Tom and I have been posting a riddle every Saturday since early November, and it’s been a lot of fun for us.  The “prize” has always been to pick a research topic for the following Monday’s post, and we’ve sure had some interesting subjects come up.  We decided to add something extra to the whole riddle concept, so we’re introducing a “Bonus Riddle”.  Everybody who has solved a previous riddle will be eligible to participate in the bonus riddle.

The Universe - Season 4 DVD Collection

The prize for solving the bonus riddle will be the season 4 complete DVD set of “The Universe”.  This is a special edition, 4-DVD set containing 12 episodes (plus never-aired segments) from A&E Home Video.  This video collection was only released 02/23/10, is over 10 hours total running time, and includes features on comets and meteors.

I bet I got your attention with that, didn’t I!

Okay, here’s how it’ll work:

• Tom and I will post the Bonus Riddle at noon CDT, March 15th.  That’s Monday…  the Ides of March (sounds ominous, doesn’t it?). You’ll have two more chances to solve a riddle to become eligible to participate; the one on March 6th, and the one on March 13th.  Good luck on those.

• Guesses will be by email to Tom or Marian.
• You will have 24 hours to submit your guesses; from noon CDT March 15th until noon CDT March 16th.
• You get three guesses.
• Comments will be closed on the Bonus Riddle until after the submission deadline.
• The winner will be the first person to submit the correct answer.  If nobody solves the riddle by noon CDT March 16th, it will be opened for everybody to give it a shot.
• Tom will have the final say in any controversy.

This is going to be SO much fun!  We’ll be reminding you of the Bonus Riddle as the date approaches, so nobody gets bushwhacked.  Also, Tom and I both will be contributing clues to this riddle.  We’re planning on making the Bonus Riddle a regular event, and hopefully we’ll always be able to offer a prize as nice as this one.