Pics of my entry into the Nat'l Gingerbread Competition. - Page 2 - The DIS Discussion Forums

mrp4352 · 12-01-2008, 12:28 PM

Do you have pictures of the finished entry??

logan&tylersmama · 12-01-2008, 02:49 PM

so how did u do? tell us about it
jennifer

Lisa · 12-02-2008, 05:31 AM

Yup, we'd like to know how the contest went. Though it is a first place winner here!

LJC1861 · 12-04-2008, 03:43 PM

I will post a few pics of the finished entry tomorrow, and I apologize for not having done it sooner.

Judging was interesting....and nerve wracking. The judges look over each and every creation, with a flashlight and pick 25 houses on their first go around. I talked to several of the judges afterward and 3 of them, including the head judge and pastry chef at the hotel, Aaron Morgan...placed me on their first list of 25. From that list they narrow their lists down to 10. Then they all meet back and compare lists. If everyone's top 10 match then they go with that. They use the lists of 25 if they all cannot agree the first time. Complicated, but it works.

So, essentially I finished in the top 25. The competition was INTENSE, and even the judges said so. Aaron said that this was the hardest year to judge as the level of competition has gotten so high. There were only 2 points separating the grand prize winner from the first prize winner. There were 3 points separating the 2nd and 3rd prize winner, and for the first time in competition history there was a tie for 4th place.

I am already working on a design idea for next year. It will be a doozy.

Linda

rlovew · 12-04-2008, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LJC1861

I will post a few pics of the finished entry tomorrow, and I apologize for not having done it sooner.

Judging was interesting....and nerve wracking. The judges look over each and every creation, with a flashlight and pick 25 houses on their first go around. I talked to several of the judges afterward and 3 of them, including the head judge and pastry chef at the hotel, Aaron Morgan...placed me on their first list of 25. From that list they narrow their lists down to 10. Then they all meet back and compare lists. If everyone's top 10 match then they go with that. They use the lists of 25 if they all cannot agree the first time. Complicated, but it works.

So, essentially I finished in the top 25. The competition was INTENSE, and even the judges said so. Aaron said that this was the hardest year to judge as the level of competition has gotten so high. There were only 2 points separating the grand prize winner from the first prize winner. There were 3 points separating the 2nd and 3rd prize winner, and for the first time in competition history there was a tie for 4th place.

I am already working on a design idea for next year. It will be a doozy.

Linda

Congratulations on being in the top 25!!! That is fantastic. I look forward to seeing your pictures of the final product.

Rebecca

12-01-2008, 12:28 PM	#16
mrp4352 DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Irving, TX Posts: 2,096	Do you have pictures of the finished entry?? __________________ Smiles! Michelle Disney Dream Maiden Voyage trip report http://www.disboards.com/showthread....3#post40042393 May 21, 2012 Yukon Ho! Wonder cruise report http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2937171

12-02-2008, 05:31 AM	#18
Lisa OMG, I think I am going to pee my pants Where is that evil devil smilie when I need it? Aside from a near collison with a Tom Turkey flying across the highway the day was great! Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,904	Yup, we'd like to know how the contest went. Though it is a first place winner here! __________________ WDW: 8/73, 1/97, 1/98, 9/98, 1/99, 5/99, 1/00, 01/01, 10/02, 01/02, 02/02, 10/03, 01/04, 06/04, 1/05, 12/05, 01/07, 12/07, 8/08, 8/09, 2/10, 8/10, 2/11, 9/11, 05/12, 11/12 DL: 8/75, 4/85 DCL: 10/01, 01/03, 01/05 Next visit: 08/13

12-04-2008, 03:43 PM	#19
LJC1861 DIS Veteran Suffers from a Tag Fairy Complex Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Arden, NC Posts: 2,850	I will post a few pics of the finished entry tomorrow, and I apologize for not having done it sooner. Judging was interesting....and nerve wracking. The judges look over each and every creation, with a flashlight and pick 25 houses on their first go around. I talked to several of the judges afterward and 3 of them, including the head judge and pastry chef at the hotel, Aaron Morgan...placed me on their first list of 25. From that list they narrow their lists down to 10. Then they all meet back and compare lists. If everyone's top 10 match then they go with that. They use the lists of 25 if they all cannot agree the first time. Complicated, but it works. So, essentially I finished in the top 25. The competition was INTENSE, and even the judges said so. Aaron said that this was the hardest year to judge as the level of competition has gotten so high. There were only 2 points separating the grand prize winner from the first prize winner. There were 3 points separating the 2nd and 3rd prize winner, and for the first time in competition history there was a tie for 4th place. I am already working on a design idea for next year. It will be a doozy. Linda __________________

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12-01-2008, 02:49 PM	#17
logan&tylersmama DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,391	so how did u do? tell us about it jennifer