Telus "The Big Picture" (exp. JUNE 20/12)

[vilmark]

Entrants must register for an account at www.telusbigpicture.com and accept the Contest Rules. From the same website, entrants will have the opportunity to watch artists draw pictures on the Samsung Note through our live stream. Entrants will try to guess what the artist is drawing. The first entrant to correctly guess what the artist is drawing will win that round and the opportunity to win a Samsung Galaxy Note. There will be nine (9) rounds per day for a two day period for a total of eighteen (18) rounds over the course of the contest.

Enter: http://telusbigpicture.com/

Rules: embedded

Prize: The awarded prizes will consist of: One (1) of twenty (20) Samsung Galaxy Notes (approx retail value $650/each)

good luck rfd.

[ronin1701]

Thanks.

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Approximate starting times for individual rounds of play * all times in Eastern Standard Time

June 19, 2012

Game 1:
Round 1 - 12:00pm
Round 2 - 12:15pm
Round 3 - 12:30pm

Game 2:
Round 1 - 2:00pm
Round 2 - 2:15pm
Round 3 - 2:30pm

Game 3:
Round 1 - 4:00pm
Round 2 - 4:15pm
Round 3 - 4:30pm

June 20, 201

Game 1:
Round 1 - 12:00pm
Round 2 - 12:15pm
Round 3 - 12:30pm

Game 2:
Round 1 - 2:00pm
Round 2 - 2:15pm
Round 3 - 2:30pm

Game 3:
Round 1 - 4:00pm
Round 2 - 4:15pm
Round 3 - 4:30pm

[jsywong]

I can foresee their website being in-accessible at that time already.

[The DZA]

good luck

[jamesfitzgibbon]

okay - registered

I hope a non-FB place to type your answer appears before noon.

Man, this is strange. first to guess, I dunno about that

[Drizzt]

Very cool concept for a giveaway. I like it.

[TannieS]

Thanks! Good luck!

[ronin1701]

Is there sound? I know my speakers are on, but I can't hear anything from the video. It feels a bit disconcerting actually - I know that's irrational, but still.

[ronin1701]

okay - registered

I hope a non-FB place to type your answer appears before noon.

Man, this is strange. first to guess, I dunno about that

I hope it's not as painful as that Love UK contest earlier in the spring where you had to be one of the first ten entrants at the specified time to win :(

[jamesfitzgibbon]

they give you choices - you drag your answer to the top. I choose giant squid. Anyone can win by being lucky I guess

[ronin1701]

Damn, got the wrong answer, it's obvious now :(

[jamesfitzgibbon]

yep - sunset unless she draws a boat last

[jamesfitzgibbon]

yep - sunset unless she draws a boat last

lol - sneaky! it is sailboat

[ronin1701]

OK, I can see how this is going to be a serious time-waster. I'm not going to get anything done today :cheesygri

[boomstick]

Thanks! I was waiting for a giant squid to come up and sink the sailboat :P

[jamesfitzgibbon]

Thanks! I was waiting for a giant squid to come up and sink the sailboat :P

exactly! like one poster said:

"Thats crap!!!! You cant draw two of the different answeres and then just pick one!!! That was alsso a sunset!"

+1

[jamesfitzgibbon]

exactly! like one poster said:

"Thats crap!!!! You cant draw two of the different answeres and then just pick one!!! That was alsso a sunset!"

+1

AND - another poster surmises as I did:

"It's not a contest where the first person to guess correctly wins..it's the luck of picking an option right first. I thought there was some skill involved...."

[ronin1701]

AND - another poster surmises as I did:

"It's not a contest where the first person to guess correctly wins..it's the luck of picking an option right first. I thought there was some skill involved...."

Good point. It would a test of skill if it wasn't multiple choice.

[jamesfitzgibbon]

gonna be hot air balloon I think

[Drizzt]

The funny thing is, I saw them setting up the first picture 1 hr before the draw. He put a picture of a sailboat inside the phone box beside her.

Would have been immoral to guess it though.

[kam77]

I picked hot air balloon...but was the 105th person to do so...think I'm just going to pick one right away next time...got a 1 in 6 chance to picking the right one...

[timorfd]

Thanks!

[ronin1701]

500 internal server error

Oops. We're experiencing some technical difficulties.
We'll have it fixed soon. Stay tuned.
argh!

[canadiankorean]

exactly! like one poster said:

"Thats crap!!!! You cant draw two of the different answeres and then just pick one!!! That was alsso a sunset!"

+1

Could have been a sunrise....

[jamesfitzgibbon]

Could have been a sunrise....

was sunrise one of the choices they gave you??

[ronin1701]

Alright, I give up.

If this was supposed to help convince me to become a Telus customer .....

[Myv]

was sunrise one of the choices they gave you??

I think he means she drew the sun rising, not the sun setting so 'sunset' wouldn't have been the answer.

All I know is just pick one asap, and be the lucky one of the draw. Still a better chance than a contest that runs for months, and the comments on FB/discussion board are hilarious. :lol:

[canadiankorean]

I think he means she drew the sun rising, not the sun setting so 'sunset' wouldn't have been the answer.

All I know is just pick one asap, and be the lucky one of the draw. Still a better chance than a contest that runs for months, and the comments on FB/discussion board are hilarious. :lol:

Exactly.

Someone posted they knew what number they were in answering.
Where do you see that?

[Myv]

Exactly.

Someone posted they knew what number they were in answering.
Where do you see that?

Pop-up to the left, you can open it with the + sign at top left.

I answered pretty quick for the balloon, #31.

[canadiankorean]

I thought I answered hot air balloon quick.
But I guess I can't see that info now.

Man I answered waterfall as soon as it was available.
Hope I'm right.

[jamesfitzgibbon]

I thought I answered hot air balloon quick.
But I guess I can't see that info now.

Man I answered waterfall as soon as it was available.
Hope I'm right.

you know we are - about forty minutes ago the purple part listing winners said "waterfall" and listed (then!) three winners

[canadiankorean]

you know we are - about forty minutes ago the purple part listing winners said "waterfall" and listed (then!) three winners

lol i'm confused..

[jamesfitzgibbon]

where do you find out your position? I note some earlier posters knew what place they were in

[jamesfitzgibbon]

lol i'm confused..

I KNEW it was waterfall because for a few seconds they accidentially posted it as the answer.

How Clement Lok beat me since I did Waterfall right away is confusing.

[canadiankorean]

I KNEW it was waterfall because for a few seconds they accidentially posted it as the answer.

How Clement Lok beat me since I did Waterfall right away is confusing.

Maybe it's a random draw

[Drizzt]

Well, I guessed Waterfall the instant it was available. Didn't win, and didn't have the option to see where I placed. I suppose any slight internet / computer / user lag would make it impossible to win.

[canadiankorean]

Well, I guessed Waterfall the instant it was available. Didn't win, and didn't have the option to see where I placed. I suppose any slight internet / computer / user lag would make it impossible to win.

My theory...
Clement is somehow related to someone in Telus.

[vilmark]

lol let the conspiracy theories begin.

[Drizzt]

haha... this round I decided to pic 2nd from last... then moved it as soon as it showed up. ... Butterscotch... Yeah... I doubt that will be it.

[canadiankorean]

haha... this round I decided to pic 2nd from last... then moved it as soon as it showed up. ... Butterscotch... Yeah... I doubt that will be it.

i put garden but looks like pyramid

[Drizzt]

i put garden but looks like pyramid

Nope! That camel is carying a shipment of butterscotch on his back.

[canadiankorean]

damn i wasn't paying attention and missed the start.

[jamesfitzgibbon]

damn i wasn't paying attention and missed the start.

+10000000000000000000000

so ninja for me

EDIT: ugh - go kart

this contest is making me :mad:

[Myv]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzpndHtdl9A

[Mikass007]

I don't think I could've guessed the go kart one any faster. Yet, I still lost. haha.

[jamesfitzgibbon]

OMG keep missing the start - why are they doing this during work hours!! :(

[fokxxy]

I don't think I could've guessed the go kart one any faster. Yet, I still lost. haha.

SAME HERE lol.

my mouse was on that one. As soon as the screen came up with answers I moved it and voila... loser lol

couldn't have been any faster.

[Drizzt]

SAME HERE lol.

my mouse was on that one. As soon as the screen came up with answers I moved it and voila... loser lol

couldn't have been any faster.

it's a toss up. guess as quick as possible for a:
- 1 in 6 chance of getting the right answer
- slim chance of being the fastest
- 1 in 6 chance of getting an entry into the end of day draw....

or wait till the end and select the correct answer and have a:
- 100% chance of getting an entry into the end of day draw... where your odds should be better than 1/2000 (as that's about how many people appear to log into this)

[ronin1701]

Looks like the various rounds are starting late.

[fokxxy]

it's a toss up. guess as quick as possible for a:
- 1 in 6 chance of getting the right answer
- slim chance of being the fastest
- 1 in 6 chance of getting an entry into the end of day draw....

or wait till the end and select the correct answer and have a:
- 100% chance of getting an entry into the end of day draw... where your odds should be better than 1/2000 (as that's about how many people appear to log into this)

AGREED!! I don't think my internet is fast enough to get first ever, since i moved lightning fast on that last one and on a whim chose right. So draw might be my best bet.

[ronin1701]

ARGH - the video started early and before the choices appeared. I fear I didn't get my guess in before other people who pressed <F5> before I did :(

[kam77]

Shoot...I thought it was a singer!

[Ian2007]

I picked ice cream cone as soon as it appeared but was not fast enough, is it too late to see what place you were in? I can't seem to find it

[SDnoob]

Don't know how they pick winners, but I won the Lantern one! Never thought I would actually win! Thanks Vilmark for posting this!

Hopefully some other people from RFD win tomorrow!

PS: Picked the answer right when it showed up as well.

[neilp]

I picked ice cream cone as soon as it appeared but was not fast enough, is it too late to see what place you were in? I can't seem to find it

Clearly not faster than me...I won the ice cream cone picture! Can't wait to get my new Note! :D

[gbamber]

thx

[thewerd]

Thanks!

[canadiankorean]

Don't know how they pick winners, but I won the Lantern one! Never thought I would actually win! Thanks Vilmark for posting this!

Hopefully some other people from RFD win tomorrow!

PS: Picked the answer right when it showed up as well.

Congrats!

[canadiankorean]

i chose giraffe as soon as it popped up

bah.. it's a tricycle

[Ian2007]

i chose giraffe as soon as i popped up

So did I haha

[frugal_fanboy]

i chose giraffe as soon as it popped up

bah.. it's a tricycle


So did I haha

+2 Darn Trike :mad:

[jamesfitzgibbon]

not working for me now :(

out-of-memory errors; need to install Flash errors; :(

[frugal_fanboy]

C'mon Whales!

[Drizzt]

questions:

1) does it look like she started about 1 second before the counter reached 0?
2) does it take about 2 seconds for the multiple choices to appear after the clock hits 0?

Just wondering if I I lag

[Ian2007]

C'mon Whales!

C'mon Bubble Bath! Although at this point I dont think it can be lol

[canadiankorean]

C'mon Whales!

ballerina for me... :(

although there was a 2 second delay after it hit 0 secs for me.

[frugal_fanboy]

questions:

1) does it look like she started about 1 second before the counter reached 0?
2) does it take about 2 seconds for the multiple choices to appear after the clock hits 0?

Just wondering if I I lag


ballerina for me... :(

although there was a 2 second delay after it hit 0 secs for me.

My counter actually started counting up this time once it hit zero... :facepalm:

Looks like ballerina

[canadiankorean]

missed the start!!!!... arghhhh

[frugal_fanboy]

missed the start!!!!... arghhhh

Same here, waiting to submit a correct answer for the bonus draw instead for this round.

So I disabled all my scanners, blockers, firewalls etc. and tried a different browser (IE9) this time instead - same result. Counter hit 0, paused briefly and then started counting up again. :evil:

I'm guessing Orange Grove? Edit: No -WINDMILL! :eek:

[jamesfitzgibbon]

this contest makes me SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO angry and anxious!

[Drizzt]

1 for 11 in speed-gueses.
Lady luck isn't on my side.

[jamesfitzgibbon]

what was it? I chose Windmill at the beginning -

[frugal_fanboy]

this contest makes me SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO angry and anxious!

what was it? I chose Windmill at the beginning -

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/17602/HulkSmash.jpg

Inorite:!::?:

Thanks vilmark?? :razz:

Oh, and it was windmill (although they were actually wind turbines - plural :P )

[Drizzt]

the countdown timer is based off your local computers clock... so that's juts a general reference of time left, and not the actual start time.

[frugal_fanboy]

OK...! Which joker just pulled the fire alarm in the building. :-0

[valeriey]

good luck

[canadiankorean]

just me or is there a significant delay after they start drawing. 2-3 secs

[frugal_fanboy]

just me or is there a significant delay after they start drawing. 2-3 secs

Me too. Hung after refresh for nearly 3 seconds this time. :(

Looks like surfer.

[canadiankorean]

Me too. Hung after refresh for nearly 3 seconds this time. :(

Looks like surfer.

I'm just randomly choosing the word and dragging as quickly as possible.

this time i got sunglasses... lol

[jamesfitzgibbon]

I'm just randomly choosing the word and dragging as quickly as possible.

this time i got sunglasses... lol

I as well but doesn't matter - friends and family of Telus employees just seem to be faster than us at guessing.

[vilmark]

I as well but doesn't matter - friends and family of Telus employees just seem to be faster than us at guessing.

I know of 3 rfds that have won. and 2 of my facebook friends too

[Drizzt]

I had high hopes for the glasses guess, as it didn't lag for me and I was in like a flash. No go though. I may have to keep using my 3gs iphone with dead pixel lines for a while yet.

Anyone know if the telus samsung note could be used on rogers if it was unlocked? I haven't looked into phones for the longest time, but last I knew was telus wasn't GSM, so it was impossible... but it looks like telus now supports GSM.

[frugal_fanboy]

Final round does not kick off until 5:00 pm EST / 3:00 pm MST / 2:00 pm PST now. I wonder if the time change means there will also be a rule change regarding choosing a winner for each round?

[jamesfitzgibbon]

Final round does not kick off until 5:00 pm EST / 3:00 pm MST / 2:00 pm PST now. I wonder if the time change means there will also be a rule change regarding choosing a winner for each round?

EDT, MDT, PDT

Yeah - Telus got it wrong

[canadiankorean]

I got 2nd place on the flying carpet...
2nd!!!

[jamesfitzgibbon]

nice, CK!

what was the last picture?

[frugal_fanboy]

nice, CK!

what was the last picture?

UFO

Last artist was quite good

[jamesfitzgibbon]

UFO

Last artist was quite good

thanks