Now, do you all remember way back in 1947 – about this time of year too – in a city called New York, when Susan Walker was taught not to believe in fantasies? That is, until someone by the name of Kris Kringle showed up and helped all those he could – and in the process turned Susan’s mother, Doris Walker, a courtroom, a post office, Macy’s Department Store, and actually New York City as a whole upside down? Well, maybe “upside down” isn’t quite the word here, but you all undoubtedly remember that day…or should I say days?
Well, that same Kris Kringle that we saw back in 1947 has a surprise in store for you all, so listen up! Now, you all know you all have probably been pretty naughty this year (spending way too much time on this site!
) and don’t deserve much of anything, but old Santa ain’t going to let you down this year! Anyway, like every year Santa’s come quite a long way – all the way from the North Pole (and no, he didn’t forget Rudolph), this time to give away a hand-dandy 16″x20″, 504 piece puzzle of a classic star or stars (we’ll get into the specifics in a moment) to a lucky winner of a small contest! So, stay tuned…
Rules
1. Register on this site if you haven’t done so already – that way Santa can make sure you don’t enter the contest multiple times (naughty, naughty!
) And, so that you can be contacted if you’re the winner!
2. Drop a comment below (while logged into your account) and take guess on how many metal pellets are in the glass down below. (hint, it’s over 1,000)
3. The closest one to the correct answer wins the handy dandy 504 piece puzzle!
4. The deadline to enter and take a guess in the contest is Dec. 15th. Winner will be announced the following day on Friday the 16th.
5. If you’re outside the U.S., feel free to join the contest as well!
(How many metal pellets? Click on Image to Enlarge)
The Puzzle
Ok, the specifics of this puzzle are:
- Contains 504 puzzle pieces
- Size is 16″x20″
- Comes with a photo on the box to aid in building the puzzle
- Winner may choose one of the following three images for the puzzle:

















I enjoy this site SO much!
I’m guessing 1,947 ….
mmmmmmm….. 2,096
I say 1900
I say: 1,276
2,000
Thanks David!
Sarah.
1,641?
By the way: what is the plan for getting to puzzle to the winner?
That’ll be between the winner and myself – whatever they feel comfortable with
Oh, and Carmen brought this to my attention, if you’re international (outside the US
) you certainly may enter as well!
David.
Okay, so then that means winning doesn’t necessarily mean giving out an address? Because if that’s what you’re implying that certainly puts my mind at peace.
Thanks!
I’ve always been terrible at these sort of things. I’ll say 1,504
Very interesting and nice concept!
BTW–what’s Maureen doing in that one picture and why?
Taken from the film “Miracle on 34th Street”
I guess it looks like she’s looking thru a movie projecter type thing. Is that so she can see the film and what needs correcting? Or What?
Actually that’s a behind the scenes shot – I believe that’s a camera
David.