This is a triumph!

Fail.

He's like the kid who does the bitching diorama for history class in 5th grade when all you did was a poster.

Congrats nonetheless.

Actually, it was obvious: Kotaku+Portal+Egg=Win

A worthy winner, if only for the K poster.

@Luke Plunkett: The K is a lie.

(sorry, it was right there...)

@ShaggE: Didn't mean you had to use it *facepalm*

Congrats on the winner.

why did portal have to get released :( lol. Congrats John. I had fun entering this contest, amazing competition.

@[KU]Shindokie: Wishes for a Star: Ah, but I did. It's like if John Candy walked into your house. You'd pretty much *have* to shake his hand, even if you didn't want to.

@Mr-Anderson:

Why are you being a hater?

Jonathan C., eh?

Hrrrrm.

Coincidence?

This was the best Kotaku Kompetition yet. So many amazing eggs.

Now where did I put that hollandaise sauce?

I'm making a note here:

Huge Success!

That's pretty damn amazing and well deserved. Some of the other contestants where pretty cool too.

Wait, Jonathon Coulton won the contest?

@Verrall: Same thing I was thinking...

Congrats!

So wait, all "Jonathan C." has to do is email you to get the prize?

Let's make sure that all of Kotaku sends an email claiming the prize. I won't, because I'm nice, but either A) people already have or B) I JUST GAVE EVERYONE AN IDEA.

@ShaggE: I don't know who John Candy is so I won't shake his hand :/

@ShaggE: Are we still on the John Candy thing? Planes trains and automobiles 4life!

@Roybertito: or C) Kotaku already has your e-mail. :O

@Roybertito: I'm sure Ashcraft recieved John C's entry from his e-mail in the first place, the point of him sending one now is to confirm an address to send the prizes to. -.^

This is a cool idea. I especially like the posters.

I wonder, on a semi-related topic, how long it will be before anything that is both positive and Portal related will not be followed by the first three lines of "Still Alive" quoted in succession?

@dowingba: Hell yeah. For now anyway... I plan to switch it up with Reginald VelJohnson, Bill Cosby, and John Madden in the future.

Why, you may ask? I have no idea.

@MarquisMark:
This was a... Dammit.

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Congrats to Johnny C.

haters, i think it's really good.

lol i came in 2nd or 3rd place i guess. but it was a tough voting process. now i know how real world voting run in politics when ur down the stranglehold of egg pressure.

@MarquisMark:
Never as long as I'm on the look out on the internet.
::crosses arms::

Dear Kotaku members,

We get it. Portal was awesome. Making Portal references every chance you get makes it lame. Stop killing it. Thank you.

Regards,
The remaining sane Kotaku members

@Iron_Dragon_2.0: haha, I was just going to say that if you want to win a contest on Kotaku, make it portal related and BAM! Instant free stuff!

@Iron_Dragon_2.0:

If you have a problem with it, ignore it.

@Iron_Dragon_2.0: Dear Iron Dragon,

Fads exist. Portal is, at least, a game worthy of a fad around it. It will cease soon enough, and you and I can complain over the next big meme.

Yours,
S. Grobnik

Coolness factor: 200%.
OVERLOAD, CHAIN REACTION!!, PLEASE EVACUATE KOTAKU.

telnet smtp.aperturescience.com 110

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220 smtp.aperturescience.com ESMTP service ready [2] using MDaemon v3.0.4 R
helo johnc
250 smtp.aperturescience.com Hello johnc, pleased to meet you
mail from: johnc@aperturescience.com
250 , Sender ok
rcpt to: kotakucontest@gamil.com
250 , Recipient ok
data
354 Enter mail, end with .
subject: I am making a note here!
from: johnc@aperturescience.com
to: kotakucontest@gamil.com

plz, gizzzme the cake/gift to this email, kthxbye.

.

250 Ok, message saved
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221 See ya in cyberspace

Job well done!

Despite being sick of portal (and yet never playing it)I think this one deserves the win. The level of polish is so far beyond that of the other entries. If the patapon entry had been this "clean" I would have loved it.

It looks CG to me, but I guess that's just testament to its polish. Congratulations!

Wow! I actually voted for the winner. That almost makes me fell like a winner.
Almost.

This was a triumph.
I'm making a note here:
HUGE SUCCESS.
It's hard to overstate
my satisfaction.
Aperture Science
We do what we must
because we can.
For the good of all of us.
Except the ones who are dead.
But there's no sense crying
over every mistake.
You just keep on trying
till you run out of cake.
And the Science gets done.
And you make a neat gun.
For the people who are
still alive.

I'm not even angry.
I'm being so sincere right now.
Even though you broke my heart.
And killed me.
And tore me to pieces.
And threw every piece into a fire.
As they burned it hurt because
I was so happy for you!
Now these points of data
make a beautiful line.
And we're out of beta.
We're releasing on time.
So I'm GLaD. I got burned.
Think of all the things we learned
for the people who are
still alive.

Go ahead and leave me.
I think i prefer to stay inside.
maybe you'll find someone else
to help you.
maybe Black Mesa...
THAT WAS A JOKE, HA HA, FAT CHANCE.
Anyway this cake is great.
It's so delicious and moist
look at me still talking when theres science to do
when i look out there
it makes me glad I'm not you
i've experiments to run
there is research to be done
on the people who are
still alive.

and believe me I am still alive
I'm doing science and I'm still alive
i feel fantastic and I'm still alive
while your dying ill be still alive
and when your dead i will be still alive
still alive
still alive

-Summer Glau

PS. Don't forget to check out the next season of The Sarah Conner Chronicles this Fall on Fox.

@MasterSauce: Because you're cool like that.

THE PRIZE IS A LIE
THE PRIZE IS A LIE
THE PRIZE IS A LIE

Couldn't vote because of the comments not going through. I think a lot of people had this problem.

PS I like the broken turret better :P It had a soul

@Hopanoe: I just like it when people complain about too much Portal humor.

-Summer

Epic Win

@MaxS: i kinda agree with you there about the broken turret one.

ah well, congrats.

ahhh crap, im gona throw the CRECENTEGG off a very tall building now.. soon to be on YOUTUBE.

not to be a sore loser but people who put more effort into the set as if they were makeing and episode of thunderbirds got more votes.

Good job!

@MasterSauce: XKCD much?

What is this "Portal" you speak of?

Well, it isnt the Half-Life 2 one I wanted to win..but still the same I guess.

@MaxS:
Yeah, I can never post my comments on pictures. I'm not sure why.

definatly deserves it!

@amadeus3000:

Cake+Egg=hungry! :D

A very cute egg - but it must have been hard to choose between so many really cool entries :)

i need to play portal so i can uderstand what these refrences mean :<

Nice idea, simple but well done.

Congratulations. This was a hard contest to judge because there were so many great eggs.

Are we absolutely certain this one isn't a computer render?

Jonathan C?

Are you KIDDING me?!

That CAN'T be a coincidence!

I think Coulton shouldn't be allowed to win!

Haha, oh whatevs, I wanted this one to win anyway but none the less...freakkyyyy

@MasterSauce: Freaking win xD

I love xkcd. ^^

Well, I don't really agree with which one won, but it's certainly a great submission.

No it isn't a computer render to everyone that asked.

The walls are actually peices of paper stuck on thick cardboard.

This was definitely a triumph :)

and my surname isn't Coulton.

Pfffth. Like all 'really good' eggs in competitions... his mother did it. :P

Congrats. i still like the patapon and the Sam and Max ones better. but that's just me i guess.

Congratulations! What a great contest! Such originality!

@Yon Von Tleilaxu Kuxthom Thenxon: You can send mail through pop3? Good try though!

@jkh13: Awesome entry. Question: did you eat the egg?

@Verrall: Hahaha, that's exactly what I thought as well. XD

@jkh13: Would have been awesome though. :3