And The Winner Of The FREE Genetic Genealogy Test Is…..
Jasia of Creative Gene! Jasia’s winning entry was from a post she wrote about the contest. If Jasia accepts the prize, she will discuss her testing experience or her results either on her blog or here at The Genetic Genealogist, which should be a lot of fun and will help genetic genealogy newbies gain some insight into testing. Congratulations Jasia!
If Jasia doesn’t claim the prize, or decides she doesn’t want it, the runner-up for this contest is Yann of Yann Klimentidis’ Weblog.
Thank you to everyone who wrote about the contest on their blog, subscribed to my feed, subscribed to my mailing list, or left a comment at the original post. Overall, 34 people entered the contest with a total of 117 entries! I met some new readers and read some fantastic posts about the blog. At the end of this post is a list of all the blogs that mentioned the contest.
I wish I could afford tests for everyone that entered! However, don’t be too discouraged that you didn’t win, as I will be doing this contest again in the very near future!!!
I would like to extend a huge thank you to DNA Heritage, who sponsored this contest.
Here is a shot of the randomizer results:
Before obtaining the random numbers, I randomized the Excel spreadsheet. Going back to the list armed with the winning numbers, I found the winner (surrounding names removed for privacy):
And the runner-up, who happened to be the last entry on the list:
Thank you again to everyone that entered, and to the following list of blogs that mentioned the contest:
- Becky at kinexxions
- Lori at Smoky Mountain Family Historian
- Matt at Contest Beat
- Corey at Perusing Aardvarks
- Jessica at Jessica’s Genejournal
- Randy at Genea-Musings
- Lee at The I Seek Dead People Blog
- Jasia at Creative Gene
- Rhonda at Rhonda’s Ponderings and Aussie Rhonda’s Genealogy
- Lisa at 100 Years in America, Small-leaved Shamrock, and A Light That Shines Again
- Yann at Yann Klimentidis’ Weblog
- Terry at Desktop Genealogist
- Jean-Yves at Geneasofts
January 19th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
And The Winner Of The FREE Genetic Genealogy Test Is…..By Blaine Bettinger If Jasia accepts the prize, she will discuss her testing experience or her results either on her blog or here at The Genetic Genealogist, which should be a lot of fun and will help genetic
January 20th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Blaine Bettinger, whose blog on genetic genealogy I’ve been following for a while now, is running a contest to celebrate the blog’s one year anniversary. He’s giving away a mtDNA or Y-chromosome test from his co-sponsor… Covered By:thegeneticgenealogist.com
January 19th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Thanks for the opportunity to enter to win a free DNA test. It definitely got me focused on the value of genetic genealogy again. I’m looking forward to reading Jasia’s story about her results.
Can’t wait for the next chance to try again!
January 19th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Thanks for running the contest Blaine, looking forward to the next opportunity to win! And congratulations to Jasia!!
January 20th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Lisa and Becky – I’m glad you enjoyed the contest, and I’m excited about hosting another one. I will be sure to let you know when Jasia writes about her experience or results.
February 9th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
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