Scuttlebutt Contest: Google It

(May 11, 2004) Fame is fleeting, but getting your name in Scuttlebutt lasts forever.

But who are the top newsmakers? Scuttlebutt decided to have a contest, where the 'Buttheads were to use the Google search tool in the Archived Newsletter section of the Scuttlebutt website to find out which persons had been busy enough to attain at least 200 mentions in the past issues of Scuttlebutt.

Thanks to winners Dave Kendig (19 names), Dana Paxton (18), and Suzy Hawkins (18) for providing the following list*:

1. Louis Vuitton - 481 (French trunk maker included due to trophy bearing his name)
2. Dennis Conner - 437
3. Paul Cayard - 369
4. Russell Coutts - 362
5. Rich Roberts - 296 (frequent sailing scribe for Scuttlebutt)
6. Steve Fossett - 275
7. Ellen MacArthur - 250
8. Ed Baird - 238
9. Grant Dalton - 232
10. Paul Henderson - 229
11. Gavin Brady - 223
12. Peter Gilmour - 223
13. Mark Reynolds - 221
14. Jules Verne - 221 (French author included due to trophy bearing his name)
15. Dean Barker - 216
16. Tim Jeffery - 215 (international yachting journalist)
17. Peter Holmberg - 213
18. Ken Read - 204
19. Larry Ellison - 200

*Based on Google search results from May 11, 2004

Do you think someone is missing? Click here to do your search.

Click here for original contest rules.