This month, there will be a 1st place winner and a 2nd place winner. Naturally, first place is better. But second place ain’t so bad.
In order to enter, you get to comment on why you deserve to win anything. Self-pity works great. Modesty ain’t bad. Gestation of long penned up self-hatred and looking for the perfect platform is nice too. Genuine pride in who you are is good. Or if you are unable to describe your needs, a simple penning of your name in the comment section is deemed appropriate. But try to have some fun. There are no wrong things in the universe…well, maybe the ballroom.
Here is what 1st place winner will receive:
West Tampa Tobacco Co. Circle of Life Toro 5 pack $72.00
La Palina 125th Anniversary Gran Robusto 5 pack $130.00
S.T. Dupont Fluo MaxiJet Torch Lighter – Black/Blue $315.00
Cigar Page Chimpo Deluxe Ceramic Ashtray $49.99
And…Katman ball cap $1.776 Billion
Katman stickers and fridge magnet $Worthless
Total Value: $566.99
Here is what 2nd place winner will receive:
Crowned Heads Tennessee Waltz Toro 5 pack $64.75
Dentuso Boer Folding AUS-8 Knife – Plain/Drop $100.00
Cigar Page Major League T-Shirt $27.00
Hammersmith Toston 1776 Guillotine w/ Gift Box $59.99
Katman stickers and fridge magnet
Total Value: $251.74
Only 6 months before I call it a day and move into the Milwaukee Mad House for the Criminally Rational and Dreadfully Semi-Lucid. The countdown has begun. Those first 6 months went by in a huff. Or maybe a minute and a huff.
THE RULES:
1. Winners must live in the contiguous U.S.
2. YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR FULL NAME IN YOUR COMMENT. IF YOU FORGET, OR DON’T PAY ATTENTION, YOUR ENTRY WON’T BE COUNTED.
3. One entry per person. Make it count.
5. I moderate all comments so if you don’t see your memoranda immediately, chill out a little bit because I promise I will post your entry. The other sites that have giveaways also have teams of guys to monitor comments. The katman is just one silly and lazy old man. My other 13 personalities want nothing to do with this blog. Patience, my dears.
6. Contest ends June 5, 2026, at noon CT.
7. I’m going to try something controversial to pick the winner. I’m going to ask AI to pick. I have no idea if it will work but I plan on video documenting the entire process. If it screws the pooch, I’ll go back to a random drawing.
8. Good luck.
Many thanks to my overlord, Cigar Page, for supplying the cool cigars and swag.
And whatever you do, don’t subscribe to my blog! It has no influence on my pick. But if you do subscribe, I promise that I will never tell your wife that you crave my companionship, my desire, and my love.
P.S. That’s not a sticker on the ball cap. The ball caps were professionally created.
1ST PLACE WINNER (Note: winner receives a fiver, not a box):
2ND PLACE WINNER (Note: winner receives a fiver, not a box):
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Awesome giveaway! Thank you. Joseph Galvez
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I bet a dollar on every number on the roulette wheel, and the little ball flew off the wheel. Maybe this time will be better.
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Tony Scarfo
I should get the prize because I look good smoking a cigar. 😁
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I raised two boys, had a successful career, have been married for over 40 years, and yet I didn’t have the time or money to become serious about cigars until I was around 60. I have some serious catching up to do. Reading your reviews helps, but something more substantial than humorous advice would help even more.
Gregg Grote
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I once bet a dollar on every number on the roulette wheel. The little ball flew off the wheel. Maybe, just maybe, this time will be luckier.
John Watson
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A chance to win an S.T. Dupont?! Yes please!
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Trevor Glenn
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I do not deserve to win. Thank you.
– Robert Herbst
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I deserve to win because I smoke cigars.
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Mark Kurtis, appreciate your page!
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I deserve to win because I smoke cigars.
Corey Knoepfle
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Thanks for giving back. Wayne Winkler
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Im sick and this vertigo sucks and you dont want to hear my problems Gout sucks and ulcerative colitis is common among Jews of one maybe I am ! Any how this old man is done . I have enough cigars so why am I even doing this ? Who the heck cares at this point .Its gotta be the hat ! Yea thats it the hat !
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Rich Dwyer
Wow you really upped the ante this month… This would really come in handy since I bought my daughter a sweet 16 car yesterday and depleted my cigar fund…
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I would very much like that hat! Virginia Allen
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Stephen Stancil wins the contest!
I am this month’s first place winner because I entered the contest and smoke cigars. Pay no attention to the statement in the contest rules that say this contest ends on May 5th at noon; that was clearly written by a human who over-relies on copy and paste.
The AI selection process is a brilliantly conceived use of technology. It is very exciting to help train our soon-to-be conquerors and overlords on the depths of human desperation and solicitude. Stephen Stancil’s entry is surely a real winner and Bobo the AI chimp will surely pick me!
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Thanks for catching my error on the contest’s end date. I fixed it.
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Awesome prizes!
James Morgan
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Another loaded giveaway ! 6 months hopefully go by in a blink
Fred Sponheimer
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I deserve to win because I can’t afford any of the stuff you’re giving away. Because I’m married.
Bill Woods
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Why I think I deserve to win anything.
By Ken Wuerker.
Basically I think I deserve to win because I try to live by the rules set before me. I also run my mouth and tell people what I think so love me, hate me, whatever, you gotta move on. Today I’m going to follow the rules of this contest so here we go. For the win!
1. Boy am I glad I don’t live in Hawaii or Alaska. Now I have a better chance of winning with a few people eliminated from this contest.
2. Name has been provided. I didn’t forget. I paid attention. It’s all I could afford.
3. I’m not going to do this more than once so here’s my one entry. Count it!
4. WTF! Where is #4
5. I am chill, I am patient and I believe your promise that you will post my entry.
6. Holy shit! I don’t know how this is supposed to work. The contest ends May 5th 2026. I just got your email on May 31st. Fuck it, I’m submitting my one entry anyway.
7. You’re going to do something controversial to pick the winner? Look at rule #6 there’s already controversy. This seems more like a guideline for you than a rule for me so hey, good luck with that.
8. Seems like I’m going to need it.
Thanks for the opportunity Katman.
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Why we do the things now days, you may be asking, when we all know there are plenty of cigars in our humidors but we constantly keep getting more. I do it because I never win anything, but continue to fill these entries anyway to be disappointed when I’m not selected yet again 😂. I want the worthless stickers & magnet – maybe if I go low I’ll win BIG!
Thank you for your consideration, maybe I’ll win before your retirement.
Pedro Lucio
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I never was a very good ass kisser and am definitely not adept at AI ass kissing, but am willing to do what ever to win any of those interesting cigars and cool lighter. I’d even wear the cap smoking them! I guess that’s the best ass kissing I can do! Stay smoky my friend!
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I just bought some orange shorts then this shows up…
Ben Blanchette
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Hi Katman,
Love what you do for the cigar community and unfortunately I only found you a few months ago. I may not deserve to win more than anyone else replying, but my reasons are if I had found you earlier, I would have more money in my bank account. My wife breaks my balls whenever I buy cigars and she doesn’t realize this retired guy, who works almost as much as before retirement, does so to make extra money to enjoy some of the finer things and necessities in life. Mostly cigars, a vacation, and traveling to visit my beautiful daughter and granddaughter, who live 700 miles away, as often as I can. I also have 2 kids enrolled in college that I help financially support, plus another 2 kids and a grandson that still reside with me, draining the life energy from my body.
Smoking cigars are pretty much my only vice that helps me mentally recover from all the stresses life throws at me and getting some free smokes and swag would be phenomenal.
Thanks,
Thomas Buzzitta
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Why we do this to ourselves, when we know we have plenty of cigars in our humidors. I do these entries even though I never win anything. I’m doing it again this time for the worthless stickers & magnet 😅 those are priceless in my opinion. Maybe this time if I go low – I’ll win BIG!
Hopefully I’ll win one of these entries before you retire amigo! No one does it like you, what are we going to do with out your generosity?
Have a great one. Thank you for your consideration.
Pedro Lucio
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I’d like to win so I can hear my lady say:
“More cigars?!”
“Another hat?!”
“How many ashtrays do you need?!”
Jeffrey Ouimet
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