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Yes, I’m serious!

During the lecture tour, I spent five weeks in a different hotel room every night, eating un-healthy food and carrying a ton of luggage. It was fun and adventurous but not always easy.

Along the way, there were many individuals who helped me with my luggage, showed me around their city, welcomed me into their home, or treated me to the local delicacy. Each of these people made my life easier and the trip that much more wonderful. Half-way through my travels I realized that I would like to do the same for someone else.

It doesn’t matter where you live in the world, I’ll pay for round trip air-fare, I can put you up in a hotel for TWO nights or if you wish, you can stay at my home for one of the nights. I’ll take you out to a great restaurant or I’ll cook a delicious meal at my home - you tell me what you like. And, of course, I will teach you the cull and we can jam and session for as long as you like.

Officially, here are the legal rules:
1. No purchase is necessary to enter. Purchasing the DVD will make you a better magician but it does not increase your chances of winning. 2. The contest begins December 1st, 2007 and ends on February 29th, 2008. Everyone who pre-ordered the DVD via this web-site before December 1st is automatically entered to win. 3. You must be 13 years or older to enter. 4. Citizens of any Country in the world are eligible to enter, except where prohibited by local law. 5. To enter, just purchase the Roadrunner Cull DVD directly from www.KostyaMagic.com. But for legal reasons, no purchase is actually necessary to take part: simply take a deck of cards and write a haiku about the cull on the back of any single-playing card. You can also write a limerick. If you prefer, write a long essay all throughout the back of the deck. Then assemble the deck into memorized deck order, either Tamariz or Aaronson stack, and mail it to KostyaMagic, 410 Broadway Ave., Suite 4. Orlando, FL 32803. 6. A person can be entered into the drawing only once. So even if you purchase several copies of the DVD for your friends or write a lot of haikus, you are still entered into the drawing only once. 6. The odds of winning are completely dependent upon the number of people entered. 7. The winner, selected randomly on or before March 28th from a list of entrants, will receive round-trip air-fare from anywhere in the world to Orlando, Florida - the price not to exceed the amount of $600 (six-hundred USDollars). The winner will also receive two-nights stay at a hotel - the price not to exceed $250 (two-hundred-fifty USDdollars). Finally, the winner will be treated to dinner at a local restaurant and a magic jam. If the winner prefers a home-cooked meal, that's always a great thing to do and the winner can express his or her wishes accordingly. 8. The winner will be notified of winning via e-mail that they provide through the purchase of a DVD, or by an e-mail address included with a mailed submission. After notification is sent, the winner will have 24 hours to respond. If no answer is given within that time-period, a new winner will be selected and notified until prize is claimed. 9. The date of the final drawing is possible to change. Please check this website for updates. 10. The sponsor of this program is not liable in any legal way for mistakes or misunderstandings of these rules by any of the entrants. To the sponsor's knowledge, the rules are presented here in full, clear form and abide by legal standards. 11. The sponsor looks forward to greeting you in Florida with warm hospitality and lots of magic.

That’s all the official stuff. Unofficially, the only thing I ask is that you be flexible with the schedule, so it doesn’t interfere with shows that either one of us may have. But we can sort all that out later.

So, the easiest way to enter the drawing is to order the Roadrunner Cull DVD. Your e-mail will be entered into the drawing and you will be notified on the date of the drawing, January 21st.

I’m very proud to release this DVD to the magic community and I know you will find it a useful teaching tool for mastering one of the most versatile techniques in all of magic. Then, once we meet in person, you can enjoy your vacation, I’ll take care of everything, and before you leave, I’ll make sure you will have mastered the cull!