The Ugliest of Them All

Who’s the ugliest of them all? Contractor Failure, that’s who. We’re proud to announce that Contractor Failure is the grand prize winner of the inaugural edition of the myuglyroom contest.

The owners of the Contractor Failure room now have $10,000 to get that funky bathroom of theirs up to snuff. And we couldn’t be happier for them. After purchasing their home with thoughts of renovating, their plans were quickly dealt a blow. “We found out that an entire wall below our second story had rotted away. Insurance didn’t pay for the $10,000 wall that had to be constructed,” the owners say. “There’s no way we would have been able to renovate the bathroom for years to come if we had to rely on our own resources.”

Well, now the owners of Contractor Failure can start turning that ugly bathroom into the stuff that dreams are made of. “It still hasn’t completely sunk in that we won’t have the mildewed sinks or inoperable bathroom door much longer. Our master bathroom will be absolutely beautiful as a result of this grand prize,” the owners explain.

Each of the remaining nine ugly rooms in the Top Ten will receive a $100 gift card. That should help take the sting out of losing and help those rooms drown their sorrows in a few gallons of fresh paint.

To all the rooms that didn’t win, just remember – you’re still hideous and disgusting in your own way. No one can take that away from you. Except for maybe a good contractor. So, if you can’t take the ugly anymore, put that room out of your misery and redecorate now with a HELOC from UMB.

Finally, thanks to everyone who participated. You helped make the contest a huge success. It’s been bigger and more exciting than we ever expected. We’re already hard at work planning a new and improved myuglyroom contest. Check back soon to be the first to know when things turn ugly again.

Congratulations to the owners of Contractor Failure, the grand prize winner of the $10,000 myuglyroom contest.

The Final Top Ten of Ugly.

At midnight, these rooms stood atop the ugly heap. You chose the final top ten. Fate will choose the grand prize winner. Find out who walks away with $10k on September 5.

1. The Padded Room: 2.3. Carpeted and controversial, this room stayed atop the ratings for four weeks. We still don't know how to vacuum walls.

2. Remodel Gone Baddd. 2.1. Redefines the meaning of bare walls. Makes insulation and bare studs a fashion statement. Not.

3. Watch out for the Chasm! 2.0. The rustic, we mean rusty, pride of south Johnson County. Exposed pipes are a dream in city lofts. Here, all we see is a suburban nightmare.

4. Poor Country Cousin. 2.0. Rusty, crusty and quasi-dangerous. This ugly country bathroom is enough to make a city slicker want to "go" outside.

5. Ugliest Kitchen in America. 2.0. Unfinished with avocado accents and more than a hint of clutter. When your kitchen looks like this, why even bother with the dishes?

6. No Friends Welcome Here. 2.0. An absolute mess. If shame was a color, it might resemble this room. A jumble of ugly.

7. Contractor Failure. 2.0. Peeling. Cracking. Crumbling. This ugly bathroom is in such bad shape, the dog won't even think about going in.

8. The Birds. 2.0. Really the only thing worse than the wallpaper in this room is the peeling wallpaper in this room. Hitchcock would be scared of this place.

9. Falling Apart. 2.0. Extra tall toilet, falling tile and a bathtub that won't hold water. It all adds up to an ugly situation for this room's owner.

10. MyUglyHouse – The Basement. 2.0. Leaky, full of mold with just a hint of that sewage smell. Three fabulous features that make this room ugly to both the eye and nose.

Stand by for the top ten.

Stand by. We're making sure i's are dotted, t's are crossed and rooms are ugly. We'll release the official top ten just as soon as we can (likely Friday afternoon).

Well done, ugly roomers. Well done.

Cheers,

Team Ugly

How the ugly will be won

Hello, Ugly Roomers. We're entering the final days of the contest, and we know that many of you are going to be very interested in all the results. With that in mind, we want to make sure you know the ugly details of the next few days.

1. The deadline for entering rooms has passed. No more new rooms will be approved.
2. Voting/Rating will continue through August 31 at midnight. At that time, the computer will record the final room ratings. No rating activity after that time will count (even if your rating continues to fluctuate). So, no need to stay up all night. At midnight, it’s done.
3. Important note: Any ties for position in the final top ten will be broken by a random drawing of eligible rooms involved in the tie. The grand prize drawing will take place once the final list of top ten rooms is determined. How will you know if your ugly room made the final top ten? Photos from the top ten will be featured on the Web site, and we'll publish the final top ten list here on ye olde ugly blog.
4. The winner of the grand prize drawing will be announced here and on myuglyroom.com on September 5, 2006.

Questions? Use the "Contact Admin" tab on your room management screen. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can; however, as you might expect, we will be a little scarce during the upcoming holiday weekend. Try to get to us before then.

Finally, as we near the end of the contest, we want to take a moment to thank each of you for participating. You have made this ugly endeavor bigger and more exciting than we could have imagined.

Good luck to all, and please help us have a fun and friendly contest the rest of the way.

Cheers,

Team Ugly

Tie breakers and the final top ten.

This is gettin' good.

We note several rooms currently tied for the last slot in the top ten.

In the event of a tie for a slot in the top ten, eligible candidates (eligible by popular rating, eligible by location, minimum 50 votes) will be placed into a random drawing for placement in the final top ten grouping. Once this final top ten is determined, the drawing for the grand prize will take place with that pool of candidates. We'll be sure note the final top ten here on the blog.

Questions? Use the "Contact Admin" tab on your room management screen.

Number 10. Number 11.

Sheesh. 9, 10 and 11? In bowling that's called a "turkey." One room. Three weeks as our $100 winner.

All eyes now, however, are focused on being in that final top ten. Remember, you and your friends can vote/rate for each of the rooms you love/hate once per day. We're down to the nitty-gritty now. Very soon, someone will win $10,000 grand to help turn an ugly room into a beautiful swan. Okay, okay it's not a great analogy but you see where we're going with it.

Once again, Team Ugly thanks our Ugly of the Week winner. As the contest draws to a close, we'd also like to take a second and thank everyone who took a little of their the time to register a room. You've made this a lot fun.

Now, good luck. May the ugliness be with you.