1.   The contest offered a cash reward to the first person who could breed a blue rose.

2.   But the Dallas contest offers plenty of incentive for gifted young organists.

3.   But the down-ballot contests offer little consolation to Republicans who had been fired up about the possibility of an all-out battle at the top of the ticket.

4.   Contests offer prizes for everything from the worst commuting horror stories to the most helpful reviews.

5.   Some contests offer a privacy option, so participants can keep their names off mailing lists.

6.   Such contests sometimes offer brokers vacations, television sets or other inducements for reaching sales goals for a particular mutual fund, limited partnership or other financial asset.

7.   The contest offers enough rich story lines to fill a gothic novel.

8.   The contest offers nonprofessional designers a chance to showcase their funky, cutting-edge talents and compete for cash prizes and an internship in New York City with Rowley.

9.   While it has been obscured by the abrupt turns in the contest for governor, the Senate contest offers the most suspense in these final days.