CONTEST IDEAS

We all know how motivating contests can be. Do you have any to share?

TOPS Quick 'n Easy Contests

(from TOPS.org)

MONTHLY FOOD JOURNAL CONTEST

A great way to get members to use a food journal.

Each week members bring in a completed food journal and have person responsible for running contest to initial food journal. Their name is then placed in a draw. At the end of the month, a random name is drawn from all those names. That person gets a small prize. We just picked up some different journals and wrapped them up ~ it seems to be helping with members journaling their food.

QUARTER CONTEST

Each person that wants to play puts 10 quarters in an old pill bottle with their name on it.

Then each week after weigh in and they lose or stay the same they get to take 25 cents out of their own bottle.

The first one that empties their botttle wins and gets whatever money that is left in everyone else's bottle.

KOPS play the same.

The game continues until someone's bottle is empty.

LOTTO 649 CONTEST

Pick up blank Lotto 649 slips at your local lottery shop.

Each chapter member, who wants to play, fills in their 6 lucky Lotto numbers on the blank 649 Lotto slips, signs her name on the slip and gives it to the contest chairperson, along with $2.00 to play the Lotto.

Using only Saturday night numbers for 649 (not the bonus number), the chapter members who:

1. Lost weight or stayed the same, (KOPS losing or being in leeway)
2. And who stayed for the meeting

Would mark off the winning numbers they had chosen.

The member who has all her numbers drawen first becomes the winner and receives half of the money collected.

The other half of the money goes to the chapter.

The results will be posted on a bristol board each week for all members to keep track of their progress.

CONTEST CHAIRPERSON:

Please ask TOPS if they lost/stayed the same and KOPS if they lost/in leeway and if they are staying for the meeting before crossing off their numbers.

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CONTEST

RULES:

• stay for meeting
• do a food journal
• call a TOPS friend
• exercise 4 times a week

Do all listed above and you get to put a decoration on the Christmas Tree over a 12 week period, a different one for each week.

Each member gets a star with their name on it. Start at the bottom of the tree and everytime they lose weight they move their start up the tree (marked in 1 pound intervals.) (KOPS _lose weight or stay the same)

Winner has the most decorations and their star is at or closest to top of tree.

Chapter can decide ahead of time what the prize will be.

"BUDDY - UP & SLIM DOWN" CHRISTMAS CONTEST

This contest will last 7 weeks

You will begin by drawing buddies. Once you are paired with your buddy, you both begin your 7-week challenge.

The rules are as follows:

You and your buddy will earn points each week for:

Staying the same - 1 point each (KOPS -In Limits)

OR

Losing - 2 points each (KOPS - at goal or below)

Bringing in a food journal - 2 points each

Staying for the meeting - 2 points each

Weighing in before (set time) - 2 points each

Each team with BOTH members losing will receive 4 bonus points!!

(KOPS - both members at or below goal)

The maximum number of points a team can earn each week is 20 points.

The points will be kept on charts for each team.

The TOPS & KOPS team with the most points at the end of the contest WINS!

Do you have a contest to share?