CONTEST: Finalists for “Vegas Nights” vacation stories!
Thank you again for all of your Vegas Nights tales. Here are this week’s three finalists. The winner will have his or her story published on Sunday in the AJC and will be qualified to win the grand prize, a getaway trip.
Folks, we need your help now. Take a look at the finalists’ tales. Then vote for the story you like the best.
Which author should win this week? Check out the prize!
DICEY PROPOSITION by Jeff Portwood of Smyrna
I got married in Vegas last year, but this story isn’t about that. This story took place on April 14, 2000 at my friend’s wedding. Read on
DOUBLE TROUBLE by Stan Fouts of Alpharetta
I have taken two memorable trips to Vegas. The first one was years ago, with one of my best friends when I turned 30! … My next trip was recently with my family for a short stay before taking my parents to see the Grand Canyon. Read on
MISTAKEN IDENTITY by Jo Ann Swafford of Sautee Nacoochee
My identical twin and I went to Vegas with our other sister and her daughter in January 2007. We checked into New York New York, and even though it was around 1a.m., we were pumped ’cause, hey, it’s Vegas, baby! Read on
Who should win?
- Mistaken Identity (66%, 203 Votes)
- Dicey Proposition (21%, 66 Votes)
- Double Trouble (13%, 38 Votes)
Total Voters: 307
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20 comments Add your comment
If these storys...
July 21st, 2009
6:39 am
are the best you are getting then you need to just cancel this contest!
Bethany
July 21st, 2009
7:30 am
These stories are pitiful – none of them should win! I agree – cancel the contest!
Dawg Lover
July 21st, 2009
7:55 am
I would cancel the contest as well. I didn’t think any of them were particularly tragic or funny.
Leslie
July 21st, 2009
8:24 am
What happened to …..what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? These tales should really stay in Las Vegas….I agree…no one should win.
bg
July 21st, 2009
9:51 am
Fully agree with other comments … no winner in this bunch of lame stories. Time to cancel!
Stephanie
July 21st, 2009
10:45 am
These were the finalists? My goodness…Not only were they not funny, entertaining or amusing, but they were poorly written. Had I known getting to the finals would be this easy, I would have made up something!
~sigh~
JB
July 21st, 2009
11:07 pm
Why all the hatin’ people? Sour grapes? Why? Let’s think for a minute…..soldiers dying in Iraq and elsewhere, house foreclosures, job losses, any personal health tragedy one can be struck down with…..OK, so 3 people decided they might brighten their day or someone else’s. They didn’t claim to be Truman Capote or Ernest Hemingway or even Candace Bushnell (Sex & The City author) or Jim Carrey……just everyday people who retreated out of the real world for just a moment to recall a frivilous moment in their lives. So what? All the “haters” should just appreciate what’s around them……albeit mundane to them. And next time, Stephanie, why don’t you submit an entry? P.S. The writers were told to “keep it very clean.” Obviously, the AJC would not have printed otherwise. Common sense here.
pat
July 22nd, 2009
10:16 am
These were really bad stories. There was nothing here to make these people win anything.
Mo's mom
July 22nd, 2009
10:34 am
These stories suck! No one should win.
WH
July 22nd, 2009
11:06 am
Very lame stories for Las Vegas.
My gosh, cancel this contest now
JoAnn's Daughter
July 22nd, 2009
3:52 pm
Well said JB. I can’t believe all these negative and RUDE comments! Obviously none of you submitted so quit complaining and wait for the next contest. I’m glad my mom’s about to win a FREE trip to Florida for taking 5 minutes out of her day to tell a funny story as opposed to taking 5 minutes to tell someone how lame their writing is.
Drew
July 23rd, 2009
11:25 am
Whoever JG is should be embarrassed. They should also have been part of the AJC job cuts.
MC
July 23rd, 2009
12:06 pm
Stupid contest, but I don’t blame the entrants. I’ve got way better stories about Vegas, but there’s no way they could get printed (even if I wanted people to know).
A reader
July 23rd, 2009
10:12 pm
Wow – Lame does not begin to describe these stories. Not talking about the writing, just that there is nothing interesting about them.
- Guy buys tickets from someone who had them comped and the guy they bought them from gets in trouble
- People walked in the heat
- Somebody thought twins in the casino at 2 in the morning were working girls
Nothing to see here..just move along
Ken
July 23rd, 2009
11:09 pm
These are the worst stories imaginable…whomever judged this obviously has never been to Vegas.
Dustin
July 24th, 2009
12:32 am
These were awful. There had to be better stories out there then this!!!!
ThatGuy!
July 24th, 2009
12:46 am
One time I went to Vegas and I took a poop in the batroom at The Mirage. AJC, what prize do I win for my awesome story?
ThatGuy!
July 24th, 2009
12:46 am
One time I went to Vegas and I took a poop in the bathroom at The Mirage. AJC, what prize do I win for my awesome story?
Big Al
July 25th, 2009
8:19 am
No wonder newspapers are losing readers with crap like this as final stories.
RK
July 25th, 2009
10:00 am
Give a prize for best comments:
1. JB – best hater hater
2.ThatGuy! – most graphic
3. JoAnn’s daughter – most passion