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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;wrapper-static&quot;&gt; &lt;h2 class=&quot;headline-top&quot;&gt;Prizes&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;static-page&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;content&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;static-nav&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first about-link-container&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/about&quot; class=&quot;about-link&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;about-frame&quot;&gt;      &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The Industry Standard holds a monthly contest to award the highest performing players in the Prediction Market.   Currently, this is determined by the Industry Standard registered user who at the close of Entry Period has the greatest percentage increase in his/her portfolio&#039;s net worth during the month in which the Winning Predictions Contest is in effect (see &lt;a href=&quot;/prizeRules&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;official rules&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;  

&lt;p&gt;We calculate each month independently, not historically over the life of a user’s portfolio.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;Limit one prize per household and/or IP address per three-month period.  Be sure to read the &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/prizeRules&quot;&gt;official rules&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and check back here to see program updates and announcements, as well as the monthly Winners Leaderboard below.&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;ul class=&quot;hed&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Winners&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class=&quot;right&quot;&gt;Prize&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul class=&quot;prizes&quot;&gt; 

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&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;May&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/people/lev-danilov&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-2538.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/people/lev-danilov&quot;&gt;Lev Danilov&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;91.85%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Apple &lt;br /&gt;iPod touch&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/themes/industry_standard_v1/images/ipodTouch.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Apple iPod touch&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;Jun&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/people/david-kuan&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-4305.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/people/david-kuan&quot;&gt;David Kuan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;261.65%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Amazon &lt;br /&gt;Kindle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/themes/industry_standard_v1/images/amazon_kindle.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Amazon Kindle&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;Jul&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/evan-kenty&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-4813.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/evan-kenty&quot;&gt;Evan Kenty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;343.90%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Flip Video Mino&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/themes/industry_standard_v1/images/prizes/flipVideo.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Flip Video Mino&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestandard.com/blog/tis-prediction-market/augusts-winner-and-little-more&quot;&gt;Aug&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/kevin-railsback173773&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-160.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/kevin-railsback173773&quot;&gt;Kevin Railsback&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;69.02%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Sling Media &lt;br /&gt;Slingbox PRO&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/themes/industry_standard_v1/images/slingboxPROb.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Sling Media Slingbox PRO&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestandard.com/blog/tis-prediction-market/septembers-prediction-market-top-percentage-gainer&quot;&gt;Sep&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/chris-sternal-johnson&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-3418.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/chris-sternal-johnson&quot;&gt;Chris Sternal-Johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;46.31%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Dash Express&lt;br /&gt;GPS Navigator&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/themes/industry_standard_v1/images/prizes/gpsNav.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Dash Express GPS Navigator&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestandard.com/blog/tis-prediction-market/octobers-prediction-market-top-percentage-gainer&quot;&gt;Oct&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/tom-h&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-2925.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/tom-h&quot;&gt;Tom Holowka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;201.43%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Squeezebox Boom&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;!--picture here--&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul class=&quot;hed&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Special Recognition Award&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From the launch of the &lt;em&gt;The Standard&lt;/em&gt; on February 4, 2008, through the month of April, one player surpassed all others in terms of early adoption, contributions, and performance.  That player, of course, is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/bradley-baker&quot;&gt;Bradley Baker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;p&gt;His valuable contributions to &lt;em&gt;The Standard&lt;/em&gt; during our infancy have garnered a special award, recognized in the form of an Apple iPod Touch.   During this time, Bradley amassed  a &lt;strong&gt;% gain of +6,767%&lt;/strong&gt;!  Congratulations, Bradley. &lt;/p&gt; 

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 <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:52:58 -0800</pubDate>
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