WINNERS of THE FOUR FOR THE FINALE LOST CHALLENGE

Dearest Fans and Friends,

It's been 3 weeks now since the deadline came and went for submissions to the Four Toed Foot's 4 4 4 4 -- Four for the Finale Lost Challenge, and boy has it been SO VERY TOUGH going through the 140+ entries that were submitted. The judges and I really wanted to take our time reading and re-reading all of the wonderful 4-sentence answers that were sent in to the single question, "What do You think the Island is?".

To refresh yourself on the criteria we used to pick the 16 finalists and ultimate winners, please visit the original post. To check out the prizes and who picked the winners, visit the award and judges list posted not long after the contest was announced.

I know that you all have been so very patiently awaiting this moment, especially our 16 Finalists, so without further ado, I give you THE WINNERS:

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HONORABLE MENTION: Eric Fingerman
The island is a place for people who have lost their way and are looking for something more. There is a source of life on the island that each person can get what they need in their own way based on their flawed lives and what they feel they are missing. Once a person who is "lost" gets the meaning or understands their purpose in life, the island no longer needs them and they no longer need the island. They are able to move on, not necessarily by dying, but as "found" souls who are redeemed.

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HONORABLE MENTION: Kyle Gilbert
The island is an expression of the human condition with a location determined near areas with the purest civilizations of the time. The light at the heart of the island flows out through water and represents the ascension of human nature towards purity through goodness, free will and knowledge. The island keeps this ability to ascend hidden from mankind with grave consequences and tribulations to those who would fully touch the light. The island draws people whose lives have lost free will and gives them a clean slate from which they can choose to redeem themselves and to some extent, ascend.

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THIRD PRIZE: Bradley Dennis
The island is the start of the earth’s pure energy; it holds it in its most raw form and from this people can shape and use it however they wish. It can touch all that will be and has been; it is free of time and space, and life and death. Everything comes from the island, and everything ends at the island. The life that we know is the energy that has managed to escape from it and manifest itself.

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SECOND PRIZE: Johnny Dolan
The Island is a second chance, a communal rebirth, for all who are brought to it. Throughout quite an extensive history, island dwellers have been given the rare opportunity to start their lives over on a clean slate full of hope, mystery, and redemption. Everyone who landed on the island was alone, but every single human being on the island showed up in a group, with others. As a result, this island truly is the greatest, most stunning, and most beautiful chance for people to learn how to "Live Together."

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FIRST PRIZE: Cyndy Keith
This mysterious island holds the control center of the earth's energy, although it is unknown to ordinary humankind. A handful of scientists have discovered a hint of the island's power, and believe it is their personal playground. Unfortunately, they will never fully understand the scope of this incredible power source, because the design is far more than scientific. The island's true purpose is to protect love and goodness in the world by containing hatred and evil in its boundaries.

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and finally,
THE GRAND PRIZE goes to: George Parker
The Island is the body or house of the earth's single soul (i.e. the Light in the cave), which connects to every living thing in the world. It is life's constant soul, remaining stable (as yin and yang) no matter what time period or plausible universe. The soul remains balanced between light and dark unless tampered with, so it requires a guardian to protect the balance. If the Island were to be destroyed, the world's soul would lose its house and be destroyed as well, ending all life in the world.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO WON!!! GREAT JOB LOSTies!!!!

And once more, thank you to everyone who participated in the most successful contest the 4TF has ever run. LOST fans sure are a brilliant and creative bunch, and to demonstrate this I will be sharing all 134 of the remaining entries over the next couple of weeks, most likely in 4 different batches in the order that they were submitted. It was truly a pleasure to read your answers and to see how like-minded the community is in general. You all should be very proud of how your minds work.

I will be contacting each of the winners via private email to work out rest of the details, so keep an eye on your email accounts!

I plan on continuing to hold contests here at 4TF as we move forward without the LOST, but with the show still in our Hearts and Minds.

Bless you all, and Namaste...

a.N
www.FourToedFoot.com

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