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The following rules are to clarify what is and is not to be counted as a
Jack-o-lantern.
Total honesty for an honest count!
For the love of the game and the hunt. Follow these rules
while you search and please be serious when you submit your counts.
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1. Pumpkin Jack-o-lanterns
Only carved
pumpkins jack-o-lanterns shall be counted. |
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2. Carved, Candle-lit
These pumpkins must have a
face or Halloween-like message carved on it. A candle burning in it is
not necessary for it to be counted ( a lot of candles get blown out on windy
evenings and the owners are none the wiser.) Plastic orange
pails, ceramic candle holders, and pumpkin shaped light bulbs are not to be
counted. The idea is PUMPKINS, REAL PUMPKINS. If it doesn't look
like it grew out of the ground it shouldn't be counted. |
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3. One count per Pumpkin
Each pumpkin
found must be counted once and only once, the Inner Circle and The Admin will be doing everything to ensure that there are no duplicates in the count. |
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4. Size of the Pumpkin
Size also doesn't matter, a little 10oz. carved gourd counts as much as a 10
lb. beastly pumpkin. So only 1 count per pumpkin found. |
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5.Realism of the Pumpkin
If in doubt and it doesn't look real, don't
count it. |
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6. Salvage After Halloween
A salvage count through November 5th is allowed to contribute
to the final tally.
Note
here that Pumpkin remains of a splattered Jack-O-Lantern cannot be
counted. That pumpkin is dead and considered an unfortunate loss to all. |
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7. Art and Drawings on Pumpkins
The artwork that is Drawn and not Carved on a pumpkin SHOULD NOT be counted!
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8. Media Jack-o-lanterns.
If a pumpkin is reported by the media,
it is null and void for our count unless a member of the PHA was personally there to lay eyes on it.
This includes all pumpkins on TV, newspapers, websites, magazines
- - anything that the public see in mass. The hunter must be there to verify that it does exist. |
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9. Big Festival Jack-o-lanterns.
These are pumpkins that are advertised in the media as to being in a particular spot at a certain time. A single hunter can request to represent the PHA at the festival and account for the jack-o-lanterns found there. The PHA will include them in the annual count. The Hunter must be 'on-the-ground' and count the pumpkins themselves or with a team of people they trust.
One Hunter Token max per Pumpkin found in this way. |
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