$1000 Dream Date Contest

The wait is finally over! Voting has closed, hundreds of votes have been tallied, and the winners of the $1000 DateCheck Dream Date contest have been determined! After narrowing down our list to 16 video and 16 essay finalists we turned the voting over to the public. Here's who you picked to be the grand-prize winners:

Grand Prize Male Video Winner: Mark Taio Kines

Mark's video, "A Very Animated Date", features hand-drawn depictions of himself and the lucky lady on their dream date. Mark's date would include brunch in the forest, riding the rollercoaster on the Santa Monica pier and getting the best seats in the house for a show in downtown L.A.

Grand Prize Female Video Winner: Angela Heine

"A Whale of a Date", Angela's stop-scene video, details how, for her dream date, she would buy round-trip tickets to Seattle to go kayaking in the San Juan Islands with Orca Whales. Her video cleverly ends with, "And the next morning...back to peanut butter sandwiches."

Grand Prize Essay Winner: Elizabeth Williams

Elizabeth's essay, "Love Finds a Way," lays out some very clear instructions to her long-distance boyfriend: fill her apartment with vases of tulips, a new dress for their special evening, and an ultra-romantic dinner for two at the restaurant where they had their first date.You can read Elizabeth's entry here.

Each winner will receive a $1000 giftcard to be spent on their dream date and a private relationship analysis worth $750. Each entrant received a FREE Intelius DateCheck coupon code, a comprehensive relationship report from MatchMatrix & a Fleurish Hat Chocolate Box from Seattle Chocolates.

Again, congratulations Mark, Angela, and Elizabeth on winning the Dream Date contest grand prize!!! Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry!

In our final featured video we hear from Conner McCabe. In his video Conner describes his dream date. On his dream date Conner would spend the money to fly to pay a surprise to visit his girlfriend at her college. Together they would enjoy a beach picnic and watch the sunset. Check out Conner's video now!

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Today's featured video was submitted by Shelby Lanting. In her video Shelby describes a date with her husband. The two are too busy for time together so they would take advantage of the prize money to enjoy some alone time at Disneyland. Watch Shelby's complete video today!

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Our next featured video was submitted by Tyla. In her video Tyla is catching some rays in her backyard but dreams of a more exotic vacation with her boyfriend. Watch Tyla's complete video now.
 

 
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Our feature video of the day was submitted by Sean Goode. In his video Sean explains how he would rent out a recording studio to record their favorite love song together, make a few CD's to share with their friends and family. Watch Sean's video now!

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 Our next featured video was submitted Tracy Fontaine. On her dream date Tracy would travel to Paris, enjoy local cuisine and see the sights. In this picture montage Tracy really captures the spirit of Paris, check it out now!

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This featured video was submitted by Chad Williams. In his humorous video Chad describes his dream date. On his dream date Chad would rent his own rocket ship, fly he and his date to the moon and together the two would share a picnic on the moon. While this sounds expensive Chad assures us that he would use a discount rocket travel agency. Watch Chad's video now!

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Our next video submission is by Breeze Chanaud. In her video Breeze explains how her busy life hardly leaves time for fun. To her surprise her dream date shows up at her door and the two enjoy a night of dinner and dancing. Check our Breeze's video now!
 

 
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Our next featured video was submitted by Sandy Tran. On her dream date Sandy would go horseback riding on the beach, share a picnic and watch the sunset. Watch Sandy's video now!

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Our featured video of the day was submitted by April Bowler. For her dream date April would fly to Texas to visit the "love of her life." As busy college students the two do not get the chance to see one another. Watch April's video now!

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