and the additional, JEFBOT Mailing-List-Peeps-only winner:
• Mary P.

Californians, all. So the no-shenanigan meter has been re-set to 89%. Congrats again to the winners!
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UPDATE (01/16/08):
Congrats to the winners of the Free JEFBOT T-Shirt Contest! Three winners from the open contest and one from the JEFBOT mailing list only contest should be getting their t-shirts in the next week or two. Thanks to everyone who participated and made the contest such a success!
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As I mentioned last Wednesday, I’ve been planning to commemorate the 25th JEFBOT strip by giving away some free JEFBOT t-shirts. Well, the planning’s done and here are the details:

1. In one of the strips in the JEFBOT Webcomic Archive, I’ve secretly replaced the number “6″ emblazoned on the shirt my character Jeff wears, with the number “25.” Find that strip.

2. Once you’ve found it, email me the date, title or number of the strip. Don’t reveal which one it is in the comments, just email it to me. Remember: the less people who know, the better your chances are to win the shirt.

3. The contest will run from now through next Sunday, January 13, after which I’ll throw all the names of the people who emailed me the correct answer into a hat and have someone trustworthy randomly pull out three lucky winners. I’ll announce those winners on January 16.

I think that about does it. I’m hoping this contest will introduce new readers to the first 25 JEFBOT strips in a fun way, and give longtime readers an excuse to re-read some of their favorites. Check out the shirt design below. Unless something at the factory goes wrong, winners will have a choice between the white or black. I’m personally loving the black right now.

Happy hunting!

Well, here it is – the 25th JEFBOT strip! I can’t believe we’re already at 25. In many ways it seems like just yesterday I first started sketching out the characters and situations that would become JEFBOT. In other ways it seems like eons ago, when I was nervously contemplating hitting the “upload” button on that first Axis Powers strip, wondering if anyone would like it, yet here we are, 25 strips later with readership at an all time high and steadily climbing. So just wanted to say “thank you” to the regular readers and “welcome” to any new people who may just be coming on board!

CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT!
When I hit my 10th strip, I wrote in the blog that I would’ve liked to have done something to mark the occasion. Well, I’m not going to let the opportunity pass by this time, so check back in a couple of days when I announce the details of a contest to win a JEFBOT t-shirt! If you’re already on the mailing list, I’ll be sending out a reminder, and if you’re not, then send me an email by clicking here and putting “Subscribe Me” in the subject line. It’s a cool shirt – and also the first I’ve offered for the webcomic, so if you’re a fan of the strip then you’re definitely going to want a chance to get one.

Oh, and Happy New Year! I hope you’ll come along for the ride every week as JEFBOT continues to evolve and expand in 2008!