Mayor Alan Autry is known for being long-winded in his State of the City speeches, and we're going to have some fun with it. The reader who comes the closest to predicting the length -- in minutes and seconds -- of the mayor's speech on Thursday, May 24, will win four tickets to Champions on Ice. The ice show will be on Wednesday, May 30, at the Save Mart Center. This event features Kimmie Meissner, Sasha Cohen and Victor Petrenko.
Here's a hint. Last year's speech by the mayor ran 80 minutes. It was longer than the president's State of the Union address and the governor's State of the State address combined.
Send your guesses to the comments section on this blog. We won't post them so we don't give others a competitive advantage by seeing previous predictions before submitting their guesses.
Read the contest rules below. Our lawyers said we must include them to make this legal.
No Purchase Necessary. Open to Fresno Bee Online Readers 18 years of age or older. Sweepstakes begins May 23, 2007 and ends at noon, May 24, 2007. To enter, log on to the Opinion Talk blog on Fresnobeehive.com/opinion and guess how many minutes the state of the city speech, given by Mayor Alan Autry will be. Your guess must be in minutes and seconds (e.g., 45:03 means 45 minutes, 3 seconds). The official time for purposes of this promotion will be listed on the Fresnobee.com website. The closest guess will win. In the event of a tie, a drawing will be held to determine the winner. Sponsored by The Fresno Bee , 1626 E St., Fresno, CA 93786. Winners posted on May 25. Employees of The Fresno Bee or their families and City Hall employees may not participate.
Reminder: We won't post people's guesses so we don't give others a competitive advantage by seeing the predictions before they make their guesses.