I knew exactly what #5 was right away, since I own a copy of Galactic Civilizations II, but I visited the wrong website for it (galciv2.com instead of impulsedriven.com).

Since it's over ... what were the clues?

Fun Game...

feh!!  Couldn't unscramble the word for the life of me.  Had to find a word unscrambler online.  I was a little embarrassed after I saw the answer.

Damn sports question, I spent over two hours looking through skin packages and never found a hockey thing. I give up...

I'm guessing we're not supposed to give hints.  Then again, i'd be decreasing my chances of winning. (yes, I'm a greedy bastard )

The Red Wings my colors theme

More fair?  The hell if it is.

Now those who actually do well on this have a lower chance, and others who did poorly have a greater chance.  How is that fair?  Are you a socialist?

I for one am pretty upset about that, especially since the longer they leave the freaking game running, the lower my chances become.

I'm greedy too, you see - and I never win anything that involves luck.  This random drawing thing has totally shot my chances of winning.

To have a shot on being first you need a reliable internet connection with low ping against all the included stardock sites. It also needs to be blazing fast... On the off chance that you actually have all those things, you also need to be well versed in stardock products and somewhat smart about interpreting the clues... If you finished the clues later than 5 minutes past noon, you were not the first correct answer.

And it IS more fair, regardless of you being greedy or not. Though in my opinion the contest shouldn't run for more than 30 minutes to minimize the spreading of the solution among friends everywhere... (The logic being that a friend winning is better than someone else unknown...)

From Stardocks point of view it doesn't really matter who wins the prize...

EDIT: I forgot to add one thing.... Thanks for brightening my day, I'm still smiling.

I assume you didn't type in the secret word and your accountname then?

You could make it a drawing between the top five people...

I still don't like the random drawing thing.

And I have to ask: will we ever know who won today?

Oh well, i expexted the game to end now. Stardock really doesnt want me to get sleep.

Duh- Get real... when money is involved even luck can make **ANYONE** a clear winner.

I agree that picking a final winner out of a reasonable amount of clue solvers (in a limited time, as decided righfully so, by SD themselves, btw) might seem unfair when the numbers rack up beyond good chance(s) -- but, the whole internet speed factor must be taken into considerations too and not everyone can log on AT 12:00 sharp to enhance their listing odds.

Besides, it IS fun just to participate *** times in a week i must add!