knock it off! (We’re checking IP addresses…)

Comment by Anonymous

Where did my comment go?

You can’t see comments until they are approved. You may temporarily see yours — but only until you leave the page. It will be gone if you come back.

Comment by Brian

1) Mario has 300, Michael has 98, and Marco has 7 for a total of 405 cards.

2) 7 Andrettis

3) Marco is the youngest

From mod: 34th in

Comment by Cheryl Geddings

mario 300 michael 98 marco 7

7

marco

scott dreher
onthesonicedge@verizon.net

From mod: 35th in

Comment by scott dreher

1. Mario – 300 Michael – 98 Marco – 7
2. 7
3. Marco
Adam
dj88racing@aol.com

From mod: 36th in

Comment by Anonymous

From mod: Sorry, only one guess per person per contest. (Your 1st one is still holding.)

Comment by Adam

1. Mario (300) Marco (7) Michael (98)
2. 7 different Andrettis
3. Youngest: Marco

Ben Aguirre
benaguirre_jr@yahoo.com

From mod: 37th in

Comment by Newspaperman

From mod: Sorry, you didn’t answer all of the questions.

Comment by Ray Molina

mario 300 michael 98 marco 7
7
marco
Pat Dobberstein
thedobbersteins@sbcglobal.net

From mod: 38th in

Comment by Dobber2330

From mod: Sorry, you didn’t answer all questions.

Comment by Nathan Feather

1) Mario appears on 300 cards
Michael appears on 98 cards
Marco appears on 7 cards
2) 7 Andretti’s have cards
3) Marco is the youngest

From mod: 39th in

Comment by Gus Castellanos

Sorry. Didn’t know if it went through. Can you give an idea of how close we are to finding the winner?

From mod: I can’t give any hints. We may have hit it already.

Comment by Adam

Question 1: mario 300, michael 98, marco 7
Question 2: 7
Question 3: marco
Seth Forry
ironmanfan@hotmail.com

From mod: 40th in WINNER

Comment by Seth

1.Mario-300, Marco-7, Michael-98
2.7
3. Marco Andretti

Comment by Steven Verdile

oooooook. thanks

Comment by Adam

I’ve been close (within 3 of the winner) twice today. I WILL win something today. Oh yes I will.

Comment by Newspaperman




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