Contests

8th Annual Microbe Madness 2024 Champion

MRSA took home the biological crown in this year's heated contest between Microbes vs Dinosaurs! Thanks so much to everyone who participated and voted. And a special congratulations to Deirdre S. and Christina R. for having the two best brackets. Random voters from each round were also contacted by email.

Here's how MRSA won the 2024 Microbe Madness tournament:

• Round 1 – Beat Kissing Disease - 62% to 38%
• Round 2 – Beat Smallpox - 69% to 31%
• Quarterfinals – Beat Zombie Virus - 55% to 45%
• Final Four – Beat Black Death - 51% to 49%
• Championship – Beat T. Rex - 66% to 34%

Wheel of Organs Winners

Almost 10,000 of you participated in Wheel! of! Organs! Wow! Thank you all so much for the overwhelming response. Congratulations to our shopping spree winners: Carrie G., Christina L., Tameka F., Robin V., Jennifer C., Alex B., Elisa G., Joel C., Jennifer V. and Ashley W. And also congrats to our product winners: Sarah D., Dee J., Kimberly B., Hannah G., Robert F., Pedro G., Terri W., Tara E., Joanna M., Patty W., Michelle B., Brandy W., Cheyanne H., Leonardo O. and Evelyn D. We also gave away many free shipping and store coupons. See you in the next contest!

STI Spin the Wheel Winners

Thank you to all who participated in our STI Spin the Wheel contest! We had an incredible response as thousands of you participated for a chance to win fabulous prizes for STI awareness month. Congratulations to our shopping spree winners: Melanie R., Mike H., Monicque W., Laura B., Lena C., Morgan G. and Rose M. And also congrats to our product winners: Donna G., Jennifer B., Heather H., Karlee S., America L., Rebecca P., Christina T., Faith J. and Amborlynn C. Many others won free shipping and special discounts. Thank you!

7th Annual Microbe Madness 2023 Champion

Congratulations to this year's champion - COMMON COLD! It was a long, hard fought battle but in the end Common Cold and the bad guys group prevailed over RNA and the good guys. Thanks to everyone who participated and voted. Contest winners will be announced shortly.

Here's how Common Cold won the 2023 Microbe Madness tournament:

• Round 1 – Beat C. Diff 73% to 27%
• Round 2 – Beat Lyme Disease 59% to 41%
• Round 3 – Beat Alzhheimer's Disease 61% to 39%
• Quarterfinals – Beat E. coli 61% to 39%
• Final Four – Beat Covid-19 64% to 36%
• Championship – Beat RNA 55% to 45%

Instagram Share Contest

Join the microbial excitement and spread the love. Tune in the last Wednesday of every month on Instagram to enter!

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Halloween Photo Contest Winner

   

Thank you to all who submitted their photo entries for our Halloween photo contest! It was a close contest with many adorably spooky photo entries, but we have our grand prize winner. Congrats to @norahansbury10. Check out her GENETICALLY excellent DNA-inspired jack-o'-lantern! We hope you all had a super happy, safe and spooktacular Halloween.

Halloween Spin the Wheel Winners

Thank you to all who participated in our Halloween Spin the Wheel contest! The response was amazing. Many of you participated and spun the wheel for a chance to win spooky GIANTmicrobes favorites. Congratulations to our shopping spree winners: Van, Jamie, Eileen, Chelsea, Cristina, Sarah, Tahira and Jacob, to our product winners: Rachel, Mary, Grace, Lorna and Josie! Also, congrats to the 40 other people who earned special discounts. Happy Halloween!

Microbe Madness 2022 Champion

Thank you so much for your participation in our 6th annual Microbe Madness! We have a Champion! The winner is... DNA! Goes to show you that winning is truly in this champion's genes. Congratulations to Kyle, Rosemary and Molly for their winning bracket predictions.

Valentine's Day Sweepstakes Winners

Thank you to all who participated in our Valentine's Day Giveaway Sweepstakes❣️ We have chosen our winner! Congrats to Christina H. who is the lucky winner of a special prize pack filled with V-Day themed GIANTmicrobes goodies.

Spin the Wheel Winners

The response to our Spin the Wheel contest was amazing! Many of you participated and spun the wheel for a chance to win unique GIANTmicrobes products. Congratulations to Jacob, Dani, Emily and Qin who won the top prizes and to 25 other people who earned special discounts.

Halloween Prize Pack Winner

Thank you to all who participated in our spooktacular Halloween sweepstakes! We have chosen a winner... Congratulations to Kenzie L.!

Microbes Mascot Contest Winners

Thank you to all who participated and voted in our Microbe Mascots contest! Based upon the thousands of votes we received, the results have been counted and the winners have been chosen.

The grand prize winner is... the Thunder Bay Junior High Waterbears! The other 2 finalists are the Florida Polytechnic University Antibodies and University of the West of England Black Deaths.

Summer GIANTmicrobes Prize Pack Winners

Thank you to all who participated in our Healthy Summer Sweepstakes! We have the winners... Congrats to Lorraine L., Marissa and Jenny! They are the lucky winners of this special edition GIANTmicrobes summer prize pack.

MICROBE MADNESS 2021 CHAMPION

Our 5th annual Microbe Madness tournament is now over. Thousands of fans voted and the winner is... Chromosome! We are so excited to create and introduce this new GIANTmicrobes into our product line!

Round 1: Chromosome beat out Smell (Nose)
Round 2: Chromosome beat out Bone Marrow
Round 3: Chromosome beat out RNA
Round 4: Chromosome beat out Autism Spectrum Disorder
Round 5: Chromosome defeated Alzheimer's Disease for the 5th Annual Microbe Madness championship!

The Ultimate TOP 10 Lists of GIANTmicrobes

Thank you to all who submitted their Top 10 lists and voted on your favorites! Based on thousands of votes, we have chosen the winners! The Ultimate Top 10 list is Microbes Impact on Humans by Chinelo and the runner up list is Brain Science by Alexandra! Congrats to the winners.

Click here to see the Ultimate Top 10 lists.

Ultimate GIANTmicrobes Prize Pack and Feel Good Winner

Thank you for participating in our Feel Good Sweepstakes! The winner of the special GIANTmicrobes prize pack is Krystalyn! Stay tuned for more fun sweepstakes in the near future.

Weekly COVID Quiz

The weekly COVID quiz is now over. Congratulations to Katy H. who won the grand prize. Thanks everyone for participating! Stay tuned for more promotions, contests and sweepstakes.

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Coronavirus Quiz Winner

Thank you so much for your enthusiasm for our coronavirus quiz. While thousands of you participated, only a handful got all the correct answers. Congratulations to Ellen J. for winning a GIANTmicrobes coronavirus product (available this spring).

With tens of thousands of infections, this dangerous viral outbreak continues to grow and to spread fear. So keep washing your hands and spreading microbial truths. If you enjoyed this viral news quiz, stay tuned for a similar challenge coming very soon.

Click here for the answer key.

Name the Coronavirus Contest Winners

Thank you to all who participated in our Name the Coronavirus Trivia Contest! The winners are Maggie C. and Jami S. The actual name of this virus is 2019-nCoV and the best name that was not adopted is MyCorona!

1. Maggie C. got the name of the virus correct - 2019-nCov
2. Jami S. came up with the best name not adopted - MyCorona

4th Annual Microbe Madness Champion

Thank you to everyone who suggested so many wonderful new GIANTmicrobes concepts and participated in the 4th annual March Microbe Madness Tournament! Based on the countless new product ideas we received and thousands of votes, SARS is the 2020 champion!

In each round, Mitochondria energized the tournament and proved that she really does run the living world!

• Round 1: SARS beat out Diphtheria (83 to 16%)
• Round 2: SARS beat out Alzheimer’s Disease (63 to 37%)
• Round 3: SARS beat out Scarlet Fever (67 to 33%)
• Round 4: SARS beat out Eye (79 to 21%)
• Round 5: SARS defeated RNA for the 4th Annual Microbe Madness championship! (60 to 41%)

Agar Art Contest Winners

Congratulations to the 7 finalists for making it to the voting round of our Agar Art contest! It was a tough choice and a very close contest! Based on the votes, the winners are:

1. Grand Prize: Uterus (Credit: @mayrayday59.95)
2. Runner Up: DNA (Credit: @lukaambrosius)
3. Runner up: MRSA (Credit: @christina_le21)

Game of Microbes Caption Contest Winners

Thank you to everyone who submitted captions for our Game of Microbes caption contest! Congratulations to these creative and hilarious winners: Trina M., Yolanda G., Heidi W., Carole, Pedro K., Armin R. and Leah Y.

3rd Annual Microbe Madness Champion

Thank you to everyone who suggested so many wonderful new GIANTmicrobes concepts and participated in the 3rd annual March Microbe Madness Tournament! Based on the countless new product ideas we received and thousands of votes, Mitochondria is the 2019 champion! This powerhouse will now be developed and made into a GIANTmicrobes product later this year.

In each round, Mitochondria energized the tournament and proved that she really does run the living world!

• Round 1: Mitochondria beat out Bone Marrow (74 to 26%)
• Round 2: Mitochondria crushed Cat Scratch Fever (72 to 28%)
• Round 3: Mitochondria prevailed against Marburg Virus (66 to 34%)
• Round 4: Mitochondria took out Anxiety in a heated contest (59 to 41%)
• Round 5: Mitochondria defeated Chromosome for the Microbe Madness championship! (68 to 32%)

New Year's Caption Contest Winners

Thank you to everyone who submitted captions for our New Year's Resolution Caption Contest! Congratulations to the awesome winners: Rebecca H., Amy H. and Amanda W.

Holiday Caption Contest Winners

Thank you to everyone who submitted their wonderfully witty captions for our Holiday Caption Contest and voted on the finalists! We received so many creative and hilarious captions, but the final vote is in!! Congratulations to our 3 winners: Payton, Cassie K., and Traci W.

Back to School Caption Contest Winners

Thank you to everyone who submitted their captions for our Back to School Caption Contest and voted on the finalists! We received so many creative and hilarious captions, but the final vote is in!! Congratulations to our 4 winners: Tobias, Lindsey W., JJ and Josh C.!

Instagram Photo Contest Winners

Thank you to everyone that brought us along on their vacations this July! We have chosen the winners for our July Instagram Photo Contest! The grand prize winner is @adventureswiththemicrobes!

The 2 runners up are @tardigrade_on_tour and @insta_grampositive! Congratulations to all!

Grand prize = $100 shopping spree (Antibody)
Runner-ups = $50 shopping spree each

Mosquito Contest Winners

Thank you to all who participated in our Mosquito Week Challenge! Congratulations to Dallas R. and runner-up Ellen J.!

Please click here for the full Mosquito Week Challenge answer sheet.

STD Trivia Contest #2 Winners

Thank you to all who participated in our second STD Trivia Contest! Congratulations to Lillian D.! While nobody got all the correct answers, Lillian did the best!

Please click here for the full STD trivia contest answer sheet.

STD Trivia Contest #1 Winners

Thank you to all who participated in our first ever STD Trivia Contest! Congratulations to Katie B. and our 5 runner-ups! We will be contacting the winners shortly.

Please click here for the full STD trivia contest answer sheet.

Waterbear is Your GIANTmicrobes Champion!

Thank you to everyone that participated in the 2nd annual March Microbe Madness Tournament!! Based on the thousands of votes we received, Waterbear takes home the 2018 Microbe Madness trophy!

In each round, Waterbear was the MVP and proved that he deserves this title!

• Round 1: Waterbear beat out Trilobite
• Round 2: Waterbear beat out Euglena
• Round 3: Waterbear beat out Amoeba
• Round 4: Waterbear beat out Diarrhea
• Round 5: It was a close championship game against Zombie Virus, but Waterbear took home the W!

Congratulations to Waterbear and the winner, Robby F.!

Thanksgiving Caption Contest Winners

Thank you to all who participated and voted in our Thanksgiving Caption Contest! We received many creative captions and we are happy to announce the winning caption. We will be contacting the winner shortly via email. Happy Thanksgiving!