Cigar Geeks

Folks, its a new year and the NFL playoffs are upon us!  The 2019 Super Bowl is on 03 February 2019.  Following up the fine work done by nirab, sar127 and others in 2015 - 2018, I am kicking off the 2019 Premium Cigars Super Bowl Squares!  

Here are the Rules.
The squares this year will be a 5x5 grid, for a total of 25 squares.  

[edit: the final squares]
(https://i.imgur.com/FVJ2BvF.png)

Because it's a 5x5, each row and column will have two numbers randomly assigned numbers, picked by an online number generator.  Per normal Super Bowl squares convention, winning numbers are the last digit of each team's score.  

To enter, post in this thread with the number of the square you want to pick.  You may initially pick up to two (2) squares.  The 25th square and any other unclaimed squares will be available to claim after the 19th.  The entry fee for each square is two premium cigars (see notes below on eligibility) for a total prize pool of 50 cigars.    10 cigars will be awarded to a lucky bastage at half time.  30 cigars will be awarded for the final score, and another 10 cigars for the reverse final numbers.  

Instead of everybody sending in their cigars to me, participants must post a photo of their cigars to this thread within one week of picking the square, or risk losing the square.   After all the boxes are claimed and the photos posted, I will provide a list of the cigars in each winning pack.  After the game is over, I will message each person who they will be sending their parcel to.  Each player will only need to ship one parcel, either to the overall winner or the halftime winner or the consolation winner.   If you fail to mail by the deadline, you will be given neutral or negative feedback, depending on the circumstances; lets be courteous and not keep the winners waiting.  

Eligibility
Eligible cigars must be good s**t with an average retail price above $11/ea if purchased by the box.  Verify prices any of the following sites: Holts, Famous Cigars, JR Cigars/Serious Cigars, Cigars International, Small Batch Cigar.  Pricing from discount retailers, special sales, blowouts etc does not apply.  If there is a question, ask,  and we can come to an understanding collectively.  General Tobacco and Altadis brands are permitted by exception (good s**t only).  Cuban cigars, limited, out of production and no-longer for sale, significantly aged, or other notable cigars which don't strictly meet the unit box price limit are allowed [Edit: up to] 25% premium to get over the $11 minimum.  

This contest is open to any Cigar Geek with Veteran status, in good standing, and who has been active within the last 6 months.  If for any reason I !@#%$ed up and need to edit the rules after the initial post, I will strike the revised content and use [edit:...] add the new terms [edit: Cigar Geeks doesn't seem to have a strike feature.  I'll just delete it and add the new terms like this].

Timeline
01/19/2019: the last day to pick squares
01/26/2019: the last day to post photos (un-claimed squares are open season to existing players)
01/31/2019: the last day to claim remaining squares & post photos
02/02/2019: Prize packs posted
02/03/2019: Super Bowl 53
02/09/2019: mailing deadline

Now pick your squares, post your cigars, and lets DO THIS!  

Pick List (name/photo posted)
1 RDF / confirmed
2 Adwinistrator / confirmed
3 Kid Montana / confirmed
4 ninfiction / confirmed
5 nirab / confirmed
6 05 Venturer / confirmed
7 Deener27 / confirmed
8 amigodecigars / confirmed
9 stogiedad / confirmed
10 johncw / confirmed
11 Brlesq / confirmed
12 nirab / confirmed
13 Druff / confirmed
14 Deener27 / confirmed
15 Cfickter / confirmed
16 Kid Montana / confirmed
17 Brlesq / confirmed
18 bstessel /confirmed
19 appollo / confirmed
20 Cfickter / confirmed
21 bstessel / confirmed
22 stogiedad / confirmed
23 ninfiction / confirmed
24 Adwinistrator / confirmed
25 RDF / confirmed

I will take squares 12 and 5 please!

Thanks for doing this Dan!!  :biggrin:

Awesome!  9 and 22 for me.  I will get a pic this weekend.  Thanks for running!

I'll take dead center #13

11 and 17 please.  Thanks for organizing this, Dan!

I'll take 7 and 14 please

Ill take 20, photo will be posted shortly

I'm taking 3 and 16

I'll take 2 and 24.  Thanks Dan!

I will take 8.  PM sent

Dan,
What the hell.  I'll take 1 and 25

Randy

18 and 21 please

4 & 23 for me please

Well if Randy's in then I'm in   :biggrin:

6 please

Wow, didn't take long to fill up...

I"ll Take 10 if It's still available

As a reminder to everyone, please post a photo of the cigars you will be sending.  I will message you who you send them to after the contest is over.  Also to help me out, include a text description of the cigars in your post.

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My sticks.  2 squares, 4 cigars.

Drew Estate 2015 Limited Edition Hererra Estelli Norteno Churchill
Pre-release Drew Estate Undercrown Sungrown Flying Pig
2017 Drew Estate T-52 Flying Pig
Arturo Fuente Anejo No. 48
(http://i.imgur.com/PaVTyqh.jpg)

QuoteDRuff - 1/4/2019  3:28 PM

(http://i65.tinypic.com/112gc3a.jpg)

 :bigthumbs:

I'll take 19 if its still available. :-)

I'm going to see if I can come up witht cigars for the last square.

One square still unclaimed. Glad to see the new format so that we can fill it up this year.

My sticks. 2 squares, 4 cigars.

Tatuaje The Michael
Arturo Fuente Anejo No. 8-8-8
Viaje Friends and Family Cadeau (2012)
Drew Estate 2013 Limited Edition BOTL

QuoteBrlesq - 1/6/2019  10:02 AM

My sticks. 2 squares, 4 cigars.

Tatuaje The Michael
Arturo Fuente Anejo No. 8-8-8
Viaje Friends and Family Cadeau (2012)
Drew Estate 2013 Limited Edition BOTL

Great picks.

Davidoff Gran Cru No. 5 (2 years old)
Davidoff Winston Churchill Robusto
Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Robusto
Arturo Fuente Anejo Reserva No. 46 (1.5 years old)

I will take the last one

QuoteAdwinistrator - 1/6/2019  11:01 AM



Davidoff Gran Cru No. 5 (2 years old)
Davidoff Winston Churchill Robusto
Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Robusto
Arturo Fuente Anejo Reserva No. 46 (1.5 years old)

 :bigthumbs:

QuoteCfickter - 1/6/2019  12:30 PM

I will take the last one

Ok, with that the squares are filled.  Everybody, get your cigars posted!

Tatuaje TAA 2016
Padron 1964 Exclusivo

Litto Gomez Diez Vintage 2015 Lusitano
Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 6

Quote05Venturer - 1/6/2019  1:47 PM

Tatuaje TAA 2016
Padron 1964

Which 1964 vitola is that?

Okay, here's mine:

 

 (http://www.cigargeeks.com/gallery/56309-C73677A2-5D17-4573-A860-6C6960D909D4.jpg)  

 

Diamond Crown Maximus Double Corona No. 1

Padron Serie 1926 No. 90 (Tubo)

Ashton ESG 24-Year Salute

God of Fire SerieB 2011 Robusto

nirab's donations...

Camacho Liberty 2012
AB Fine n Rare 2012
BWS YellowJacket
Illusione +53

amigodecigars sticks...

Casa Turrent 1880
DE LP#9 Toro 2014

the lp in the pic has a wrapper blem...it will be replaced with another lp 9 from 2014

I will post mine tomorrow.

QuoteRDF - 1/7/2019  2:19 PM

Diamond Crown Maximus Double Corona No. 1

Padron Serie 1926 No. 90 (Tubo)

Ashton ESG 24-Year Salute

God of Fire SerieB 2011 Robusto

Great picks Randy.

Here you go....

 

LFD Capitulo II (2014)
AF Anejo Shark (purchased aged in 2014)
Tatuaje La Verite Churchill 2008 Vintage
La Aurora Preferidos Diamond 1903 Edition

Quotenirab - 1/7/2019  3:19 PM

amigodecigars sticks...

Casa Turrent 1880
DE LP#9 Toro 2014

the lp in the pic has a wrapper blem...it will be replaced with another lp 9 from 2014

Nice!  I wanna win that CT1880.  That San Andres wrapper is fantastic and I've heard great things about that blend...

QuoteKid Montana - 1/8/2019  5:56 PM

Quotenirab - 1/7/2019  3:19 PM

amigodecigars sticks...

Casa Turrent 1880
DE LP#9 Toro 2014

the lp in the pic has a wrapper blem...it will be replaced with another lp 9 from 2014

Nice!  I wanna win that CT1880.  That San Andres wrapper is fantastic and I've heard great things about that blend...

It is a fantastic cigar! I think I am going to use this cigar for my 2019 Geek Critique...just a heads up!!  :biggrin:

When are the numbers going to be assigned?

Quotenirab - 1/8/2019  3:06 PM

When are the numbers going to be assigned?

After the NFC/AFC championships.

OK here are mine
Drew Estate Unico Serie L-40
Ava Maria Reconquista (Sealed in coffin)
Padron 64th Anniversary Imperial Natural
Arturo Fuente OpusX Oscuro Oro

 (http://www.cigargeeks.com/gallery/22769-2BC5CAC7-8661-4429-89A0-AD9AB5CC889F.jpg)

Davidoff Winston Churchill Blenheim
Camancho 2014 LtdEdition

Quoteappollo - 1/9/2019  4:58 AM

Davidoff Winston Churchill Blenheim
Camancho 2014 LtdEdition

Looks good.   :bigthumbs:

QuoteCfickter - 1/9/2019  4:40 AM

OK here are mine
Drew Estate Unico Serie L-40
Ava Maria Reconquista (Sealed in coffin)
Padron 64th Anniversary Imperial Natural
Arturo Fuente OpusX Oscuro Oro

 (http://www.cigargeeks.com/gallery/22769-2BC5CAC7-8661-4429-89A0-AD9AB5CC889F.jpg)

Awesome stuff, Chuck.

:bump: keep on front page

Here are mine...Doug Copied me but I one-upped him.

DE Manifesto
DE Liga A
BBF SUM MAY 16
Montecristo #2 TOR MAR 16

QuoteStogieDad - 1/8/2019  1:34 PM

Here you go....

 

LFD Capitulo II (2014)
AF Anejo Shark (purchased aged in 2014)
Tatuaje La Verite Churchill 2008 Vintage
La Aurora Preferidos Diamond 1903 Edition

I'm going to switch the LFD Capitulo II out for an AVO LE The Dominant 2013.  I think that LFD edged under the $11 mark so this should fix it!  Thanks!

MP

ninfiction and stogiedad, those look good!  Deener27 messaged me and he'll have his posted this weekend.

LFD Oro
Fuente Anejo 55
Ashton VSG Wizard and
Davidoff late hour Churchill

Quotebstessl - 1/11/2019  5:01 PM

LFD Oro
Fuente Anejo 55
Ashton VSG Wizard and
Davidoff late hour Churchill

Very nice!

Davidoff Lounge Edition
Patoro Anejo No. 4
La Instructora Belicoso Extra
Avo TAA Box Press LE 13

With that the cigar list is complete and all squares are confirmed.   I will be building the prize packs and will post them up this next week.  The final full list in no particular order:

Tatuaje TAA 2016
Padron 1964
Davidoff Gran Cru No. 5 (2 years old)
Davidoff Winston Churchill Robusto
Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Robusto
Arturo Fuente Anejo Reserva No. 46 (1.5 years old)"
Casa Turrent 1880
DE LP#9 Toro 2014
Davidoff Winston Churchill Blenheim (Cuban)
Camancho 2014 Ltd Edition
Tatuaje The Michael
Arturo Fuente Anejo No. 8-8-8
Viaje Friends and Family Cadeau (2012)
Drew Estate 2013 Limited Edition BOTL"
LFD Oro
Fuente Anejo 55
Ashton VSG Wizard
Davidoff Late Hour
Drew Estate Unico Serie L-40
Ava Maria Reconquista (Sealed in coffin)
Padron 64th Anniversary Imperial Natural
Arturo Fuente OpusX Oscuro Oro
Davidoff Lounge Edition 
Patoro Anejo No. 4
La Instructora Belicoso Extra 
Avo TAA Box Press LE 13
DE Manifesto
Oliva Master Blends 3
Litto Gomez Diez Vintage 2015 Lusitano
Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 6
DE Norteno 2015 Edicion Limitada Churchill
DE Pre-Release Undercrown Sungrown Flying Pig
DE T52 Flying Pig
Arturo Fuente Anjeo #48
DE Manifesto
DE Liga A
BBF SUM MAY 16
Montecristo #2 TOR MAR 16
Camacho Liberty 2012
AB Fine n Rare 2012
BWS YellowJacket
Illusione +53
Diamond Crown Maximus Double Corona No. 1
Padron Serie 1926 No. 90 (Tubo)
Ashton ESG 24-Year Salute
God of Fire SerieB 2011 Robusto
AVO LE The Dominant 2013
AF Anejo Shark (purchased aged in 2014)
Tatuaje La Verite Churchill 2008 Vintage
La Aurora Preferidos Diamond 1903 Edition

Not too shabby....I mean holy crap, give me winning numbers please!

Quoteninfiction - 1/12/2019  4:16 PM

Not too shabby....I mean holy crap, give me winning numbers please!

Yeah, no joke.  I am ball parking this at $1100 worth of cigars at least...

:drool:
Well I could probably smoke a couple of them!  I mean if you really, really force me!

I'm seriously drooling over here...  What a list guys, great job!

It is one hell of a list.  My money is closer to $700. Here are the prize package breakdowns.  Each player should expect to ship to the corresponding recipient.

(https://i.imgur.com/8v7CBtT.png)

This is a f'ing awesome list of cigars!    :dancing:

Any win will be big

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A reminder that the numbers and finalized squares will be posted up after this weekend's games.

An quick update on how I will be selecting the numbers.  I will be using the list randomizer at http://www.random.org/lists/ (http://www.random.org/lists/).  The randomization will be performed live on a herf, either tonight or tomorrow and screen-grabs will be posted to this thread immediately after, along with the final grid.  I will select the AFC numbers first, then the NFC numbers.  The list to be randomly sorted will be as follows:

AFC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0

and

NFC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0

Random.org will determine the order, from right to left for the AFC, and top down for the NFC.  I will include the "AFC" or "NFC" in the list to ensure transparency as to which randomized list corresponds to each team.

That is all.  

When?

WWWOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW...wow!!!!!!!

QuoteBrlesq - 1/24/2019  4:36 PM

When?

When I'm !@#%$ing good and ready, thats when (ok, probably tonight).

QuoteKid Montana - 1/25/2019  10:19 AM

QuoteBrlesq - 1/24/2019  4:36 PM

When?

When I'm !@#%$ing good and ready, thats when (ok, probably tonight).

:lmao:

The numbers will be picked tonight, live on the google hangouts herf:  https://hangouts.google.com/call/g7msewchbgkjnnbt6x2kjljyjea?no_rd (https://hangouts.google.com/call/g7msewchbgkjnnbt6x2kjljyjea?no_rd)

Picks will be at 9pm Eastern.

In the presence of DonM, 05Venturer and jagfandaddy, the AFC & NFC numbers have been picked:

(https://i.imgur.com/LcQfI6z.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/iLwCqOD.png)

and the final square (which will also be added to the first post.)

(https://i.imgur.com/FVJ2BvF.png)

Good Luck Geeks!!

I like your draws!

QuoteBrlesq - 1/25/2019  9:59 PM  I like your draws!

 

Me too !

The time has come.  Check your numbers, box up your cigars.  I will be sending out mailing instructions tonight after the game.

Halftime winner
Patriots 3 Rams 0
deener27

CONGRATS David.

Congrats David!!!

The over all winner.
Patriots 13 Rams 3
CONGRATULATIONS nirab!

Accordingly, the reverse prize also falls to nirab.  

I will send a PM to each participant with the address of the recipient of their cigars, thanks to everybody for playing!  On to baseball season!

Congrats guys!

Everyone SHOULD have recieved a PM with the address of the recipient for their cigars.  nirab, obvously you don't need to ship since your cigars were ear-marked for the overall winner which was you.  Accordingly deener27, even though you were the winner for the half time, you still need to ship your cigars to the overall winner, nirab.  

Member must post a shipping confirmation in this thread within 1 week.  If for some reason you are unable to do so, communicate with me why and when you will be able to ship.  Failure to send the cigars to the rightful winner and communicate regarding extenuating circumstance regarding the delay may result in negative feedback given and banning from future contests.    

Thanks to everybody for playing, for a little bit there I was sure it was all going to deenr27.  Bummer it was such a boring game but at least MLB Spring Training is right around the corner!

Congrats to David And Brian on the big wins. :thumbsup:

Congrats Brian!!

Nirab has my cigars.  (He had them before the game started LOL)

Congratulation Brian and David.  My cigars are on their way To Buda.  USPS tracking: 9405503699300407014937 Thanks to Daniel for organizing this.

Thanks y'all! My team didn't win, but I still feel like a winner today!  :biggrin:

Awesome win guys!!

Nirab, cigars on the way.   9500 1125 9398 9036 4045 74

Brian, your cigars on the way!  Hope you enjoy!
9400109699938182197140 (https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?qtc_tLabels1=9400109699938182197140)

Congrats Brian, your cigars left today.
9500110288339037293438

Dave...cigars...Friday...9505515618029037430814

Brian, keep another eye out.  Cigars on the way tomorrow morning from the office.  9405503699300410490988

Hope you enjoy.

On the way to the Land of Lincoln 9405503699300410635518

Congrats to the winners..........

On its way to you David LM092405052CA

These went out Wednesday just forgot to post.  heading to Budddiful Texas 505510332069037420673

Shipping mine tomorrow

Package should head to TX this weekend

QuoteDRuff - 2/8/2019  3:46 PM  Shipping mine tomorrow

 

Was not able to get to the post office today, Monday for sure.

Mine are going out Monday, already told Nirab

USPS tracking number

                  9500106595269042061275[/size]

 

 

Quotebstessl - 2/9/2019  5:43 PM

Mine are going out Monday, already told Nirab

Git'r dun

Quote05Venturer - 2/8/2019  4:46 PM

Package should head to TX this weekend

Did it head to TX this weekend?

QuoteKid Montana - 2/11/2019  5:45 PM

Quote05Venturer - 2/8/2019  4:46 PM

Package should head to TX this weekend

Did it head to TX this weekend?

Went out today, I messaged Brian  :bigthumbs:

Quotebstessl - 2/9/2019  5:43 PM

Mine are going out Monday, already told Nirab

Whats yer status thar good buddy?

When I'm !@#%$ing good and ready, thats when

I left feedback for Dan, well run.

Also negative feedback for Kent, for being Kent....

Mine is going out today with the pass to Brian, thanks for letting me send it a couple days behind to combine shipping.

9405503699300415906002

QuoteKid Montana - 2/11/2019  7:51 PM  

Quotebstessl - 2/9/2019  5:43 PM  Mine are going out Monday, already told Nirab

Whats yer status thar good buddy?

went out today.

Sorry for the delay...here you have the fruits of winning, even when my team lost...I'm still a winner!!  :biggrin:

Congrats buddy.  Sweet pay off!

Damn good haul, and thanks to everybody for making this easy and smooth.

Nice. :bigthumbs:

Those will smoke well!