The last day of the year has finally come and with that comes the con­test draw­ing that I said would be held today for the read­ers who par­tic­i­pated in the TBR Chal­lenge 2008 and stuck with it to the end. I can only award one of you with a $100 Ama­zon Gift Card. This was a day that I dreaded because all of you who par­tic­i­pated from month to month deserve mad props.

Here are the names of the con­tes­tants for the draw­ing. I will pick a num­ber (your num­ber) from ran​dom​.org and that will be my win­ner. First, I would like to _make sure_ that I have every­body who was eli­gi­ble for the draw­ing. If your name is not on this list, you need to email me ASAP but before you do that, make sure you read over the con­test rules before send­ing me your email. I plan to do the draw­ing at 11:59 am CST, Dec 31, 2008.

Update: WINNER of the $100 Ama­zon Gift Card… IS JAN (#9) whose blog is Read­ing Etc. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Please email as soon as you read this at avid­bookreader 36 [at] gmail [dot] com (with­out all the spaces). Thank You every­body for par­tic­i­pat­ing this year!

Another thing, you must have a VALID email address. I am not respon­si­ble for mak­ing sure your prize is deliv­ered to you if you do not have a valid email address. Another thing, I am only going to hold your prize for 30 days and after that, I will choose another win­ner. This award is only good for a gift card and it will not be con­verted to cash. This award is not trans­fer­able and it is non-negotiable. Alright, enough with the small print, the con­tes­tants are listed below.

1. Nath
2. Ames
3. KristieJ
4. Li
5. Phyl
6. Les­leyW
7. Lisa
8. Angela
9. Jan
10. Rachel-AAR

Any ques­tions, com­ments, crit­i­cisms? You know what you need to do. Thanks. Next week I will post the info regard­ing for TBR Chal­lenge 2009 and I even stole an icon that you can add to your site, too. Con­test draw­ing is at 11:59am CST, so make sure to check back for your win­ning sta­tus! Good luck!