How many entries will The Simpsons, user generated, "Best. Character. Ever." contest have?

Settled as 10,000 or more

Peggy Black, 52, of Orange, Conn., won a contest to create a character for Fox’s long-running animated series, with her entry triumphing among the more than 25,000 received, the network said Thursday.

Background:

Background: The Simpsons" continues to celebrate their 20th year on TV with a "Best. Character. Ever." contest. The Fox animated show wants fans to draw their own character for the show.

Fans aged 18 years or older can try his/her luck in creating a "Simpsons" character. The characters must include name, aliases, age, distinguishing features, and known catchphrases.

Deadline for submission is on October 24. Episode is planned to air on January 31, 2010.

The episode in which the new character will appear will see Homer disappoint Marge by arriving late at a wedding ceremony after stopping to buy a lottery ticket. He encounters the new resident while rushing to the wedding.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33342839/
http://thesimpsons.com/character/

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source. Settles "not revealed" if not published within two weeks after publication of winning entry by production company. Refers to qualifying, serious, rules conform entries only.

Forecast history %

less than 5,000

5,000 to less than 7,500

7,500 to less than 10,000

10,000 or more

55%

Not revealed

23%

Settled as 10,000 or more on Fri 20th Nov 6:43am PST

Activity: H$17,882
Predictions: 54
Comments: 0

Suspend date: Fri 13th Nov 8:59pm PST
Settlement date: Fri 20th Nov 6:43am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Fri 13th Nov 8:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: less than 5,000: 10%, 5,000 to less than 7,500: 20%, 7,500 to less than 10,000: 25%, 10,000 or more: 20%, Not revealed: 25%

Action history:

Created Mon 26th Oct 1:32pm PST by

kruijs [Power User]

Suspended Fri 13th Nov 8:59pm PST : Suspend date reached

Settled as '10,000 or more' Fri 20th Nov 6:43am PST by

jenniandboys [Admin]

: Peggy Black, 52, of Orange, Conn., won a contest to create a character for Fox’s long-running animated series, with her entry triumphing among the more than 25,000 received, the network said Thursday.

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