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Hey gloker, that's a great question and it looks like we didn't really spell it out completely in the challenge rules so I better clarify.

- Only one review per member per month will be considered for the WWEnd blog.

If you submit 2 reviews in January and we pick your first one to feature in the WWEnd blog your second won't be picked.  This is to ensure that everyone has an equal shot at the prizes each month else folks that read fast or have more time to read will have an unfair advantage.

This is a departure from last year's challenge rules where we allowed multiple reviews per member to count each month because there was only one big prize (book and t-shirt). If you put in more than one you ran the risk of splitting your votes anyway. With 3 prizes we don't want to end up in a situation where one member wins multiple prizes in the same month. You can always win multiple prizes - just not in the same month.

- Only reviews submitted in the current month are eligible for selection for the WWEnd blog.

So again, if you post 2 reviews in January they only count for January.  If the first one does not get picked, which usually happens within a few days of the posting, the second review could still be picked but at the expense of another month down the line.  You can only post 12 reviews for the challenge total.  Come February, you'll have to submit another review to have a chance at the February prizes.

The best option, to maximize your chances if winning, is to submit one review per month and make it the best review you can write.  You can get up to 12 entries over the course of the year and each entry gives you 3 chances to win a prize.  You can, of course, submit as many reviews as you like each month and simply not count them for your challenge.  Our hunger for good reviews is insatiable and we won't turn any down, I promise!

There are 36 gift cards totaling $600! up for grabs in the WoGF and we want to spread the love around as much as possible.  If we had 36 different prize winners that would be just fine by us. The most any one member can win is $300 - that's if they won first place all 12 months.  An unlikely scenario but it could happen.

That's a lot of free books, or whatever it is people will buy with the cards!

I hope that explains everthing sufficiently. I'll post this on the challenge page too.  If anyone has any questions, please let me know.

Thanks, gloker, for the great question. I'm glad this came up before the first poll!