I won an iPod from Pennzoil at the SEMA show in Las Vegas in 2004. They gave away an iPod mini every half hour or hour, I don't remember which. Up to 4 random attendees could play the oil trivia game. I was quite possibly the least-knowledgable contestant on the panel. I had been in the tire/auto business for all of 6 months (full-time). I was previously a graphic/web designer for a large company which included Koch Oil Company. Thankfully, the trivia questions were mostly about recognition and marketing, not about mechanical things. My brother was on the panel. He's been doing automotive work nearly all his life, having started at my father's truck stop in Elwood, Kansas. I was sure I'd lose by no small margin.

But..question by question, I was one step behind the leader. Just one step. Just a fraction of a second. My brother was dead last. The last question came up...I answered it just seconds ahead of the leader...and won the iPod! Incredible! My brother was shocked! He would have given me the iPod anyway if he had won it, I think, since he's not into Apple or Macs or computers at all.

Now, I own a fabulous iPod Mini. :)