Last week, Mr. Ferdinand, 17, a student at the High School for Public Service in Brooklyn, found out that he had already won the essay-writing contest, a separate part of the Knicks program, earning him a four-year scholarship to Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
The entrants are set for the N.B.A.'s annual 3-point contest, an integral part of the league's upcoming All-Star weekend, but determining who will be the favorite is difficult, given past results.
"The contest has become a part of that".
Shane Long, the subject of a £5m bid from Hull on deadline day only for West Brom to pull the plug, was quiet for most of the contest but played a part in Albion's equaliser.
In 2000, after winning the $10,000 in the contest to become a part of the Nitro Girls, Keibler used the money to buy season tickets for the Baltimore Ravens, the team for which she used to cheer.
"There's no way to contest any part of the official record without it being spun in a way that makes you look sicker".
Other finds included a small bronze statuette of a gladiator, parts of a Roman bowl depicting scenes from a gladiatorial contest, and part of a gladius sword handle.
But because of the complicated way Texas selects its presidential nominee — a contest that is part primary and part caucus, and which assigns delegates to state Senate districts according to turnout during the 2004 presidential contest — the regions with the largest numbers of delegates are in the north, where Mr. Obama is expected to receive significant support.
Or maybe stretch to £1.50 and funnel the remaining money into a contest – part lottery, part pools – to predict the ensuing chart positions of this week's lineup.
